Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. Area received much needed rainfall turning pastures green.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $492.18/cwt on 81 head, down $0.90 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +31.80 against this barn's trailing median of $460.38.

Average price

$492.18

▼ 0.90 vs prior sale

81 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$62.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.40

vs TX average

+31.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	499.95	2,611	71
Medium and Large 1-2	584	437.00	2,552	10thin

One grade step is worth $62.95/cwt here — about $59 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $372.21, median $460.38 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 sale81 hd

492.18

—

TX average5 barns · 203 hd

459.78

+32.40

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+31.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

460.38

+31.80

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	1,605	210.16	3,374	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	168.48	2,099	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	164.38	1,831	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	163.25	2,530	9thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$3,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,275.25/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	256.57/cwt	247.00–320.00	2,345	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	506.60/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,092	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	173.46/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,056	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,581	10
Bulls	—	—	1,570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,140	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	164.83/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,854	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	168.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,102	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	162.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,556	8
Bulls	—	—	1,623	215.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,552	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	313.95/cwt	308.00–319.00	2,794	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,401	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	506.50/cwt	475.00–512.00	2,614	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	708	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	739	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,402	10

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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