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Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Mar 11

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,845 head

▼ 425 vs last sale 2,270▲ 199 vs year ago 1,646 · +12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 370▼ 135 vs year ago 288 · −46.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 158▲ 26 vs year ago 27 · +96.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 450 lbs. steady - 10.00 higher; over 450 lbs. steady - 8.00 higher; Heifers under 550 lbs. 4.00 lower - 9.00 higher; over 550 lbs. steady - 7.00 higher. Demand moderate to good for all classes. Quality mostly average to attractive. Slaughter cows 10.00 - 12.00 higher; Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes of slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.92/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.73 against this barn's trailing median of $400.64.

Average price

$269.92

136 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

vs OK average

−6.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	273.35	1,489	121
Medium and Large 2	555	242.21	1,345	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale136 hd

269.92

—

OK average5 barns · 618 hd

264.89

+5.03

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−6.25

This barn, trailing median34 sales

400.64

−130.73

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.90, low $327.33, median $400.64 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,699	142.91	2,428	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	129.16	1,670	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,358	124.45	1,690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	107.00	1,018	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,760	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,398	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,310	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	937	$1,757	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,250	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

82 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	322.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	922	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	392.07/cwt	380.00–398.00	1,149	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	377.56/cwt	360.00–406.00	1,231	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	313.02/cwt	289.00–340.00	1,055	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	346	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,453	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	318.43/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,191	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	365.94/cwt	350.00–381.00	1,391	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	300.88/cwt	274.00–317.00	1,240	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	350.74/cwt	323.00–369.00	1,512	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,699	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	333.60/cwt	310.00–354.00	1,575	47
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	293.72/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,416	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	327.03/cwt	289.00–352.00	1,733	58
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	280.69/cwt	247.00–297.00	1,504	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	314.43/cwt	270.00–334.00	1,799	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	300.64/cwt	290.00–319.50	1,867	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	246.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,534	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	267.82/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,843	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	260.99/cwt	251.50–277.00	1,900	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	227.69/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,660	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	243.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,910	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	801	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,682	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	333.38/cwt	328.00–337.50	943	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	316.16/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,002	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	295.05/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,106	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	314.51/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,183	46
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	379	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,251	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	273.43/cwt	261.00–286.00	1,173	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	309.89/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,333	61
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	306.24/cwt	289.00–319.00	1,458	115
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	285.32/cwt	260.00–294.00	1,370	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	258.15/cwt	231.00–291.00	1,322	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	280.56/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,467	79
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	231.58/cwt	223.00–250.00	1,352	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	259.79/cwt	240.00–274.50	1,522	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	256.35/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,577	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	210.56/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,335	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	232.80/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,541	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	239.31/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,615	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	212.13/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,646	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,722	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	350.44/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,318	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	351.76/cwt	348.00–354.00	1,502	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	329.96/cwt	313.00–345.00	1,544	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	314.22/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,621	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,426	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	286.45/cwt	278.00–304.00	1,664	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	250.50/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,686	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	230.81/cwt	214.00–248.00	1,777	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,768	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,228	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,535	2
Bulls	—	—	1,661	142.13/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,361	8
Bulls	—	—	1,661	124.96/cwt	110.00–134.00	2,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,839	154.28/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,837	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	788	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	741	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	944	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,001	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	983	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,111	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,128	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,327	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	129.16/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,670	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	126.14/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,688	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	121.91/cwt	120.50–123.00	1,692	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	958	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,397.85/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,398	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	875	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	913	1,487.50/head	1,350.00–1,975.00	1,488	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Mon Mar 11, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,845Last week 2,270Year ago 1,646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 370Year ago 288

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 158Year ago 27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,005	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,397.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	958	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	940	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,760.00	1,760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	913	1,350.00–1,975.00	1,487.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	850	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	380.00–398.00	392.07
12	300–350	326	360.00–406.00	377.56
9	350–400	380	350.00–381.00	365.94
45	400–450	431	323.00–369.00	350.74
47	450–500	472	310.00–354.00	333.60
58	500–550	530	289.00–352.00	327.03
39	550–600	572	270.00–334.00	314.43
40	600–650	621	290.00–319.50	300.64
20	650–700	688	255.00–279.00	267.82
18	700–750	728	251.50–277.00	260.99
33	750–800	783	240.00–250.00	243.87
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	300.00–330.00	322.40
14	300–350	337	289.00–340.00	313.02
19	350–400	374	280.00–340.00	318.43
22	400–450	412	274.00–317.00	300.88
9	450–500	482	280.00–310.00	293.72
15	500–550	536	247.00–297.00	280.69
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
6	600–650	622	240.00–250.00	246.55
1	650–700	650	228.00	228.00
3	700–750	729	220.00–244.00	227.69
4	800–850	801	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	283	328.00–337.50	333.38
19	300–350	317	300.00–329.00	316.16
46	350–400	376	290.00–331.00	314.51
61	400–450	430	290.00–327.00	309.89
115	450–500	476	289.00–319.00	306.24
79	500–550	523	250.00–295.00	280.56
42	550–600	586	240.00–274.50	259.79
28	600–650	615	230.00–268.00	256.35
24	650–700	675	225.00–241.00	239.31
4	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
7	750–800	776	204.00–215.00	212.13
1	800–850	820	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	265.00–320.00	295.05
7	400–450	429	261.00–286.00	273.43
12	450–500	480	260.00–294.00	285.32
6	500–550	512	231.00–291.00	258.15
9	550–600	584	223.00–250.00	231.58
5	600–650	634	200.00–230.00	210.56
5	650–700	662	226.00–235.00	232.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	341.00–360.00	350.44
11	400–450	427	348.00–354.00	351.76
9	450–500	468	313.00–345.00	329.96
9	500–550	516	302.00–325.00	314.22
7	550–600	581	278.00–304.00	286.45
2	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	673	250.00–251.00	250.50
4	750–800	770	214.00–248.00	230.81
1	800–850	835	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	530	269.00	269.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	875	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,120	117.00–120.00	118.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	113.00	113.00
3	—	788	94.00	94.00
4	—	944	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	128.00–131.00	129.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	120.50–123.00	121.91
6	—	1,338	125.00–126.50	126.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,661	138.00–146.00	142.13
4	—	1,661	110.00–134.00	124.96
10	—	1,839	148.00–160.00	154.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	124.00–126.00	125.03

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.