Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2026-08-31

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 31
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,334 head
▲ 309 vs last sale 1,025▲ 1,334 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 103▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 53▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: * No sale next week due to Labor Day Holiday *

Compared to last week: Steers with comparable trades unevenly steady with instances of 5.00 lower. Heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality was plain with few attractive groups and demand was moderate, demand increased with larger groups. Slaughter cows were 10.00 to 15.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Hot and dry conditions remain and will continue over the next several days.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $390.98/cwt on 91 head, up $6.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −75.08 against this barn's trailing median of $466.06.
Average price
$390.98
▲ 6.13 vs prior sale
91 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.60
vs OK average
+19.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537396.192,12877
Medium and Large 1-2518370.001,9173thin
Medium and Large 2544360.221,96011thin
One grade step is worth $35.97/cwt here — about $168 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

33 sales
525473420368median 466.0602/0203/3006/0107/2709/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.96, low $381.63, median $466.06 across 33 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 sale91 hd
390.98
—
OK average8 barns · 1,116 hd
377.38
+13.60
National average157 barns · 5,984 hd
371.39
+19.59
This barn, trailing median33 sales
466.06
−75.08
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
Bulls—Low1,588196.193,11515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232155.491,91623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,590155.242,46911
CowsLean 85-90%High1,048126.141,32229

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)1,395$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,211$2,6796
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$2,6003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,5522thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,034$2,2258
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,7679
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,068$1,7343thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,9503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$2,8064thin

Every lot, as filed

144 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 1Unweaned450–500481396.07/cwt387.00–403.001,90510
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650629324.49/cwt314.00–345.002,04123
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550535348.81/cwt339.00–367.001,86617
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700674336.49/cwt333.00–340.002,2684
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500451474.00/cwt474.00–474.002,13820
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750735321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,3591
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700658311.77/cwt301.00–333.002,0513
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500467408.98/cwt399.00–421.001,9107
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525349.74/cwt330.00–365.001,83612
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300293477.00/cwt477.00–477.001,3983
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550503384.60/cwt381.00–387.001,93510
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618376.74/cwt367.00–398.002,32817
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4932
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,1482
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400377478.75/cwt440.00–507.001,80513
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350345451.00/cwt451.00–451.001,5562
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669318.33/cwt318.00–319.002,1309
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472386.28/cwt379.00–393.001,8236
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625341.14/cwt332.00–349.002,13226
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373484.67/cwt451.00–499.001,8086
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400354495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7526
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431414.07/cwt399.00–429.001,78511
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950935240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2441
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5323
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600590333.42/cwt320.00–347.001,9675
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680343.97/cwt341.00–348.002,3397
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned750–800780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473450.55/cwt433.00–487.002,13119
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900882302.35/cwt301.00–303.002,6673
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400387464.57/cwt451.00–507.001,7985
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7301
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700663323.41/cwt321.00–325.002,1445
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350319473.54/cwt469.00–477.001,5115
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350322528.88/cwt527.00–531.001,7036
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350335452.03/cwt430.00–477.001,5148
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550505421.67/cwt421.00–423.002,1293
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600582365.56/cwt357.00–389.002,1284
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,5741
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600573344.44/cwt321.00–373.001,97428
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650627337.60/cwt330.00–341.002,1176
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750748312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,3345
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450427455.11/cwt433.00–467.001,94315
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335483.00/cwt483.00–483.001,6181
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502281,357.83/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3584
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5091
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410469.29/cwt441.00–499.001,9242
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–3002601,576.05/head1,550.00–1,585.001,5765
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502341,547.57/head1,450.00–1,600.001,5483
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–3002531,608.55/head1,575.00–1,625.001,6093
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–3002801,515.47/head1,450.00–1,575.001,51510
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900870283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,4621
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750707345.50/cwt345.50–345.502,44321
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–3503101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full550–600595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6661
SteersMedium and Large 1Full500–550510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 1Full450–500495330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6341
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800793283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,2442
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425439.90/cwt415.00–453.001,8703
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500483390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,88413
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600556348.23/cwt344.00–375.001,9369
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750735287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2002,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0503,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—9472,101.84/head1,450.00–2,300.002,1025
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—1,0752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9402,552.13/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2802,835.37/head2,650.00–2,975.002,8355
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3053,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
CowsLean 85-90%—1,158137.44/cwt133.00–145.001,5926
CowsLean 85-90%—1,106129.46/cwt127.50–132.001,4328
CowsLean 85-90%—1,170102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,1991
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—893113.71/cwt110.00–117.501,0154
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,528162.63/cwt157.00–170.002,4855
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—949123.65/cwt120.00–126.001,1735
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,206155.61/cwt151.00–163.001,87712
Bulls——1,525168.95/cwt160.00–177.002,5762
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,215144.01/cwt140.00–147.501,7507
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,341175.24/cwt173.00–176.002,3504
Bulls——1,753201.14/cwt196.00–206.003,5263
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—928134.54/cwt133.00–136.001,2492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0681,733.66/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
CowsLean 85-90%—1,088117.72/cwt115.00–121.001,2813
Bulls——1,671186.79/cwt181.00–192.503,1218
Bulls—Light Weight—1,068253.59/cwt247.50–260.002,7082
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,642149.08/cwt142.50–152.002,4486
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned400–450446419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,8694
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned400–450440355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,0501,767.09/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7679
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—8651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,3052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1782,429.84/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4303
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned250–300280513.00/cwt513.00–513.001,4361
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned500–550529369.85/cwt361.00–379.001,9574
BullsMedium and Large 2Unweaned650–700650297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,9311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650643285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8332
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned450–500475374.88/cwt353.00–395.001,7812
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned350–400375412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,5471
BullsMedium and Large 2Unweaned400–450435335.12/cwt302.50–367.001,4582
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned350–400382385.38/cwt371.00–390.001,4726
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,1422
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned600–650630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380366.00/cwt361.00–371.001,3912
BullsMedium and Large 2Unweaned500–550537326.34/cwt325.00–329.001,7523
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550538351.41/cwt341.00–360.001,8915
BullsMedium and Large 2Unweaned450–500470345.13/cwt341.00–349.001,6222
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6582
BullsMedium and Large 2Unweaned350–400350385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3481
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,0511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500496386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,9155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450422300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2663
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,6421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650610339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,0683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450438425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned300–350333508.19/cwt502.50–511.001,6926
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned350–400385401.52/cwt400.00–403.001,5464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500491380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8665
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450443383.00/cwt383.00–383.001,6972
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned750–800765319.94/cwt317.00–323.002,4482
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned800–850800314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,5121
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500464417.69/cwt400.00–441.001,93829
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350320533.94/cwt515.00–547.501,70917
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600574384.94/cwt350.00–395.002,21010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450441392.13/cwt391.00–393.001,7297
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550530400.51/cwt380.00–421.002,12359
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600571336.97/cwt321.00–348.001,92430
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400381436.22/cwt425.00–473.001,66229
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700659301.82/cwt300.00–303.001,9895
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750719334.70/cwt321.00–340.002,4067
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned350–400386451.63/cwt449.00–453.001,7436
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550511364.54/cwt349.00–381.001,8638
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650615375.02/cwt347.00–386.502,30625
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400380494.56/cwt461.00–500.001,87926
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–300289558.62/cwt552.50–562.501,6145
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450427398.91/cwt350.00–451.001,70338
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450424466.75/cwt439.00–487.001,97956
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–300299537.50/cwt537.50–537.501,6074
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500477362.86/cwt341.00–399.001,73134

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.