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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Aug 27

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

462 head

▼ 477 vs last sale 939▼ 670 vs year ago 1,132 · −59.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 16▼ 45 vs year ago 77 · −58.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 29▼ 35 vs year ago 40 · −87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves were unevenly steady on limited comparable sales. Yearlings not tested. Demand was moderate to good depending on quality and condition of calves. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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 $327.03/cwt on 64 head, down $3.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −50.97 against this barn's trailing median of $378.00.

Average price

$327.03

▼ 3.99 vs prior sale

64 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs TX average

−10.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	330.71	1,735	49
Medium and Large 1-2	517	315.00	1,629	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.71/cwt here — about $106 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 sale64 hd

327.03

—

TX average5 barns · 273 hd

326.50

+0.53

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−10.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

378.00

−50.97

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	1,655	166.86	2,762	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	144.03	1,810	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	140.89	1,637	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	135.00	2,032	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)	1,250	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,625	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,875	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,057	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,972	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	354.07/cwt	349.00–360.00	2,195	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,157	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,416	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,344	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	391.69/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,520	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,523	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	338.60/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,470	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,525	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	359.10/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,677	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,629	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	330.83/cwt	327.00–336.00	1,714	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,861	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	313.00/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,897	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,787	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,614	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,995	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,871	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,000	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,509	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	168.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,806	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	138.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,569	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,776	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	146.08/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,810	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	134.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,799	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,032	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 939Year ago 1,132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 16Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 29Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,670	165.00–170.00	168.00
2	—	1,568	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,239	145.00–150.00	146.08
2	—	1,335	130.00–140.00	134.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,130	135.00–140.00	138.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	257	450.00	450.00
11	350–400	388	377.00–400.00	391.69
3	400–450	423	360.00	360.00
10	450–500	467	357.00–360.00	359.10
42	500–550	518	327.00–336.00	330.83
7	550–600	564	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	495.00	495.00
8	350–400	384	350.00	350.00
14	400–450	434	335.00–342.00	338.60
7	450–500	462	330.00	330.00
15	500–550	517	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	606	307.00–317.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	430.00	430.00
4	600–650	621	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	397	450.00	450.00
13	500–550	527	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	461	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	475.00	475.00
8	500–550	503	392.00	392.00
21	550–600	593	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	484	425.00	425.00
32	600–650	620	349.00–360.00	354.07

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	1	—	1,100	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	—	1,250	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.