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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 7

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

909 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 946▲ 909 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. Unseasonably cooler temperatures for May, spotty chances of much needed moisture in the area.

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 $448.78/cwt on 38 head, down $6.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +10.17 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$448.78

▼ 6.22 vs prior sale

38 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$79.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.10

vs TX average

−38.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	479.17	2,755	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	441.23	2,524	20
Medium and Large 2	577	400.00	2,308	5thin

One grade step is worth $79.17/cwt here — about $447 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 sale38 hd

448.78

—

TX average5 barns · 242 hd

459.89

−11.10

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−38.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

+10.17

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	1,845	190.00	3,506	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,205	176.01	2,121	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	175.21	2,160	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,740	155.00	2,697	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	1,833	13
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,007	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,096	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,981	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,394	42
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,372	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,482	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	558.61/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,760	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	441.23/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,524	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	479.17/cwt	467.00–520.00	2,755	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,308	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	436.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,642	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,844	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,778	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,939	91
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,978	54
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,999	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,127	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	644.32/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,772	24
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,931	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	662.80/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,088	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,147	48
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,218	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,252	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	482.79/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,313	72
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	454.50/cwt	454.50–454.50	2,354	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	471.88/cwt	462.00–485.00	2,529	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,643	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,336	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	385.58/cwt	377.00–407.00	2,429	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	374.29/cwt	372.00–382.00	2,500	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,408	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,605	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	789	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,446	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,405	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,651	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,506	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	172.27/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,016	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	175.92/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,090	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,013	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	2,340	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,456	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,697	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 May 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 946Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	900–950	908	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	250–300	275	640.00–690.00	644.32
10	300–350	315	650.00–680.00	662.80
48	350–400	394	545.00	545.00
5	400–450	448	495.00	495.00
72	450–500	479	480.00–490.00	482.79
27	500–550	536	462.00–485.00	471.88
6	550–600	598	442.00	442.00
21	600–650	630	377.00–407.00	385.58
17	650–700	668	372.00–382.00	374.29
21	750–800	780	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	789	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	297	650.00	650.00
4	450–500	474	475.00	475.00
29	500–550	518	454.50	454.50
2	600–650	623	375.00	375.00
6	650–700	688	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	232	790.00	790.00
20	250–300	293	685.00	685.00
8	300–350	306	685.00	685.00
42	350–400	399	600.00	600.00
6	400–450	402	590.00	590.00
41	450–500	494	555.00–580.00	558.61
13	550–600	575	467.00–520.00	479.17
10	600–650	606	430.00–440.00	436.00
10	700–750	720	395.00	395.00
13	750–800	757	367.00	367.00
91	800–850	828	355.00	355.00
21	900–950	942	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	625.00	625.00
8	450–500	464	535.00	535.00
20	550–600	572	430.00–455.00	441.23
54	800–850	839	355.00	355.00
13	850–900	890	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	577	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	183.50	183.50
2	—	1,170	170.00–174.00	172.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	174.00–178.00	175.92
1	—	1,335	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,220	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	155.00	155.00

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.