Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Market not well tested, lower undertones noted on steers and heifers. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. Extreme heat with drought conditions weakening receipts and demand

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.41/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −161.33 against this barn's trailing median of $407.74.

Average price

$246.41

149 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$30.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.10

vs OK average

+1.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	259.18	1,416	55
Medium and Large 1-2	567	239.98	1,362	85
Medium and Large 2	563	229.10	1,291	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.08/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale149 hd

246.41

—

OK average4 barns · 342 hd

252.51

−6.10

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+1.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

407.74

−161.33

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	1,582	165.03	2,611	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	141.34	2,162	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	140.10	1,666	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	110.01	1,101	6thin

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)	1,342	$2,275	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,242	$1,811	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	794	$1,359	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,286	$1,265	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	550–600	581	257.26/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	261.77/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,366	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	217.03/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	264.42/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,309	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	293.38/cwt	280.50–298.50	1,658	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	226.05/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,530	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	355.53/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	238.08/cwt	234.00–238.50	1,443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	264.70/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,371	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,592	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	322.06/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,333	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	276.45/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,349	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	242.16/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	288.78/cwt	279.00–299.00	1,479	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	253.25/cwt	249.50–267.00	1,552	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	1,265.00/head	1,265.00–1,265.00	1,265	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	229.72/cwt	229.00–229.75	1,652	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	258.93/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,342	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	1,811.43/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,811	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	794	1,359.08/head	1,000.00–1,950.00	1,359	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	293.34/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,112	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	238.40/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,361	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	443	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	282.40/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,217	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	312.02/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	289.42/cwt	265.00–312.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	279.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,601	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,295	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	160	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	590.00/head	590.00–590.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	973	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	150.85/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,380	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	149.45/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,224	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	141.29/cwt	139.50–144.00	1,738	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	150.65/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,952	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,283	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	89.02/cwt	83.00–95.00	804	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	985	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,162	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	914	127.18/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,162	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	990	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	242.77/cwt	238.00–245.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	274.09/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	379	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,198	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	723	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,753	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	263.71/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,635	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,354	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	297.43/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	256.50/cwt	244.00–260.50	1,444	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	271.23/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	246.66/cwt	237.00–248.25	1,803	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	263.56/cwt	263.50–264.00	1,718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	335.73/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,474	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	329.49/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	306.60/cwt	296.00–311.00	1,199	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	322.07/cwt	321.00–324.00	1,643	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	345.07/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,253	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	312.24/cwt	304.00–318.00	1,290	24
Bulls	—	—	1,704	176.12/cwt	172.00–182.00	3,001	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	131.72/cwt	123.50–138.00	1,573	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	166.88/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,682	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,212	155.99/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	226.74/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,286	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	213.04/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	204.05/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	228.42/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	286.97/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,443	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	251.82/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,362	10

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 →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,427Last week 1,568Year ago 1,837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 245Year ago 386

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 87Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	700.00	700.00
3	350–400	387	238.00–245.00	242.77
1	400–450	420	281.00	281.00
1	450–500	480	288.00	288.00
12	500–550	522	257.00–270.00	261.77
7	550–600	581	242.00–261.00	257.26
3	650–700	658	220.00–245.00	228.42
2	700–750	723	201.00–225.00	213.04
1	750–800	760	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	329	352.50–360.00	355.53
13	350–400	363	331.00–355.00	345.07
15	400–450	439	329.00–345.00	335.73
8	450–500	471	329.00–330.00	329.49
32	500–550	510	321.00–324.00	322.07
54	550–600	565	280.50–298.50	293.38
35	600–650	620	255.00–278.00	263.71
16	650–700	652	263.50–264.00	263.56
61	700–750	731	237.00–248.25	246.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	343	377.50	377.50
7	350–400	379	289.00–305.00	293.34
4	400–450	422	265.00–312.00	289.42
5	450–500	494	300.00–320.00	312.02
12	500–550	503	280.00–292.00	286.97
22	550–600	573	270.00–285.00	279.32
2	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	290.00–305.00	297.43
1	800–850	835	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	301.00	301.00
1	400–450	440	241.00	241.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	618	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	682	211.00–229.00	217.03
1	700–750	740	224.00	224.00
2	900–950	913	180.00–190.00	184.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
7	350–400	396	342.00	342.00
7	400–450	414	300.00–326.00	322.06
3	450–500	462	264.00–275.00	271.23
17	500–550	512	279.00–299.00	288.78
9	550–600	585	250.00–264.00	258.93
10	600–650	613	249.50–267.00	253.25
8	650–700	675	235.00–247.50	242.16
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	218.00	218.00
3	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	312.50	312.50
2	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	290.00	290.00
22	400–450	431	270.00–291.00	282.40
7	450–500	495	260.00–267.00	264.42
10	500–550	541	250.00–253.00	251.82
75	550–600	571	230.00–246.00	238.40
6	600–650	621	240.00–245.00	242.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
22	350–400	391	296.00–311.00	306.60
24	400–450	413	304.00–318.00	312.24
17	450–500	488	273.00–283.00	276.45
20	500–550	518	255.00–276.00	264.70
34	550–600	563	244.00–260.50	256.50
11	600–650	606	234.00–238.50	238.08
30	650–700	677	225.00–229.00	226.05
22	700–750	719	229.00–229.75	229.72
6	750–800	758	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	815	208.00	208.00
5	1000–1050	1,022	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
5	350–400	371	264.00–287.00	274.09
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	248.00	248.00
8	550–600	567	220.00–240.00	226.74
1	600–650	605	218.00	218.00
1	650–700	690	223.00	223.00
5	700–750	735	190.00–210.00	204.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	316.00	316.00
18	600–650	616	284.50	284.50
5	650–700	655	244.00	244.00
2	700–750	723	240.50	240.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,027	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,286	1,265.00	1,265.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,342	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,242	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,811.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	794	1,000.00–1,950.00	1,359.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	973	132.00	132.00
2	—	903	83.00–95.00	89.02
1	—	990	129.00	129.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	143.00–156.00	149.45
1	—	1,655	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,230	139.50–144.00	141.29
10	—	1,296	146.00–165.00	150.65
6	—	1,194	123.50–138.00	131.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,175	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	118.00	118.00
5	—	914	124.00–139.00	127.18
1	—	940	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	144.00–157.00	150.85
7	—	1,704	172.00–182.00	176.12
11	—	1,607	161.00–170.00	166.88
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	152.00–158.00	155.99

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Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

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

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