Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-03-04

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Mar 4
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,270 head
▼ 922 vs last sale 3,192▲ 428 vs year ago 1,842 · +23.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
370 head
▲ 259 vs last sale 111▲ 126 vs year ago 244 · +51.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 168▲ 131 vs year ago 27 · +485.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 450 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher; over 450 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher; Heifers under 550 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher; over 550 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower except 7 weights 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good for all classes. Slaughter cows steady-5.00 higher; Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good for all classes of cows and bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $312.47/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −139.91 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$312.47
163 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs OK average
−0.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531317.101,685150
Medium and Large 2534259.021,38313thin
One grade step is worth $58.08/cwt here — about $302 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale163 hd
312.47
—
OK average1 barns · 163 hd
312.47
+0.00
National average178 barns · 13,961 hd
313.00
−0.53
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−139.91
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
503458412367median 452.3803/0204/2707/0608/3111/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.56, low $381.42, median $452.38 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,567133.842,09730
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,516117.701,7846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,138111.661,27117
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04989.7794239

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 (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,6972thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,107$1,4253thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,3752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)986$1,36410
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,125$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,092$1,21121
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,460$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)978$1,6132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)930$1,5375
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)987$1,47733
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)922$1,4515
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,245$2,6001thin

Every lot

100 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1286354.81/cwt325.00–396.001,0156
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331373.51/cwt350.00–406.001,23632
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334326.51/cwt276.00–341.001,09121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373364.54/cwt349.00–387.001,36058
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374298.37/cwt261.00–350.001,11619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426281.97/cwt225.00–314.001,20110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427347.31/cwt320.00–375.001,48385
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466272.44/cwt210.00–311.001,27024
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476329.45/cwt306.00–356.501,56872
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511323.02/cwt290.00–330.001,65198
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521255.16/cwt202.00–280.001,3298
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555265.20/cwt260.00–286.001,4725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570305.94/cwt273.00–322.001,74452
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy614310.50/cwt310.50–310.501,90616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614293.90/cwt271.00–303.001,80527
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2648250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6203
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666268.60/cwt250.00–285.001,78932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4852
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713262.55/cwt235.00–267.501,87275
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279277.42/cwt272.00–300.007745
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287324.25/cwt270.00–350.0093119
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313292.23/cwt274.00–302.009153
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326314.85/cwt300.00–335.001,02652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377316.83/cwt290.00–330.001,19493
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384268.16/cwt230.00–308.001,03010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423321.32/cwt285.00–329.501,35965
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424288.34/cwt250.00–296.001,22311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471315.26/cwt301.00–323.001,485102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471289.26/cwt265.00–304.001,3628
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520293.11/cwt266.00–318.001,52469
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526265.36/cwt250.00–286.001,3969
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4383
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3571
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1589261.24/cwt250.00–279.001,53963
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4452
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626248.48/cwt234.00–253.501,55538
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667232.64/cwt227.00–241.001,55223
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679215.57/cwt210.00–221.001,4644
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2706217.86/cwt213.00–237.001,5385
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710226.12/cwt222.00–227.251,60529
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6802
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1833201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6742
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7503
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Replacement946206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,95310
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,092194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,1187
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,2741
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,2921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364260.00/cwt260.00–260.009466
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418260.77/cwt247.00–269.001,0907
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423302.19/cwt275.00–355.001,27810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464314.70/cwt306.00–324.001,46011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519295.48/cwt285.00–313.001,53413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3933
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564277.53/cwt267.00–296.001,56514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5471
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622267.64/cwt231.00–281.001,66527
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6131
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5851
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1689251.16/cwt235.00–266.001,73011
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725244.24/cwt240.00–256.001,77111
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,7231
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7016
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,125106.90/cwt105.00–110.001,2033
Bulls——1,466122.40/cwt116.00–128.501,7948
Bulls——1,534133.91/cwt130.00–141.002,0547
Bulls——1,763148.17/cwt142.00–157.002,61212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86598.00/cwt98.00–98.008481
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91389.90/cwt88.00–96.0082111
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight92597.00/cwt97.00–97.008973
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight955109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10179.11/cwt77.00–82.0087115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125110.07/cwt107.00–113.001,2382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177112.55/cwt107.00–116.501,32511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19697.20/cwt95.00–104.001,1637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208123.03/cwt116.50–132.001,4863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516117.70/cwt114.00–121.001,7846
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18101,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19301,697.04/head1,650.00–1,750.001,6972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0291,439.49/head1,175.00–1,575.001,4396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0641,069.90/head875.00–1,300.001,0709
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1071,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1251,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1411,288.41/head1,210.00–1,450.001,2889
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1631,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28671,461.54/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4623
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29221,450.98/head1,450.00–1,455.001,4515
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29871,477.00/head1,335.00–1,725.001,47733
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4602,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

This sale against other markets

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.