Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend; however a lower undertone was noted. Demand was light to moderate. The CME feeder and live cattle board was in the red today. Much needed relief of rain in the area after battling wild fires last weekend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.48/cwt on 21 head, down $22.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −22.50 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$390.48

▼ 22.11 vs prior sale

21 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$3.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.00

vs TX average

−27.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	392.50	2,176	10thin
Medium and Large 1	545	388.64	2,120	11thin

One grade step is worth $3.86/cwt here — about $57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $328.30, median $412.98 across 30 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 sale21 hd

390.48

—

TX average5 barns · 281 hd

409.48

−19.00

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−27.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−22.50

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	171.31	2,095	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	167.31	2,540	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	152.50	1,529	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$3,725	4thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	171.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,095	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	167.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	840	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,498	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	630	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	682	345.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,355	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,217	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	594	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	612	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,148	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,603	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	800	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,680	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	441.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,144	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	315.84/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,454	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	646	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	493.08/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,584	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,660	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,008	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	362.15/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,014	7

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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