Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 450 lbs. steady - 10.00 higher; over 450 lbs. steady - 8.00 higher; Heifers under 550 lbs. 4.00 lower - 9.00 higher; over 550 lbs. steady - 7.00 higher. Demand moderate to good for all classes. Quality mostly average to attractive. Slaughter cows 10.00 - 12.00 higher; Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes of slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.92/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −138.41 against this barn's trailing median of $408.33.

Average price

$269.92

136 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

vs OK average

−6.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	273.35	1,489	121
Medium and Large 2	555	242.21	1,345	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.90, low $351.78, median $408.33 across 31 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 sale136 hd

269.92

—

OK average5 barns · 618 hd

264.89

+5.03

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−6.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

408.33

−138.41

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	1,699	142.91	2,428	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	129.16	1,670	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,358	124.45	1,690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	107.00	1,018	13

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,760	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,398	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,310	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	937	$1,757	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,250	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	1,005	1,397.85/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	327.03/cwt	289.00–352.00	1,733	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	333.60/cwt	310.00–354.00	1,575	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	350.74/cwt	323.00–369.00	1,512	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	243.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,910	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	958	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	365.94/cwt	350.00–381.00	1,391	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	392.07/cwt	380.00–398.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	300.64/cwt	290.00–319.50	1,867	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	314.43/cwt	270.00–334.00	1,799	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	313.02/cwt	289.00–340.00	1,055	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	801	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	333.38/cwt	328.00–337.50	943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	267.82/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,843	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	260.99/cwt	251.50–277.00	1,900	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	306.24/cwt	289.00–319.00	1,458	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	379	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	346	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	212.13/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	314.51/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,183	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	239.31/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,615	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	377.56/cwt	360.00–406.00	1,231	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	286.45/cwt	278.00–304.00	1,664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	314.22/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	329.96/cwt	313.00–345.00	1,544	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	351.76/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	280.56/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,467	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	309.89/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,333	61
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	259.79/cwt	240.00–274.50	1,522	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	316.16/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,002	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,699	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,128	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,661	142.13/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,361	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,228	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,535	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	983	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,111	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	129.16/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	121.91/cwt	120.50–123.00	1,692	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	126.14/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,688	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	741	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	944	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,001	4
Bulls	—	—	1,661	124.96/cwt	110.00–134.00	2,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,839	154.28/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	256.35/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,577	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	230.81/cwt	214.00–248.00	1,777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	350.44/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	250.50/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	293.72/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	246.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	232.80/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	318.43/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,191	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	231.58/cwt	223.00–250.00	1,352	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	300.88/cwt	274.00–317.00	1,240	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	285.32/cwt	260.00–294.00	1,370	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	273.43/cwt	261.00–286.00	1,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	258.15/cwt	231.00–291.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	295.05/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	210.56/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,335	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	913	1,487.50/head	1,350.00–1,975.00	1,488	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	227.69/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	322.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	280.69/cwt	247.00–297.00	1,504	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,845Last week 2,270Year ago 1,646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 370Year ago 288

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 158Year ago 27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,005	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,397.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	958	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	940	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,760.00	1,760.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	913	1,350.00–1,975.00	1,487.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	850	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	380.00–398.00	392.07
12	300–350	326	360.00–406.00	377.56
9	350–400	380	350.00–381.00	365.94
45	400–450	431	323.00–369.00	350.74
47	450–500	472	310.00–354.00	333.60
58	500–550	530	289.00–352.00	327.03
39	550–600	572	270.00–334.00	314.43
40	600–650	621	290.00–319.50	300.64
20	650–700	688	255.00–279.00	267.82
18	700–750	728	251.50–277.00	260.99
33	750–800	783	240.00–250.00	243.87
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	300.00–330.00	322.40
14	300–350	337	289.00–340.00	313.02
19	350–400	374	280.00–340.00	318.43
22	400–450	412	274.00–317.00	300.88
9	450–500	482	280.00–310.00	293.72
15	500–550	536	247.00–297.00	280.69
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
6	600–650	622	240.00–250.00	246.55
1	650–700	650	228.00	228.00
3	700–750	729	220.00–244.00	227.69
4	800–850	801	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	363.00	363.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	283	328.00–337.50	333.38
19	300–350	317	300.00–329.00	316.16
46	350–400	376	290.00–331.00	314.51
61	400–450	430	290.00–327.00	309.89
115	450–500	476	289.00–319.00	306.24
79	500–550	523	250.00–295.00	280.56
42	550–600	586	240.00–274.50	259.79
28	600–650	615	230.00–268.00	256.35
24	650–700	675	225.00–241.00	239.31
4	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
7	750–800	776	204.00–215.00	212.13
1	800–850	820	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	265.00–320.00	295.05
7	400–450	429	261.00–286.00	273.43
12	450–500	480	260.00–294.00	285.32
6	500–550	512	231.00–291.00	258.15
9	550–600	584	223.00–250.00	231.58
5	600–650	634	200.00–230.00	210.56
5	650–700	662	226.00–235.00	232.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	341.00–360.00	350.44
11	400–450	427	348.00–354.00	351.76
9	450–500	468	313.00–345.00	329.96
9	500–550	516	302.00–325.00	314.22
7	550–600	581	278.00–304.00	286.45
2	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	673	250.00–251.00	250.50
4	750–800	770	214.00–248.00	230.81
1	800–850	835	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	530	269.00	269.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	875	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,120	117.00–120.00	118.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	113.00	113.00
3	—	788	94.00	94.00
4	—	944	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	128.00–131.00	129.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	120.50–123.00	121.91
6	—	1,338	125.00–126.50	126.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,661	138.00–146.00	142.13
4	—	1,661	110.00–134.00	124.96
10	—	1,839	148.00–160.00	154.28
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	124.00–126.00	125.03

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle