Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steers steady - 3.00 higher, except 5 wt. 4.00 lower. Heifers 7.00 - 10.00 higher, except 6 wt. 2.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was attractive. Slaughter cows steady - 3.00 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 $306.56/cwt on 192 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −163.89 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.

Average price

$306.56

192 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$34.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs OK average

−4.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	321.79	1,742	107
Medium and Large 1-2	520	290.00	1,508	2thin
Medium and Large 2	559	287.33	1,605	83

One grade step is worth $34.47/cwt here — about $137 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 sale192 hd

306.56

—

OK average5 barns · 416 hd

306.36

+0.20

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−4.21

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.45

−163.89

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	—	Low	1,707	155.11	2,648	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	146.16	1,941	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	134.49	1,769	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,256	124.67	1,566	10

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)	910	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,888	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	800–850	803	210.18/cwt	207.00–210.50	1,688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	698	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	303.76/cwt	260.00–317.00	1,555	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	337.20/cwt	310.00–349.00	1,447	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	208.95/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	330.20/cwt	318.00–339.00	1,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	369.85/cwt	300.00–388.00	1,335	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	376.20/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,008	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	244.00/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,667	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	458	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	289.04/cwt	268.00–297.00	1,662	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,498	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	267.50/cwt	241.00–278.00	1,696	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	306.40/cwt	283.00–320.00	1,437	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	319.79/cwt	308.00–335.00	1,362	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	336.17/cwt	277.50–375.00	1,113	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	277.97/cwt	257.00–318.00	1,187	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	227.80/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,531	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	304.08/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	337.04/cwt	294.00–367.00	1,277	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	213.48/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	220.64/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,397	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	125.96/cwt	123.00–128.50	1,580	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	146.16/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,941	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,541	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	135.05/cwt	133.50–138.00	1,799	8
Bulls	—	—	1,514	144.82/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,193	6
Bulls	—	—	1,943	166.51/cwt	163.00–172.00	3,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	228.29/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	251.87/cwt	210.00–290.00	1,342	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	155.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,652	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,261	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	311.89/cwt	280.00–342.00	1,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	385.60/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	267.00/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	284.30/cwt	218.00–309.00	1,507	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	326.43/cwt	319.00–341.00	1,737	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	349.97/cwt	340.00–363.00	1,508	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	303.88/cwt	299.00–316.00	1,756	22
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	252.43/cwt	235.00–269.00	1,583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	337.46/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,583	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	215.39/cwt	211.00–216.00	2,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	395.12/cwt	380.00–421.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	288.62/cwt	280.00–295.50	1,789	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	281.27/cwt	261.00–297.00	1,609	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	276.09/cwt	262.00–284.00	1,853	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	382.34/cwt	372.00–403.00	1,415	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	259.42/cwt	247.50–266.00	1,860	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,866	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	302.33/cwt	288.00–320.00	1,424	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	322.66/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,236	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	315.23/cwt	298.00–329.00	1,318	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	239.59/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	283.27/cwt	257.00–317.00	1,476	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	247.87/cwt	232.00–265.00	1,547	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	651	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	258.70/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,485	23

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 1,848Last week 990Year ago 1,766

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 128Year ago 420

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 35Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	333.00	333.00
10	300–350	324	318.00–339.00	330.20
57	350–400	383	310.00–337.00	322.66
37	400–450	418	298.00–329.00	315.23
63	450–500	471	288.00–320.00	302.33
80	500–550	521	257.00–317.00	283.27
23	550–600	574	251.00–268.00	258.70
49	600–650	624	232.00–265.00	247.87
7	650–700	677	231.00–243.00	239.59
7	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
11	800–850	803	207.00–210.50	210.18
1	850–900	850	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	575	235.00–240.00	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	300.00–305.00	304.08
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
18	400–450	427	257.00–318.00	277.97
2	450–500	480	250.00–284.00	267.00
35	500–550	533	210.00–290.00	251.87
4	550–600	591	259.00	259.00
16	600–650	633	210.00–241.00	220.64
3	650–700	679	223.00–231.00	228.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	698	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	728	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	368.00	368.00
12	300–350	331	277.50–375.00	336.17
18	350–400	379	294.00–367.00	337.04
23	400–450	426	308.00–335.00	319.79
29	450–500	469	283.00–320.00	306.40
30	500–550	530	218.00–309.00	284.30
53	550–600	575	268.00–297.00	289.04
31	600–650	634	241.00–278.00	267.50
24	650–700	672	210.00–250.00	227.80
1	700–750	740	234.00	234.00
2	750–800	790	210.00–217.00	213.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	385.00–388.00	385.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
5	300–350	327	380.00–421.00	395.12
18	350–400	370	372.00–403.00	382.34
29	400–450	431	340.00–363.00	349.97
50	450–500	469	330.00–350.00	337.46
85	500–550	532	319.00–341.00	326.43
22	550–600	578	299.00–316.00	303.88
36	600–650	620	280.00–295.50	288.62
41	650–700	671	262.00–284.00	276.09
26	700–750	717	247.50–266.00	259.42
4	750–800	771	226.00	226.00
7	800–850	842	235.00	235.00
13	850–900	868	215.00	215.00
8	900–950	937	211.00–216.00	215.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	268	370.00–397.50	376.20
8	350–400	361	300.00–388.00	369.85
7	400–450	429	310.00–349.00	337.20
8	450–500	477	280.00–342.00	311.89
24	500–550	512	260.00–317.00	303.76
14	550–600	572	261.00–297.00	281.27
11	600–650	627	235.00–269.00	252.43
3	650–700	683	239.00–251.00	244.00
4	750–800	772	200.00–212.00	208.95
1	800–850	800	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	312.50	312.50
8	650–700	651	253.50	253.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	678	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,300.00	1,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,300.00	1,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	123.00–128.50	125.96
2	—	1,083	115.00–118.00	116.46
2	—	1,435	129.00	129.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	143.00–150.00	146.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	130.00	130.00
8	—	1,332	133.50–138.00	135.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,514	139.00–149.00	144.82
5	—	1,943	163.00–172.00	166.51
11	—	1,705	150.00–160.00	155.54

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

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