Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Yearlings not tested. Demand was good. Heavy rainfall in the area and predicted into the weekend had buyers in good spirits. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.69/cwt on 80 head, up $43.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −48.87 against this barn's trailing median of $449.56.

Average price

$400.69

▲ 43.19 vs prior sale

80 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

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

$2.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.47

vs TX average

−5.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	402.00	2,010	29
Medium and Large 1	547	399.94	2,189	51

One grade step is worth $2.06/cwt here — about −$179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $343.16, median $449.56 across 31 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 sale80 hd

400.69

—

TX average5 barns · 368 hd

371.22

+29.47

National average171 barns · 11,845 hd

405.79

−5.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

449.56

−48.87

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	1,990	166.67	3,317	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	134.76	1,651	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	129.79	1,403	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	129.64	2,046	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$2,471	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$2,378	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	—	1,780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	139.73/cwt	139.50–140.00	1,558	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,683	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	134.42/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,190	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	124.87/cwt	124.50–125.00	1,908	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	130.99/cwt	129.50–133.50	1,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,466	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,471.23/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	697	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,182	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,377.78/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	602	345.62/cwt	338.00–352.00	2,081	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,324	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,342	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,760	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	322.12/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,965	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,444	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,949	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	782	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,424	10
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,829	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	399.36/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,745	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	587	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,914	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,435	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,903	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	689	318.31/cwt	314.00–333.00	2,193	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	428.56/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,599	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	353.86/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,904	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,971	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	380.12/cwt	370.00–388.50	2,380	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,197	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	330.04/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,901	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	1,722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	348.82/cwt	346.00–357.00	2,187	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	451.09/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,858	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	391.97/cwt	360.00–437.00	1,866	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	395.16/cwt	377.00–406.50	2,185	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	696	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,018	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	338.15/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,779	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	385.16/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,622	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	813	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,140	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,719	2
Bulls	—	—	2,095	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,010	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,184	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,640	16

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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