Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes lightly tested due to heavy rains(4-8 inches) falling in much of Eastern Oklahoma. Steers and heifers under 450 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher; over 450 lbs lightly tested and mostly steady. Demand very good for calves. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested but a higher undertone was noted. Demand very good for all classes of cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.94/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −103.80 against this barn's trailing median of $407.74.

Average price

$303.94

17 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$34.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.04

vs OK average

−26.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	318.00	1,673	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	289.67	1,686	6thin
Medium and Large 2	593	283.51	1,681	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about −$9 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

303.94

—

OK average6 barns · 397 hd

313.98

−10.04

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−26.01

This barn, trailing median32 sales

407.74

−103.80

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	1,762	186.72	3,290	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	154.25	1,921	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,476	149.93	2,213	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	134.97	1,457	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,222	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,127	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,000	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	332.03/cwt	325.00–351.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	307.63/cwt	298.00–327.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	289.67/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	174	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	1,111.82/head	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,112	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	698	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	411.49/cwt	401.00–413.00	1,531	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	194	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	343	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	369.53/cwt	368.00–371.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	483.64/cwt	439.00–500.00	1,572	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	308.69/cwt	301.00–311.00	2,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	315.59/cwt	309.00–319.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	404.46/cwt	399.00–414.00	1,897	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	372.97/cwt	369.00–380.00	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	663	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	235.77/cwt	235.00–237.50	2,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	455.89/cwt	420.00–493.00	1,710	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	182	1,230.83/head	925.00–1,385.00	1,231	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,147	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	501.86/cwt	501.00–502.00	1,335	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	410.78/cwt	363.00–418.00	1,881	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	132.56/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,445	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	141.89/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,908	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	149.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,179	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	140.24/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,669	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	165.08/cwt	157.00–169.50	2,186	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	147.65/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,679	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,808	166.78/cwt	164.00–169.00	3,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	141.54/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,306	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,804	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	193.34/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,577	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,127	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,090	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,127.21/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,127	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,889.17/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,889	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	2,075.52/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,076	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	2,329.32/head	1,975.00–2,475.00	2,329	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	352.99/cwt	351.00–361.00	1,885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	283.51/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	347.71/cwt	344.00–358.00	1,603	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	417.78/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,345	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	388.72/cwt	358.00–405.00	1,621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	277.69/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	448.29/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,721	20

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)

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 2,250Year ago 1,958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 41Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 382Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	368.00–371.00	369.53
4	400–450	409	325.00–351.00	332.03
3	450–500	497	298.00–327.00	307.63
2	550–600	593	281.00–286.00	283.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	150–200	174	1,010.00	1,010.00
6	550–600	582	289.00–290.00	289.67
5	750–800	790	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
13	200–250	229	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,111.82
2	250–300	283	1,175.00	1,175.00
2	250–300	285	431.00	431.00
13	300–350	322	400.00–435.00	417.78
20	350–400	372	401.00–413.00	411.49
9	400–450	417	358.00–405.00	388.72
15	450–500	461	344.00–358.00	347.71
6	500–550	509	328.50	328.50
3	550–600	560	297.00	297.00
4	600–650	625	276.00–283.00	277.69
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
10	900–950	923	235.00–237.50	235.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	698	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	429.00	429.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	417.00	417.00
1	500–550	505	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	150–200	194	1,375.00	1,375.00
3	250–300	250	1,450.00	1,450.00
1	250–300	275	485.00	485.00
18	300–350	325	439.00–500.00	483.64
20	350–400	375	420.00–493.00	455.89
11	400–450	436	420.00	420.00
11	450–500	469	399.00–414.00	404.46
3	500–550	511	369.00–380.00	372.97
3	550–600	572	326.00	326.00
7	650–700	667	301.00–311.00	308.69
3	700–750	713	309.00–319.00	315.59
5	750–800	783	299.00	299.00
7	950–1000	990	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	663	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
8	150–200	182	925.00–1,385.00	1,230.83
8	250–300	266	501.00–502.00	501.86
20	350–400	384	415.00–450.00	448.29
3	400–450	408	432.00	432.00
25	450–500	458	363.00–418.00	410.78
5	500–550	534	351.00–361.00	352.99
9	550–600	568	378.00	378.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	415	421.00	421.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	379.00	379.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	129.00–136.00	132.56
1	—	1,060	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,165	138.00–144.00	141.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	139.00–144.00	141.89
16	—	1,459	145.00–160.00	149.33
2	—	1,808	164.00–169.00	166.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	138.00–142.00	140.24
7	—	1,324	157.00–169.50	165.08
3	—	1,137	144.00–155.00	147.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	134.00	134.00
1	—	960	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	172.00	172.00
3	—	1,850	189.00–200.00	193.34
1	—	1,895	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,995	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	185.00	185.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,127.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,075.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,268	1,975.00–2,475.00	2,329.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,045	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,889.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,725.00	1,725.00

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

Heifers · 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