Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.46/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.28 against this barn's trailing median of $407.74.

Average price

$314.46

180 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$36.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

vs OK average

−0.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	318.30	1,777	161
Medium and Large 1-2	551	281.88	1,554	19thin

One grade step is worth $36.42/cwt here — about $223 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.90, low $351.78, median $407.74 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 sale180 hd

314.46

—

OK average6 barns · 1,034 hd

310.58

+3.88

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−0.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

407.74

−93.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	438.18/cwt	429.00–447.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	337.84/cwt	332.00–355.00	2,044	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	285.77/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,612	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	384.49/cwt	373.00–400.00	1,834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	352.97/cwt	342.00–361.00	1,662	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	360.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,347	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	348.68/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	334.80/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,627	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	412.29/cwt	399.00–432.50	1,509	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	291.00/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	413.69/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	421.60/cwt	391.00–435.00	1,800	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	369.50/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,748	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	546	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,966	4
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	347	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	711	3
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	455	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	489.52/cwt	482.50–500.00	1,611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	393.66/cwt	385.00–419.00	2,082	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	2,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	471.22/cwt	451.00–500.00	1,734	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	407.85/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,354	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	287.54/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,909	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	392.03/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,474	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	332.12/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,245	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	365.99/cwt	347.00–391.00	1,570	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	418.31/cwt	399.00–443.00	2,029	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	378.82/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,186	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	336.89/cwt	300.00–359.00	1,947	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	454.71/cwt	441.00–482.50	1,978	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	442.37/cwt	420.00–459.00	1,637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	233.06/cwt	220.00–253.00	2,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	310.67/cwt	290.00–329.50	1,789	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	519.13/cwt	500.00–532.50	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	721	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	361.05/cwt	349.00–383.00	1,874	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	333.43/cwt	319.00–347.00	1,744	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	337.02/cwt	331.00–339.00	2,127	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	305.28/cwt	294.00–311.50	1,902	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	301.28/cwt	298.50–307.50	2,199	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,086	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,581	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

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

Receipts 2,200Last week 1,756Year ago 1,766

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	429.00–447.00	438.18
11	350–400	370	420.00–459.00	442.37
25	400–450	427	391.00–435.00	421.60
22	450–500	473	350.00–389.00	369.50
16	500–550	519	349.00–383.00	361.05
24	550–600	578	300.00–359.00	336.89
8	600–650	631	331.00–339.00	337.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	417.50	417.50
4	400–450	425	372.00	372.00
3	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	653	300.00	300.00
6	900–950	923	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	500.00–532.50	519.13
9	300–350	329	482.50–500.00	489.52
18	350–400	368	451.00–500.00	471.22
45	400–450	435	441.00–482.50	454.71
21	450–500	485	399.00–443.00	418.31
44	500–550	529	385.00–419.00	393.66
57	550–600	577	370.00–390.00	378.82
70	600–650	605	332.00–355.00	337.84
24	650–700	676	329.00–340.00	332.12
29	700–750	730	298.50–307.50	301.28
7	750–800	785	288.50	288.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
10	350–400	366	399.00–432.50	412.29
16	450–500	477	373.00–400.00	384.49
3	500–550	542	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	575	357.00	357.00
3	600–650	600	309.00	309.00
6	650–700	677	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	546	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	374	350.00–370.00	360.05
5	400–450	428	340.00–362.50	348.68
13	450–500	486	329.00–340.00	334.80
5	500–550	516	271.00	271.00
14	550–600	564	284.00–290.00	285.77
6	600–650	618	285.00–297.00	291.00
2	650–700	650	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	402.50–425.00	413.69
12	300–350	332	390.00–445.00	407.85
29	350–400	376	375.00–430.00	392.03
50	400–450	429	347.00–391.00	365.99
35	450–500	471	342.00–361.00	352.97
54	500–550	523	319.00–347.00	333.43
107	550–600	576	290.00–329.50	310.67
45	600–650	623	294.00–311.50	305.28
17	650–700	664	280.00–302.00	287.54
4	700–750	734	255.00	255.00
4	750–800	753	251.00	251.00
5	850–900	864	220.00–253.00	233.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	721	231.00	231.00

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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