Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-11-18

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Nov 18
● Final153 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,780 head
1,324 vs last sale 2,456 2,091 vs year ago 1,689 · +123.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
3 vs last sale 315 59 vs year ago 377 · 15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
27 vs last sale 78 77 vs year ago 28 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-9.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Good demand with average to attractive quality with several fancy drafts from one ranch. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Nice weather over the weekend has brought in several receipts this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $296.84/cwt on 417 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 173.61 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.
Average price
$296.84
417 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$639
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$115.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.33
vs OK average
12.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555304.421,688336
Medium and Large 1-2548272.591,49358
Medium and Large 2530254.461,34819thin
Medium and Large 2-3550237.001,3042thin
Medium and Large 3555189.001,0492thin
One grade step is worth $115.42/cwt here — about $639 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale417 hd
296.84
OK average6 barns · 1,778 hd
295.51
+1.33
National average182 barns · 24,645 hd
309.26
−12.42
This barn, trailing median32 sales
470.45
−173.61
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
BullsAverage1,565143.272,24331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453117.291,70411
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,155109.561,266100
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88677.8569026
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,468106.001,5562thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,9003thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$1,65819
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,076$1,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,0462thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,7752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)714$8869

Every lot, as filed

153 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350314379.50/cwt379.50–379.501,19257
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450401323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,295131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650616240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4785
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900890128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1391
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300258825.00/head825.00–825.008252
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0252
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500474304.75/cwt304.75–304.751,445112
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500488274.00/cwt266.00–275.501,33737
HeifersMedium 1400–450400289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400366317.30/cwt310.00–325.001,16143
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300288317.00/cwt317.00–317.009132
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630248.13/cwt238.50–257.001,56337
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429286.41/cwt275.00–292.001,22932
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521269.79/cwt255.00–281.001,40675
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750733197.47/cwt185.00–201.001,4478
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323299.63/cwt294.00–305.009682
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900890166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285292.00/cwt292.00–292.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478265.24/cwt258.00–271.001,26848
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663231.32/cwt227.00–234.001,53413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400383295.33/cwt293.00–299.001,1319
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564269.80/cwt253.50–273.251,522163
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700693239.74/cwt229.00–240.501,66191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427294.61/cwt286.00–298.001,25827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650608248.91/cwt248.00–250.501,51311
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400372294.68/cwt294.00–295.001,0963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534243.48/cwt232.00–252.001,30026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330287.50/cwt287.50–287.509494
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423274.28/cwt268.00–281.001,1608
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650622230.99/cwt226.00–234.001,4373
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590239.42/cwt230.00–249.001,4132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565253.94/cwt245.00–261.001,43523
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260877.50/head875.00–880.008782
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250222809.17/head785.00–850.008093
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600583265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5453
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300250900.00/head900.00–900.009003
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750729228.18/cwt228.00–229.001,66311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500475286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,3593
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419307.49/cwt300.00–315.001,2888
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621243.87/cwt235.00–249.001,5147
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250216841.23/head810.00–870.008415
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500482283.55/cwt275.00–291.001,36721
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400390294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,1472
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3301
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1331,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0761,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0161,657.64/head1,060.00–2,125.001,65819
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1714886.49/head800.00–1,000.008869
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0752,046.16/head1,975.00–2,125.002,0462
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0151,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
BullsLight Weight1,193136.63/cwt135.00–139.001,6303
BullsLight Weight1,145150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7181
Bulls1,644142.24/cwt139.00–145.002,33812
Bulls1,670149.85/cwt147.00–155.002,50211
Bulls1,426131.55/cwt129.00–136.001,8764
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight74927.27/cwt20.00–41.002044
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92598.16/cwt93.00–108.009084
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,507117.41/cwt115.00–119.001,7695
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408111.06/cwt110.00–112.001,5643
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,400102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4281
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,535110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6891
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight73964.72/cwt55.00–70.004785
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06085.00/cwt85.00–85.009011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243123.71/cwt119.00–129.001,5389
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight926106.10/cwt100.00–113.0098212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249113.15/cwt108.00–118.001,41356
CowsLean 85-90%1,076107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1514
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3521
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600587266.06/cwt258.00–270.001,56228
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550545271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4772
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850803213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7102
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700653241.24/cwt233.00–244.001,5754
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800778204.36/cwt199.00–210.001,5904
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600557294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,6383
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350326391.54/cwt390.00–392.501,2768
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450428311.57/cwt300.00–323.001,3342
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500465341.27/cwt339.50–349.001,58721
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550515284.66/cwt281.00–288.001,4663
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550514313.36/cwt310.00–316.001,61149
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570260.35/cwt250.00–270.001,4842
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750713230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6402
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550535228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed500–550542265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4363
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400385335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2901
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477260.95/cwt250.00–270.001,2457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483298.95/cwt294.00–304.001,44419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563264.52/cwt252.50–274.001,48929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550531282.46/cwt275.50–286.001,50026
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,0692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700687234.20/cwt229.00–246.001,60915
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527247.15/cwt240.00–260.001,30214
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479313.42/cwt305.00–322.001,50147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350324333.47/cwt330.00–337.001,08010
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615235.75/cwt230.00–250.001,4508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800778210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6342
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450440278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2231
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800795193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5341
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438283.57/cwt270.00–286.001,24212
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400379312.11/cwt300.00–321.001,1835
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700667203.73/cwt190.00–210.001,3596
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450439321.13/cwt320.00–323.001,41017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381334.42/cwt325.00–339.001,27420
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8273
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350334356.25/cwt345.00–365.001,1904
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400352377.51/cwt370.00–380.001,3294
SteersMedium and Large 11300–13501,315140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650634253.97/cwt240.00–258.501,61061
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616273.88/cwt264.00–280.501,687107
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435342.77/cwt331.00–348.001,49121
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325650.00/head650.00–650.006501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300268900.00/head900.00–900.009004
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718238.52/cwt238.00–240.001,7134
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660255.92/cwt254.00–262.001,68946
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574277.75/cwt271.00–284.001,59432
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550535294.92/cwt289.00–305.501,57850
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550516322.72/cwt321.00–325.501,66518
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500480360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,728131
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600571307.64/cwt305.50–316.001,757184
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600550237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3042
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400376290.82/cwt290.00–292.001,0937
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800788225.02/cwt211.00–227.001,7738
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350320397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,27037
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750726260.25/cwt260.25–260.251,88994
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,539105
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400367402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4773
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy750–800753243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8303
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7932
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6974
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350340317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,0782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed650–700650249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6192
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500455293.14/cwt291.00–296.001,33437
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650–700652259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6895
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450415300.29/cwt296.00–304.001,24622
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513243.62/cwt235.00–252.501,2502
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477247.05/cwt241.00–252.001,17810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335229.00/cwt229.00–229.007672
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700668201.64/cwt200.00–207.001,3478
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600590225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92885.63/cwt75.00–91.007959
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight87590.11/cwt72.00–98.007887
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408123.33/cwt122.00–125.001,7363
CowsBoner 80-85%1,118102.89/cwt98.00–107.001,15013
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight78560.00/cwt60.00–60.004711

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.