Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-08-12

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 12
● Final172 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,047 head
620 vs last sale 1,427 472 vs year ago 2,519 · 18.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
97 vs last sale 121 132 vs year ago 350 · 37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
51 vs last sale 30 61 vs year ago 20 · +305.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers steady to 8.00 higher. Heifers 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Cooler temperatures brought in more receipts; rain brought in more farm buyers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $290.72/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 179.74 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.
Average price
$290.72
151 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.84
vs OK average
+10.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535298.201,595119
Medium and Large 1-2574273.731,57115thin
Medium and Large 2542253.331,37417thin
One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $221 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
525473420368median 470.4512/1503/0204/2706/2908/17
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 sale151 hd
290.72
OK average5 barns · 351 hd
283.87
+6.84
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
+10.38
This barn, trailing median32 sales
470.45
−179.74
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,574161.722,54621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,432145.862,08813
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,170137.471,60977
CowsLean 85-90%Low978129.221,26313
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,150117.001,3461thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$2,7751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,212$2,29611
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,274$2,2546
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$2,11314
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,9832thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,138$1,9402thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,8751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,134$1,86624
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)963$1,3742thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)790$2,2002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)815$1,3751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)745$9801thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$9751thin

Every lot, as filed

172 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350343347.02/cwt344.00–350.001,1902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned300–350333324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,0793
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300288337.95/cwt311.00–353.009733
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700681244.91/cwt239.00–254.001,6684
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550519320.50/cwt320.50–320.501,6634
SteersMedium and Large 150–10075300.00/head300.00–300.003001
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200165760.00/head760.00–760.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450411292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2005
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450435255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1091
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350345395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3631
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500460337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,5503
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250247377.00/cwt377.00–377.009313
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400352398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,4016
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383235.03/cwt230.00–240.009002
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6502
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed750–800790175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3833
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500479292.75/cwt290.00–294.001,40210
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500479254.67/cwt247.00–264.001,2208
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528237.31/cwt235.00–239.001,2533
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323289.19/cwt284.00–292.009343
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700682232.85/cwt222.00–239.001,5889
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265285.00/cwt285.00–285.007552
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450432242.19/cwt230.00–250.001,0463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681236.41/cwt220.00–239.001,61014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526257.63/cwt245.00–266.001,3559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618240.98/cwt240.00–247.001,48914
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580240.08/cwt233.00–254.001,39210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471272.01/cwt260.00–279.001,28123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0055
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300269357.71/cwt351.00–359.009626
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700683246.69/cwt245.00–247.501,68537
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,075160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,07810
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600579266.57/cwt259.00–278.001,54365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567250.40/cwt250.00–251.001,4205
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250205450.00/head450.00–450.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400382301.53/cwt278.00–311.001,15214
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850814212.84/cwt201.00–219.001,7333
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450412292.86/cwt280.00–299.001,20715
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900887190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6853
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626254.44/cwt250.00–269.001,59376
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500470306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,4385
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350325372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,2092
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550504299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,5077
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed700–750715266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,9023
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200190800.00/head800.00–800.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750712239.27/cwt236.00–240.001,70411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,3304
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2041
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2261
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640250.34/cwt247.00–254.001,6023
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390312.66/cwt300.00–325.001,2192
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed650–700661264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7454
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450428295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2633
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470270.23/cwt250.00–287.001,2703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668247.42/cwt247.00–248.001,6537
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750727257.82/cwt245.00–268.001,87458
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600579245.33/cwt230.00–253.001,4205
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800778230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450438308.89/cwt300.00–315.001,35312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650634249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5797
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522300.72/cwt288.00–312.501,57087
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527256.66/cwt250.00–261.001,35312
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550544284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5454
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273345.00/cwt345.00–345.009422
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380346.34/cwt334.00–359.001,3162
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250243346.00/cwt346.00–346.008413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500464298.48/cwt288.00–307.001,3859
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300284403.18/cwt400.00–404.001,14510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585270.00/cwt265.00–275.001,58011
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300255810.00/head810.00–810.008101
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700672267.71/cwt258.50–274.001,79997
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623273.68/cwt261.50–284.501,705135
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465314.41/cwt299.00–325.001,46213
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450436333.88/cwt326.00–340.001,4569
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850831231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,92021
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350323268.74/cwt267.50–270.008682
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750747225.73/cwt225.00–231.001,6868
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577287.17/cwt275.00–290.001,65728
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250215780.00/head780.00–780.007801
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800774246.40/cwt242.00–252.501,90713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19631,373.94/head1,085.00–1,600.001,3742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2742,253.70/head2,000.00–2,300.002,2546
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1201,983.04/head1,925.00–2,050.001,9832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1341,866.16/head1,525.00–2,550.001,86624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1381,940.27/head1,300.00–2,375.001,9402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 18151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1820975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2122,296.13/head1,935.00–2,475.002,29611
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1745980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2252,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1762,112.65/head1,700.00–2,500.002,11314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 16051,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19752,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1700194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3581
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,160172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,9951
BullsLight Weight1,245136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6931
BullsLight Weight1,100153.22/cwt140.00–159.001,6854
Bulls1,851178.87/cwt171.00–190.003,3117
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight942126.62/cwt123.00–132.001,1933
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight975164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5991
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight934132.68/cwt129.00–139.001,2394
CowsBoner 80-85%1,112130.09/cwt125.00–133.001,44722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425137.63/cwt137.00–138.001,9613
CowsLean 85-90%1,085129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4001
CowsLean 85-90%1,203121.06/cwt120.00–122.001,4562
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,150117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3461
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight890131.85/cwt129.00–136.001,1733
CowsLean 85-90%1,030127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3081
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight970122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1831
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight880128.72/cwt126.50–133.001,1333
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,449143.09/cwt140.00–147.502,0737
CowsLean 85-90%1,155138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5941
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0571
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261147.94/cwt145.00–156.001,86611
Bulls1,528143.75/cwt136.50–147.002,1974
Bulls1,668164.04/cwt160.00–169.002,7365
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,398160.57/cwt150.00–171.002,2453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229139.49/cwt134.00–144.001,71436
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800768194.14/cwt193.00–200.001,4916
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200175750.00/head750.00–750.007502
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255830.00/head830.00–830.008301
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718239.32/cwt231.00–249.001,71814
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350314336.13/cwt320.00–342.001,0554
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550516269.75/cwt260.00–280.001,39234
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4302
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400380307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,1674
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500454285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2949
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750716336.50/cwt336.50–336.502,4099
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450414308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,2755
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469283.27/cwt276.00–290.001,32940
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250227729.65/head710.00–740.007303
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685245.34/cwt235.00–250.001,68112
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630250.47/cwt240.00–257.001,5783
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900880194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700698248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,7352
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550508264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3413
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526280.05/cwt274.00–287.001,47316
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625268.42/cwt259.00–278.001,6784
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476294.71/cwt285.00–301.001,40311
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750716246.90/cwt239.00–252.501,76818
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350343339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,1632
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700678239.79/cwt232.00–248.001,6262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750708251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7772
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450432325.48/cwt314.00–331.001,40614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2414
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800774231.91/cwt220.00–238.001,7953
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400367354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,2993
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571272.64/cwt265.50–276.001,55750
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600590246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6383
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,010183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8482
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385285.38/cwt285.00–286.001,0995
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850843219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8462
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300281371.48/cwt362.50–380.001,0444
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450428296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,2672
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423281.69/cwt275.00–285.001,1923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850808191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5432
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500467296.98/cwt293.00–299.001,3878

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.