Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steers 7.00-15.00 higher, except 6 weights 7.00 lower. Heifers 7.00-15.00 higher, except 3 weights 20.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. 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 $263.29/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −144.44 against this barn's trailing median of $407.74.

Average price

$263.29

185 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$18.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

vs OK average

−1.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	270.87	1,451	111
Medium and Large 2	538	251.93	1,356	74

One grade step is worth $18.94/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale185 hd

263.29

—

OK average5 barns · 383 hd

264.33

−1.04

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−1.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

407.74

−144.44

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	1,685	152.09	2,562	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	140.17	2,015	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	132.87	1,696	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	119.87	1,305	20

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,950	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,825	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	763	$1,010	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	892	$1,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$2,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1Unweaned	650–700	695	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	257.31/cwt	249.00–259.50	1,562	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,650	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	375.15/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	334.20/cwt	324.00–343.00	1,564	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	280.11/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,728	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	208.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,503	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	393.18/cwt	366.00–407.00	1,246	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	249.97/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,657	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	234.64/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	325.51/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	376.65/cwt	368.00–385.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	341.00/cwt	329.00–348.00	968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	321.82/cwt	303.00–340.00	1,323	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	323.99/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,221	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	223.36/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	207.58/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	206.40/cwt	191.00–214.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	289.22/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,466	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	327.52/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,048	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	368.18/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	293.55/cwt	283.00–313.00	1,368	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	343.02/cwt	339.00–356.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	269.27/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,556	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	290.42/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,493	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	250.76/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,575	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	326.18/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,406	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	249.12/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,652	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	166.98/cwt	162.00–176.00	3,211	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	137.69/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,845	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	133.86/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,748	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,517	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	125.10/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,077	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	139.41/cwt	139.00–139.50	1,973	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	155.76/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,757	15
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,240	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,544	2
Bulls	—	—	1,497	142.62/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,135	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	353.36/cwt	343.00–357.00	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	328.87/cwt	321.00–332.00	1,710	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	305.44/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,466	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	267.31/cwt	252.00–289.00	1,558	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,240	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	119.32/cwt	118.00–119.50	1,281	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	327.33/cwt	267.00–359.00	1,244	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	284.58/cwt	251.00–311.00	1,500	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	233.02/cwt	190.00–246.00	1,489	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	592	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,655	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	235.60/cwt	218.00–246.00	1,583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	227.76/cwt	190.00–244.00	1,574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	319.18/cwt	278.00–340.00	1,363	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	298.12/cwt	278.00–319.00	1,431	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	289.32/cwt	255.00–304.00	1,085	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	338.40/cwt	320.00–359.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	243.71/cwt	225.00–259.00	1,394	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	242.22/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	266.38/cwt	246.00–281.00	1,281	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	286.01/cwt	260.00–299.00	1,241	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	277.30/cwt	234.00–305.00	890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	341.54/cwt	290.00–361.00	1,120	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	763	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	255.41/cwt	200.00–274.00	1,338	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,022	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	253.42/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	268.77/cwt	247.00–306.00	1,562	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	282.79/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,196	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	310.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	232.41/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,448	2

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 1,686Last week 2,000Year ago 2,793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 264Year ago 453

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 66Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	534	310.00	310.00
27	550–600	574	287.50	287.50
3	650–700	695	229.50	229.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	368.00–385.00	376.65
17	300–350	317	366.00–407.00	393.18
8	350–400	372	365.00–385.00	375.15
4	400–450	419	343.00–357.00	353.36
26	450–500	468	324.00–343.00	334.20
22	500–550	520	321.00–332.00	328.87
8	550–600	558	315.00–327.00	325.51
27	600–650	617	260.00–292.00	280.11
16	650–700	663	249.00–253.00	249.97
1	700–750	735	239.00	239.00
2	750–800	780	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	320.00–359.00	338.40
10	300–350	328	290.00–361.00	341.54
12	350–400	380	267.00–359.00	327.33
34	400–450	427	278.00–340.00	319.18
29	450–500	480	278.00–319.00	298.12
46	500–550	527	251.00–311.00	284.58
34	550–600	581	247.00–306.00	268.77
10	600–650	617	249.00–258.00	253.42
7	650–700	691	190.00–244.00	227.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	284	329.00–348.00	341.00
10	300–350	320	320.00–336.00	327.52
29	350–400	377	312.00–327.00	323.99
27	400–450	411	303.00–340.00	321.82
39	450–500	466	283.00–313.00	293.55
15	500–550	507	275.00–294.00	289.22
16	550–600	578	261.00–273.00	269.27
28	600–650	607	249.00–259.50	257.31
31	650–700	663	242.00–252.00	249.12
8	700–750	721	200.00–210.00	208.49
5	750–800	768	190.00–214.00	207.58
10	900–950	917	188.50	188.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
74	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	592	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	311.00	311.00
12	300–350	321	234.00–305.00	277.30
35	350–400	375	255.00–304.00	289.32
39	400–450	434	260.00–299.00	286.01
44	450–500	481	246.00–281.00	266.38
52	500–550	524	200.00–274.00	255.41
22	550–600	572	225.00–259.00	243.71
21	600–650	639	190.00–246.00	233.02
6	650–700	672	218.00–246.00	235.60
2	750–800	775	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	356.00–370.00	368.18
4	350–400	391	339.00–356.00	343.02
26	400–450	431	295.00–335.00	326.18
25	450–500	480	290.00–321.00	305.44
31	500–550	514	270.00–310.00	290.42
22	550–600	583	252.00–289.00	267.31
18	600–650	628	240.00–267.00	250.76
3	650–700	668	230.00–244.00	234.64
5	700–750	725	218.00–225.00	223.36
4	750–800	765	191.00–214.00	206.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
6	350–400	374	300.00–320.00	310.81
7	400–450	423	260.00–295.00	282.79
3	450–500	462	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	568	235.00–249.00	242.22
2	600–650	623	225.00–240.00	232.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,236	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	763	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,022	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	800	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	892	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	127.00	127.00
1	—	970	111.00	111.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	144.00	144.00
5	—	1,415	139.00–139.50	139.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	137.00–138.00	137.69
7	—	1,306	133.00–136.00	133.86
4	—	1,185	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	123.00–127.00	125.10
16	—	1,074	118.00–119.50	119.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,923	162.00–176.00	166.98
15	—	1,770	151.00–159.00	155.76
11	—	1,497	133.00–149.00	142.62
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	124.00–125.00	124.50

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