Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-04-15

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Apr 15
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,686 head
▼ 314 vs last sale 2,000▼ 1,107 vs year ago 2,793 · −39.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
267 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 264▼ 186 vs year ago 453 · −41.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 66▲ 85 vs year ago 18 · +472.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steers 7.00-15.00 higher, except 6 weights 7.00 lower. Heifers 7.00-15.00 higher, except 3 weights 20.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand was good for all classes of slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.29/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.35 against this barn's trailing median of $400.64.
Average price
$263.29
185 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,413
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.04
vs OK average
−1.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536270.871,451111
Medium and Large 2538251.931,35674
One grade step is worth $18.94/cwt here — about $95 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale185 hd
263.29
—
OK average5 barns · 383 hd
264.33
−1.04
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−1.23
This barn, trailing median34 sales
400.64
−137.35
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
457409361313median 400.6403/0204/2707/0608/3111/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,685152.092,56235
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,438140.172,0156thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,276132.871,69615
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,088119.871,30520

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,236$1,9504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$1,8256
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,3851thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)763$1,0104thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)892$1,6003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$2,5003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$2,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,3632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,7501thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265338.40/cwt320.00–359.008972
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280376.65/cwt368.00–385.001,0552
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317393.18/cwt366.00–407.001,24617
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328341.54/cwt290.00–361.001,12010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372375.15/cwt365.00–385.001,3968
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380327.33/cwt267.00–359.001,24412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419353.36/cwt343.00–357.001,4814
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427319.18/cwt278.00–340.001,36334
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468334.20/cwt324.00–343.001,56426
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480298.12/cwt278.00–319.001,43129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520328.87/cwt321.00–332.001,71022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527284.58/cwt251.00–311.001,50046
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned534310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,65533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558325.51/cwt315.00–327.001,8168
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned574287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,65027
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581268.77/cwt247.00–306.001,56234
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617280.11/cwt260.00–292.001,72827
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617253.42/cwt249.00–258.001,56410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663249.97/cwt249.00–253.001,65716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2691227.76/cwt190.00–244.001,5747
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned695229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,5953
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7571
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1284341.00/cwt329.00–348.009688
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285311.00/cwt311.00–311.008861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320327.52/cwt320.00–336.001,04810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321277.30/cwt234.00–305.0089012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375289.32/cwt255.00–304.001,08535
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377323.99/cwt312.00–327.001,22129
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411321.82/cwt303.00–340.001,32327
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434286.01/cwt260.00–299.001,24139
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466293.55/cwt283.00–313.001,36839
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481266.38/cwt246.00–281.001,28144
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507289.22/cwt275.00–294.001,46615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524255.41/cwt200.00–274.001,33852
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned528270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,42674
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572243.71/cwt225.00–259.001,39422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578269.27/cwt261.00–273.001,55616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned592240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4216
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607257.31/cwt249.00–259.501,56228
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639233.02/cwt190.00–246.001,48921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663249.12/cwt242.00–252.001,65231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672235.60/cwt218.00–246.001,5836
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721208.49/cwt200.00–210.001,5038
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768207.58/cwt190.00–214.001,5945
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4572
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1917188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,72910
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328368.18/cwt356.00–370.001,2088
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374310.81/cwt300.00–320.001,1626
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1391343.02/cwt339.00–356.001,3414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423282.79/cwt260.00–295.001,1967
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431326.18/cwt295.00–335.001,40626
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1093
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480305.44/cwt290.00–321.001,46625
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514290.42/cwt270.00–310.001,49331
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568242.22/cwt235.00–249.001,3762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583267.31/cwt252.00–289.001,55822
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623232.41/cwt225.00–240.001,4482
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628250.76/cwt240.00–267.001,57518
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668234.64/cwt230.00–244.001,5673
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725223.36/cwt218.00–225.001,6195
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765206.40/cwt191.00–214.001,5794
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,240124.50/cwt124.00–125.001,5442
Bulls——1,497142.62/cwt133.00–149.002,13511
Bulls——1,770155.76/cwt151.00–159.002,75715
Bulls——1,923166.98/cwt162.00–176.003,2117
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight955127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2131
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight970111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074119.32/cwt118.00–119.501,28116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5174
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,240131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306133.86/cwt133.00–136.001,7487
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330125.10/cwt123.00–127.001,6642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340137.69/cwt137.00–138.001,8453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415139.41/cwt139.00–139.501,9735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,2321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27631,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0221,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2361,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18921,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003

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.