Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2025-10-27

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Oct 27
● Final183 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,994 head
405 vs last sale 2,399 394 vs year ago 2,388 · 16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
80 vs last sale 250 120 vs year ago 290 · 41.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
90 vs last sale 153 47 vs year ago 110 · 42.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 30.00-40.00 lower. Quality plain to average on weaned calves, unweaned calves average to attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Replacement cow demand continues to be strong. CME Feeder Cattle futures were down the limit Friday and Monday on back months. Much of the trading area has received beneficial rainfall in the past week. Calves with the description Value-Added are unweaned and fancy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $385.66/cwt on 268 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits 84.79 against this barn's trailing median of $470.45.
Average price
$385.66
268 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,118
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$573
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$93.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
32.16
vs OK average
44.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549402.272,208178
Medium and Large 1-2558361.882,02059
Medium and Large 2533339.571,81127
Medium and Large 2-3530308.501,6354thin
One grade step is worth $93.77/cwt here — about $573 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
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 sale268 hd
385.66
OK average6 barns · 1,653 hd
417.83
−32.16
National average179 barns · 33,800 hd
429.72
−44.06
This barn, trailing median32 sales
470.45
−84.79
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
BullsHigh1,650176.162,90719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,470162.502,38813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252153.981,9287thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,097146.831,61162

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,305$3,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,053$2,6865
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$2,6105
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,160$2,3752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,1452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,068$3,2252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,313$2,3522thin

Every lot, as filed

183 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 1-2350–400381367.35/cwt360.00–375.001,4004
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482419.27/cwt410.00–439.002,0216
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550516471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,4307
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400385451.00/cwt451.00–451.001,7364
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300287443.20/cwt423.00–455.001,2726
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578366.28/cwt350.00–374.002,11741
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450433470.61/cwt452.50–481.002,03821
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350324398.34/cwt389.00–415.001,2916
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500462493.00/cwt493.00–493.002,27811
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600578372.72/cwt350.00–390.002,15448
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350322437.36/cwt430.00–441.001,4083
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,3783
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600559325.05/cwt320.00–342.001,81722
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600565375.60/cwt365.00–381.002,12219
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650627341.87/cwt338.00–360.002,14414
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500469427.77/cwt420.00–440.002,00612
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450408469.00/cwt469.00–469.001,9142
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550507382.77/cwt375.00–388.001,9415
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750705285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0091
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550519351.51/cwt340.00–362.001,82416
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650618303.22/cwt300.00–310.001,87416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650648320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0742
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500470366.53/cwt350.00–383.001,72348
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450435472.22/cwt441.00–480.002,05428
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400381384.36/cwt370.00–405.001,46419
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400373438.70/cwt425.00–451.001,63613
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650621363.48/cwt352.00–371.002,25737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300287372.28/cwt365.00–379.001,06810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400383440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6852
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750707334.92/cwt325.00–340.002,36817
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450422384.47/cwt375.00–398.001,62254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned350–400363362.33/cwt360.00–365.001,3156
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned300–350327406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,32810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850813279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,2682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450445433.00/cwt433.00–433.001,9272
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350327439.58/cwt420.00–455.001,4377
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550527426.81/cwt410.00–443.002,24940
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680296.13/cwt290.00–301.002,0147
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579323.60/cwt309.00–325.001,87419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371418.16/cwt415.00–423.001,55111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335361.82/cwt358.00–370.001,2123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned350–400398402.72/cwt400.00–403.001,60321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned650–700655326.53/cwt324.00–328.002,13919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470334.28/cwt325.00–340.001,5717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned300–350310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529389.59/cwt380.00–399.002,06111
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight910144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3101
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed962124.21/cwt120.00–139.001,1955
CowsBoner 80-85%1,252153.98/cwt147.00–160.001,9287
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498155.96/cwt153.00–158.002,3364
CowsLean 85-90%1,084135.51/cwt128.00–140.001,46914
CowsLean 85-90%1,141171.17/cwt169.00–176.001,95319
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1552,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1353,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3132,352.38/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3522
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,248193.34/cwt180.00–205.002,4134
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,075250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3172,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515422.26/cwt420.00–427.002,1753
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900855275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3511
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1102,904.50/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470368.42/cwt351.00–385.001,73249
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550534349.34/cwt330.00–354.001,86556
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423386.57/cwt378.00–405.001,63518
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,242223.03/cwt217.00–235.002,7706
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4034
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500450417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,8791
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723311.94/cwt307.00–315.502,25512
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400367412.05/cwt390.00–422.501,51213
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850826307.49/cwt300.00–310.002,5404
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565378.76/cwt376.00–385.002,1408
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,2445
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650639362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3135
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620318.72/cwt307.00–330.001,97620
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800789304.48/cwt297.50–316.502,40227
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708338.42/cwt325.00–342.002,3966
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566343.44/cwt330.00–369.001,94414
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695323.37/cwt315.00–325.002,2476
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329391.46/cwt380.00–395.001,2884
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380474.20/cwt459.00–499.001,80221
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550514436.36/cwt413.00–451.002,24342
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450430495.54/cwt494.00–496.002,13113
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619355.72/cwt349.00–373.002,20221
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467464.58/cwt442.50–488.002,17017
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260415.30/cwt400.00–425.001,0805
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500489423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,0685
BullsMedium and Large 2Unweaned350–400385365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4053
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500467386.62/cwt351.00–416.001,80619
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300274383.08/cwt381.00–387.001,0503
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525345.05/cwt341.00–365.001,81218
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300295399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,1771
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned550–600559327.77/cwt326.00–335.001,8325
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned400–450433329.98/cwt301.00–353.001,42910
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,9231
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450413395.10/cwt339.00–420.001,63211
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350327384.90/cwt369.00–405.001,2593
BullsMedium and Large 2Unweaned300–350335369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,2361
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned300–350334348.66/cwt327.00–395.001,16515
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,1362
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned400–450440413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,8171
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned350–400379367.12/cwt356.00–375.001,3915
BullsMedium and Large 2Unweaned550–600589328.89/cwt320.00–332.001,9376
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned550–600560259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned500–550520312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Unweaned400–450440306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,3462
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned350–400374341.79/cwt327.00–361.001,2787
BullsMedium and Large 2Unweaned450–500487336.43/cwt327.00–353.001,63810
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned500–550538329.63/cwt310.00–350.001,7734
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned450–500479350.17/cwt330.00–357.001,6774
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Unweaned550–600560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7362
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Unweaned450–500495307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2602
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned300–350313358.14/cwt341.00–375.001,1212
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned650–700655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2950195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8531
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,222168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,0533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1332,144.70/head1,650.00–2,550.002,1452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3352,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5352
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned600–650627314.39/cwt314.00–315.001,9715
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4521
CowsLean 85-90%1,165128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4911
Bulls1,920199.00/cwt199.00–199.003,8211
Bulls1,951183.99/cwt183.00–185.003,5904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1602,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0152,539.98/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5403
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,175140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6451
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468163.70/cwt158.00–168.002,4038
Bulls1,630170.04/cwt160.00–178.002,77211
BullsLight Weight1,235180.55/cwt178.00–185.002,2303
CowsLean 85-90%1,193144.67/cwt141.00–154.001,72613
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight951130.08/cwt124.00–132.001,2378
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450407353.06/cwt350.00–359.001,4373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525314.40/cwt311.00–318.001,6514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420432.47/cwt427.50–435.001,8166
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572334.66/cwt334.00–340.001,9149
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600580344.86/cwt340.00–346.002,0005
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750727298.39/cwt298.00–299.002,1695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned350–400372420.85/cwt420.00–422.001,5665
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550537390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500473400.02/cwt399.00–401.001,89216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500471400.11/cwt391.00–413.001,8855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600572315.60/cwt311.00–319.001,8056
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450434342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,4844
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500478331.68/cwt320.00–345.001,58510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,16632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned750–800775286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,2174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600592352.59/cwt344.00–361.002,08723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550526324.43/cwt312.00–331.001,70723
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600553365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550522371.49/cwt350.00–390.001,93916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765300.67/cwt300.00–301.002,3003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450413429.63/cwt420.00–436.001,7749
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450445380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6911
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623288.64/cwt285.00–292.501,7982
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6431
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned300–350338371.72/cwt367.00–387.501,25611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650627329.53/cwt326.00–332.002,0665
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2591
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750708290.52/cwt285.00–296.002,0572
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400381386.05/cwt365.00–400.001,4719
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400364339.40/cwt335.00–342.501,2354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650629284.85/cwt280.00–290.001,7924
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675287.92/cwt281.00–300.001,9435
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678279.42/cwt275.00–284.001,8942
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417362.03/cwt360.00–363.001,5103
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700674305.31/cwt300.00–308.002,0584
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800760281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,1361
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460325.93/cwt320.00–332.001,4992
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,0282
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625320.43/cwt300.00–336.002,0036
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750735310.50/cwt310.00–311.002,2822

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.