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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Mar 20

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

902 head

▼ 746 vs last sale 1,648▼ 372 vs year ago 1,274 · −29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 22 vs year ago 27 · −81.5%

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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 good. Extreme winds moved across the panhandle last Friday and continued into Tuesday, winds ranged from 30 to 60 mph sustained winds, and gusts up to 80 mph.

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 $367.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −71.61 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$367.00

7 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+23.71

vs TX average

+9.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	367.00	1,985	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

367.00

—

TX average4 barns · 149 hd

343.29

+23.71

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+9.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−71.61

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	—	Average	1,350	145.00	1,958	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	141.50	1,571	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	136.76	1,374	2thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,427	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,985	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	319.21/cwt	314.00–332.00	2,049	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	310.32/cwt	301.00–324.00	2,123	44
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,153	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,143	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,072	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	268.18/cwt	267.00–270.00	2,207	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	894	264.25/cwt	261.00–264.50	2,362	216
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,342	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	981	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,467	44
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,449	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,474	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,472	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,685	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,658	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	298.19/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,694	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,601	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	279.45/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,761	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	645	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,625	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,829	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	275.70/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,922	67
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	265.18/cwt	257.00–272.50	1,923	39
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	727	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,730	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,022	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,955	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	253.79/cwt	245.00–258.50	2,081	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	949	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,088	22
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,958	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	136.76/cwt	135.50–138.00	1,374	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,478	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,660	1

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 902Last week 1,648Year ago 1,274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	139.50	139.50
1	—	1,030	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	135.50–138.00	136.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	727	238.00	238.00
5	750–800	798	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	356	407.00	407.00
11	400–450	431	342.00	342.00
3	450–500	472	357.00	357.00
6	500–550	507	327.00	327.00
34	550–600	568	270.00–307.00	298.19
24	600–650	630	275.00–287.00	279.45
67	650–700	697	272.00–276.00	275.70
39	700–750	725	257.00–272.50	265.18
12	750–800	760	266.00	266.00
17	800–850	820	245.00–258.50	253.79
22	900–950	949	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	450	327.00	327.00
8	600–650	623	257.00	257.00
5	650–700	680	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
7	500–550	541	367.00	367.00
43	600–650	642	314.00–332.00	319.21
44	650–700	684	301.00–324.00	310.32
42	750–800	758	284.00	284.00
20	800–850	823	267.00–270.00	268.18
216	850–900	894	261.00–264.50	264.25
5	950–1000	956	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	771	278.00	278.00
44	950–1000	981	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	785	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	785	260.00	260.00

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.