Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Demand good with average to attractive quality. Slaughter cows 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.72/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −167.73 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.

Average price

$302.72

127 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$54.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.27

vs OK average

−23.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	314.91	1,753	75
Medium and Large 1-2	540	298.17	1,611	34
Medium and Large 2	557	260.51	1,452	18thin

One grade step is worth $54.40/cwt here — about $301 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 sale127 hd

302.72

—

OK average6 barns · 1,798 hd

320.99

−18.27

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−23.91

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.45

−167.73

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	—	High	1,575	137.33	2,163	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	133.06	2,009	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,178	117.07	1,379	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	905	37.75	342	2thin

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)	1,076	$1,928	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1Fancy	500–550	517	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	673	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	240.58/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,857	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	253.34/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,472	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	273.59/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,319	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	305.48/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	404	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	270.32/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,319	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	245.50/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	277.99/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,412	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	234.80/cwt	234.50–240.00	1,977	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	299.49/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,863	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	284.76/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	264.62/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,776	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	352.27/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,737	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	297.34/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,710	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	337.38/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	371.00/cwt	359.00–379.00	1,580	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	275.21/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	334.83/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,748	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	333.90/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,312	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	269.19/cwt	255.00–270.35	1,941	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	269.47/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,423	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	315.58/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,190	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	348.14/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,462	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	291.09/cwt	257.50–318.00	1,278	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	245.74/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,563	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	322.97/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	511	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	294.43/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,587	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	302.60/cwt	298.00–311.00	1,446	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	491	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,433	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,303	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	287.47/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,535	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	287	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	119.62/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,749	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	145.75/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,606	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	110.65/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,330	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	970	111.92/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	120.26/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,474	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	137.89/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,146	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	929	102.85/cwt	100.00–106.00	955	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	156.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,332	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	938	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	844	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	147.41/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,577	10
Bulls	—	—	1,617	140.58/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,273	7
Bulls	—	—	1,508	121.58/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,833	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,240	102.42/cwt	92.00–113.00	1,270	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,192	135.13/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,611	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	192.22/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,624	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	1,927.55/head	1,475.00–2,625.00	1,928	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,764	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	316.01/cwt	311.00–321.00	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	334.00/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,847	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	252.33/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,476	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	251.77/cwt	246.00–257.50	1,342	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	747	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,666	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	268.56/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	287.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,244	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	261.30/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,476	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	284.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	260.08/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,675	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	348.72/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,123	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	309.69/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,161	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	310.55/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,286	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	290.58/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,389	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,864	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	548	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	336.24/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	291.10/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,525	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,031	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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,550Last week 4,098Year ago 2,916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 324Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 80Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 higher. Demand good with average to attractive quality. Slaughter cows 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	375	409.00	409.00
3	400–450	408	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	468	387.00	387.00
3	500–550	517	354.00	354.00
12	550–600	553	332.00–340.00	334.00
2	600–650	610	316.00	316.00
2	650–700	673	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	185	890.00	890.00
4	200–250	246	417.00	417.00
1	200–250	205	985.00	985.00
2	250–300	285	395.00	395.00
7	300–350	314	334.00–345.00	337.38
5	350–400	387	348.00	348.00
28	400–450	426	359.00–379.00	371.00
56	450–500	493	350.00–368.00	352.27
17	500–550	522	330.00–348.00	334.83
39	550–600	575	290.00–309.00	297.34
142	600–650	622	290.00–309.00	299.49
14	650–700	671	260.00–275.00	264.62
137	700–750	721	255.00–270.35	269.19
26	750–800	772	231.00–251.00	240.58
36	800–850	842	234.50–240.00	234.80
2	900–950	933	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	377	309.00–329.00	315.58
15	400–450	439	257.50–318.00	291.09
15	450–500	478	298.00–311.00	302.60
8	500–550	528	264.00–275.00	269.47
10	550–600	581	240.00–259.00	253.34
11	600–650	636	245.00–249.00	245.74
1	650–700	680	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	404	287.00	287.00
17	450–500	482	266.00–285.00	273.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	300.00	300.00
13	350–400	393	325.00–360.00	333.90
24	400–450	420	342.00–355.00	348.14
9	450–500	488	320.00–325.00	322.97
18	500–550	539	292.00–300.00	294.43
8	550–600	572	284.00–285.00	284.76
7	600–650	622	270.00–279.00	275.21
2	650–700	675	253.00	253.00
8	700–750	703	245.00	245.00
3	750–800	762	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	387.50	387.50
4	550–600	568	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	345.00	345.00
8	500–550	511	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	433	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	304.00–307.00	305.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	760.00	760.00
2	300–350	310	257.00	257.00
6	400–450	409	267.00–276.00	268.56
3	450–500	463	245.00	245.00
15	500–550	533	246.00–257.50	251.77
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	280.00–290.00	284.06
16	400–450	433	280.00–290.00	287.30
19	450–500	488	258.00–276.00	270.32
20	500–550	508	269.00–279.00	277.99
36	550–600	585	240.00–257.00	252.33
4	600–650	608	245.00–246.00	245.50
3	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
5	800–850	811	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	790.00	790.00
24	250–300	265	282.00	282.00
11	300–350	322	345.00–351.00	348.72
14	350–400	375	300.00–318.00	309.69
21	400–450	414	309.00–315.00	310.55
37	450–500	478	280.00–299.00	290.58
116	500–550	524	275.00–294.00	291.10
28	550–600	565	250.00–270.00	261.30
204	600–650	644	253.00–261.00	260.08
17	650–700	676	246.50	246.50
1	700–750	700	218.00	218.00
37	750–800	767	243.00	243.00
3	850–900	862	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	377.50	377.50
5	350–400	378	334.00–340.00	336.24
5	400–450	411	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	454	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	548	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	620	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	538	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	648	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	682	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	361	361.00	361.00
2	400–450	443	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	458	333.00	333.00
6	500–550	524	311.00–321.00	316.01
7	550–600	568	280.00–298.00	287.47
1	600–650	605	289.00	289.00
10	650–700	651	271.00	271.00
1	850–900	850	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	28.00	28.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,462	110.00–122.00	119.62
7	—	1,556	135.00–144.00	137.89
2	—	1,490	155.00–158.00	156.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	98.00	98.00
7	—	1,102	142.00–152.00	145.75
27	—	1,202	100.00–115.00	110.65
44	—	1,226	116.00–133.00	120.26
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	109.00–115.00	111.92
4	—	929	100.00–106.00	102.85
3	—	938	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	47.50	47.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,748	145.00–151.00	147.41
7	—	1,617	134.00–144.00	140.58
3	—	1,508	110.00–130.00	121.58
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	92.00–113.00	102.42
3	—	1,192	132.00–140.00	135.13

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	845	190.00–195.00	192.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,076	1,475.00–2,625.00	1,927.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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