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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 23

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

796 head

▼ 1,366 vs last sale 2,162▲ 318 vs year ago 478 · +66.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 85▲ 22 vs year ago 8 · +275.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▲ 8 vs year ago 8 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was moderately active on light supply.

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 $438.23/cwt on 113 head, up $44.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +60.23 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$438.23

▲ 44.89 vs prior sale

113 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$37.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.73

vs TX average

+16.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	447.54	2,343	85
Medium and Large 1-2	545	410.00	2,235	28

One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $108 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 sale113 hd

438.23

—

TX average5 barns · 368 hd

418.51

+19.73

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+16.06

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

+60.23

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	—	Average	1,723	190.00	3,274	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	161.57	1,936	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	160.02	2,327	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	159.99	1,860	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,515	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,590	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,499	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,345	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,726	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,370	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,698	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,475	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,747	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,734	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	734	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,642	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Full	776	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,677	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,707	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	461.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,236	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	456.50/cwt	450.00–462.00	2,324	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	431.10/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,371	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	365.44/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,383	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	350.21/cwt	345.00–359.00	2,536	67
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,798	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,300	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,520	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,268	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,804	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,360	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,425	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,531	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,274	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,628	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,921	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	160.82/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,899	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,959	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	153.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,174	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,440	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	163.78/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,455	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 Apr 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 2,162Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 85Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was moderately active on light supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	578	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	525.00	525.00
12	500–550	503	515.00	515.00
6	550–600	568	480.00	480.00
8	650–700	658	410.00	410.00
18	700–750	723	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	557	421.00	421.00
20	650–700	669	370.00	370.00
15	700–750	729	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	734	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	776	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	542	461.00	461.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	495.00	495.00
28	500–550	545	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	485	460.00–470.00	461.00
55	500–550	509	450.00–462.00	456.50
30	550–600	550	422.00–435.00	431.10
29	650–700	652	364.00–370.00	365.44
67	700–750	724	345.00–359.00	350.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	525.00	525.00
13	450–500	493	460.00	460.00
4	650–700	666	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	290	620.00	620.00
5	450–500	471	535.00	535.00
4	500–550	534	525.00	525.00
20	550–600	562	420.00	420.00
16	600–650	625	388.00	388.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,414	150.00–155.00	153.77
4	—	1,499	160.00–165.00	163.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,165	160.00–170.00	164.85
4	—	1,264	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,181	160.00–165.00	160.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	190.00	190.00

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.