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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 15

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 1May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,260 head

▲ 1,260 vs last sale 0▲ 213 vs year ago 1,047 · +20.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 28 · +21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 2 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no trend available since sale last week was cancelled due to muddy conditions. Pastures are now in great shape after all the rain to turn out stockers.

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 $367.45/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −71.16 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$367.45

66 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$58.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.96

vs TX average

−17.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	381.04	2,095	40
Medium and Large 1-2	508	374.95	1,905	12thin
Medium 1-2	541	322.21	1,743	14thin

One grade step is worth $58.83/cwt here — about $352 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 sale66 hd

367.45

—

TX average5 barns · 614 hd

387.41

−19.96

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−17.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−71.16

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	1,682	166.21	2,796	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	143.00	1,750	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	138.25	2,113	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	128.33	1,416	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,162	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$1,999	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$3,165	3thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,905	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,905	12
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	516	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,749	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	393.93/cwt	384.00–412.00	2,096	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	363.60/cwt	352.00–395.00	2,087	17
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	586	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,711	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,025	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,135	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	320.34/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,130	20
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2Full	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	694	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,971	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,158	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	280.96/cwt	276.00–286.00	2,147	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	290.13/cwt	284.00–295.00	2,283	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,313	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	271.75/cwt	270.00–274.00	2,266	22
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,241	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,443	32
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	268.41/cwt	268.00–269.00	2,485	100
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	927	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,475	45
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,524	15
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,608	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,726	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	329.76/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,718	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	339.08/cwt	327.00–365.00	1,807	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	316.23/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,856	54
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	303.45/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,842	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,617	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	256.77/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,869	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	271.73/cwt	266.00–274.00	2,095	64
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Full	813	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,902	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	264.72/cwt	264.00–265.00	2,179	42
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	252.54/cwt	249.00–257.00	2,212	169
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,296	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	406.41/cwt	387.00–415.00	1,886	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	6
Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	805	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,320	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	154.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	171.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,065	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,311	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,727	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,961	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,850	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,086	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,212	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,107	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	3,164.86/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,165	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	2,161.67/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,162	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	1,999.38/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,999	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,474.55/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	2

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,260Last week 0Year ago 1,047

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 2

There was no trend available since sale last week was cancelled due to muddy conditions. Pastures are now in great shape after all the rain to turn out stockers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	508	370.00–380.00	374.95
6	600–650	610	332.00	332.00
26	750–800	764	276.00–286.00	280.96
22	800–850	834	270.00–274.00	271.75
3	850–900	862	260.00	260.00
45	900–950	927	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	474	402.00	402.00
23	500–550	532	384.00–412.00	393.93
17	550–600	574	352.00–395.00	363.60
26	600–650	628	340.00	340.00
20	650–700	665	320.00–321.00	320.34
24	700–750	734	294.00	294.00
66	750–800	787	284.00–295.00	290.13
9	800–850	829	279.00	279.00
32	850–900	895	273.00	273.00
100	900–950	926	268.00–269.00	268.41
15	950–1000	980	257.50	257.50
41	1000–1050	1,005	259.50	259.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	339.00	339.00
5	550–600	586	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	667	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	694	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	350.00	350.00
15	500–550	521	310.00–340.00	329.76
30	700–750	728	254.00–260.00	256.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	533	327.00–365.00	339.08
54	550–600	587	316.00–320.00	316.23
26	600–650	607	301.00–310.00	303.45
64	750–800	771	266.00–274.00	271.73
42	800–850	823	264.00–265.00	264.72
169	850–900	876	249.00–257.00	252.54
28	900–950	926	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	813	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	703	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	387.00–415.00	406.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	135.00	135.00
10	800–850	805	164.00	164.00

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	—	1,233	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,164.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,300.00	3,300.00

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)	3	—	1,333	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,999.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,239	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,161.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,474.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,206	140.00–145.00	143.21
1	—	1,325	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,370	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	1,170	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,561	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,515	146.00	146.00
3	—	1,490	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	150.00–158.00	154.11
5	—	1,792	170.00–175.00	171.05

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.