Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-03-18

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Mar 18
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,766 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 1,845▲ 3 vs year ago 1,763 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 153▼ 89 vs year ago 273 · −32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 53▲ 55 vs year ago 13 · +423.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 10.00 - 20.00 higher; Heifers 8.00 - 15.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes of feeder cattle. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter Cows steady - 7.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes of slaughter 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 $330.97/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.41 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$330.97
153 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$49.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.36
vs OK average
+12.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547334.211,827143
Medium and Large 2565284.581,60710thin
One grade step is worth $49.63/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale153 hd
330.97
—
OK average5 barns · 545 hd
325.61
+5.36
National average173 barns · 12,551 hd
318.29
+12.68
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−121.41
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—Average1,756149.152,61821
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,398136.261,9053thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,205125.101,50718
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,096108.861,1938thin

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)1,275$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,490$1,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)999$1,27011
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)905$1,9004thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285433.99/cwt420.00–446.001,2373
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324397.37/cwt375.00–424.001,28718
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328338.53/cwt328.00–348.001,1102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy352436.00/cwt436.00–436.001,5357
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370299.73/cwt280.00–320.001,1092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377390.10/cwt360.00–419.001,47143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422327.85/cwt308.00–348.001,3847
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426376.27/cwt350.00–410.001,60368
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy427421.71/cwt419.00–422.001,80120
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470293.42/cwt270.00–315.001,3795
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477359.65/cwt325.00–389.001,716101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned479330.50/cwt330.50–330.501,58311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532344.59/cwt295.00–367.001,83391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534301.72/cwt293.00–310.001,6114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572323.52/cwt288.00–341.001,85144
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned574275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5798
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585273.16/cwt260.00–288.001,5986
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy607330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,00310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623271.45/cwt270.00–273.001,6912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624304.19/cwt280.00–316.001,89820
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664289.85/cwt258.00–305.001,92514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727265.88/cwt250.00–277.001,93323
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759250.37/cwt249.00–253.001,9004
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2794237.51/cwt236.00–238.001,8864
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1802243.59/cwt240.00–244.501,9545
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1882231.69/cwt220.00–238.502,04411
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1912220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0065
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260303.00/cwt303.00–303.007881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280334.36/cwt325.00–347.009363
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305281.72/cwt270.00–300.008596
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332334.80/cwt316.00–359.001,11227
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374329.19/cwt300.00–353.001,23155
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375276.67/cwt270.00–289.001,0383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408270.91/cwt266.00–276.001,1052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425328.10/cwt290.00–389.001,394100
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470304.65/cwt280.00–317.501,43265
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526288.67/cwt256.00–300.001,51885
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,6214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575263.48/cwt249.00–290.001,51568
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618255.69/cwt239.00–266.001,58040
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2641234.99/cwt234.00–236.001,5067
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661248.75/cwt238.00–263.001,64414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681225.13/cwt224.00–229.001,5339
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1704238.71/cwt237.00–240.001,6817
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5571
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2757210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5903
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1761220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6744
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835211.97/cwt210.00–212.501,77019
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875203.34/cwt203.00–204.001,7793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382349.75/cwt349.00–351.001,3364
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423351.79/cwt330.00–380.001,48810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1489320.52/cwt310.00–329.001,5678
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522308.00/cwt295.00–326.001,60810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562299.30/cwt281.00–319.001,6826
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619286.05/cwt270.00–294.001,77120
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672262.81/cwt250.00–271.001,7665
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1721249.75/cwt249.50–250.001,8014
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,694135.35/cwt128.00–139.002,2934
Bulls——1,761147.88/cwt141.00–151.002,6048
Bulls——1,778156.42/cwt153.00–160.002,7819
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95893.82/cwt80.00–107.008992
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,111116.94/cwt114.00–120.001,2994
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,3052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,205107.74/cwt106.50–109.001,2982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213123.91/cwt120.00–129.001,50313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220136.68/cwt133.00–139.001,6673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398136.26/cwt133.00–141.001,9053
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29301,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19951,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29991,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,25010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4901,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004

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.