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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Oct 8

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

956 head

▲ 504 vs last sale 452▼ 252 vs year ago 1,208 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 5▲ 63 vs year ago 14 · +450.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 1▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Yearlings not well tested. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.47/cwt on 102 head, down $8.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −20.52 against this barn's trailing median of $438.99.

Average price

$418.47

▼ 8.80 vs prior sale

102 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$37.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.45

vs TX average

−11.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	421.41	2,245	94
Medium and Large 1-2	518	384.00	1,989	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.41/cwt here — about $255 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale102 hd

418.47

—

TX average5 barns · 510 hd

391.03

+27.45

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−11.89

This barn, trailing median33 sales

438.99

−20.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $343.16, median $438.99 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	122.17	1,251	77

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)	1,231	$2,700	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,772	32

Every lot, as filed

37 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	256	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,741	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	478.99/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,825	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,030	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	448.28/cwt	435.00–453.00	2,318	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,989	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	541	405.64/cwt	403.00–412.00	2,195	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	394.46/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,252	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	391.75/cwt	385.00–393.00	2,366	51
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	329.40/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,233	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,629	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,617	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	375.46/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,652	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	382.21/cwt	362.00–385.00	1,815	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,867	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	358.56/cwt	352.00–366.00	1,890	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	542	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,854	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	330.44/cwt	317.00–339.00	1,920	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	312.42/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,943	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	672	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,982	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,019	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	694	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,082	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,033	31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	431.13/cwt	415.00–442.00	1,884	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	370.71/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,731	28
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,919	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,957	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	316.85/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,977	21
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,234	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	912	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	994	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,200	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	125.62/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,322	49
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,571	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,771.81/head	1,550.00–1,960.00	1,772	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Thu Oct 8, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 956Last week 452Year ago 1,208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 5Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Yearlings not well tested. Demand was moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	912	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,052	125.00–126.00	125.62
19	—	1,004	119.50	119.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	694	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	542	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	622	305.00–317.00	312.42
6	650–700	673	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
7	500–550	506	369.00	369.00
31	950–1000	968	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	265	610.00	610.00
27	400–450	440	370.00–387.00	375.46
34	450–500	475	362.00–385.00	382.21
18	500–550	527	352.00–366.00	358.56
47	550–600	581	317.00–339.00	330.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	672	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	553	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
20	500–550	541	403.00–412.00	405.64
24	650–700	678	325.00–335.00	329.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	256	680.00	680.00
19	350–400	381	475.00–480.00	478.99
5	400–450	432	470.00	470.00
52	500–550	517	435.00–453.00	448.28
11	550–600	571	390.00–400.00	394.46
51	600–650	604	385.00–393.00	391.75
25	800–850	824	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	518	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	437	415.00–442.00	431.13
28	450–500	467	350.00–380.00	370.71
12	500–550	530	362.00	362.00
8	550–600	593	330.00	330.00
21	600–650	624	312.00–333.00	316.85
7	700–750	716	312.00	312.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,122	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,150	1,550.00–1,960.00	1,771.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,231	2,700.00	2,700.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.