Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves were unevenly steady on limited comparable sales. Yearlings not tested. Demand was moderate to good depending on quality and condition of calves. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.03/cwt on 64 head, down $3.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −84.51 against this barn's trailing median of $411.53.

Average price

$327.03

▼ 3.99 vs prior sale

64 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs TX average

−10.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	330.71	1,735	49
Medium and Large 1-2	517	315.00	1,629	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.71/cwt here — about $106 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $298.16, median $411.53 across 33 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 sale64 hd

327.03

—

TX average5 barns · 273 hd

326.50

+0.53

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−10.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

411.53

−84.51

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	1,655	166.86	2,762	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	144.03	1,810	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	140.89	1,637	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	135.00	2,032	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)	1,250	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,670	168.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,806	12
Bulls	—	—	1,568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,509	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	146.08/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,810	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	134.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,799	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,032	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	391.69/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,520	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	359.10/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	330.83/cwt	327.00–336.00	1,714	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,629	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	313.00/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,344	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	338.60/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,470	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	354.07/cwt	349.00–360.00	2,195	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	138.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,569	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,972	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

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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