Sale reports / Texas / Tulia Livestock Auction / 2025-05-22

Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 22

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,172 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 1,260▼ 414 vs year ago 1,586 · −26.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 34▲ 27 vs year ago 10 · +270.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady; instances 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good.

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 $325.57/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −52.43 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$325.57

157 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$17.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs TX average

−8.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	339.49	1,782	29
Medium and Large 1	574	322.42	1,851	128

One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about −$69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale157 hd

325.57

—

TX average4 barns · 343 hd

323.95

+1.62

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−8.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−52.43

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	—	High	1,933	169.89	3,284	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	141.37	1,733	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	136.36	1,390	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	133.33	1,882	6thin

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)	1,285	$2,420	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,202	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,826	5

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,008	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,979	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,865	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	346.86/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,991	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,917	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,019	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,112	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	320.72/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,117	46
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	803	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	2,236	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,370	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,416	48
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,415	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,450	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,735	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,710	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,723	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,739	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	339.49/cwt	339.00–342.00	1,782	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	327.72/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,783	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	321.38/cwt	302.00–332.00	1,864	107
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	314.20/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,951	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,016	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,084	62
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,859	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,020	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1-2	737	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,599	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,033	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,073	37
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,238	25
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	877	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,017	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,619	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	451.47/cwt	437.00–470.00	1,878	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,865	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	331.31/cwt	317.00–342.00	1,908	30
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,827	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	305.70/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,953	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	167.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	3,313	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,538	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,362	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,523	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,640	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,729	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,904	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,904	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,840	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,825.60/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,826	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	2,201.63/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,202	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,420.04/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,420	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,172Last week 1,260Year ago 1,586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 34Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady; instances 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	681	273.00	273.00
20	750–800	785	259.00	259.00
27	850–900	877	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	417	410.00	410.00
20	450–500	480	359.00	359.00
21	500–550	544	322.00–330.00	327.72
107	550–600	580	302.00–332.00	321.38
21	600–650	621	309.00–318.00	314.20
62	650–700	670	311.00	311.00
14	700–750	728	277.50	277.50
25	800–850	846	264.50	264.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	420.00	420.00
18	450–500	494	352.00	352.00
29	500–550	525	339.00–342.00	339.49
8	650–700	661	305.00	305.00
37	800–850	829	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	737	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	504	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	588	326.00	326.00
6	600–650	631	320.00	320.00
46	650–700	660	311.00–325.00	320.72
48	850–900	863	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	467	430.00	430.00
11	500–550	501	395.00	395.00
28	550–600	574	346.00–350.00	346.86
9	600–650	638	331.00	331.00
11	800–850	813	291.50	291.50
38	850–900	883	273.50	273.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	800–850	803	278.50	278.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	425.00	425.00
11	400–450	416	437.00–470.00	451.47
30	550–600	576	317.00–342.00	331.31
20	600–650	639	305.00–307.00	305.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	511	365.00	365.00
12	600–650	607	301.00	301.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,278	148.00–150.00	149.01
12	—	1,220	140.00–145.00	141.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,025	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,088	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,415	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,980	165.00–170.00	167.33

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,250	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,825.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,420.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,224	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,201.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.