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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Thursdays

Sale of Thursday, July 16, 2026

1,281 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (270)

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $349.75/cwt ≈ $2,843/hd at 813 lb · 135 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.08/cwt -72.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,154/hd at 617 lb · 104 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.44/cwt -70.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,039/hd at 536 lb · 54 head
Tulia, TX 8-weight steers sold at $350/cwt, down $10 from the late-June peak of $356 across the state class. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,281 937 701
Feeder cattle 1,247 917 675
Slaughter cattle 20 20 25
Replacement cattle 14 — 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent sale for a market trend. Demand was good. Feeder cattle and live cattle boards have closed in the red most of the week, and negotiated cash fat cattle trading 10.00-11.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 17 730.00 $730.00 $1,986 +40.00
393 393 2 535.00 $535.00 $2,103 -90.48
467–489 475 37 457.00–497.00 $482.52 $2,292 -59.74
536–538 536 33 450.00–492.00 $484.34 $2,596 -44.50
579–582 581 21 357.00–372.00 $367.73 $2,137 -99.27
694–696 695 50 345.00–351.00 $349.20 $2,427 —
711 711 37 344.00 $344.00 $2,446 -53.00
813 fancy 813 135 349.75 $349.75 $2,843 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
173 173 10 640.00 $640.00 $1,107 —
671 671 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,348 -77.00
750 750 12 341.00 $341.00 $2,558 —
818 818 9 314.00 $314.00 $2,569 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
196 196 22 720.00 $720.00 $1,411 —
258 258 6 635.00 $635.00 $1,638 —
301–307 302 23 525.00–605.00 $594.38 $1,795 +15.16
390 390 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,755 -86.18
410–447 429 53 432.00–455.00 $439.86 $1,887 -66.68
468 468 6 397.00 $397.00 $1,858 -95.69
523–547 536 54 375.00–399.00 $380.44 $2,039 -70.87
572 572 13 345.00 $345.00 $1,973 -81.57
583 583 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,953 -91.57
613–618 616 76 348.00–363.00 $354.29 $2,182 -67.71
618 618 7 337.00 $337.00 $2,083 -85.00
610–643 unweaned 621 21 331.00–336.00 $334.27 $2,076 —
650 650 15 347.00 $347.00 $2,256 —
678 unweaned 678 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,102 —
783 783 39 318.00 $318.00 $2,490 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 13 336.00 $336.00 $2,134 -66.78
675 675 13 332.00 $332.00 $2,241 —
852 852 11 290.00 $290.00 $2,471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–493 462 12 320.00–357.00 $329.88 $1,524 —
602 602 11 297.00 $297.00 $1,788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 5 620.00 $620.00 $1,792 —
449 449 14 498.00 $498.00 $2,236 —
457 457 20 485.00 $485.00 $2,216 -55.00
591 591 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,246 -67.00
613–620 619 18 360.00–375.00 $362.48 $2,244 —
665 665 5 332.00 $332.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 4 580.00 $580.00 $1,531 —
566 566 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,953 —
620 620 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,015 -107.00
691 691 12 323.00 $323.00 $2,232 —
712–728 722 14 295.00–302.00 $297.46 $2,148 —
1006 1006 7 220.00 $220.00 $2,213 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1740 1575 75-80% 2 160.00 $160.00 $2,520 —
1710 1710 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,650 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1270 1255 80-85% 2 165.00 $165.00 $2,071 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,776 -5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,600 —
1720–1820 1770 2 190.00–200.00 $195.14 $3,454 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–947 918 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 2,100.00–2,500.00 $2,365.35

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Price trend

high 368.61 low 300.00 Aug 2025 May 2026

850–899 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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