Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers steady to 5.00 higher, except 6 weights 10.00 lower. Heifers 11.00 - 13.00 lower, except 4 weights 5.00 higher. Receipts lower due to heavy rains in the area. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand was good for all classes of slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.36/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −154.10 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.

Average price

$316.36

117 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$13.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.56

vs OK average

+6.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	320.70	1,738	79
Medium and Large 2	531	307.33	1,632	38

One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about $106 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

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 sale117 hd

316.36

—

OK average5 barns · 291 hd

306.79

+9.56

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+6.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.45

−154.10

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	1,651	154.79	2,556	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	143.50	1,837	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	135.55	1,717	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	125.34	1,419	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$1,742	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	400–450	417	305.98/cwt	286.00–345.00	1,276	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	298.86/cwt	285.00–310.00	941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	263.59/cwt	236.00–279.00	1,244	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	304.43/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,187	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	324.33/cwt	312.00–345.00	1,087	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	300.83/cwt	259.00–341.00	1,303	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	364.36/cwt	359.00–375.00	1,399	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	340.30/cwt	325.00–356.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	269.20/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,389	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	247.02/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	255.18/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,465	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	334.42/cwt	325.00–341.50	1,599	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	125.34/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,419	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	135.55/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,717	5
Bulls	—	—	1,768	167.90/cwt	163.50–177.00	2,968	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	155.86/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,522	9
Bulls	—	—	1,632	147.89/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	232.00/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	408.97/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,341	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	312.75/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,617	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	223.98/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	350.01/cwt	321.00–368.00	1,159	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	294.96/cwt	288.50–302.50	1,829	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	312.99/cwt	306.00–329.00	1,778	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	287.00/cwt	260.00–298.50	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	246.81/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	250.28/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,321	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	351.82/cwt	348.00–357.00	1,485	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	241.28/cwt	236.50–244.50	1,667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	285.64/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	277.26/cwt	256.00–293.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	276.01/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,234	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	278.03/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	314.63/cwt	261.00–322.00	1,485	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	305.04/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	256.78/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	248.52/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,568	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	293.58/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,362	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	326.83/cwt	321.50–329.50	1,703	44

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 990Last week 755Year ago 2,481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 100Year ago 500

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	335	312.00–345.00	324.33
16	350–400	390	300.00–335.00	304.43
38	400–450	417	286.00–345.00	305.98
26	450–500	464	280.00–307.00	293.58
45	500–550	516	261.00–284.00	269.20
38	550–600	574	250.00–265.00	255.18
25	600–650	631	241.00–259.00	248.52
10	650–700	691	236.50–244.50	241.28
3	700–750	705	220.00–238.00	232.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	315	285.00–310.00	298.86
3	350–400	380	256.00–293.00	277.26
3	400–450	447	270.00–279.00	276.01
34	450–500	472	236.00–279.00	263.59
15	500–550	528	225.00–258.00	250.28
6	550–600	568	240.00–249.00	246.81
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
4	650–700	672	221.00–225.00	223.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	321.00–368.00	350.01
16	350–400	384	359.00–375.00	364.36
18	400–450	433	259.00–341.00	300.83
30	450–500	472	261.00–322.00	314.63
30	500–550	517	280.00–320.00	312.75
8	550–600	583	260.00–298.50	287.00
14	600–650	627	274.00–280.00	278.03
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	395.00–430.00	408.97
3	350–400	378	381.00	381.00
23	400–450	422	348.00–357.00	351.82
16	450–500	478	325.00–341.50	334.42
44	500–550	521	321.50–329.50	326.83
35	550–600	568	306.00–329.00	312.99
28	600–650	620	288.50–302.50	294.96
7	650–700	674	252.00–270.00	256.78
5	700–750	744	231.00–251.00	247.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	325.00–356.00	340.30
6	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	490	301.00–318.00	305.04
1	500–550	520	313.00	313.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	281.00–300.00	285.64

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	2	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,132	124.00–128.00	125.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	143.00–144.00	143.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,267	133.00–139.00	135.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,768	163.50–177.00	167.90
9	—	1,618	151.00–161.00	155.86
9	—	1,632	144.00–150.00	147.89

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

Steers · 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