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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Mar 5

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,194 head

▼ 152 vs last sale 1,346▼ 390 vs year ago 1,584 · −24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Thunderstorms with the possible severe weather expected for the afternoon and into over night.

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 $501.67/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 32 of 32 comparable sales and sits +63.06 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$501.67

92 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$58.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.75

vs TX average

+26.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	513.67	2,685	73
Medium and Large 1-2	561	455.58	2,554	19thin

One grade step is worth $58.09/cwt here — about $131 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 sale92 hd

501.67

—

TX average5 barns · 248 hd

470.92

+30.75

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+26.11

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

+63.06

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	—	Low	1,733	176.95	3,067	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	152.57	1,774	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	150.00	1,928	1thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,422	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,558	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,363	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	525.67/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,728	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	487.57/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,589	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,653	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,506	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	428.99/cwt	421.00–440.00	2,741	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	410.05/cwt	395.00–422.00	2,739	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	386.46/cwt	384.00–401.00	2,848	143
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,974	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,925	48
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,960	56
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,067	13
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	304.78/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,917	25
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,285	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,020	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	349	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,850	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	549.26/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,148	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	471.05/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,228	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	447.08/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,280	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	416.00/cwt	412.00–425.00	2,147	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	418.74/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,324	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,276	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,435	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,476	98
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,301	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	344.02/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,456	50
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,591	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,643	67
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,834	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,390	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	487.58/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,531	19
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,636	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,614	155.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,515	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	173.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	192.81/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,486	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,774	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,928	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 Mar 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 1,346Year ago 1,584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Thunderstorms with the possible severe weather expected for the afternoon and into over night.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	500.00	500.00
19	500–550	519	475.00–515.00	487.58
4	650–700	676	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	545	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	391	545.00–550.00	549.26
48	450–500	473	465.00–485.00	471.05
30	500–550	510	440.00–460.00	447.08
17	550–600	555	410.00–425.00	418.74
8	600–650	646	377.00	377.00
98	650–700	671	369.00	369.00
50	700–750	714	343.00–345.00	344.02
9	750–800	771	336.00	336.00
11	800–850	846	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	687	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	516	412.00–425.00	416.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	349	530.00	530.00
12	600–650	607	375.00	375.00
67	750–800	795	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	450	525.00	525.00
6	500–550	547	485.00	485.00
13	550–600	567	442.00	442.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	531	475.00–510.00	487.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	397	610.00	610.00
9	400–450	406	630.00	630.00
50	500–550	519	520.00–535.00	525.67
28	600–650	639	421.00–440.00	428.99
18	650–700	668	395.00–422.00	410.05
143	700–750	737	384.00–401.00	386.46
17	750–800	753	395.00	395.00
48	800–850	824	355.00	355.00
56	850–900	863	343.00	343.00
13	900–950	938	327.00	327.00
25	950–1000	957	300.00–317.00	304.78
20	1250–1300	1,285	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	150.00–165.00	155.81
3	—	1,742	170.00–175.00	173.42
6	—	1,808	190.00–202.00	192.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	150.00–155.00	152.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	150.00	150.00

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.