Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers traded 6.00 to 12.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Demand was moderate. Drought conditions continue with no rain in sight. CME cattle futures closed in the red on feeders and live cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.30/cwt on 41 head, down $41.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −84.68 against this barn's trailing median of $412.98.

Average price

$328.30

▼ 41.63 vs prior sale

41 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$18.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.40

vs TX average

−38.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	331.85	1,852	33
Medium and Large 1-2	591	313.62	1,853	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.23/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale41 hd

328.30

—

TX average5 barns · 233 hd

343.69

−15.40

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−38.39

This barn, trailing median30 sales

412.98

−84.68

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	1,945	187.00	3,637	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	160.50	1,693	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	160.00	1,973	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,670	148.00	2,472	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,100	2thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,973	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,637	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,917	1
Bulls	—	—	2,355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	4,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	203	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	313.62/cwt	304.00–330.00	1,853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,260	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,026	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	466.51/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,819	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,778	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,433	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,787	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	725	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,334	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.21/cwt	335.00–358.00	1,939	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	332.71/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,093	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	404.03/cwt	377.00–416.00	2,319	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,086	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	417.84/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,772	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	673	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	689	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	459.25/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,970	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	361.13/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,066	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,860	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,591	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,053	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,196	9

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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