Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and steer calves were steady. Feeder heifers and heifer calves were steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Compared to the 3/10/25 report: Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.99/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −97.75 against this barn's trailing median of $407.74.

Average price

$309.99

98 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$47.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.72

vs OK average

−11.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	335.72	1,779	44
Medium and Large 2	562	290.05	1,630	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	288.70	1,578	41

One grade step is worth $47.02/cwt here — about $201 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 sale98 hd

309.99

—

OK average6 barns · 786 hd

320.71

−10.72

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−11.39

This barn, trailing median32 sales

407.74

−97.75

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	1,581	161.40	2,552	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,259	164.52	2,072	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	155.97	1,849	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	887	131.99	1,171	5thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,473	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,185	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$2,156	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	450–500	481	412.50/cwt	385.00–431.00	1,984	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	299.97/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,566	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	370.13/cwt	344.00–396.00	1,558	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,308	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	271.66/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	442.99/cwt	431.00–448.00	1,267	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	345.66/cwt	313.00–378.00	1,991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	402.72/cwt	400.00–411.00	2,070	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	389.22/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	263.43/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	420.37/cwt	397.00–445.00	1,366	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	347.23/cwt	339.00–355.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	411.52/cwt	356.00–429.00	1,568	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	368.89/cwt	242.00–431.00	1,188	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	321.24/cwt	296.00–351.00	1,844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	355.63/cwt	306.00–380.00	1,462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	324.61/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	362.35/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,522	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	276.70/cwt	250.00–301.00	1,743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	280.50/cwt	257.00–304.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	274.66/cwt	266.00–280.00	2,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	372.33/cwt	351.00–381.00	1,813	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	304.69/cwt	279.00–315.00	2,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	294.11/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	240.04/cwt	202.00–279.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	451.88/cwt	449.00–455.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	323.69/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	390.68/cwt	373.00–440.00	1,141	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	339.18/cwt	314.00–360.00	1,801	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	352.56/cwt	327.50–367.00	2,070	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	401.59/cwt	386.00–427.50	1,703	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	391.56/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,216	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	383.45/cwt	362.00–396.00	2,013	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	348.43/cwt	319.00–369.00	2,164	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	299.50/cwt	299.00–301.00	2,321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	365.10/cwt	361.00–369.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	152.75/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	898	131.47/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,181	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,255	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,137	175.54/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,996	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	146.18/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,944	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,898	1
Bulls	—	—	2,255	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	4,262	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	170.50/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,810	6
Bulls	—	—	1,608	155.60/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,502	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,029	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,188	141.71/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,684	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,185.13/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,185	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	2,155.52/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,156	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,472.64/head	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,130	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	325.42/cwt	265.00–341.00	1,403	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	349.62/cwt	307.50–392.50	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	358.83/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,349	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	397.53/cwt	325.00–457.50	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	415.62/cwt	405.00–424.00	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	257.50/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	379.32/cwt	374.00–385.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	280.72/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	316.73/cwt	285.00–341.00	1,492	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	328.37/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,442	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	289.24/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,788	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	325.55/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,569	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	351.78/cwt	270.00–422.50	1,305	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	290.96/cwt	220.00–308.00	1,661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	353.70/cwt	343.00–391.00	1,662	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	461.43/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,486	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,109	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	333.16/cwt	318.00–342.00	1,726	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	278.96/cwt	201.00–294.00	1,584	22

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 1,326Last week 2,100Year ago 1,036

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 224Last week 0Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	322	440.00–495.00	461.43
2	350–400	370	449.00–455.00	451.88
32	400–450	424	386.00–427.50	401.59
77	450–500	481	385.00–431.00	412.50
17	500–550	525	362.00–396.00	383.45
30	550–600	566	375.00–397.00	391.56
11	600–650	621	319.00–369.00	348.43
6	650–700	667	319.00–330.00	323.69
4	700–750	728	328.00	328.00
4	750–800	775	299.00–301.00	299.50
1	950–1000	965	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	431.00	431.00
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
10	300–350	322	242.00–431.00	368.89
13	350–400	376	300.00–425.00	389.22
6	400–450	411	306.00–380.00	355.63
5	450–500	482	280.00–350.00	324.61
2	500–550	525	339.00–355.00	347.23
8	550–600	574	296.00–351.00	321.24
3	600–650	630	250.00–301.00	276.70
2	650–700	670	257.00–304.00	280.50
3	700–750	743	266.00–280.00	274.66
1	800–850	825	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	400.00–411.00	402.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	292	373.00–440.00	390.68
17	350–400	381	356.00–429.00	411.52
12	400–450	420	350.00–379.00	362.35
15	450–500	487	351.00–381.00	372.33
22	500–550	531	314.00–360.00	339.18
9	550–600	587	327.50–367.00	352.56
5	600–650	609	270.00–310.00	294.11
7	650–700	657	279.00–315.00	304.69
4	700–750	717	202.00–279.00	240.04
2	750–800	785	262.00	262.00
2	850–900	895	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	374.00–385.00	379.32
2	300–350	303	382.50	382.50
16	350–400	376	350.00–369.00	358.83
15	400–450	439	310.00–340.00	328.37
30	450–500	482	310.00–340.00	325.55
19	500–550	522	285.00–308.00	299.97
22	550–600	568	201.00–294.00	278.96
14	600–650	611	265.00–278.00	271.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	286	431.00–448.00	442.99
50	300–350	325	397.00–445.00	420.37
7	350–400	360	405.00–424.00	415.62
36	400–450	421	344.00–396.00	370.13
24	450–500	470	343.00–391.00	353.70
35	500–550	518	318.00–342.00	333.16
9	550–600	576	313.00–378.00	345.66
18	600–650	618	281.00–298.00	289.24
7	700–750	712	253.00–270.00	263.43
8	750–800	781	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	815	247.00	247.00
12	950–1000	993	214.50	214.50
3	1300–1350	1,308	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
3	250–300	277	325.00–457.50	397.53
5	300–350	321	307.50–392.50	349.62
15	350–400	371	270.00–422.50	351.78
8	400–450	431	265.00–341.00	325.42
11	450–500	471	285.00–341.00	316.73
2	500–550	513	280.00–290.00	285.02
11	550–600	571	220.00–308.00	290.96
4	600–650	615	279.00–284.00	280.72
3	650–700	677	225.00–280.00	257.50
1	750–800	795	236.00	236.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	267.00	267.00
1	750–800	775	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	371.00	371.00
2	450–500	483	361.00–369.00	365.10
2	500–550	543	361.00	361.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	299.00	299.00
3	600–650	627	299.00	299.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	151.00–157.00	152.75
3	—	1,330	143.00–148.00	146.18
1	—	1,130	168.00	168.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	128.00	128.00
2	—	898	131.00–132.00	131.47
1	—	890	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	183.00	183.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	170.00–179.00	175.54
1	—	1,550	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,335	152.00	152.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,255	189.00	189.00
6	—	1,648	163.00–178.00	170.50
4	—	1,608	149.00–158.00	155.60
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	135.00–150.00	141.71

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,185.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,472.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,155.52

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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