Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale on 12/16/2024: Receipts of feeder steers or heifers down coming back from the holidays. No test comparison. However, higher undertones noted with more attractive cattle bringing a premium, with moderate demand. Slaughter cows down 4.00. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.88/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −148.58 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.

Average price

$321.88

150 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$68.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs OK average

−20.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	341.44	1,853	101
Medium and Large 1-2	546	317.07	1,732	10thin
Medium and Large 2	559	272.45	1,522	39

One grade step is worth $68.99/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale150 hd

321.88

—

OK average1 barns · 150 hd

321.88

−0.00

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−20.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.45

−148.58

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	139.94	2,204	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	126.74	1,942	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	115.64	1,426	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	112.00	1,165	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$1,774	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,935	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	750–800	759	256.22/cwt	254.25–267.00	1,945	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	353.56/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,333	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	416.25/cwt	407.50–418.00	1,536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	296.92/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,401	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	345.98/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,491	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	289.61/cwt	285.50–300.00	1,897	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,174	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	291.91/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	343.77/cwt	336.00–357.50	1,839	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	326.20/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,249	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	382.78/cwt	367.00–387.00	1,619	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	317.58/cwt	300.00–318.50	1,921	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	330.04/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,871	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	262.51/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	301.08/cwt	297.50–308.00	1,873	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	318.82/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	346.61/cwt	335.00–353.50	1,629	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	256.57/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	279.43/cwt	274.75–288.00	2,051	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	243.62/cwt	242.00–246.50	1,917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	324.14/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	286.33/cwt	273.00–289.50	1,669	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.23/cwt	214.00–307.00	1,301	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	995	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,214	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	103.74/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,231	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	125.39/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,596	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,297	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	121.08/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,844	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	970	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,009	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	141.83/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,207	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	940	116.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,095	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	115.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,472	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	913	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	157.03/cwt	155.00–161.00	3,211	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	120.92/cwt	108.00–131.00	1,771	3
Bulls	—	—	1,627	144.63/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,353	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	129.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,510	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,240	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	1,773.55/head	1,450.00–1,975.00	1,774	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	1,935.09/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	306.76/cwt	298.00–308.50	1,580	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	266.95/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,628	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	257.38/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,099	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,470	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	366	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	283.45/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,525	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	211.78/cwt	208.00–214.50	1,569	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	265.78/cwt	259.00–271.00	1,672	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	270.97/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,550	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	296.63/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,448	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	227.33/cwt	218.00–236.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	297.44/cwt	260.00–301.00	1,291	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	234.73/cwt	231.00–239.50	1,545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,991	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	268	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	753	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,052	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	356.73/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,327	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	264.23/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,385	5

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,678Last week 2,550Year ago 3,675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 227Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	339	445.00	445.00
15	350–400	377	340.00–361.00	353.56
53	400–450	423	367.00–387.00	382.78
91	450–500	470	335.00–353.50	346.61
65	500–550	535	336.00–357.50	343.77
29	550–600	567	319.00–335.00	330.04
51	600–650	605	300.00–318.50	317.58
37	650–700	655	285.50–300.00	289.61
76	700–750	734	274.75–288.00	279.43
26	750–800	759	254.25–267.00	256.22
11	850–900	875	248.50	248.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	441.00	441.00
6	350–400	369	407.50–418.00	416.25
2	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	515	367.00	367.00
42	600–650	608	327.50	327.50
15	750–800	753	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	391	286.00–298.00	291.91
2	400–450	443	319.00	319.00
7	450–500	472	295.00–302.00	296.92
15	500–550	520	214.00–307.00	250.23
24	550–600	583	273.00–289.50	286.33
4	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	683	261.00–264.00	262.51
1	700–750	730	245.50	245.50
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	429.00	429.00
2	350–400	358	390.00	390.00
24	400–450	431	340.00–358.00	345.98
7	450–500	468	317.00–330.00	324.14
7	500–550	533	310.00–326.00	318.82
3	550–600	577	313.00	313.00
29	600–650	622	297.50–308.00	301.08
2	650–700	663	267.00	267.00
7	700–750	739	254.00–260.00	256.57
11	750–800	787	242.00–246.50	243.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	270.00	270.00
15	350–400	383	320.00–329.00	326.20
28	500–550	538	277.00–295.00	283.45
54	600–650	610	250.00–268.00	266.95
9	650–700	658	231.00–239.50	234.73
18	700–750	741	208.00–214.50	211.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	397.00	397.00
3	400–450	412	325.00	325.00
39	450–500	458	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	336.00	336.00
27	350–400	372	340.00–360.00	356.73
11	400–450	434	260.00–301.00	297.44
57	450–500	488	288.00–303.00	296.63
62	500–550	515	298.00–308.50	306.76
47	550–600	572	255.00–274.00	270.97
50	600–650	629	259.00–271.00	265.78
3	650–700	662	256.00–260.00	257.38
3	700–750	717	218.00–236.00	227.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	524	255.00–268.00	264.23
2	600–650	648	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	658	200.00–205.00	202.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	329.00	329.00
2	550–600	595	298.00	298.00
1	600–650	625	288.00	288.00
2	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	122.00	122.00
1	—	970	104.00	104.00
2	—	940	114.00–119.00	116.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,187	100.00–109.00	103.74
14	—	1,273	122.00–130.00	125.39
30	—	1,269	110.00–120.00	115.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,523	120.00–123.00	121.08
6	—	1,556	135.00–144.00	141.83
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	108.00	108.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,045	155.00–161.00	157.03
3	—	1,465	108.00–131.00	120.92
9	—	1,627	138.00–153.00	144.63
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	125.00–135.00	129.10
1	—	1,240	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	998	1,450.00–1,975.00	1,773.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,935.09

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle