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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 21

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,039 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 1,096▼ 175 vs year ago 1,214 · −14.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 15▲ 28 vs year ago 11 · +254.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 29▲ 21 vs year ago 1 · +2,100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very 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 $370.75/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −7.25 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$370.75

75 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs TX average

+10.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	386.40	2,254	42
Medium and Large 1-2	572	350.83	2,007	33

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $247 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 sale75 hd

370.75

—

TX average5 barns · 446 hd

374.18

−3.43

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+10.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−7.25

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	1,599	189.15	3,024	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,096	161.25	1,767	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	155.00	1,817	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	153.75	2,164	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,126	$2,200	14

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,868	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,370	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,367	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,536	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	377.06/cwt	372.00–390.00	2,485	59
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	388.37/cwt	382.00–389.00	2,785	44
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,806	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,749	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	443.95/cwt	442.00–452.00	1,922	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	416.44/cwt	400.00–436.00	1,982	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,853	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,139	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	350.83/cwt	340.00–363.00	2,007	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	382.13/cwt	379.00–400.00	2,262	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,258	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	347.95/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,324	80
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,184	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,510	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,580	128
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,470	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,759	131
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,047	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,879	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	497.63/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,841	23
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,174	26
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,984	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,338	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	370.27/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,140	26
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,336	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,266	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,476	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,657	4
Bulls	—	—	1,666	198.81/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,312	4
Bulls	—	—	1,673	188.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,153	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,788	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,662	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,731	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,680	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,960	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,103	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,340	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,712	8

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 Aug 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 1,096Year ago 1,214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 15Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	445.00	445.00
34	400–450	433	442.00–452.00	443.95
32	450–500	476	400.00–436.00	416.44
4	500–550	501	427.00	427.00
38	550–600	592	379.00–400.00	382.13
9	600–650	629	359.00	359.00
80	650–700	668	345.00–355.00	347.95
128	700–750	749	344.50	344.50
131	800–850	826	334.00	334.00
11	1000–1050	1,047	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	494	375.00	375.00
33	550–600	572	340.00–363.00	350.83
9	650–700	668	327.00	327.00
8	750–800	772	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	734	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	370	480.00–505.00	497.63
4	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
26	450–500	483	450.00	450.00
9	500–550	506	462.00	462.00
26	550–600	578	365.00–385.00	370.27
9	600–650	649	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	410.00	410.00
8	650–700	653	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	623	407.00	407.00
59	650–700	659	372.00–390.00	377.06
44	700–750	717	382.00–389.00	388.37
23	800–850	811	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	594	399.00	399.00
14	600–650	607	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	382.00	382.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,560	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,090	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,108	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,117	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,120	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	185.00–190.00	188.48
4	—	1,666	195.00–200.00	198.81
4	—	1,476	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	14	—	1,126	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,179	230.00	230.00

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.