Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

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. Chance of scattered thunderstorms and a break from triple digit heat. Slaughter cows were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.78/cwt on 71 head, up $24.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −81.39 against this barn's trailing median of $449.17.

Average price

$367.78

▲ 24.62 vs prior sale

71 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$81.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.27

vs TX average

−22.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	373.52	2,067	66
Medium and Large 2	596	292.00	1,740	5thin

One grade step is worth $81.52/cwt here — about $327 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 sale71 hd

367.78

—

TX average4 barns · 248 hd

356.52

+11.27

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−22.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.17

−81.39

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	1,913	162.02	3,099	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	130.06	1,435	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	127.77	1,635	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,699	123.84	2,104	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	123.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,104	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	133.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,511	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	162.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,099	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,654	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,325	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	336.01/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,804	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,079	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,491	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,625	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	348.48/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,007	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,144	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,129	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,084	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,880	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	366.83/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,750	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	437.13/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,556	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,131	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	673	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	701	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,305	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,740	5

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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