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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

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

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,012 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 981▼ 58 vs year ago 1,070 · −5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 15 vs year ago 20 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Temperatures back in the 60s and 70s with chance of much needed rain going into the weekend.

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 $454.64/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 21 of 32 comparable sales and sits +16.03 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$454.64

59 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$711

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$150.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.09

vs TX average

−23.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	505.00	2,550	4thin
Medium and Large 1	581	464.97	2,703	48
Medium and Large 2-3	518	355.00	1,839	7thin

One grade step is worth $150.00/cwt here — about $711 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 sale59 hd

454.64

—

TX average4 barns · 354 hd

447.55

+7.09

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−23.75

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

+16.03

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	1,958	180.00	3,524	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	150.00	1,845	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,638	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,725	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,145	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	539.47/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,287	59
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,408	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,550	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,839	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,910	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	455.68/cwt	452.00–457.00	2,670	42
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	398.14/cwt	391.00–401.00	2,660	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	718	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,728	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,884	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	361.32/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,847	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	355.56/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,958	48
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,060	90
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	336.91/cwt	335.00–338.50	3,143	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	168	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	1,608.58/head	1,550.00–1,660.00	1,609	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,341	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	456.55/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,694	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	481.21/cwt	475.00–482.00	2,050	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	445.92/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,163	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,134	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	419.54/cwt	417.00–435.00	2,240	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,318	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,356	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	363.56/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,436	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,602	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,571	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,832	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,189	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,195	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,243	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,625	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	389.46/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,247	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,408	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,168	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,894	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,845	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 Feb 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,012Last week 981Year ago 1,070

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Temperatures back in the 60s and 70s with chance of much needed rain going into the weekend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	175.00	175.00
1	—	2,105	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	150.00	150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	718	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	218	1,700.00	1,700.00
3	250–300	262	625.00	625.00
5	300–350	300	575.00	575.00
4	350–400	390	550.00	550.00
59	400–450	424	535.00–540.00	539.47
9	450–500	450	535.00	535.00
6	500–550	549	530.00	530.00
42	550–600	586	452.00–457.00	455.68
4	600–650	605	440.00	440.00
40	700–750	730	395.00	395.00
23	750–800	788	360.00–363.00	361.32
48	800–850	832	355.00–356.00	355.56
90	850–900	887	345.00	345.00
22	900–950	933	335.00–338.50	336.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	505.00	505.00
21	650–700	668	391.00–401.00	398.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	518	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	425	515.00	515.00
14	450–500	472	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	525	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	495.00	495.00
9	500–550	504	445.00	445.00
10	550–600	577	377.00–395.00	389.46
6	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
12	850–900	860	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	168	1,525.00	1,525.00
9	200–250	215	1,550.00–1,660.00	1,608.58
5	250–300	263	510.00	510.00
21	350–400	371	450.00–470.00	456.55
44	400–450	426	475.00–482.00	481.21
46	450–500	485	440.00–460.00	445.92
41	500–550	534	417.00–435.00	419.54
7	550–600	575	385.00	385.00
25	600–650	602	385.00	385.00
24	650–700	670	362.00–370.00	363.56
21	750–800	779	334.00	334.00
9	800–850	843	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	494	432.00	432.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	642	367.00	367.00

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.