Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 450 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher; over 450 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher; Heifers under 550 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher; over 550 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower except 7 weights 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good for all classes. Slaughter cows steady-5.00 higher; Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good for all classes of cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.47/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −157.99 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.

Average price

$312.47

163 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$58.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs OK average

−0.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	317.10	1,685	150
Medium and Large 2	534	259.02	1,383	13thin

One grade step is worth $58.08/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.96, low $381.63, median $470.45 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale163 hd

312.47

—

OK average1 barns · 163 hd

312.47

+0.00

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−0.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.45

−157.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,567	133.84	2,097	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	117.70	1,784	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	111.66	1,271	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	89.77	942	39

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,697	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,107	$1,425	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	986	$1,364	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$1,211	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,460	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,613	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	930	$1,537	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	987	$1,477	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	922	$1,451	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,245	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 lots · USDA AMS · Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	298.37/cwt	261.00–350.00	1,116	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,029	1,439.49/head	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,439	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,697.04/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,697	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	255.16/cwt	202.00–280.00	1,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	272.44/cwt	210.00–311.00	1,270	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,141	1,288.41/head	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,288	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,064	1,069.90/head	875.00–1,300.00	1,070	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,163	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	321.32/cwt	285.00–329.50	1,359	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	267.64/cwt	231.00–281.00	1,665	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	302.19/cwt	275.00–355.00	1,278	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	277.42/cwt	272.00–300.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	326.51/cwt	276.00–341.00	1,091	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	289.26/cwt	265.00–304.00	1,362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	217.86/cwt	213.00–237.00	1,538	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	867	1,461.54/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,462	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	922	1,450.98/head	1,450.00–1,455.00	1,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	288.34/cwt	250.00–296.00	1,223	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	215.57/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	265.20/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	268.16/cwt	230.00–308.00	1,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	281.97/cwt	225.00–314.00	1,201	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	265.36/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,396	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,357	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	987	1,477.00/head	1,335.00–1,725.00	1,477	33
Bulls	—	—	1,534	133.91/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,054	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	97.20/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,163	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	123.03/cwt	116.50–132.00	1,486	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	106.90/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,203	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,238	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	89.90/cwt	88.00–96.00	821	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	112.55/cwt	107.00–116.50	1,325	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	117.70/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,784	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	79.11/cwt	77.00–82.00	871	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	260.77/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	292.23/cwt	274.00–302.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,466	122.40/cwt	116.00–128.50	1,794	8
Bulls	—	—	1,763	148.17/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	373.51/cwt	350.00–406.00	1,236	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	347.31/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,483	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	277.53/cwt	267.00–296.00	1,565	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	364.54/cwt	349.00–387.00	1,360	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	614	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,906	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	305.94/cwt	273.00–322.00	1,744	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	293.90/cwt	271.00–303.00	1,805	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	946	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,953	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	261.24/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,539	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	314.85/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,026	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,092	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,118	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	314.70/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,460	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	244.24/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	248.48/cwt	234.00–253.50	1,555	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	226.12/cwt	222.00–227.25	1,605	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	268.60/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,789	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	315.26/cwt	301.00–323.00	1,485	102
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	295.48/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,534	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	232.64/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,552	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	323.02/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,651	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	316.83/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,194	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	354.81/cwt	325.00–396.00	1,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	293.11/cwt	266.00–318.00	1,524	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	329.45/cwt	306.00–356.50	1,568	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	324.25/cwt	270.00–350.00	931	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	251.16/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	262.55/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,872	75

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,270Last week 3,192Year ago 1,842

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 111Year ago 244

Replacement CattleReceipts 158Last week 168Year ago 27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,029	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,439.49
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,064	875.00–1,300.00	1,069.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,697.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	810	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,107	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,141	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,288.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,461.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	922	1,450.00–1,455.00	1,450.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	—	987	1,335.00–1,725.00	1,477.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,600.00	2,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	334	276.00–341.00	326.51
19	350–400	374	261.00–350.00	298.37
10	400–450	426	225.00–314.00	281.97
24	450–500	466	210.00–311.00	272.44
8	500–550	521	202.00–280.00	255.16
5	550–600	555	260.00–286.00	265.20
3	600–650	648	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	325.00–396.00	354.81
32	300–350	331	350.00–406.00	373.51
58	350–400	373	349.00–387.00	364.54
85	400–450	427	320.00–375.00	347.31
72	450–500	476	306.00–356.50	329.45
98	500–550	511	290.00–330.00	323.02
52	550–600	570	273.00–322.00	305.94
27	600–650	614	271.00–303.00	293.90
32	650–700	666	250.00–285.00	268.60
75	700–750	713	235.00–267.50	262.55
1	850–900	870	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	614	310.50	310.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	287	270.00–350.00	324.25
52	300–350	326	300.00–335.00	314.85
93	350–400	377	290.00–330.00	316.83
65	400–450	423	285.00–329.50	321.32
102	450–500	471	301.00–323.00	315.26
69	500–550	520	266.00–318.00	293.11
63	550–600	589	250.00–279.00	261.24
38	600–650	626	234.00–253.50	248.48
23	650–700	667	227.00–241.00	232.64
29	700–750	710	222.00–227.25	226.12
2	750–800	785	214.00	214.00
2	800–850	833	201.00	201.00
3	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
7	1050–1100	1,092	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	272.00–300.00	277.42
3	300–350	313	274.00–302.00	292.23
10	350–400	384	230.00–308.00	268.16
11	400–450	424	250.00–296.00	288.34
8	450–500	471	265.00–304.00	289.26
9	500–550	526	250.00–286.00	265.36
1	550–600	575	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	679	210.00–221.00	215.57
5	700–750	706	213.00–237.00	217.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	900–950	946	206.50	206.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	392.00	392.00
1	350–400	360	359.00	359.00
10	400–450	423	275.00–355.00	302.19
11	450–500	464	306.00–324.00	314.70
13	500–550	519	285.00–313.00	295.48
14	550–600	564	267.00–296.00	277.53
27	600–650	622	231.00–281.00	267.64
11	650–700	689	235.00–266.00	251.16
11	700–750	725	240.00–256.00	244.24
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	805	214.00	214.00
6	850–900	895	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	364	260.00	260.00
7	400–450	418	247.00–269.00	260.77
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	540	258.00	258.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,534	130.00–141.00	133.91
8	—	1,466	116.00–128.50	122.40
12	—	1,763	142.00–157.00	148.17
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	105.00–110.00	106.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	95.00–104.00	97.20
2	—	1,125	107.00–113.00	110.07
15	—	1,101	77.00–82.00	79.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	98.00	98.00
11	—	913	88.00–96.00	89.90
3	—	955	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	116.50–132.00	123.03
11	—	1,177	107.00–116.50	112.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	114.00–121.00	117.70

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