Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2025-05-19

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, May 19
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,583 head
33 vs last sale 1,550 589 vs year ago 2,172 · 27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
140 vs last sale 364 164 vs year ago 388 · 42.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
87 vs last sale 34 12 vs year ago 109 · +11.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Market very uneven. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower but better quality types steady to firm. Heifers under 600 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower; over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Buyers more selective this week as quality was not as attractive as last week and plain to average, few attractive. Heavy rains moving across the trade area once again. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 higher, Lean cows lightly tested. Many Lean cows continue to return to the country. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher. Packer demand good. Demand also good for replacement cows and pairs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $378.86/cwt on 229 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 91.59 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.
Average price
$378.86
229 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,067
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$86.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.51
vs OK average
+0.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541392.832,124177
Medium and Large 1-2551351.381,93524
Medium and Large 2568315.881,79423
Small and Medium 2597306.001,8275thin
One grade step is worth $86.83/cwt here — about $297 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
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 sale229 hd
378.86
OK average6 barns · 928 hd
379.37
−0.51
National average157 barns · 12,981 hd
378.05
+0.81
This barn, trailing median32 sales
470.45
−91.59
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
BullsLow1,551181.162,80917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,360155.992,12244
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203153.091,84163
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036133.381,38219

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,9163thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,5062thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)974$2,3394thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$2,25728
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,213$1,8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,6009
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,005$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)939$3,0255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,8036

Every lot, as filed

136 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700671274.08/cwt266.00–290.001,8395
SteersMedium and Large 2250–3002581,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2253
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750739280.23/cwt274.50–298.002,07112
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000959246.50/cwt246.50–246.502,36419
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373426.26/cwt425.00–427.501,5902
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950913237.47/cwt235.00–240.002,1682
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525372.48/cwt357.00–380.001,9563
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800793251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9902
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474401.22/cwt371.00–425.001,90232
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430423.48/cwt385.00–458.001,82135
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,020236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,4073
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380410.82/cwt390.00–420.001,56131
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623312.86/cwt285.00–323.001,94932
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526326.98/cwt320.00–362.001,72067
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700671316.66/cwt302.00–332.002,12518
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245539.00/cwt539.00–539.001,3211
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423381.40/cwt361.00–409.001,61327
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321414.40/cwt397.00–427.501,3307
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700683296.08/cwt293.00–302.002,0228
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650631347.29/cwt333.00–360.002,19127
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700669298.68/cwt291.00–301.001,9986
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300272523.95/cwt491.00–555.001,42510
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572323.11/cwt294.00–345.001,84814
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850848240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0353
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476352.24/cwt332.00–380.001,67739
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800762295.21/cwt280.00–308.002,2508
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650623270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6822
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700653270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7632
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820270.67/cwt270.00–271.002,2193
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000965248.02/cwt246.00–252.002,3933
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750704317.47/cwt311.00–320.002,2356
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500488314.91/cwt309.00–320.001,53711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,30411
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520400.58/cwt360.00–429.502,08391
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350326492.54/cwt479.00–510.001,60610
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750700299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,0931
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572347.10/cwt302.00–357.001,98514
SteersMedium and Large 1200–2502301,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950910238.67/cwt236.00–240.002,1723
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623320.40/cwt291.00–340.001,9965
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325489.52/cwt465.00–500.001,5914
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–2502091,064.23/head970.00–1,100.001,0644
BullsMedium and Large 1250–3002681,216.70/head1,100.00–1,320.001,2176
BullsMedium and Large 1200–2502441,316.29/head1,210.00–1,350.001,3164
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475378.35/cwt333.00–390.501,79719
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421385.34/cwt370.00–407.501,62216
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550508439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,23014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1772,470.69/head2,150.00–2,525.002,4719
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0232,435.18/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4353
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0402,699.04/head2,350.00–2,900.002,6995
SteersMedium and Large 1250–3002901,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1852
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300260531.00/cwt531.00–531.001,3811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3553,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1542,205.88/head1,900.00–2,350.002,20616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2002,505.94/head2,200.00–2,750.002,5062
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800780256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9971
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700678271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8372
SteersSmall and Medium 2550–600597306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,8275
SteersSmall and Medium 2350–400380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2553,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,326155.64/cwt154.00–158.002,06434
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227158.11/cwt154.00–175.001,94038
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight803105.61/cwt90.00–120.008482
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight898119.94/cwt116.00–124.001,0772
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight815151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2311
CowsLean 85-90%1,096128.62/cwt123.00–131.001,4105
BullsLight Weight1,137167.09/cwt162.00–172.001,9003
Bulls1,732193.72/cwt189.00–200.003,3555
CowsLean 85-90%1,132146.75/cwt141.00–149.001,6615
CowsLean 85-90%1,084138.81/cwt138.00–140.001,5054
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515161.44/cwt157.00–164.002,4467
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,390147.19/cwt145.00–151.002,0463
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium 21,0651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160148.19/cwt144.00–153.001,71921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195131.07/cwt129.00–133.001,5664
Bulls1,678184.39/cwt179.00–188.003,0946
Bulls1,407167.84/cwt159.00–177.002,3623
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615305.38/cwt261.00–340.001,87818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1901,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0832,915.69/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9163
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1332,010.49/head2,000.00–2,025.002,0102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1151,600.37/head1,525.00–1,775.001,6009
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340487.26/cwt435.00–512.501,6578
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed700–750730304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,2192
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545337.00/cwt325.00–349.001,8376
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650632288.98/cwt235.00–302.001,8269
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650637260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6563
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900850250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482326.59/cwt309.00–339.001,57412
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550531306.42/cwt276.00–340.001,62715
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369365.38/cwt328.00–400.001,34813
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568292.39/cwt250.00–314.001,6618
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750708288.07/cwt270.00–297.002,0406
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700687292.58/cwt271.00–303.002,0106
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426343.89/cwt320.00–368.001,46516
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500487367.86/cwt357.50–389.001,7913
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7443
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550512351.29/cwt325.00–359.001,7997
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365495.20/cwt447.00–519.001,80710
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550538318.62/cwt310.00–330.001,71414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800771254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,9584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730271.46/cwt265.00–278.001,9824
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600577285.71/cwt285.00–286.001,6497
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573374.06/cwt356.00–398.002,14372
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500462388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,79310
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550532330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532325.07/cwt291.00–334.001,72922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618301.61/cwt275.00–323.001,8647
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,7533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550548354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,9403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600551351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,93421
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600598351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,0992
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450413370.43/cwt346.00–390.001,5303
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650625265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700675253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,4282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650608342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0792
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9702
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750717266.17/cwt246.00–276.001,9083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472324.27/cwt320.00–340.001,5319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600592317.79/cwt315.00–320.001,88110
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950920228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,0981
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340441.00/cwt441.00–441.001,4992
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450436374.13/cwt339.00–405.001,6318
SteersMedium and Large 2200–2502151,146.51/head1,085.00–1,200.001,1472
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2241
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700684272.24/cwt265.00–287.001,8623
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500474354.06/cwt310.00–388.001,67812
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600576308.42/cwt280.00–350.001,77617

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.