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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Apr 30

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

946 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 796▼ 254 vs year ago 1,200 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 30▼ 12 vs year ago 17 · −70.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 16▲ 17 vs year ago 23 · +73.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. CME cattle futures climbed higher throughout the week and negotiated cash cattle traded at record prices 255.00-256.00. Chance for much needed rain going into Friday.

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 $419.13/cwt on 68 head, down $19.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +41.13 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$419.13

▼ 19.11 vs prior sale

68 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$688

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

$121.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs TX average

−4.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	441.20	2,394	47
Medium and Large 1-2	581	407.00	2,365	12thin
Medium 1-2	533	320.00	1,706	9thin

One grade step is worth $121.20/cwt here — about $688 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 sale68 hd

419.13

—

TX average5 barns · 271 hd

416.82

+2.31

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−4.94

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

+41.13

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	175.00	2,319	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	160.00	2,376	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,117	$3,233	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,265	2thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,007	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,257	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,520	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,176	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	538.64/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,580	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,666	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,425	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	444.43/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,769	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,810	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,728	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,854	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	378.69/cwt	376.00–382.00	2,931	19
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,129	44
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	3,239	93
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,154	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,105	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	470.39/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,220	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	473.66/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,340	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	464.79/cwt	460.00–477.00	2,394	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	533	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,706	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,365	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	403.20/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,367	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,635	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,294	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,470	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	706	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,393	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,604	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	320.35/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,736	29
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	915	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,654	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,934	154
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,286	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,203	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,399	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,410	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,319	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,376	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,265.22/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,265	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	3,232.84/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,233	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,838	31

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 946Last week 796Year ago 1,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 30Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 16Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	397	555.00	555.00
6	600–650	618	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	635.00	635.00
5	500–550	533	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	706	339.00	339.00
13	900–950	915	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	362	595.00	595.00
6	400–450	401	525.00	525.00
13	450–500	494	470.00–495.00	473.66
29	500–550	515	460.00–477.00	464.79
18	550–600	587	400.00–430.00	403.20
10	600–650	617	427.00	427.00
9	650–700	673	367.00	367.00
19	700–750	735	360.00	360.00
29	850–900	854	320.00–322.00	320.35
154	950–1000	978	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	472	450.00–485.00	470.39
12	550–600	581	407.00	407.00
7	600–650	625	367.00	367.00
7	700–750	744	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	533	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	343	585.00	585.00
4	350–400	396	570.00	570.00
16	450–500	463	470.00	470.00
5	550–600	586	455.00	455.00
5	600–650	614	395.00	395.00
6	650–700	682	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	446	565.00	565.00
27	450–500	479	535.00–555.00	538.64
22	600–650	623	440.00–450.00	444.43
10	650–700	658	427.00	427.00
14	700–750	747	382.00	382.00
19	750–800	774	376.00–382.00	378.69
44	900–950	923	339.00	339.00
93	1000–1050	1,030	314.50	314.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,265.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,117	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,232.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,168	243.00	243.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	160.00	160.00

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.