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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 10

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

446 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 583▼ 666 vs year ago 1,112 · −59.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 25▼ 15 vs year ago 40 · −37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were sold with a higher undertone on limited comparable sales. Demand was moderate. Chance of scattered thunderstorms and a break from triple digit heat. Slaughter cows were steady.

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 $367.78/cwt on 71 head, up $24.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −70.83 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$367.78

▲ 24.62 vs prior sale

71 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$81.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.27

vs TX average

−22.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	373.52	2,067	66
Medium and Large 2	596	292.00	1,740	5thin

One grade step is worth $81.52/cwt here — about $327 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 sale71 hd

367.78

—

TX average4 barns · 248 hd

356.52

+11.27

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−22.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−70.83

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	1,913	162.02	3,099	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	130.06	1,435	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	127.77	1,635	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,699	123.84	2,104	4thin

Every lot

32 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,625	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,079	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,129	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	348.48/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,007	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,740	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,144	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,131	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	701	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,243	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,602	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	203	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,137	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	437.13/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,556	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,305	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	366.83/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,750	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,880	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,491	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	336.01/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,804	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,839	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,084	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	673	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,952	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,647	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,026	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,680	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,769	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,804	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,106	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,913	162.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,099	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,325	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	133.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,511	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,654	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,609	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,699	123.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,104	4

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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 583Year ago 1,112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,699	120.00–125.00	123.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	130.00–136.00	133.44
2	—	1,060	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	130.00–135.00	130.99
4	—	1,300	120.00–125.00	123.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	160.00–165.00	162.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	537	325.00–340.00	336.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	421	310.00	310.00
10	500–550	523	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	203	560.00	560.00
7	350–400	356	430.00–455.00	437.13
26	450–500	477	355.00–369.00	366.83
15	500–550	518	363.00	363.00
11	600–650	604	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	541	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
24	500–550	529	393.00	393.00
16	550–600	553	385.00	385.00
26	600–650	604	355.00	355.00
16	900–950	913	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	475	342.00	342.00
5	550–600	596	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	576	342.00–352.00	348.48
15	600–650	625	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	701	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	450.00	450.00
6	550–600	567	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	395.00	395.00
7	550–600	569	317.00	317.00
4	650–700	686	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	517	325.00	325.00

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.