Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Correction to slaughter cow prices. *

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady. Drought and high temperature effecting receipts and demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.78/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −188.68 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.

Average price

$281.78

151 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$27.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.62

vs OK average

+13.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	286.47	1,637	108
Medium and Large 1-2	534	273.60	1,461	32
Medium and Large 2	525	259.44	1,363	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.04/cwt here — about $273 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

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

281.78

—

OK average5 barns · 684 hd

271.15

+10.62

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

+13.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.45

−188.68

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	—	Average	1,576	160.40	2,527	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	139.96	2,095	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	136.67	1,531	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	123.75	1,251	35
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	95.27	851	3thin

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)	1,335	$2,006	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$1,757	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,969	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$1,951	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	800–850	833	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	281.12/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,459	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	273.81/cwt	272.50–275.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	225.83/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	263.45/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	995	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	1,969.11/head	1,525.00–2,575.00	1,969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,756.74/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,006.24/head	1,425.00–2,325.00	2,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	267.72/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,312	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,519	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	1,950.65/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	257.07/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,458	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,764	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	292.57/cwt	292.00–293.00	1,416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	246.99/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	259.00/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	251.84/cwt	249.00–253.50	1,481	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	279.36/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,171	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	245.03/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	235.21/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	244.51/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,413	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,088	157.30/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,711	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	164.07/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,843	9
Bulls	—	—	1,396	142.70/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,992	7
Bulls	—	—	1,869	177.02/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,309	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,090	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,962	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,198	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,689	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	98.41/cwt	95.00–102.00	859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	129.69/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,370	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	119.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,281	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	126.39/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,030	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,393	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	852	115.95/cwt	114.00–118.00	988	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	915	130.05/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,190	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	122.10/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,131	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	928	149.88/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,391	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	148.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,191	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	134.57/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,133	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	107.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,075	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	138.03/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,041	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	130.30/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,462	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	155.07/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,807	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	138.70/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,730	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	247.03/cwt	243.50–254.00	1,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	262.48/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,365	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	334.46/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,368	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	354	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	320.01/cwt	302.00–337.00	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	229.02/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,894	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	307.23/cwt	296.00–318.00	1,444	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	284.06/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,659	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	278.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,732	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	268.02/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,528	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	249.33/cwt	239.00–252.50	1,808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	267.19/cwt	260.00–276.50	1,381	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	262.10/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,801	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	336.48/cwt	334.00–341.00	1,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	335.97/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	633	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	294.92/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,554	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	245.95/cwt	240.50–255.50	1,535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	242.20/cwt	229.00–243.75	1,589	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	276.33/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,202	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	308.78/cwt	306.00–313.00	1,152	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	317.22/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,383	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 →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Mon Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,679Last week 1,397Year ago 2,644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 223Year ago 366

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 81Year ago 22

* Correction to slaughter cow prices. *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	370	326.00	326.00
10	400–450	419	271.00–285.00	279.36
7	450–500	484	292.00–293.00	292.57
22	500–550	519	279.00–286.00	281.12
10	550–600	567	250.00–261.00	257.07
18	600–650	639	276.00	276.00
5	650–700	681	234.00–236.00	235.21
2	800–850	833	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	297.00	297.00
2	450–500	490	277.00	277.00
10	500–550	520	250.00–266.00	262.48
1	550–600	580	229.00	229.00
1	650–700	695	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	335.00–339.00	335.97
9	350–400	377	334.00–341.00	336.48
12	400–450	409	325.00–342.00	334.46
38	450–500	470	296.00–318.00	307.23
24	500–550	527	290.00–305.00	294.92
84	550–600	584	280.00–297.00	284.06
24	600–650	623	270.00–280.00	278.07
94	650–700	687	254.00–270.00	262.10
9	700–750	725	239.00–252.50	249.33
1	750–800	775	232.00	232.00
25	800–850	827	227.50–234.00	229.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	373.00	373.00
4	400–450	423	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	307.00	307.00
4	450–500	499	265.00	265.00
4	500–550	523	244.00–250.00	246.99
4	550–600	554	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	840.00	840.00
2	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
10	400–450	436	314.00–322.00	317.22
4	450–500	498	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	605	251.00	251.00
3	650–700	652	237.50	237.50
2	700–750	738	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	430	262.00	262.00
3	550–600	590	243.50–254.00	247.03
3	600–650	647	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	272.50–275.00	273.81
2	300–350	348	268.00	268.00
9	350–400	367	271.00	271.00
10	400–450	421	262.00–266.00	263.45
6	500–550	535	253.00–269.00	259.00
32	550–600	588	249.00–253.50	251.84
5	650–700	678	224.00–227.00	225.83
9	750–800	754	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	200	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
12	350–400	373	306.00–313.00	308.78
45	400–450	435	271.00–290.00	276.33
19	450–500	490	263.00–275.00	267.72
42	500–550	517	260.00–276.50	267.19
18	550–600	570	264.00–273.00	268.02
11	600–650	624	240.50–255.50	245.95
45	650–700	656	229.00–243.75	242.20
2	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
2	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	945	195.00	195.00
2	950–1000	990	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	264.00	264.00
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	420	238.00–250.00	245.03
4	500–550	525	236.00	236.00
2	550–600	578	243.00–246.00	244.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	389.00	389.00
4	400–450	428	302.00–337.00	320.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	267.00	267.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,147	1,525.00–2,575.00	1,969.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,950.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,756.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,335	1,425.00–2,325.00	2,006.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	153.00–162.00	157.30
1	—	1,090	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,198	141.00	141.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,733	158.00–169.00	164.07
7	—	1,396	130.00–153.00	142.70
7	—	1,869	172.00–181.00	177.02
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	95.00–102.00	98.41
1	—	935	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,056	127.00–133.00	129.69
9	—	1,075	115.00–125.00	119.17
5	—	1,032	134.00–136.00	135.01
2	—	1,005	104.00–110.00	107.01
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	126.00–127.00	126.39
4	—	915	128.00–132.00	130.05
2	—	928	146.00–154.00	149.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	114.00–118.00	115.95
7	—	926	119.00–125.00	122.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	145.00–150.00	148.04
2	—	1,585	134.00–135.00	134.57
7	—	1,479	136.00–143.00	138.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,122	129.00–132.00	130.30
2	—	1,165	154.00–156.00	155.07
16	—	1,247	136.00–144.00	138.70

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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