Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steers 4.00 - 7.00 lower, except 3 wt. 3.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 - 7.00 higher, except 4 wt. 10.00 lower. Receipts were lower from last week due to weather. Quality was average. Demand was good. Slaughter cows steady. 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 $267.57/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −140.17 against this barn's trailing median of $407.74.

Average price

$267.57

78 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$27.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs OK average

−0.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	279.92	1,505	43
Medium and Large 2	547	252.40	1,382	35

One grade step is worth $27.52/cwt here — about $123 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 sale78 hd

267.57

—

OK average5 barns · 393 hd

268.92

−1.35

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−0.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

407.74

−140.17

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	1,818	150.75	2,740	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	142.56	2,031	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	133.12	1,705	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,254	124.39	1,560	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	317.07/cwt	287.00–330.00	1,173	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	268.73/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,556	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	279.43/cwt	250.00–288.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	286.55/cwt	268.00–294.00	1,470	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,676	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	292.40/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,520	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	347.55/cwt	310.00–368.00	1,317	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	258.87/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,349	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	267.73/cwt	264.00–279.00	1,523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	280.99/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	308.68/cwt	250.00–322.00	1,457	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	330.15/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	217.70/cwt	201.00–235.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	298.39/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,578	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	314.93/cwt	251.00–346.00	1,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	271.19/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,559	3
Bulls	—	—	2,110	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,422	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	124.96/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,571	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	142.56/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,031	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	133.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,705	9
Bulls	—	—	1,898	157.22/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	248.09/cwt	220.00–266.00	1,402	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	271.76/cwt	201.00–309.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	258.88/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	255.17/cwt	220.00–277.00	1,097	13
Bulls	—	—	1,663	140.14/cwt	134.00–149.00	2,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	287.34/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	234.87/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	331.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	306.69/cwt	298.00–321.00	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	328.44/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	249.39/cwt	230.00–277.00	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	259.50/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	328.00/cwt	322.50–339.00	1,696	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	307.99/cwt	287.00–330.00	1,752	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	391.94/cwt	387.00–396.00	1,278	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	300.54/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,295	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	267.09/cwt	264.00–274.50	1,816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	381.26/cwt	378.00–391.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	259.54/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,620	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	334.55/cwt	328.00–339.00	1,616	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	352.33/cwt	347.00–358.00	1,483	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	289.03/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,387	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	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.

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 755Last week 1,958Year ago 2,253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 240Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 102Year ago 250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	320.00–335.00	331.68
20	350–400	370	287.00–330.00	317.07
10	400–450	431	280.00–310.00	300.54
21	450–500	480	278.00–298.00	289.03
27	500–550	513	268.00–294.00	286.55
16	550–600	579	260.00–275.00	268.73
39	600–650	624	240.00–271.00	259.54
26	650–700	692	242.25	242.25
7	700–750	729	210.00–245.00	234.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	329	201.00–309.00	271.76
2	350–400	364	201.00–235.00	217.70
13	400–450	430	220.00–277.00	255.17
6	450–500	480	230.00–277.00	249.39
14	500–550	521	257.00–261.00	258.87
21	550–600	565	220.00–266.00	248.09
3	600–650	642	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	327.00–330.00	328.44
4	450–500	475	298.00–321.00	306.69
9	500–550	520	280.00–294.00	292.40
7	550–600	566	272.00–294.00	287.34
5	600–650	614	250.00–288.00	279.43
1	650–700	650	258.00	258.00
3	700–750	710	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	279.00–283.00	280.99
1	400–450	440	231.00	231.00
1	450–500	455	278.00	278.00
1	500–550	530	291.00	291.00
4	550–600	569	264.00–279.00	267.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	310.00–350.00	330.15
10	350–400	379	310.00–368.00	347.55
7	400–450	421	251.00–346.00	314.93
13	450–500	472	250.00–322.00	308.68
12	500–550	529	270.00–310.00	298.39
3	550–600	575	260.00–277.00	271.19
5	650–700	680	250.00–267.00	258.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	326	387.00–396.00	391.94
5	350–400	367	378.00–391.00	381.26
22	400–450	421	347.00–358.00	352.33
19	450–500	483	328.00–339.00	334.55
20	500–550	517	322.50–339.00	328.00
33	550–600	569	287.00–330.00	307.99
8	600–650	616	304.00	304.00
10	650–700	680	264.00–274.50	267.09
2	700–750	710	259.00–260.00	259.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,898	156.00–159.00	157.22
5	—	1,663	134.00–149.00	140.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	117.00	117.00
13	—	1,257	120.00–129.50	124.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	141.00–143.00	142.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,281	130.00–140.00	133.12

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle