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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 4

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

688 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 787▼ 542 vs year ago 1,230 · −44.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 26▼ 30 vs year ago 40 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calve sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher; yearlings were not tested. Demand was moderate to good. A light dusting of snow overnight across the panhandle.

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 $344.86/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −33.14 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$344.86

123 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$41.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.70

vs TX average

−25.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	358.30	1,947	83
Medium and Large 1-2	563	316.96	1,784	40

One grade step is worth $41.34/cwt here — about $163 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 sale123 hd

344.86

—

TX average5 barns · 445 hd

362.55

−17.70

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−25.59

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−33.14

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	—	Low	1,730	150.00	2,595	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	140.04	1,972	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	130.96	1,387	5thin

Every lot

36 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	464.42/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,039	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	451.01/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,120	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	431.79/cwt	422.00–440.00	2,206	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	301.46/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,761	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	395.51/cwt	382.00–405.00	2,318	12
Steers	550–600	Small 3-4	598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	658	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	366.89/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,282	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,193	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,100	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	693	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,148	33
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	768	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,419	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,753	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,308	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,810	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	363.66/cwt	357.00–380.00	1,916	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	311.90/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,687	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	350.57/cwt	335.00–362.00	1,988	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,843	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,984	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,908	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,828	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	674	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,887	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,968	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	706	305.59/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,157	30
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	856	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,054	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,066	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,186	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	224.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,386	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,878	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,004	8
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,589	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,595	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	130.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,387	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,023	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,946	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 Dec 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 787Year ago 1,230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 26Year ago 40

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calve sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher; yearlings were not tested. Demand was moderate to good. A light dusting of snow overnight across the panhandle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	135.00–140.00	137.56
1	—	1,395	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	130.00–135.00	130.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	768	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	439	460.00–470.00	464.42
18	450–500	470	445.00–455.00	451.01
9	500–550	511	422.00–440.00	431.79
12	550–600	586	382.00–405.00	395.51
18	600–650	622	365.00–372.00	366.89
25	650–700	650	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	598	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	623	352.00	352.00
33	650–700	693	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	584	290.00–320.00	301.46
8	600–650	646	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	700–750	706	300.00–307.00	305.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	394	445.00	445.00
5	450–500	464	390.00	390.00
49	500–550	527	357.00–380.00	363.66
34	550–600	567	335.00–362.00	350.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	660	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	310.00	310.00
15	500–550	541	300.00–320.00	311.90
25	550–600	576	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	636	312.00	312.00
15	650–700	658	290.00	290.00
10	700–750	703	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	674	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	856	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	426	485.00	485.00
13	550–600	599	365.00	365.00
8	650–700	668	300.00	300.00
9	950–1000	959	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	617	220.00–230.00	224.56
7	650–700	659	285.00	285.00

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.