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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Sep 17

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

636 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 446▲ 636 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was moderate to good. Offering included a set of reputation yearlings.

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 $357.50/cwt on 30 head, down $10.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −81.11 against this barn's trailing median of $438.61.

Average price

$357.50

▼ 10.28 vs prior sale

30 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.68

vs TX average

−45.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	357.50	2,051	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

357.50

—

TX average5 barns · 396 hd

377.18

−19.68

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−45.86

This barn, trailing median32 sales

438.61

−81.11

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%	Average	1,273	128.29	1,633	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	125.00	1,904	2thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,718	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	420.34/cwt	415.00–427.00	2,060	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	406.14/cwt	405.00–407.00	2,104	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	352.13/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,071	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	596	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,937	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	334.49/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,114	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	648	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,041	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,223	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	724	302.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,191	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	756	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,268	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	762	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,617	143
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	786	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,358	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,489	14
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,137	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,683	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	357.56/cwt	332.00–410.00	1,137	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	419.37/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,355	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	386.58/cwt	377.00–395.00	1,581	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	341.04/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,572	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	373.23/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,758	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	323.21/cwt	319.00–337.00	1,684	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,892	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	594	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,901	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	311.87/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,996	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	306.62/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,048	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	782	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,033	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,349	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,652	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,887	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,677	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,633	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,904	2

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 446Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Demand was moderate to good. Offering included a set of reputation yearlings.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	125.00–130.00	128.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
143	750–800	762	343.50	343.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	786	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	490	415.00–427.00	420.34
7	500–550	518	405.00–407.00	406.14
15	550–600	588	350.00–358.00	352.13
10	650–700	650	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	756	300.00	300.00
14	950–1000	950	262.00	262.00
13	1100–1150	1,137	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	596	325.00	325.00
8	600–650	632	330.00–337.00	334.49
11	700–750	724	300.00–310.00	302.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	390.00–445.00	419.37
8	450–500	471	365.00–382.00	373.23
25	500–550	524	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	521	319.00–337.00	323.21
12	550–600	594	320.00	320.00
18	600–650	640	311.00–315.00	311.87
12	650–700	668	305.00–310.00	306.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	782	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	318	332.00–410.00	357.56
13	400–450	409	377.00–395.00	386.58
11	450–500	461	320.00–365.00	341.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	444	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	479	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	329	410.00	410.00

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.