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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Mar 26

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,214 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 918▼ 49 vs year ago 1,263 · −3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 11▲ 25 vs year ago 14 · +178.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Area continues to be dry with triple digit heat.

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 $474.41/cwt on 96 head, down $3.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +35.80 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$474.41

▼ 3.81 vs prior sale

96 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$13.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.36

vs TX average

−3.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	485.09	2,606	22
Medium and Large 1	566	471.23	2,667	74

One grade step is worth $13.86/cwt here — about −$61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale96 hd

474.41

—

TX average5 barns · 332 hd

468.05

+6.36

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−3.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

+35.80

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	1,933	183.91	3,555	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	165.46	2,480	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	156.25	1,702	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	153.33	1,754	3thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	302	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,888	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,600	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,230	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	606.19/cwt	585.00–615.00	2,570	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,753	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,668	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,571	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,698	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	471.23/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,667	74
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,697	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,402	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,513	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	644	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,479	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	644	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,479	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	393.29/cwt	392.00–395.00	2,670	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,711	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	727	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,675	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,764	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,764	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	803	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,666	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,853	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,882	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	337.16/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,970	126
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,106	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,986	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,850	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,793	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,095	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	535.86/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,272	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,004	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,714	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	466.49/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,248	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	446.89/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,288	116
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	431.56/cwt	422.00–437.00	2,421	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	415.87/cwt	412.00–430.00	2,379	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,165	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	409.10/cwt	407.00–410.00	2,504	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,509	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	688	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,387	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	343.49/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,504	54
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	324.89/cwt	323.00–335.00	2,550	37
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,060	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,399	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,447	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	482.30/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,595	75
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,660	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,394	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,933	183.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,555	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	156.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,702	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,670	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,928	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,248	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	166.21/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,496	28

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,214Last week 918Year ago 1,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 11Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Area continues to be dry with triple digit heat.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	625.00	625.00
15	400–450	424	585.00–615.00	606.19
3	450–500	483	570.00	570.00
74	550–600	566	465.00–495.00	471.23
21	600–650	613	440.00	440.00
23	650–700	679	392.00–395.00	393.29
15	700–750	721	376.00	376.00
14	750–800	751	368.00	368.00
23	800–850	806	354.00	354.00
126	850–900	881	335.00–341.00	337.16
7	1100–1150	1,106	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	644	385.00	385.00
11	700–750	727	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	413	540.00	540.00
16	500–550	528	487.00	487.00
6	550–600	562	480.00	480.00
25	600–650	641	392.00	392.00
17	750–800	770	359.00	359.00
12	800–850	833	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	372	430.00	430.00
9	600–650	624	385.00	385.00
5	800–850	803	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	644	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	494	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	775	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	615.00	615.00
6	400–450	410	585.00	585.00
14	450–500	466	525.00	525.00
75	500–550	538	475.00–505.00	482.30
5	550–600	560	475.00	475.00
5	600–650	606	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	595.00	595.00
10	350–400	355	590.00	590.00
13	400–450	424	515.00–550.00	535.86
22	450–500	482	445.00–480.00	466.49
116	500–550	512	430.00–465.00	446.89
48	550–600	572	412.00–430.00	415.87
20	600–650	612	407.00–410.00	409.10
7	650–700	678	370.00	370.00
54	700–750	729	340.00–349.00	343.49
37	750–800	785	323.00–335.00	324.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	367.00	367.00
9	650–700	688	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	545.00	545.00
8	400–450	431	465.00	465.00
11	550–600	561	422.00–437.00	431.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	180.00–190.00	183.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	155.00	155.00
28	—	1,502	160.00–167.00	166.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	155.00–160.00	156.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,113	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.