Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were sold with a higher undertone on limited comparable sales. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $443.90/cwt on 38 head, up $32.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +30.92 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$443.90

▲ 32.37 vs prior sale

38 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+33.00

vs TX average

+32.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	443.90	2,461	38

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale38 hd

443.90

—

TX average5 barns · 228 hd

410.90

+33.00

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+32.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

+30.92

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	—	Low	1,653	187.42	3,098	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	168.42	2,038	156
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	168.31	2,530	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	162.17	1,675	13

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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,089	$2,975	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$3,235	14

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,597	183.23/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,064	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,480	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	161.88/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,674	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	168.53/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,039	154
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,220	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,654	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	492.31/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,274	32
Bulls	—	—	1,820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,283	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	206	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	1,710	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,671	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	505.97/cwt	487.00–525.00	2,424	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	476.19/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,698	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	765	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	2,128	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	342.24/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,669	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	489.73/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,140	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,190	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	699	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,409	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,739	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,720	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	168.31/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,234.99/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,235	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,958	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	433.88/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,438	29

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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