Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2025-05-05

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, May 5
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,831 head
232 vs last sale 1,599 841 vs year ago 990 · +84.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
65 vs last sale 196 3 vs year ago 128 · +2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
196 head
65 vs last sale 131 161 vs year ago 35 · +460.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs 7.00-11.00 lower; over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers unevenly steady, Demand good for all classes. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls lightly tested and few sales lower. Packer demand moderate. Many old thin cows returning to the country.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $398.50/cwt on 216 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits 71.96 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.
Average price
$398.50
216 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,151
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$76.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.91
vs OK average
+19.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538405.972,185195
Medium and Large 2553329.141,82121
One grade step is worth $76.83/cwt here — about $364 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
525473420368median 470.4512/1503/0204/2706/2908/17
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 sale216 hd
398.50
OK average6 barns · 499 hd
384.59
+13.91
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
+19.71
This barn, trailing median32 sales
470.45
−71.96
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,618174.362,82116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247153.161,91039
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,421149.482,12412
CowsLean 85-90%High1,023134.661,3789thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,855146.002,7081thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,254$2,4694thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,32917
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,2282thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$2,1752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,1554thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$1,6501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,120$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$3,2916
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)645$1,3751thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850833269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,2412
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500483385.73/cwt330.00–402.501,8638
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300273529.46/cwt495.00–563.001,44512
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573322.29/cwt300.00–337.001,84747
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624341.09/cwt294.00–378.002,12815
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526351.78/cwt310.00–371.001,850132
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,3571
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325462.35/cwt425.00–485.001,50324
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377423.51/cwt390.00–470.001,59744
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417393.18/cwt346.00–420.001,64059
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750724283.05/cwt279.00–285.002,0493
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350319527.54/cwt500.00–575.001,6837
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472359.71/cwt334.00–385.001,69893
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2662
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475410.75/cwt375.00–447.501,95172
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626293.80/cwt285.00–323.001,83913
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400379444.91/cwt410.00–456.001,6868
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,020224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,2851
SteersMedium and Large 11250–13001,265231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,9221
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715309.86/cwt278.00–324.002,21515
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527404.27/cwt365.00–424.002,13181
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450429434.03/cwt400.00–458.001,86234
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563370.12/cwt330.00–392.502,08426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350–400398449.00/cwt449.00–449.001,7872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717308.50/cwt308.50–308.502,21210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770286.50/cwt286.50–286.502,20610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2444
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567390.32/cwt351.00–420.002,21360
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300274485.28/cwt449.00–500.001,33027
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750717288.58/cwt277.00–291.002,06911
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550515353.11/cwt340.00–394.001,8196
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500452471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,12941
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660283.33/cwt275.00–300.001,8703
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520353.58/cwt285.00–387.001,83915
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700662296.73/cwt280.00–301.001,9649
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950919250.98/cwt248.00–254.002,3074
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1250–3002501,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
SteersMedium and Large 1200–2502451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450435407.81/cwt383.00–432.501,77410
BullsMedium and Large 1Full600–650638337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400381500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9056
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550524435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,27948
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2472,363.45/head1,700.00–2,650.002,36314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2542,468.57/head2,325.00–2,700.002,4694
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 26451,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0423,349.14/head2,900.00–3,600.003,3495
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1702,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0952,169.45/head2,050.00–2,260.002,1693
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468157.53/cwt157.00–158.002,3132
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,855146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,7081
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight938136.34/cwt130.00–142.001,2792
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight800134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0721
CowsLean 85-90%1,170129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5091
CowsLean 85-90%1,090110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1991
BullsLight Weight1,268170.07/cwt167.00–173.002,1562
CowsLean 85-90%1,068141.57/cwt137.00–144.001,5124
Bulls1,490159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,3691
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,402149.57/cwt144.00–155.002,0978
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153144.17/cwt140.00–146.001,6624
BullsLight Weight1,235162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0011
Bulls2,145191.00/cwt191.00–191.004,0971
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight875155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,316157.80/cwt153.00–168.002,07719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209149.56/cwt147.00–153.001,80815
Bulls1,843187.78/cwt179.00–195.003,4614
Bulls1,587169.51/cwt164.00–178.002,6907
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1552,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1252,123.56/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
BullsLarge 1-21,1202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448141.07/cwt140.00–142.002,0432
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635314.06/cwt300.00–321.001,9943
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600574323.19/cwt310.00–340.001,85514
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700668299.30/cwt289.00–306.001,9996
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300282432.69/cwt425.00–445.001,2203
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19652,227.91/head2,000.00–2,425.002,2282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385344.28/cwt335.00–365.001,3256
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325392.49/cwt375.00–411.001,2764
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500478372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,7784
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750702288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,0223
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450427396.10/cwt370.00–435.001,6915
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400393403.08/cwt399.00–422.501,58411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6594
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,6322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800795248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600593313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8562
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700659334.41/cwt289.00–338.002,20423
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400379462.79/cwt429.00–498.001,75435
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600558318.43/cwt315.00–319.001,7777
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000950134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2731
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800785269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,1121
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700668303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,0242
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650643300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9292
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482344.48/cwt310.00–360.001,6609
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535305.98/cwt297.00–325.001,6373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500467377.39/cwt375.00–381.001,7625
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625368.27/cwt329.00–383.002,30245
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365394.16/cwt367.50–410.001,4394
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550512341.04/cwt317.00–360.001,7467
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500466340.95/cwt320.00–370.001,5898
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429318.01/cwt275.00–340.001,3644
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,7356
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550523337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,7632
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350344443.29/cwt380.00–480.001,5254
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850805263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,1172
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600552265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4633
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650638321.08/cwt310.00–330.002,0486
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750700283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,9811

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.