Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.49/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −87.25 against this barn's trailing median of $407.74.

Average price

$320.49

128 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$4.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs OK average

−1.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	322.15	1,798	84
Medium and Large 1-2	519	317.33	1,647	44

One grade step is worth $4.82/cwt here — about $151 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 sale128 hd

320.49

—

OK average6 barns · 736 hd

319.97

+0.52

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−1.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

407.74

−87.25

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

52 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 1-2	650–700	660	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	343.75/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,973	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	383.77/cwt	379.00–393.00	1,443	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	265.55/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	331.86/cwt	329.00–344.00	1,613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	320.96/cwt	319.00–331.00	1,647	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	308.75/cwt	303.00–313.00	2,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	364.11/cwt	349.00–374.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	858	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	783	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,224	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	464	334.51/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	377.81/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,583	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	389.71/cwt	389.50–391.00	1,902	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	331.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,728	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	383.89/cwt	368.00–413.00	2,234	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	437.20/cwt	401.00–445.00	1,889	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	360.49/cwt	351.00–383.00	1,705	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	349.40/cwt	334.00–357.00	1,408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	430.71/cwt	417.50–452.00	1,396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	299.82/cwt	297.00–302.00	2,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	409.20/cwt	380.00–428.50	2,181	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	409.04/cwt	376.00–439.00	1,554	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	378.27/cwt	363.00–400.00	1,604	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	497.04/cwt	467.00–510.00	1,322	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	481.34/cwt	467.00–487.00	1,507	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	394.89/cwt	380.00–419.00	1,876	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	443.65/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,659	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	295.82/cwt	288.00–299.00	2,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	324.10/cwt	317.00–328.00	2,207	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	384.66/cwt	351.00–390.00	1,808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	315.99/cwt	311.00–334.00	1,839	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	416.57/cwt	395.00–451.00	1,358	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	296.60/cwt	296.50–297.00	1,895	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	405.65/cwt	388.00–425.00	1,529	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	437.89/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,270	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,129	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 →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Mon Mar 24, 2025

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

Receipts 2,100Last week 2,200Year ago 1,795

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	403	334.00–357.00	349.40
3	500–550	527	358.00	358.00
2	650–700	660	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	417.50–452.00	430.71
29	350–400	380	376.00–439.00	409.04
7	450–500	470	351.00–390.00	384.66
5	500–550	508	349.00–374.00	364.11
3	550–600	563	368.00	368.00
7	650–700	679	303.00–313.00	308.75
2	700–750	743	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	457.50	457.50
6	350–400	392	416.00	416.00
14	450–500	488	389.50–391.00	389.71
24	550–600	574	330.00–345.00	343.75
5	650–700	688	309.50	309.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	401.00	401.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	783	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
5	250–300	266	467.00–510.00	497.04
19	300–350	313	467.00–487.00	481.34
26	350–400	374	440.00–452.00	443.65
46	400–450	432	401.00–445.00	437.20
36	450–500	475	380.00–419.00	394.89
82	500–550	533	380.00–428.50	409.20
40	550–600	582	368.00–413.00	383.89
12	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
11	650–700	681	317.00–328.00	324.10
7	700–750	724	297.00–302.00	299.82
7	750–800	755	288.00–299.00	295.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	376	379.00–393.00	383.77
16	400–450	419	350.00–389.00	377.81
6	450–500	486	329.00–344.00	331.86
40	500–550	513	319.00–331.00	320.96
4	550–600	578	281.00	281.00
2	600–650	623	288.00	288.00
7	650–700	682	261.00–269.00	265.55
5	700–750	712	256.50	256.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	321.00	321.00
9	650–700	687	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	858	234.50	234.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	464	325.00–340.00	334.51
4	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	290	415.00–445.00	437.89
38	300–350	326	395.00–451.00	416.57
30	350–400	377	388.00–425.00	405.65
52	400–450	424	363.00–400.00	378.27
42	450–500	473	351.00–383.00	360.49
33	500–550	521	320.00–340.00	331.66
51	550–600	582	311.00–334.00	315.99
30	600–650	639	296.50–297.00	296.60
2	650–700	653	289.00	289.00
7	700–750	721	261.00	261.00

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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