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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 18

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

973 head

▼ 328 vs last sale 1,301▼ 505 vs year ago 1,478 · −34.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 25 · −12.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was good for the last sale of the year. Offering included several loads of attractive yearling steers.

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 $445.00/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 19 of 32 comparable sales and sits +6.39 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$445.00

13 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+47.38

vs TX average

+0.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	445.00	2,270	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

445.00

—

TX average5 barns · 230 hd

397.62

+47.38

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+0.90

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

+6.39

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,670	165.00	2,756	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	147.11	1,721	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	144.48	1,910	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	140.92	2,238	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,451	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,896	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,007	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,237	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,133	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	422.34/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,564	66
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	692	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,180	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,324	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	703	378.50/cwt	378.50–378.50	2,661	142
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	729	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,267	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	742	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,300	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,928	197
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	874	317.99/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,779	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,352	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,950	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,681	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	378.37/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,971	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	338.30/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,763	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	329.25/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,051	57
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,213	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,381	41
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,748	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,087	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,773	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,022	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,756	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	154.56/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,720	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,613	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	142.15/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,717	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,983	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	142.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,922	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	140.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,238	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Dec 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 973Last week 1,301Year ago 1,478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was good for the last sale of the year. Offering included several loads of attractive yearling steers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	425.00	425.00
29	350–400	394	495.00	495.00
7	400–450	446	377.00	377.00
5	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
27	500–550	521	367.00–385.00	378.37
57	600–650	623	327.00–330.00	329.25
41	700–750	744	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	521	337.00–340.00	338.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	714	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	470.00	470.00
7	500–550	542	385.00	385.00
7	550–600	591	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	325.00	325.00
5	700–750	728	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	606	352.00	352.00
6	650–700	692	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	387	490.00	490.00
7	400–450	441	455.00	455.00
46	450–500	466	480.00	480.00
13	500–550	510	445.00	445.00
66	600–650	607	395.00–435.00	422.34
17	700–750	700	332.00	332.00
197	850–900	860	340.50	340.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	742	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
142	700–750	703	378.50	378.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	729	311.00	311.00
30	850–900	874	316.00–320.00	317.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	140.00–145.00	142.78
3	—	1,308	150.00–155.00	151.62
1	—	1,195	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,588	140.00–145.00	140.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	140.00–147.00	142.15
2	—	1,113	152.00–157.00	154.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	165.00	165.00

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	—	1,150	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.