Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. Unseasonably cooler temperatures for May, spotty chances of much needed moisture in the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $448.78/cwt on 38 head, down $6.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −16.98 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.

Average price

$448.78

▼ 6.22 vs prior sale

38 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$79.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.10

vs TX average

−38.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	479.17	2,755	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	441.23	2,524	20
Medium and Large 2	577	400.00	2,308	5thin

One grade step is worth $79.17/cwt here — about $447 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $372.21, median $465.76 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

448.78

—

TX average5 barns · 242 hd

459.89

−11.10

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−38.77

This barn, trailing median29 sales

465.76

−16.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,845	190.00	3,506	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,205	176.01	2,121	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	175.21	2,160	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,740	155.00	2,697	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,605	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	662.80/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,088	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	789	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,127	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	441.23/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,524	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,394	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,096	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,939	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,978	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	436.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	1,833	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	374.29/cwt	372.00–382.00	2,500	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	479.17/cwt	467.00–520.00	2,755	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,007	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	558.61/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,760	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	385.58/cwt	377.00–407.00	2,429	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	471.88/cwt	462.00–485.00	2,529	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	644.32/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,772	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,147	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	482.79/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,313	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	454.50/cwt	454.50–454.50	2,354	29
Bulls	—	—	1,845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	2,340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	175.92/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,090	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,013	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	172.27/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,016	2

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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