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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $412.35/cwt +16.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,388/hd at 579 lb · 119 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $336.00/cwt ≈ $2,792/hd at 831 lb · 110 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.92/cwt ≈ $2,042/hd at 632 lb · 80 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 900

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–393 387 27 540.00–565.00 $547.14 $2,117
430–436 434 11 470.00–500.00 $480.81 $2,087 +16.39
459–478 468 64 475.00–515.00 $495.85 $2,321 +44.84
535–541 538 26 432.00–450.00 $440.95 $2,372 +9.16
574–598 579 119 390.00–420.00 $412.35 $2,388 +16.84
602–636 629 46 390.00–392.00 $390.29 $2,455 +23.40
690 unweaned 690 26 329.00 $329.00 $2,270 +19.00
723 723 8 337.00 $337.00 $2,437
734 unweaned 734 8 307.00 $307.00 $2,253
792 792 43 337.00 $337.00 $2,669 +22.00
831 831 110 336.00 $336.00 $2,792
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 9 337.00 $337.00 $2,083

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 17 490.00 $490.00 $1,940 +45.00
452–485 461 45 385.00–420.00 $394.40 $1,818 +4.40
505–547 524 40 390.00–410.00 $403.37 $2,114 +39.71
553–583 569 36 362.00–385.00 $374.42 $2,130 +23.85
615–621 617 27 337.00–340.00 $339.22 $2,093
611–649 unweaned 640 53 295.00–327.00 $314.61 $2,014
663 663 60 332.00 $332.00 $2,201
666 unweaned 666 8 302.00 $302.00 $2,011 +25.00
703 703 11 322.00 $322.00 $2,264 +16.41
712 unweaned 712 7 292.00 $292.00 $2,079
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,950
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,967 +30.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 6 475.00 $475.00 $1,919 -10.00
485 485 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,061
551 551 9 397.00 $397.00 $2,187
603 603 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,960
680–693 691 18 253.00–255.00 $253.33 $1,751 -46.67
719 719 26 270.00 $270.00 $1,941
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,559 -55.00
739 739 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,848
769 769 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,884

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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.