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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 13

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

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Feeder Cattle receipts

682 head

▲ 248 vs last sale 434▼ 414 vs year ago 1,096 · −37.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 40▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 35▼ 19 vs year ago 29 · −65.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers and heifers traded 6.00 to 12.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Demand was moderate. Drought conditions continue with no rain in sight. CME cattle futures closed in the red on feeders and live cattle.

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 $328.30/cwt on 41 head, down $41.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −49.70 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$328.30

▼ 41.63 vs prior sale

41 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$18.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.40

vs TX average

−38.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	331.85	1,852	33
Medium and Large 1-2	591	313.62	1,853	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.23/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale41 hd

328.30

—

TX average5 barns · 233 hd

343.69

−15.40

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−38.35

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−49.70

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	1,945	187.00	3,637	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	160.50	1,693	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	160.00	1,973	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,670	148.00	2,472	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,100	2thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,086	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,026	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	404.03/cwt	377.00–416.00	2,319	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,053	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,076	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	332.71/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,093	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,334	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,443	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,685	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,728	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	203	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,320	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,554	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,591	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,767	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	466.51/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,819	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	417.84/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,772	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,778	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,723	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	340.21/cwt	335.00–358.00	1,939	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	313.62/cwt	304.00–330.00	1,853	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,053	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	689	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,860	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,260	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,433	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,787	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,930	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	459.25/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,970	28
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,186	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,860	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	361.13/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,066	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,069	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,196	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,917	1
Bulls	—	—	2,355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	4,333	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,747	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,637	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,973	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,472	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 434Year ago 1,096

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 40Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 35Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,070	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	190.00	190.00
1	—	2,355	184.00	184.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	347	515.00	515.00
4	350–400	386	500.00	500.00
6	500–550	524	355.00	355.00
9	700–750	704	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	429	435.00–475.00	459.25
2	500–550	518	422.00	422.00
28	550–600	572	340.00–375.00	361.13
5	600–650	625	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	203	650.00	650.00
13	300–350	309	515.00	515.00
7	350–400	376	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
8	550–600	591	304.00–330.00	313.62
12	750–800	766	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	555.00	555.00
43	350–400	390	465.00–470.00	466.51
14	400–450	424	415.00–420.00	417.84
18	450–500	478	372.00	372.00
20	550–600	570	335.00–358.00	340.21
13	600–650	613	325.00	325.00
8	800–850	839	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	540	319.00	319.00
6	650–700	673	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	689	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	469	432.00	432.00
15	550–600	575	357.00	357.00
10	950–1000	992	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	593	350.00	350.00
12	600–650	629	330.00–338.00	332.71
5	700–750	725	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	409	510.00	510.00
30	550–600	574	377.00–416.00	404.03
15	600–650	636	367.00	367.00
11	800–850	839	320.00	320.00

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.