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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 3

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

583 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 462▼ 5 vs year ago 588 · −0.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 32▲ 16 vs year ago 9 · +177.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder heifers or steers for a market trend. Demand was light to moderate. Drought conditions and unseasonably hot temperatures continue to plague local pastures.

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 $343.16/cwt on 63 head, down $11.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −95.45 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$343.16

▼ 11.19 vs prior sale

63 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$99.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs TX average

−28.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	394.19	2,101	26
Medium and Large 1-2	571	330.00	1,884	13thin
Medium and Large 2	565	295.00	1,667	24

One grade step is worth $99.19/cwt here — about $434 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 sale63 hd

343.16

—

TX average5 barns · 241 hd

348.20

−5.05

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−28.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−95.45

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	133.10	1,791	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	132.60	1,362	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,709	128.08	2,188	8thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,909	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,798	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,977	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	394.19/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,101	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,884	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,040	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,932	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	322.74/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,204	49
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,177	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,582	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	301	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,204	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,210	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	317.58/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,483	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	303.79/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,440	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,677	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,441	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,687	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,722	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,781	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,888	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	664	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,793	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	288.03/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,918	32
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,365	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,979	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	132.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,362	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,707	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	131.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,809	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	131.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,034	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,866	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,333	4
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,585	6

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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 462Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 32Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	140.50	140.50
4	—	1,378	130.00–135.00	131.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	130.00–135.00	131.16
4	—	1,866	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,027	130.00–136.00	132.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	664	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	359	337.00	337.00
21	450–500	467	315.00–322.00	317.58
18	500–550	516	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	615	307.00	307.00
7	800–850	824	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	574	300.00	300.00
13	600–650	614	290.00	290.00
32	650–700	666	286.00–292.00	288.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
21	500–550	524	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	301	400.00	400.00
11	450–500	474	300.00–307.00	303.79
3	550–600	572	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	442.00	442.00
8	450–500	474	417.00	417.00
26	500–550	533	385.00–405.00	394.19
49	650–700	683	320.00–337.00	322.74
11	850–900	855	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	565	295.00	295.00
6	650–700	678	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	609	335.00	335.00
13	700–750	700	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	390.00	390.00
13	550–600	571	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	560	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	532	372.00	372.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,034	250.00	250.00

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.