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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Jun 12

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

971 head

▼ 484 vs last sale 1,455▲ 89 vs year ago 882 · +10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 15▼ 20 vs year ago 23 · −87.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Demand was good for heavy yearlings coming off of wheat pastures.

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 $347.26/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −30.74 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$347.26

44 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.76

vs TX average

+6.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	350.53	1,831	37
Medium and Large 1-2	531	330.00	1,752	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about $79 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 sale44 hd

347.26

—

TX average4 barns · 146 hd

332.50

+14.76

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

+6.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−30.74

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	152.00	1,528	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	140.00	1,743	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	140.00	2,205	1thin

Every lot

29 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	538	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,937	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	370.65/cwt	362.00–382.00	2,135	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	598	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,087	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,065	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,073	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	723	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,220	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,376	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,357	22
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	288.87/cwt	285.00–289.10	2,689	212
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	944	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,624	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	957	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,579	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,828	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	353.22/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,833	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,752	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,798	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,909	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,215	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	798	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,075	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,305	51
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	899	283.75/cwt	283.75–283.75	2,551	236
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	907	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,177	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	352.48/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,854	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,895	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,528	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,743	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,205	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 Jun 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 971Last week 1,455Year ago 882

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Demand was good for heavy yearlings coming off of wheat pastures.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
9	550–600	576	362.00–382.00	370.65
20	750–800	792	300.00	300.00
212	900–950	931	285.00–289.10	288.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	800–850	830	284.00	284.00
7	900–950	944	278.00	278.00
37	950–1000	957	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	598	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	538	360.00	360.00
7	750–800	770	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	622	332.00	332.00
5	700–750	723	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	691	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	377.00	377.00
34	500–550	519	352.00–355.00	353.22
3	550–600	562	320.00	320.00
7	750–800	791	280.00	280.00
236	850–900	899	283.75	283.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	531	330.00	330.00
7	600–650	626	305.00	305.00
51	850–900	857	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	907	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	798	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	605	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	526	330.00–380.00	352.48
8	650–700	672	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	152.00	152.00

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.