Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers holding steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 7.00-10.00 lower, however lighter weight heifer calves selling at a premium. Demand good, with average to attractive offerings. Several fancy drafts from a few different ranches. Slaughter cows 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.77/cwt on 520 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −158.68 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.

Average price

$311.77

520 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$50.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.37

vs OK average

−12.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	318.14	1,793	426
Medium and Large 1-2	548	286.13	1,567	78
Medium and Large 2	561	267.19	1,500	16thin

One grade step is worth $50.95/cwt here — about $293 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 sale520 hd

311.77

—

OK average6 barns · 2,292 hd

324.14

−12.37

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−12.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.45

−158.68

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	1,536	137.95	2,119	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	121.74	1,904	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	111.13	1,269	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	796	66.66	531	8thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	916	$1,431	13
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,375	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,141	$2,248	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	884	$1,544	4thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	323.68/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	274.32/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,476	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,221	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	296.32/cwt	280.00–299.50	1,502	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	949	1,567.19/head	1,075.00–1,850.00	1,567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	308.92/cwt	307.00–313.00	1,325	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	301.14/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,455	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	304.80/cwt	294.50–314.00	1,612	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	340.08/cwt	336.00–352.50	1,251	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	690	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,141	2,248.47/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	245.33/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,430	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	299.80/cwt	297.50–309.00	1,157	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	243.95/cwt	236.00–246.75	1,620	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	249.61/cwt	221.00–259.50	1,575	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,296	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	916	1,431.01/head	1,120.00–1,900.00	1,431	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	319.56/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	381.81/cwt	377.50–397.50	1,470	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	344.59/cwt	333.00–349.50	1,651	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	306.02/cwt	294.00–315.00	1,301	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	263.97/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,489	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	501	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	476	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,733	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	531	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	298.62/cwt	298.00–303.00	1,562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	283.46/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	288.97/cwt	284.50–295.00	1,413	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	284.74/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,341	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	260.61/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	274.01/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,729	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	267.80/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,510	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	223.64/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	282.42/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	332.05/cwt	329.50–336.00	1,282	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	213.00/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	266.63/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,112	17
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,165	129.73/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,511	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,055	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,150	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,026	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	121.93/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,944	6
Bulls	—	—	1,453	122.06/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,774	5
Bulls	—	—	1,948	152.89/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,978	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	94.55/cwt	94.00–96.00	792	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	116.06/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,729	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	113.22/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,295	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	962	97.88/cwt	96.00–102.00	942	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	107.35/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,211	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	913	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	122.92/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,593	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	754	38.76/cwt	35.00–50.00	292	4
Bulls	—	—	1,619	140.79/cwt	133.00–146.00	2,279	13
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,135	149.43/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,216	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	709	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,241	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	262.24/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,487	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	245.48/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	394	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	652	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,767	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	332	376.21/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	474	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	437	324.87/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,420	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,553	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	478	369.34/cwt	360.00–379.00	1,765	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	659	283.18/cwt	279.75–288.00	1,866	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	561	276.64/cwt	274.00–284.50	1,552	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	228.17/cwt	227.50–228.50	1,771	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	250.95/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	290.74/cwt	283.00–301.00	1,774	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	302.98/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,433	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	330.34/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,090	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	583	322.39/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,880	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	327.21/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,705	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	264.70/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,787	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	248.79/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,896	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	272.72/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,675	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	378.67/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	307.36/cwt	296.00–314.50	1,795	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	350.28/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,359	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	2000–2050	2,032	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	352.98/cwt	352.00–359.00	1,821	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	260.94/cwt	256.00–261.75	1,897	101
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	275.49/cwt	273.50–280.00	1,548	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	365.43/cwt	363.50–372.00	1,231	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	369.18/cwt	366.00–372.00	1,562	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	612	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,695	3

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 4,098Last week 2,715Year ago 3,467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 283Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 70Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	475	320.00–326.00	323.68
4	500–550	531	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	256.00	256.00
19	350–400	386	329.50–336.00	332.05
11	400–450	429	307.00–313.00	308.92
21	450–500	483	297.50–315.00	301.14
33	500–550	529	294.50–314.00	304.80
41	550–600	564	262.50–288.00	267.80
36	600–650	631	260.00–280.00	274.01
2	650–700	653	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	395.00	395.00
13	350–400	385	377.50–397.50	381.81
22	450–500	476	364.00	364.00
11	500–550	501	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	337	363.50–372.00	365.43
13	350–400	388	340.00–360.00	350.28
26	400–450	423	366.00–372.00	369.18
58	450–500	479	333.00–349.50	344.59
99	500–550	521	320.00–338.00	327.21
213	550–600	584	296.00–314.50	307.36
109	600–650	610	283.00–301.00	290.74
99	650–700	675	250.00–268.00	264.70
101	700–750	727	256.00–261.75	260.94
7	750–800	762	244.00–254.00	248.79
2	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
3	850–900	893	220.00	220.00
2	1100–1150	1,140	220.00	220.00
1	1300–1350	1,320	150.00	150.00
1	2000–2050	2,032	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	298.00	298.00
13	450–500	471	271.00–289.00	284.74
2	500–550	533	279.00–286.00	282.42
13	550–600	567	250.00–270.00	262.24
6	600–650	623	250.00–270.00	260.61
2	650–700	680	244.00–247.00	245.48
4	700–750	733	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	416.00	416.00
8	350–400	394	429.00	429.00
3	400–450	400	372.00–382.00	378.67
31	450–500	478	360.00–379.00	369.34
21	500–550	516	352.00–359.00	352.98
82	550–600	583	322.00–326.00	322.39
24	650–700	659	279.75–288.00	283.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	386	297.50–309.00	299.80
15	400–450	421	290.00	290.00
32	450–500	489	284.50–295.00	288.97
98	500–550	538	257.00–277.00	274.32
9	550–600	583	245.00–246.00	245.33
11	650–700	692	220.00–226.00	223.64
4	700–750	745	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	449.00	449.00
8	300–350	330	325.00–344.00	330.34
23	350–400	368	336.00–352.50	340.08
55	400–450	425	294.00–315.00	306.02
129	450–500	473	297.00–317.00	302.98
50	500–550	507	280.00–299.50	296.32
87	550–600	564	255.00–269.00	263.97
124	600–650	631	221.00–259.50	249.61
24	650–700	664	236.00–246.75	243.95
10	700–750	715	230.50	230.50
15	750–800	776	227.50–228.50	228.17
1	800–850	835	201.00	201.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	417	257.00–275.00	266.63
3	450–500	462	280.00–290.00	283.46
17	550–600	571	213.00	213.00
2	650–700	695	210.00–216.00	213.00
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	790	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	709	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	350.00–410.00	376.21
43	400–450	437	324.00–325.00	324.87
6	450–500	474	321.00	321.00
40	500–550	506	307.00	307.00
36	550–600	561	274.00–284.50	276.64
3	600–650	612	277.00	277.00
45	650–700	652	271.00	271.00
13	700–750	702	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
8	450–500	484	305.00–325.00	319.56
8	500–550	523	298.00–303.00	298.62
17	550–600	562	273.50–280.00	275.49
20	600–650	614	261.00–277.00	272.72
7	650–700	674	247.00–254.00	250.95
2	700–750	715	246.00	246.00
1	900–950	930	210.00	210.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	693	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	260.00	260.00
3	850–900	863	170.00	170.00

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	3	—	949	1,075.00–1,850.00	1,567.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,141	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,248.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,009	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	916	1,120.00–1,900.00	1,431.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,165	125.00–133.00	129.73
1	—	1,055	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,135	144.00–155.00	149.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	117.00–128.00	122.06
6	—	1,948	148.00–158.00	152.89
13	—	1,619	133.00–146.00	140.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	132.00	132.00
6	—	1,594	117.00–127.00	121.93
2	—	1,490	113.00–119.00	116.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	94.00–96.00	94.55
4	—	754	35.00–50.00	38.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,144	110.00–117.00	113.22
1	—	1,080	86.00	86.00
18	—	1,128	100.00–109.50	107.35
15	—	1,296	118.00–128.00	122.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	962	96.00–102.00	97.88
2	—	895	85.00	85.00
1	—	845	108.00	108.00

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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