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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Oct 23

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

831 head

▼ 1,126 vs last sale 1,957▼ 8 vs year ago 839 · −1.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 57 vs year ago 77 · −74.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Demand was moderate. Offering consisted of mostly Fall calves.

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 $387.75/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −50.86 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$387.75

81 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$58.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs TX average

−70.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	395.69	2,220	70
Medium and Large 1-2	574	337.27	1,935	11thin

One grade step is worth $58.41/cwt here — about $284 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 sale81 hd

387.75

—

TX average5 barns · 514 hd

390.90

−3.14

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−70.39

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−50.86

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	148.74	1,892	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	147.68	1,679	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	143.75	2,267	4thin

Every lot

39 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,564	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,807	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	465.37/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,266	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	424.42/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,258	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	389.74/cwt	367.00–405.00	2,210	58
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,901	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,233	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	351.09/cwt	341.00–353.00	2,342	55
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,657	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,633	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	386.25/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,460	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,668	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,526	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	367.56/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,728	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	331.42/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,730	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	329.65/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,899	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	320.66/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,972	50
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,104	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	306.39/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,090	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,701	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	380.17/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,779	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	383.84/cwt	377.00–435.00	2,057	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	350.32/cwt	330.00–356.00	2,039	26
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	311.24/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,936	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,969	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,103	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	273.97/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,101	10
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,140	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	151.52/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,656	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,708	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,715	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	153.11/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,987	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,266	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,268	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 Oct 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 1,957Year ago 839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 77

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Demand was moderate. Offering consisted of mostly Fall calves.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,563	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	149.00–154.00	151.52
1	—	1,225	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	151.00–155.00	153.11
1	—	1,220	140.00	140.00

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	402	415.00	415.00
11	450–500	470	367.00–370.00	367.56
7	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
60	550–600	576	320.00–339.00	329.65
16	600–650	628	335.00	335.00
7	900–950	925	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	378	370.00–400.00	386.25
5	400–450	436	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	600–650	615	317.00–323.00	320.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	522	320.00–345.00	331.42
9	650–700	682	300.00–330.00	306.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	406	445.00	445.00
12	450–500	487	450.00–480.00	465.37
12	500–550	532	410.00–435.00	424.42
58	550–600	567	367.00–405.00	389.74
22	750–800	757	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	401	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	570	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	798	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	576	330.00	330.00
32	700–750	720	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	638	350.00	350.00
55	650–700	667	341.00–353.00	351.09
3	700–750	720	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	468	355.00–400.00	380.17
8	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
8	650–700	679	290.00	290.00
10	750–800	767	260.00–280.00	273.97
12	800–850	823	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	536	377.00–435.00	383.84
26	550–600	582	330.00–356.00	350.32
11	600–650	622	300.00–320.00	311.24
7	700–750	701	300.00	300.00

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.