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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 1

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 24May 1May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,200 head

▲ 722 vs last sale 478▼ 66 vs year ago 1,266 · −5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 8▼ 28 vs year ago 45 · −62.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 8▲ 8 vs year ago 15 · +53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was good. Pastures in good condition after recent rain and more in the forecast.

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 $356.00/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −82.61 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$356.00

14 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.72

vs TX average

−18.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	356.00	1,981	14thin

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 sale14 hd

356.00

—

TX average5 barns · 238 hd

345.28

+10.72

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−18.43

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−82.61

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	1,641	155.16	2,546	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	137.38	2,018	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	136.41	1,675	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	129.50	1,473	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,789	23

Every lot

42 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,837	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,906	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,994	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,963	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,054	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,204	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	274.51/cwt	274.00–275.00	2,155	78
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,136	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	274.25/cwt	274.25–274.25	2,378	116
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	941	268.87/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,530	108
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,524	99
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	966	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,401	9
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,208	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,718	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,272	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,656	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,633	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,753	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,767	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	337.90/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,750	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	330.58/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,871	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,883	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,994	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	241.32/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,974	42
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	847	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,965	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	910	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,289	42
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	236.55/cwt	235.00–239.00	2,205	23
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,225	67
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,832	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,754	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,014	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	151.88/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,511	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,313	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,642	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	136.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,675	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,108	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	133.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,984	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,787.61/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,788	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 478Year ago 1,266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 8Year ago 15

Compared to last week's light test: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was good. Pastures in good condition after recent rain and more in the forecast.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,225	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,228	130.00–140.00	136.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	130.00–135.00	133.17
1	—	1,405	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	150.00–155.00	151.88
1	—	1,605	165.00	165.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	407	407.00	407.00
11	450–500	465	377.00	377.00
4	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
16	550–600	566	325.00–335.00	330.58
6	700–750	716	263.00	263.00
42	800–850	818	240.00–246.00	241.32
23	900–950	932	235.00–239.00	236.55
67	950–1000	951	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
42	900–950	910	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	400.00	400.00
28	400–450	445	367.00	367.00
6	450–500	488	362.00	362.00
48	500–550	518	330.00–342.00	337.90
15	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
10	750–800	770	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	847	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	480	397.00	397.00
7	500–550	539	370.00	370.00
7	550–600	574	342.00	342.00
16	600–650	615	334.00	334.00
25	700–750	725	304.00	304.00
78	750–800	785	274.00–275.00	274.51
116	850–900	867	274.25	274.25
108	900–950	941	267.50–270.00	268.87
99	950–1000	956	264.00	264.00
50	1200–1250	1,208	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	966	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	458	401.00	401.00
7	800–850	831	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	800	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	426	430.00	430.00
9	450–500	474	370.00	370.00
7	600–650	616	327.00	327.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,150	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,787.61

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.