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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Mar 13

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,648 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 1,584▲ 125 vs year ago 1,523 · +8.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 15▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. High winds with fire warnings expected tomorrow. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $350.43/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −88.18 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$350.43

45 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$56.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.54

vs TX average

−8.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	375.58	2,067	25
Medium and Large 1-2	571	319.00	1,821	20

One grade step is worth $56.58/cwt here — about $245 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 sale45 hd

350.43

—

TX average5 barns · 252 hd

335.90

+14.54

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−8.24

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−88.18

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.67, low $343.16, median $438.61 across 32 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
Bulls	—	Low	1,778	147.50	2,622	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	133.80	2,142	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	126.29	1,339	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	125.00	1,600	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,436	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,707	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,783	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	378.20/cwt	375.00–384.00	2,046	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,821	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	301.55/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,870	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	304.08/cwt	295.00–312.00	2,001	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,768	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	287.47/cwt	286.00–293.00	2,058	62
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	277.22/cwt	275.00–282.00	2,051	41
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,026	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	807	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,775	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	256.41/cwt	255.00–259.00	2,103	48
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	263.88/cwt	261.50–265.00	2,169	102
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,160	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	259.25/cwt	257.50–262.00	2,292	65
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	246.78/cwt	245.75–253.00	2,394	76
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,008	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,097	39
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,436	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	365.39/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,575	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,662	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,594	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,670	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,546	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,559	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	275.40/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,564	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	297.29/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,715	92
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	617	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,512	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,795	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,846	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,665	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,837	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	259.31/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,872	33
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	758	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,781	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	256.30/cwt	256.25–256.50	2,032	64
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	794	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,906	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,038	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	245.94/cwt	245.50–246.50	2,066	50
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,121	19
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,916	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,367	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,701	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	306.77/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,779	50
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,903	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,295	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,936	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	126.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,339	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,600	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	133.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,142	4

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,648Last week 1,584Year ago 1,523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. High winds with fire warnings expected tomorrow. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
6	350–400	388	370.00	370.00
11	400–450	431	360.00–372.00	365.39
11	450–500	483	330.00	330.00
9	500–550	522	320.00	320.00
92	550–600	577	290.00–300.00	297.29
32	600–650	641	280.00	280.00
35	650–700	670	275.50	275.50
33	700–750	722	255.00–266.00	259.31
64	750–800	793	256.25–256.50	256.30
50	800–850	840	245.50–246.50	245.94
19	900–950	926	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	500–550	524	295.00	295.00
5	650–700	674	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	435	382.00	382.00
17	500–550	547	285.00	285.00
34	550–600	568	265.00–279.00	275.40
14	650–700	696	264.00	264.00
21	800–850	830	245.50	245.50
22	900–950	930	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	617	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	758	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	794	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	315.00	315.00
10	450–500	466	365.00	365.00
50	550–600	580	290.00–312.00	306.77
10	650–700	692	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	385.00	385.00
17	500–550	541	375.00–384.00	378.20
8	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
35	650–700	658	295.00–312.00	304.08
62	700–750	716	286.00–293.00	287.47
102	800–850	822	261.50–265.00	263.88
65	850–900	884	257.50–262.00	259.25
76	950–1000	970	245.75–253.00	246.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	346	415.00	415.00
11	400–450	430	397.00	397.00
20	550–600	571	319.00	319.00
30	600–650	620	292.00–310.00	301.55
41	700–750	740	275.00–282.00	277.22
6	750–800	756	268.00	268.00
48	800–850	820	255.00–259.00	256.41
7	850–900	871	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	662	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	800–850	807	220.00	220.00
39	1000–1050	1,008	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	125.00–130.00	126.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	130.00–135.00	133.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,530	150.00	150.00

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.