Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder heifers or steers for a market trend. Demand was light to moderate. Drought conditions and unseasonably hot temperatures continue to plague local pastures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.16/cwt on 63 head, down $11.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −106.01 against this barn's trailing median of $449.17.

Average price

$343.16

▼ 11.19 vs prior sale

63 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$99.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs TX average

−28.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	394.19	2,101	26
Medium and Large 1-2	571	330.00	1,884	13thin
Medium and Large 2	565	295.00	1,667	24

One grade step is worth $99.19/cwt here — about $434 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $343.16, median $449.17 across 32 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 sale63 hd

343.16

—

TX average5 barns · 241 hd

348.20

−5.05

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−28.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.17

−106.01

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	133.10	1,791	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	132.60	1,362	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,709	128.08	2,188	8thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,707	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	131.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,034	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	131.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,809	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,866	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,333	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	132.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	664	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	394.19/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,101	26
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,441	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,040	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	700	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,177	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	322.74/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,204	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	666	288.03/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,918	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	317.58/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,483	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,677	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,582	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	301	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	303.79/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,440	11

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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