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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 6

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

434 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 621▼ 255 vs year ago 689 · −37.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 91▲ 16 vs year ago 24 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 4▲ 34 vs year ago 1 · +3,400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers traded mostly steady on a light test. All classes of heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with larger advances noted on lighter weights. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Hot and dry conditions continue to dominate the forecast, with the US Drought Monitor reporting temperatures to be 5 to 9 degrees above average for this time of year. Additionally, the US Drought Monitor shows the past 30 days brought less than half of normal rain to most locations in the Texas Panhandle.

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 $372.21/cwt on 53 head, down $18.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −66.40 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$372.21

▼ 18.51 vs prior sale

53 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,085

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3-4

$230.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.29

vs TX average

−42.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	430.20	2,267	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	379.61	2,142	38
Small and Medium 3-4	591	200.00	1,182	5thin

One grade step is worth $230.20/cwt here — about $1,085 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 sale53 hd

372.21

—

TX average5 barns · 250 hd

388.50

−16.29

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−42.03

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−66.40

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	1,542	195.22	3,010	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	174.17	2,241	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	171.79	1,873	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	170.95	2,455	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$3,485	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$3,624	20

Every lot

46 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	194	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	229	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,500	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,834	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	508.84/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,934	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	482.29/cwt	472.00–495.00	2,045	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	473.78/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,189	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	430.20/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,267	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Full	544	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,040	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	378.27/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,171	26
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 3-4	591	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,182	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,368	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	360.88/cwt	357.00–367.00	2,440	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,419	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,499	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,425	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	537.89/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,716	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,856	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	444	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,874	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,949	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	528	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,874	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	373.40/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,983	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	366.34/cwt	357.00–370.00	2,059	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	345.57/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,156	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,112	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,152	6
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,115	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,230	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,828	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,144	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,423	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,087	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,144	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,355	7
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,280	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,542	195.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,010	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.50	1,842	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,778	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	176.52/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,056	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	169.33/cwt	169.00–169.50	2,145	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	178.50/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,303	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	175.00/cwt	172.50–176.00	2,265	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	170.95/cwt	169.00–171.50	2,455	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,268	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	183.70/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,223	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	3,484.99/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,485	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	3,624.18/head	3,400.00–3,635.00	3,624	20

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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 621Year ago 689

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 91Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 4Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	485.00	485.00
11	450–500	461	465.00	465.00
13	500–550	510	475.00	475.00
7	550–600	561	372.00	372.00
7	600–650	609	352.00	352.00
7	700–750	736	320.00	320.00
2	950–1000	970	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	625.00	625.00
4	250–300	275	545.00	545.00
11	300–350	319	520.00–545.00	537.89
2	400–450	408	455.00	455.00
4	450–500	464	420.00	420.00
22	500–550	531	355.00–415.00	373.40
13	550–600	562	357.00–370.00	366.34
18	600–650	624	345.00–350.00	345.57
6	650–700	658	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	475.00	475.00
7	650–700	656	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	444	422.00	422.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	355.00	355.00
14	1100–1150	1,115	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	194	1,300.00	1,300.00
4	200–250	229	655.00	655.00
15	400–450	424	472.00–495.00	482.29
5	450–500	462	460.00–495.00	473.78
10	500–550	527	425.00–435.00	430.20
16	600–650	604	392.00	392.00
37	650–700	676	357.00–367.00	360.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	530.00	530.00
8	350–400	380	500.00–525.00	508.84
2	500–550	540	420.00	420.00
26	550–600	574	375.00–400.00	378.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	591	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	544	375.00	375.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	181.00–185.00	183.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,205	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,484.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,315	3,400.00–3,635.00	3,624.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,294	172.50–176.00	175.00
3	—	1,267	169.00–169.50	169.33
2	—	1,290	178.00–179.00	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,165	176.00–177.00	176.52
9	—	1,068	170.00–175.50	172.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	169.00–171.50	170.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,542	190.00–200.00	195.22

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.