Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to previous sale two weeks ago due to holiday: Feeder Steers are 6.00-12.00 lower. Feeder Heifers are holding steady. Receipts are higher. Demand is good, seeing new faces today. Slaughter Cows and bulls not reported.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.80/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −198.65 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.

Average price

$271.80

153 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$39.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.59

vs OK average

+3.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	287.84	1,596	51
Medium and Large 1-2	570	264.41	1,506	98
Medium and Large 2	524	248.50	1,301	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.34/cwt here — about $295 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 sale153 hd

271.80

—

OK average6 barns · 1,053 hd

282.40

−10.59

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

+3.60

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.45

−198.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

67 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	650–700	666	230.45/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	186.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	250.57/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,596	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	242.96/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	262.46/cwt	253.00–268.00	1,265	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	304.95/cwt	275.00–314.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	262.98/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,415	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	243.05/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	259.19/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,254	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	704	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	251.79/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	339.79/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	281.23/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,063	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	404	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,337	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	271.52/cwt	254.00–277.00	1,727	99
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	199.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,548	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	289.80/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,669	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	260.74/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	244.87/cwt	238.00–249.50	1,528	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	300.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,471	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	249.60/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,705	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	236.60/cwt	231.00–238.50	1,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	241.68/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,740	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	319.38/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,351	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	275.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,299	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	274.83/cwt	254.00–291.00	1,168	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	342.03/cwt	332.00–349.00	1,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	278.29/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,202	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	264.55/cwt	252.00–290.00	1,392	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	285.04/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,494	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	243.21/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	252.68/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,468	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	275.95/cwt	270.50–284.50	1,325	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	248.08/cwt	242.00–251.50	1,439	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	264.44/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,108	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	279.98/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,187	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	236.91/cwt	234.50–239.00	1,803	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	264.65/cwt	244.00–276.50	1,522	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	251.24/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,329	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,545	2

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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Receipts 3,732Last week 1,679Year ago 4,228

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	396	324.00	324.00
15	400–450	424	276.00–285.00	279.98
51	450–500	480	270.50–284.50	275.95
14	500–550	538	261.00–268.00	262.98
84	550–600	575	244.00–276.50	264.65
58	600–650	637	245.00–264.00	250.57
11	650–700	666	226.00–242.00	230.45
32	750–800	761	234.50–239.00	236.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	446	257.00	257.00
12	450–500	484	254.00–268.00	259.19
3	500–550	503	258.00	258.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
5	600–650	629	241.00–249.00	242.96
1	650–700	695	226.00	226.00
4	700–750	704	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	404	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	345	338.00	338.00
5	350–400	361	332.00–349.00	342.03
15	400–450	423	319.00–320.00	319.38
34	450–500	489	290.00–310.00	300.77
21	500–550	524	278.00–290.00	285.04
30	550–600	576	279.00–296.00	289.80
99	600–650	636	254.00–277.00	271.52
11	650–700	683	247.50–255.00	249.60
27	700–750	720	237.50–250.00	241.68
4	750–800	760	231.00–238.50	236.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	241.00	241.00
3	450–500	497	221.00	221.00
3	500–550	527	236.00–248.00	243.05
5	550–600	586	213.00	213.00
4	750–800	756	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	840	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	245	312.00	312.00
9	300–350	319	275.00–314.00	304.95
22	400–450	419	260.00–268.00	264.44
64	450–500	482	253.00–268.00	262.46
28	500–550	529	246.00–257.00	251.24
31	550–600	580	242.00–251.50	248.08
2	600–650	633	244.00	244.00
8	650–700	685	235.00–236.00	235.50
14	700–750	741	224.50	224.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	335	331.00–350.00	339.79
37	350–400	378	276.00–290.00	281.23
16	400–450	432	272.00–282.00	278.29
19	450–500	471	270.00–280.00	275.86
49	500–550	526	252.00–290.00	264.55
53	550–600	581	245.00–264.00	252.68
46	600–650	624	238.00–249.50	244.87
2	650–700	690	239.00	239.00
6	700–750	713	235.00–268.00	251.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	528	301.00	301.00
4	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	276.00	276.00
1	550–600	595	211.00	211.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	780	180.00–190.00	186.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	254.00–291.00	274.83
2	450–500	478	240.00–242.00	241.03
3	500–550	528	255.00–273.00	260.74
5	550–600	577	242.00–245.00	243.21
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
10	750–800	778	190.00–200.00	199.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	294.00	294.00
2	500–550	543	250.00	250.00

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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