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Tulia Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulia, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 14, 2026

1,671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $373.50/cwt +18.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,025/hd at 810 lb · 139 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $337.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,158/hd at 937 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $423.09/cwt -31.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,204/hd at 521 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,671 918 1,310
Feeder cattle 1,571 909 1,260
Slaughter cattle 75 9 34
Replacement cattle 25 — 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Offering included several lots of light weight stocker calves and a few loads of nice yearlings. Temperatures in the upper 90s all week with very little to no rain in sight.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–443 429 25 525.00–550.00 $543.81 $2,333 -46.19
602–632 616 27 440.00–470.00 $455.19 $2,804 +19.19
643 unweaned 643 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,508 —
663–691 687 40 399.00–419.00 $401.90 $2,761 —
788 788 40 360.00 $360.00 $2,837 -7.00
793 793 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,815 —
810 810 139 373.50 $373.50 $3,025 +18.50
885 885 17 339.00 $339.00 $3,000 —
937 937 73 337.00 $337.00 $3,158 +5.00
1010 1010 12 306.00 $306.00 $3,091 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–489 469 22 440.00–485.00 $467.95 $2,195 -67.05
542–548 544 46 435.00 $435.00 $2,366 —
558 558 22 450.00 $450.00 $2,511 +8.77
640 640 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,688 —
691 691 11 405.00 $405.00 $2,799 —
731 731 43 366.00 $366.00 $2,675 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 8 485.00 $485.00 $2,003 —
480 480 8 430.00 $430.00 $2,064 -45.00
501–543 521 65 400.00–445.00 $423.09 $2,204 -31.41
596 596 32 370.00 $370.00 $2,205 —
650 650 13 355.00 $355.00 $2,308 —
704–735 726 61 338.00–347.50 $344.93 $2,504 —
820 820 38 322.00 $322.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
186 186 11 705.00 $705.00 $1,311 —
238–244 239 46 655.00–675.00 $671.45 $1,605 —
303–334 325 31 585.00–630.00 $600.24 $1,951 -62.56
379–380 380 38 535.00–550.00 $537.76 $2,043 -7.24
405–410 409 18 525.00–535.00 $532.80 $2,179 —
473 473 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,199 -17.79
505–511 510 17 450.00–465.00 $452.62 $2,308 -19.26
617 617 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,561 +29.42
711 711 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,488 —
753–755 754 12 337.00 $337.00 $2,541 +3.00
818 818 5 323.00 $323.00 $2,642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742 742 27 320.00 $320.00 $2,374 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 5 770.00 $770.00 $1,424 —
245–246 246 55 740.00–765.00 $759.56 $1,869 —
303–331 315 43 660.00–715.00 $688.03 $2,167 —
350–383 355 40 585.00–660.00 $649.40 $2,305 —
413–417 417 22 550.00–590.00 $553.60 $2,309 —
524 524 8 505.00 $505.00 $2,646 +25.00
591 591 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,453 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–473 468 12 450.00–455.00 $452.11 $2,116 —
617 617 16 385.00 $385.00 $2,375 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1269 1269 80-85% 73 170.25 $170.25 $2,160 —

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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
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 23 3,400.00–3,500.00 $3,452.17 —

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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.