Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2026-04-06

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Apr 6
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
868 head
685 vs last sale 1,553 230 vs year ago 638 · +36.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
55 vs last sale 189 86 vs year ago 48 · +179.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
45 vs last sale 127 23 vs year ago 59 · +39.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were 13.00 lower. Heifers were 5.00 lower both with a good quality. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher and Slaughter bulls were Steady to 2.00 lower. It was a lighter test overall with the holiday weekend and heavy rains impacting the receipts this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.87/cwt on 59 head, down $9.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +3.54 against this barn's trailing median of $408.33.
Average price
$411.87
9.74 vs prior sale
59 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.26
vs OK average
16.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549413.252,26857
Medium and Large 2560372.502,0862thin
One grade step is worth $40.75/cwt here — about $182 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

31 sales
457417377338median 408.3301/0503/0204/2706/2908/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.90, low $351.78, median $408.33 across 31 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 sale59 hd
411.87
OK average6 barns · 400 hd
423.12
−11.26
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−16.49
This barn, trailing median31 sales
408.33
+3.54
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
BullsLow1,590208.913,32122
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,146187.892,15449
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,424183.532,61313
CowsLean 85-90%Low998140.441,40115

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$3,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$3,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,418$3,2682thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,246$3,2147
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$2,72210
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,099$2,5995
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$2,5752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,098$2,48610
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,053$1,8432thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)931$3,4729
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)910$3,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$4,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$3,7162thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,400$3,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

143 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
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500461524.69/cwt509.00–529.002,41915
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500490433.05/cwt420.00–479.002,12226
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500471513.67/cwt513.00–515.002,4193
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700660387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,5541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–300290566.91/cwt549.00–590.001,6445
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400390555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1651
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600567388.48/cwt373.00–392.002,20314
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550532488.24/cwt470.00–491.002,59711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350330567.38/cwt529.00–585.001,87212
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600576435.98/cwt420.00–445.002,51111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400371538.15/cwt502.50–551.001,99714
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350348622.50/cwt622.50–622.502,1662
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,5472
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619375.39/cwt347.00–382.502,3245
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650635363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,3051
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450431521.40/cwt507.00–551.002,2478
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750712350.26/cwt350.00–351.002,4944
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650626400.96/cwt383.00–413.002,5106
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400384582.06/cwt561.00–599.002,2357
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550536433.08/cwt421.00–445.002,32123
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600565467.13/cwt425.00–482.002,6394
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521510.76/cwt510.00–511.002,6614
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469517.50/cwt497.00–527.002,42710
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950935300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8052
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,3981
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800753340.87/cwt325.00–345.002,56717
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350320652.50/cwt652.50–652.502,0884
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575391.96/cwt382.50–395.002,2548
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650600417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,5021
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285621.38/cwt617.50–625.001,7712
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350316704.11/cwt702.50–707.502,2256
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670364.83/cwt340.00–381.002,44426
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,5741
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,045275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8741
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350305532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,6241
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450425487.01/cwt450.00–519.002,07016
BullsMedium and Large 2Unweaned400–450415463.00/cwt463.00–463.001,9211
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400390551.69/cwt510.00–570.002,1527
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned500–550540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0521
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550518422.85/cwt409.00–443.002,1907
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450428559.02/cwt500.00–569.002,39320
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550513490.99/cwt477.00–501.002,51910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700684346.99/cwt335.00–353.002,3733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned350–400355489.99/cwt489.00–491.001,7392
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned300–350345462.16/cwt451.00–485.001,5943
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned450–500483406.47/cwt400.00–413.001,9632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned450–500487425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0703
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,4681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,6153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,0241
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1762,818.07/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8186
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550536429.61/cwt403.00–455.002,3034
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,9141
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0602,298.59/head1,950.00–2,700.002,2998
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0531,842.58/head1,725.00–1,950.001,8432
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned550–600580365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1171
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned550–600590499.00/cwt499.00–499.002,9441
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned300–350320475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5201
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700668390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6052
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,123212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,38616
Bulls1,448193.23/cwt192.50–194.002,7982
Bulls1,699205.10/cwt197.00–211.003,4858
BullsLight Weight775197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5311
BullsLight Weight1,130182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,0571
Bulls1,900239.00/cwt239.00–239.004,5411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,348161.50/cwt161.00–162.002,1772
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444189.93/cwt185.00–195.002,7439
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight928154.00/cwt152.00–156.001,4295
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight895122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0961
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight955145.04/cwt143.00–148.001,3853
Bulls1,893217.52/cwt214.00–223.004,1186
BullsLight Weight1,107215.05/cwt210.00–222.502,3813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253188.47/cwt178.00–190.002,36217
CowsLean 85-90%1,010124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2521
CowsLean 85-90%1,039145.34/cwt142.00–148.001,5106
CowsLean 85-90%1,045138.00/cwt137.00–139.001,4422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,059158.77/cwt156.00–161.001,6814
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400388485.79/cwt475.00–497.001,8852
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800750314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,146171.07/cwt169.00–174.001,9607
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight935138.48/cwt135.00–142.001,2952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408176.74/cwt173.00–180.002,4882
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0331
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400390389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,5171
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy800–850833348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,8992
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,4051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39832,302.37/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2183,378.97/head3,150.00–3,500.003,3795
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600563420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3654
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3103,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
BullsMedium and Large 11,2152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550540470.38/cwt465.00–481.002,54022
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19443,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6507
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550520375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0103,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 17652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2503,236.80/head3,100.00–3,400.003,2372
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375561.84/cwt553.00–567.002,1079
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450426582.58/cwt551.00–601.002,48212
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517514.41/cwt497.00–527.002,65912
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000991301.12/cwt298.00–310.002,9846
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275702.50/cwt702.50–702.501,9321
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479464.87/cwt451.00–481.002,22714
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628430.01/cwt427.00–433.002,7002
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600582467.44/cwt450.00–493.002,7217
BullsMedium and Large 1Full500–550515369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435510.61/cwt499.00–545.002,22129
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7944
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400381577.23/cwt549.00–625.002,1996
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800–850845331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,7971
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned100–1501201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467544.20/cwt511.00–571.002,54151
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850840347.00/cwt343.00–351.002,9154
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned100–1501281,236.76/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2372
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900850321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,7291
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–3002501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700655311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0371
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500493411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,0263
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683426.66/cwt425.00–427.502,91417
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502451,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450415402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,6701
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502101,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,0005,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0883,716.09/head3,500.00–3,900.003,7162
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned150–2001761,325.71/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3264
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1803,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–3002581,363.59/head1,250.00–1,475.001,3642
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19103,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4183,268.08/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2682
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502401,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1112,735.83/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7364
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–2502451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.