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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 20

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

939 head

▲ 257 vs last sale 682▼ 100 vs year ago 1,039 · −9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 23 vs year ago 39 · −59.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 10▲ 7 vs year ago 22 · +31.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Yearlings were not well tested in previous sale. Demand was light to moderate on stocker calves; good on reputation yearlings available in the offering. Triple digit temperatures and drought conditions continue to plague 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 $384.84/cwt on 27 head, up $0.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −53.77 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$384.84

▲ 0.33 vs prior sale

27 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$33.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.51

vs TX average

−11.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	403.40	2,130	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	370.00	1,887	15thin

One grade step is worth $33.40/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale27 hd

384.84

—

TX average5 barns · 349 hd

370.34

+14.51

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−11.94

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−53.77

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	—	Low	1,827	176.23	3,219	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	154.30	1,756	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	150.71	1,854	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	149.94	2,339	4thin

Every lot

44 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,516	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,728	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	437.17/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,129	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	403.40/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,130	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	350.60/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,184	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	628	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,123	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	34
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	780	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,695	143
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	817	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,606	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,718	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,479	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,404	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,428	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,385	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,442	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	366.68/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,720	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,555	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	332.95/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,745	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	328.52/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,896	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,962	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	630	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,085	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	652	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,904	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	727	324.35/cwt	324.35–324.35	2,358	33
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	774	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,252	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,425	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,466	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,541	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,771	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,072	44
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,953	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,278	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	154.30/cwt	151.00–157.50	1,756	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	151.15/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,800	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	2,116	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,124	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	151.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,413	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	262.12/cwt	224.00–280.00	2,674	29

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 939Last week 682Year ago 1,039

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 10Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	150.00–155.00	151.58
1	—	1,465	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	151.00–157.50	154.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	148.50	148.50
5	—	1,191	150.00–154.50	151.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,725	180.00–185.00	182.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	440.00	440.00
14	350–400	388	357.00	357.00
5	400–450	412	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	474	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	318	465.00	465.00
12	350–400	371	385.00	385.00
25	450–500	469	355.00–375.00	366.68
39	500–550	524	325.00–350.00	332.95
30	550–600	577	320.00–343.00	328.52
27	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
8	850–900	854	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	652	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	613	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	630	331.00	331.00
33	700–750	727	324.35	324.35
7	750–800	774	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	432	400.00	400.00
15	500–550	510	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	405	445.00	445.00
21	450–500	487	435.00–440.00	437.17
12	500–550	528	400.00–420.00	403.40
46	600–650	623	350.00–353.00	350.60
34	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
31	800–850	821	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	628	338.00	338.00
28	800–850	817	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
143	750–800	780	345.50	345.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	375.00	375.00
23	450–500	474	325.00	325.00
44	700–750	707	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
3	550–600	557	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	662	295.00	295.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,020	224.00–280.00	262.12

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.