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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 10

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

276 head

▼ 1,411 vs last sale 1,687▼ 217 vs year ago 493 · −44.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 5 · +240.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Receipts were heavily curbed by muddy conditions after the area received much needed rain/snow last weekend. Pastures have benefitted from the moisture and warmer temperatures.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.50/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −49.50 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$328.50

18 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

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

$7.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.24

vs TX average

+11.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	335.00	1,749	3thin
Medium and Large 1	556	327.20	1,819	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.80/cwt here — about −$71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

328.50

—

TX average4 barns · 129 hd

301.26

+27.24

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

+11.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−49.50

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $460.86, low $298.16, median $378.00 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,755	155.00	2,720	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	138.67	2,060	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,322	134.02	1,771	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	129.01	1,421	5thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,883	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,001	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,031	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,256	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	371.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,583	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,584	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,749	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,819	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,818	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,844	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,814	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,753	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,807	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	831	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,878	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,105	12
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,081	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,797	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,828	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	351.01/cwt	345.00–372.00	1,769	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,909	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,954	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,296	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,354	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,531	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,338	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	133.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,737	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,992	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,970	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,244	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 Apr 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 1,687Year ago 493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,438	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,113	135.00–140.00	137.52
1	—	1,115	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,306	130.00–135.00	133.03
3	—	1,423	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
13	400–450	426	370.00–375.00	371.48
4	450–500	450	352.00	352.00
9	500–550	548	332.00	332.00
6	550–600	568	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	655	277.00	277.00
10	700–750	701	250.00	250.00
12	850–900	888	237.00	237.00
5	950–1000	991	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	522	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	647	285.00	285.00
7	750–800	753	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	831	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	447	402.00	402.00
9	500–550	504	345.00–372.00	351.01
2	550–600	550	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	494	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	647	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	775	262.00	262.00
3	900–950	940	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	523	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	612	327.00	327.00
4	700–750	710	290.00	290.00

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.