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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 9, 2026

1,764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $358.21/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,980/hd at 832 lb · 199 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $337.57/cwt +12.57 vs last sale · ≈ $3,150/hd at 933 lb · 157 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.00/cwt ≈ $3,109/hd at 917 lb · 106 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,764 1,266 276
Feeder cattle 1,744 1,221 276
Slaughter cattle — 20 —
Replacement cattle 20 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 1.00 to 4.00 higher on limited comparable sales from last week. Stocker calves sold with a sharply higher undertone with anticipation of much needed rain in the forecast for the weekend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 5 655.00 $655.00 $1,696 —
308–315 311 7 635.00–640.00 $637.83 $1,984 —
366 366 7 625.00 $625.00 $2,288 —
412 412 8 630.00 $630.00 $2,596 +30.00
451 451 48 620.00 $620.00 $2,796 +47.10
500 500 14 547.00 $547.00 $2,735 —
555–556 555 46 485.00–487.00 $486.22 $2,699 +19.22
594 unweaned 594 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,524 -17.00
626 626 35 429.00 $429.00 $2,686 -19.00
637 unweaned 637 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,675 —
653–697 669 75 390.00–415.00 $404.12 $2,704 —
678 unweaned 678 6 372.00 $372.00 $2,522 —
707 707 29 393.50 $393.50 $2,782 —
734 unweaned 734 5 378.00 $378.00 $2,775 —
751 751 18 384.00 $384.00 $2,884 +12.49
802–845 832 199 355.00–369.00 $358.21 $2,980 +4.21
857–894 873 83 344.00–358.00 $348.91 $3,046 -0.09
929–934 933 157 335.50–338.25 $337.57 $3,150 +12.57
958 958 6 321.00 $321.00 $3,075 +10.95
1020–1032 1028 17 301.00–308.00 $303.45 $3,119 —
1098 1098 8 280.00 $280.00 $3,074 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 6 537.00 $537.00 $2,782 —
653 653 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,677 —
724 724 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,679 —
794 794 24 365.00 $365.00 $2,898 —
877 877 27 338.00–343.00 $342.07 $3,000 —
917 917 106 339.00 $339.00 $3,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
858 858 14 320.00 $320.00 $2,746 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 5 645.00 $645.00 $1,877 —
300–349 333 15 610.00–630.00 $616.01 $2,051 +71.01
351 351 27 590.00 $590.00 $2,071 +48.61
416–420 417 10 515.00–535.00 $521.04 $2,173 +36.04
452–476 456 83 490.00–502.00 $499.26 $2,277 +32.09
501–542 525 19 425.00–455.00 $437.06 $2,295 -9.09
643 643 15 389.00 $389.00 $2,501 —
659 unweaned 659 10 346.00 $346.00 $2,280 —
667–690 679 63 366.00–378.00 $371.57 $2,523 —
724–744 736 26 358.00–360.00 $359.24 $2,644 +15.74
777 777 5 346.00 $346.00 $2,688 +25.00
847 847 45 334.50 $334.50 $2,833 +24.50
863–884 870 17 320.00–329.00 $325.68 $2,833 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,345 —
559 559 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,068 -25.22
635–646 642 18 350.00–352.00 $351.34 $2,256 —
665 665 10 376.00 $376.00 $2,500 +44.32
766 766 22 320.00 $320.00 $2,451 —
773 773 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,628 —
843 843 24 310.00 $310.00 $2,613 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757 757 23 329.00 $329.00 $2,491 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 555.00 $555.00 $1,948 —
439 439 4 470.00 $470.00 $2,063 —
465 465 14 490.00 $490.00 $2,278 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 14 455.00 $455.00 $2,225 —
648 648 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,527 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1123 1123 (<2 yrs)Open 6 225.00 $225.00 $2,527

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,800.00 $3,800.00 +1,000.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 -100.00

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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.