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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, May 28

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

421 head

▼ 281 vs last sale 702▼ 977 vs year ago 1,398 · −69.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 10▲ 58 vs year ago 12 · +483.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 5▲ 29 vs year ago 12 · +241.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. Area received much needed rainfall turning pastures green.

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 $492.18/cwt on 81 head, down $0.90 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +53.57 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$492.18

▼ 0.90 vs prior sale

81 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$62.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.40

vs TX average

+31.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	499.95	2,611	71
Medium and Large 1-2	584	437.00	2,552	10thin

One grade step is worth $62.95/cwt here — about $59 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 sale81 hd

492.18

—

TX average5 barns · 203 hd

459.78

+32.40

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+31.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

+53.57

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	1,605	210.16	3,374	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	168.48	2,099	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	164.38	1,831	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	163.25	2,530	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$3,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	506.50/cwt	475.00–512.00	2,614	61
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,581	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,552	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	313.95/cwt	308.00–319.00	2,794	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,911	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	506.60/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,092	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,265	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,093	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,179	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	708	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,336	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	739	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,402	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,411	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,562	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,401	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	215.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,493	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,372	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	164.83/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,854	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	173.46/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,056	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	168.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,102	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,305	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	162.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,556	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	3,275.25/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,275	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	256.57/cwt	247.00–320.00	2,345	36

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 702Year ago 1,398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 10Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 5Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Demand was good. Area received much needed rainfall turning pastures green.

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	4	—	1,263	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,275.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	36	—	914	247.00–320.00	256.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	413	490.00–515.00	506.60
3	450–500	453	500.00	500.00
31	500–550	510	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	598	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	628	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	708	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	739	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	400	560.00	560.00
61	500–550	516	475.00–512.00	506.50
10	550–600	561	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	584	437.00	437.00
35	850–900	890	308.00–319.00	313.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	570.00	570.00
6	450–500	488	525.00	525.00
14	650–700	656	366.00	366.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	172.00–175.00	173.46
30	—	1,250	160.00–170.00	168.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	172.00	172.00
8	—	1,576	160.00–165.00	162.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,125	155.00–167.50	164.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,623	210.00–220.00	215.24

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.