Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2026-08-06

Tulia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 6
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954
Feeder Cattle receipts
434 head
187 vs last sale 621 255 vs year ago 689 · 37.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
51 vs last sale 91 16 vs year ago 24 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
31 vs last sale 4 34 vs year ago 1 · +3,400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers traded mostly steady on a light test. All classes of heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with larger advances noted on lighter weights. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Hot and dry conditions continue to dominate the forecast, with the US Drought Monitor reporting temperatures to be 5 to 9 degrees above average for this time of year. Additionally, the US Drought Monitor shows the past 30 days brought less than half of normal rain to most locations in the Texas Panhandle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $372.21/cwt on 53 head, down $18.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 93.55 against this barn's trailing median of $465.76.
Average price
$372.21
18.51 vs prior sale
53 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,084
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,085
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3-4
$230.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.29
vs TX average
42.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527430.202,26710thin
Medium and Large 1-2564379.612,14238
Small and Medium 3-4591200.001,1825thin
One grade step is worth $230.20/cwt here — about $1,085 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
516463411358median 465.7612/1802/2604/1606/1108/13
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 sale53 hd
372.21
TX average5 barns · 250 hd
388.50
−16.29
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
−42.03
This barn, trailing median29 sales
465.76
−93.55
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,542195.223,0106thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,287174.172,24112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,090171.791,87312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,436170.952,4555thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$3,4856
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,315$3,62420

Every lot, as filed

46 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500462473.78/cwt460.00–495.002,1895
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350319537.89/cwt520.00–545.001,71611
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,4994
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550510475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,42313
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500461465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,14411
SteersMedium and Large 1150–2001941,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250229655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,5004
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700658327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1526
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650604392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,36816
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550528355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8742
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy1100–11501,115200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,23014
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600561372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,0877
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527430.20/cwt425.00–435.002,26710
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000970235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2802
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8283
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9494
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full500–550544375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,04010
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650609352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1447
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562366.34/cwt357.00–370.002,05913
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3153,624.18/head3,400.00–3,635.003,62420
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,080210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2681
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,436170.95/cwt169.00–171.502,4555
CowsLean 85-90%1,068172.49/cwt170.00–175.501,8429
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574378.27/cwt375.00–400.002,17126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350346530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380508.84/cwt500.00–525.001,9348
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424482.29/cwt472.00–495.002,04515
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700676360.88/cwt357.00–367.002,44037
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,210183.70/cwt181.00–185.002,2233
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2053,484.99/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700656322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4252
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8562
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750736320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3557
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550531373.40/cwt355.00–415.001,98322
SteersSmall and Medium 3-4550–600591200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1825
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624345.57/cwt345.00–350.002,15618
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250227625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,4193
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450444422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,87412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294175.00/cwt172.50–176.002,2657
CowsBoner 80-85%1,267169.33/cwt169.00–169.502,1453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,290178.50/cwt178.00–179.002,3032
CowsLean 85-90%1,140156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7781
CowsLean 85-90%1,165176.52/cwt176.00–177.002,0562
Bulls1,542195.22/cwt190.00–200.003,0106

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.