Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Demand was good after last week's winter weather closed auctions. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.36/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −108.10 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.

Average price

$362.36

61 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.20

vs OK average

+14.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	362.36	1,984	61

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale61 hd

362.36

—

OK average2 barns · 65 hd

358.16

+4.20

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+14.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.45

−108.10

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	1,605	153.50	2,464	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	143.14	1,757	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	116.16	1,227	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,488	136.65	2,033	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,375	131.00	1,801	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,563	$2,681	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,475	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,066	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	—	—	1,890	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,005	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,954	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	136.65/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,033	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	125.63/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,354	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	136.35/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,663	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	153.33/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,752	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,563	2,680.80/head	2,675.00–2,700.00	2,681	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	315.35/cwt	308.50–331.00	1,659	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	285.17/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,762	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	396.15/cwt	379.00–400.00	1,276	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,161	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	345.62/cwt	344.00–348.50	2,025	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	683	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,708	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,065.63/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,066	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	442.65/cwt	421.00–463.00	1,669	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	437.17/cwt	427.00–450.00	1,425	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	384.95/cwt	381.00–387.00	1,405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	273.57/cwt	269.00–274.50	2,104	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	313.91/cwt	286.00–329.00	1,626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	352.82/cwt	349.50–361.00	1,637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	362.24/cwt	353.00–365.50	1,579	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	388.15/cwt	373.00–411.00	1,615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	721	240.50/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,820	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	323.25/cwt	318.00–336.50	2,036	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	365.31/cwt	361.00–370.00	1,695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	376.56/cwt	363.00–394.50	1,939	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	293.56/cwt	280.00–294.75	2,075	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	110.47/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,152	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	985	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,221	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	330.37/cwt	323.00–338.00	1,592	4

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

Mon Feb 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 990Last week 1,109Year ago 3,192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 96Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 64Year ago 168

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,320	148.00	148.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	133.00–140.00	136.65
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	131.00	131.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	123.00–129.00	125.63
5	—	1,043	100.00–113.00	110.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,220	130.00–142.00	136.35
4	—	1,239	150.00–156.00	153.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	332.00	332.00
6	550–600	586	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	304	431.00	431.00
6	500–550	518	286.00–329.00	313.91
4	550–600	599	300.00	300.00
6	650–700	666	270.00	270.00
4	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	322	379.00–400.00	396.15
6	350–400	365	381.00–387.00	384.95
35	400–450	436	353.00–365.50	362.24
7	450–500	464	349.50–361.00	352.82
41	500–550	526	308.50–331.00	315.35
3	550–600	583	281.00	281.00
17	600–650	618	285.00–286.00	285.17
4	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
52	700–750	715	254.50	254.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	632	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	683	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	721	237.00–244.00	240.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	295	334.00	334.00
7	350–400	394	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	403	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	482	323.00–338.00	330.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	326	427.00–450.00	437.17
14	350–400	377	421.00–463.00	442.65
8	400–450	416	373.00–411.00	388.15
9	450–500	464	361.00–370.00	365.31
33	500–550	515	363.00–394.50	376.56
28	550–600	586	344.00–348.50	345.62
39	600–650	630	318.00–336.50	323.25
10	650–700	663	309.50	309.50
51	700–750	707	280.00–294.75	293.56
23	750–800	769	269.00–274.50	273.57
25	800–850	820	263.50	263.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,563	2,675.00–2,700.00	2,680.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,450	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,065.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,200	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,950.00	2,950.00

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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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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