Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steers 15.00-20.00 lower; Heifers 10.00-15.00 lower, except 3 wt. steady - 5.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was good for all classes. Slaughter cows steady - 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes of slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.21/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −154.52 against this barn's trailing median of $407.74.

Average price

$253.21

180 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$32.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs OK average

−10.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	273.83	1,476	67
Medium and Large 2	546	240.99	1,316	113

One grade step is worth $32.85/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.90, low $351.78, median $407.74 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 sale180 hd

253.21

—

OK average5 barns · 526 hd

256.30

−3.09

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−10.75

This barn, trailing median32 sales

407.74

−154.52

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	—	High	1,634	156.71	2,561	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,300	142.54	1,853	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	133.47	1,587	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	122.93	1,203	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	886	$1,775	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$1,644	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	894	$1,110	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	349.91/cwt	320.00–367.00	1,172	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	319.81/cwt	260.00–364.00	1,186	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	280.84/cwt	240.00–299.00	1,463	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	271.28/cwt	225.00–294.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	306.61/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	235.37/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,382	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	221.73/cwt	180.00–241.00	1,412	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	894	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	336.20/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	304.56/cwt	294.00–310.50	1,319	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,511	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	377	307.08/cwt	299.00–320.00	1,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	246.29/cwt	241.00–250.50	1,557	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,364	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	190.01/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	247.63/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	346	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	291.75/cwt	225.00–314.00	1,389	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	254.39/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,206	61
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	236.70/cwt	194.00–250.00	1,333	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	317.28/cwt	296.00–343.00	1,345	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	252.08/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,560	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	242.62/cwt	185.00–281.00	1,373	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	286.58/cwt	215.00–340.00	951	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	175.95/cwt	150.00–235.00	1,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	310.07/cwt	249.00–332.00	1,175	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	209.78/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,427	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	246.59/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,292	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	270.52/cwt	220.00–299.00	1,171	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,746	166.99/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,916	19
Bulls	—	—	1,615	156.38/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,526	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	973	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,245	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	117.98/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,107	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,705	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	133.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,608	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	138.52/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,819	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	143.69/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,862	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	972	132.05/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,284	3
Bulls	—	—	1,409	133.02/cwt	121.00–144.00	1,874	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,169	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	122.06/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	215.59/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,332	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	210.21/cwt	190.00–223.00	1,400	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	327.95/cwt	325.00–328.50	1,554	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	886	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	1,520.58/head	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	229.09/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	289.85/cwt	274.00–307.50	1,478	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	251.31/cwt	236.00–253.00	1,654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	391.38/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,256	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	294.11/cwt	281.00–308.50	1,650	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	256.90/cwt	240.00–263.50	1,742	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	305.21/cwt	300.00–397.00	1,254	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	359.37/cwt	340.00–367.00	1,190	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	305.32/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,447	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	366.19/cwt	349.00–381.00	1,216	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	338.87/cwt	333.00–358.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	277.76/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	185.86/cwt	185.00–186.50	1,611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	213.50/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,450	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	341.85/cwt	321.00–360.00	1,234	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	281.79/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,713	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	385.44/cwt	355.00–401.00	1,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	286.93/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,351	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	219.12/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	353.33/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,495	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	270.21/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,548	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	232.79/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,429	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	303.19/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,546	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	237.80/cwt	231.00–248.50	1,696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	408.35/cwt	375.00–431.00	1,119	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	379.27/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,350	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	243.66/cwt	207.00–248.50	1,866	19

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,000Last week 1,036Year ago 1,327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 192Year ago 279

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 72Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
7	300–350	335	320.00–367.00	349.91
35	350–400	371	260.00–364.00	319.81
35	400–450	424	296.00–343.00	317.28
38	450–500	476	225.00–314.00	291.75
15	500–550	521	240.00–299.00	280.84
21	550–600	566	185.00–281.00	242.62
24	600–650	619	230.00–260.00	252.08
6	650–700	671	150.00–235.00	175.95
3	700–750	728	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	361.00	361.00
10	400–450	433	294.00–310.50	304.56
24	500–550	520	290.50	290.50
34	600–650	632	241.00–250.50	246.29
2	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	274	375.00–431.00	408.35
28	300–350	321	375.00–420.00	391.38
21	350–400	356	377.00–385.00	379.27
37	400–450	423	345.00–360.00	353.33
38	450–500	474	325.00–328.50	327.95
22	500–550	510	298.00–306.00	303.19
24	550–600	561	281.00–308.50	294.11
14	600–650	608	270.00–285.00	281.79
21	650–700	678	240.00–263.50	256.90
10	700–750	713	231.00–248.50	237.80
19	750–800	766	207.00–248.50	243.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	332	215.00–340.00	286.58
26	350–400	379	249.00–332.00	310.07
44	400–450	433	220.00–299.00	270.52
61	450–500	474	200.00–280.00	254.39
49	500–550	524	200.00–270.00	246.59
64	550–600	563	194.00–250.00	236.70
14	600–650	618	200.00–230.00	215.59
11	650–700	680	200.00–220.00	209.78
1	700–750	705	161.00	161.00
2	750–800	758	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	810	161.00	161.00
1	850–900	895	150.00	150.00
2	900–950	910	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	377	299.00–320.00	307.08
9	550–600	558	223.00	223.00
15	600–650	605	225.50	225.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	282	355.00–401.00	385.44
21	300–350	332	349.00–381.00	366.19
26	350–400	361	321.00–360.00	341.85
59	400–450	411	300.00–397.00	305.21
53	450–500	471	279.00–295.00	286.93
34	500–550	510	274.00–307.50	289.85
24	550–600	573	270.00–271.00	270.21
13	600–650	614	226.00–249.00	232.79
15	650–700	679	211.00–221.00	213.50
10	700–750	736	209.00–222.00	219.12
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
4	900–950	935	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	227.00	227.00
5	400–450	434	305.00–309.00	306.61
4	450–500	467	225.00–294.00	271.28
14	550–600	587	230.00–250.00	235.37
14	600–650	637	180.00–241.00	221.73
8	650–700	666	190.00–223.00	210.21
1	700–750	730	218.00	218.00
3	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	331	340.00–367.00	359.37
4	350–400	373	333.00–358.00	338.87
5	400–450	415	330.00–339.00	336.20
17	450–500	474	290.00–335.00	305.32
1	500–550	520	299.00	299.00
4	550–600	584	271.00–280.00	277.76
4	600–650	608	244.00–258.00	247.63
10	650–700	658	236.00–253.00	251.31
12	700–750	732	225.00–230.00	229.09
3	800–850	819	188.00–191.00	190.01
7	850–900	867	185.00–186.50	185.86
2	900–950	918	171.00	171.00
2	950–1000	978	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	894	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	886	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,059	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,520.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,746	162.00–180.00	166.99
17	—	1,615	150.00–158.00	156.38
8	—	1,409	121.00–144.00	133.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	128.00	128.00
4	—	938	116.00–122.00	117.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	136.50	136.50
22	—	1,208	130.00–135.00	133.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	138.00–139.00	138.52
7	—	1,296	141.00–148.00	143.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	130.00–133.00	132.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,055	119.00–125.00	122.06

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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