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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 2

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,221 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 1,214▼ 466 vs year ago 1,687 · −27.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 39▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 10 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good as CME board climbed on feeders and live cattle futures.

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 $414.29/cwt on 103 head, down $21.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +36.29 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$414.29

▼ 21.55 vs prior sale

103 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$28.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs TX average

−8.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	424.11	2,396	68
Medium and Large 1-2	579	395.22	2,288	35

One grade step is worth $28.89/cwt here — about $108 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 sale103 hd

414.29

—

TX average5 barns · 232 hd

411.25

+3.04

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−8.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

+36.29

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	2,125	177.00	3,761	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	161.75	2,033	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	160.89	2,344	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	159.47	1,879	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$2,295	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,086	$3,266	11

Every lot

53 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,268	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,574	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	572.90/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,664	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,623	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,568	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	467.00/cwt	463.00–468.00	2,723	96
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,710	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	429.56/cwt	427.00–435.00	2,659	43
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,687	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	371.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,823	38
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,913	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,967	43
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,997	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	310.05/cwt	307.00–312.00	2,983	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,723	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,891	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	541.39/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,090	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	499.69/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,939	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,086	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	488.41/cwt	465.00–492.00	2,125	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	467.17/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,177	80
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,091	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,134	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	426.50/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,209	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	446.15/cwt	437.00–457.00	2,365	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	395.22/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,288	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,453	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,295	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	331.68/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,249	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,521	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,552	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,735	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,876	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,104	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,034	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,705	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,356	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,501	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	799	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,397	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	959	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,637	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,125	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,761	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,869	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	157.89/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,880	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,033	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	160.89/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,344	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,312.33/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,312	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	2,294.87/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,295	12

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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,221Last week 1,214Year ago 1,687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good as CME board climbed on feeders and live cattle futures.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	429	600.00	600.00
39	450–500	465	570.00–585.00	572.90
96	550–600	583	463.00–468.00	467.00
34	600–650	605	448.00	448.00
38	750–800	760	365.00–375.00	371.51
8	800–850	823	354.00	354.00
43	850–900	850	349.00	349.00
3	900–950	922	325.00	325.00
13	950–1000	962	307.00–312.00	310.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	420	540.00	540.00
20	450–500	493	532.00	532.00
43	600–650	619	427.00–435.00	429.56
7	750–800	757	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	581	442.00	442.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	347	545.00	545.00
14	350–400	386	540.00–545.00	541.39
8	400–450	430	485.00	485.00
80	450–500	466	455.00–485.00	467.17
15	500–550	530	437.00–457.00	446.15
40	550–600	584	420.00	420.00
30	700–750	734	343.50	343.50
14	900–950	943	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	540.00	540.00
25	350–400	388	475.00–530.00	499.69
28	400–450	435	465.00–492.00	488.41
13	450–500	492	425.00	425.00
35	550–600	579	360.00–410.00	395.22
28	650–700	678	327.00–335.00	331.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	450–500	494	432.00	432.00
8	500–550	518	425.00–427.00	426.50
5	550–600	593	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	750–800	795	321.00	321.00
6	800–850	845	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	452	450.00	450.00
8	600–650	612	385.00	385.00
7	950–1000	959	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	555.00	555.00
11	350–400	397	530.00	530.00
7	500–550	501	540.00	540.00
4	550–600	570	450.00	450.00
16	600–650	600	415.00	415.00
10	650–700	676	370.00	370.00
4	750–800	799	300.00	300.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,095	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,312.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,138	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,294.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	165.00	165.00
7	—	1,191	155.00–160.00	157.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	160.00–162.50	160.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	160.00–165.00	161.75

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.