Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-04-22

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Apr 22
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,958 head
▲ 272 vs last sale 1,686▼ 606 vs year ago 2,564 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 267▼ 310 vs year ago 550 · −56.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 103▲ 88 vs year ago 14 · +628.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00 - 9.00 higher, except 5 wt. 10.00 lower. Heifers 5.00 - 10.00 lower, except 7 wt. 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows steady - 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand was good for all classes of slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $305.20/cwt on 181 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −147.18 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$305.20
181 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.45
vs OK average
−4.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516327.791,69357
Medium and Large 2558294.821,646124
One grade step is worth $32.98/cwt here — about $47 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 sale181 hd
305.20
—
OK average5 barns · 515 hd
297.76
+7.45
National average173 barns · 10,802 hd
309.55
−4.35
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−147.18
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—Low1,719152.432,62027
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,348145.391,9602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,292133.771,7299thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,189123.531,4688thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)995$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)967$1,6583thin

Every lot

72 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 1284402.94/cwt385.00–418.001,1445
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2298323.00/cwt323.00–323.009632
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315341.77/cwt260.00–377.001,0777
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320390.67/cwt375.00–400.001,25011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373378.19/cwt364.00–390.001,41135
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379338.43/cwt302.00–361.001,28319
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422356.65/cwt340.00–376.501,50523
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435322.29/cwt256.00–338.001,40239
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478307.13/cwt242.00–327.001,46850
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480340.17/cwt320.00–364.001,63385
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515328.26/cwt317.00–338.501,69155
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526300.47/cwt274.00–316.001,58044
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553314.98/cwt310.00–320.001,7422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576291.71/cwt260.00–309.501,68080
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615294.97/cwt280.00–300.001,81453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy616310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,91052
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620255.71/cwt240.00–278.001,58510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1651284.01/cwt260.00–290.001,8495
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666245.01/cwt235.00–258.001,6325
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2708264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8692
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727259.48/cwt259.00–259.501,88625
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy752264.50/cwt264.50–264.501,98929
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774224.92/cwt214.00–230.001,7416
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1284315.33/cwt301.00–326.008964
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325328.87/cwt318.00–337.001,0696
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337295.06/cwt250.00–313.0099416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366316.57/cwt300.00–329.001,15917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381290.37/cwt240.00–299.001,10630
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427314.48/cwt313.50–324.001,34332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429290.01/cwt250.00–307.001,24486
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463296.15/cwt281.00–308.001,37172
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486277.52/cwt260.00–280.001,34929
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508276.04/cwt270.00–284.001,40223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531261.02/cwt210.00–269.501,38692
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568244.58/cwt220.00–249.501,38923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569269.26/cwt250.00–277.001,53271
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614238.71/cwt230.00–250.001,46610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634248.75/cwt247.00–250.001,57740
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660243.95/cwt239.00–247.001,61010
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679231.63/cwt220.00–237.001,57322
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729218.79/cwt218.50–220.001,5955
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778218.77/cwt210.00–220.001,7028
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817207.66/cwt205.00–213.001,6973
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379345.14/cwt333.00–351.001,3083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418337.44/cwt320.00–341.001,4106
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3013
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474308.76/cwt290.00–333.001,46413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4172
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527287.36/cwt280.00–299.001,51412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560291.91/cwt290.00–305.001,63522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,62712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635251.78/cwt250.00–269.001,59919
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675237.64/cwt231.00–246.001,6043
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1739230.12/cwt226.00–241.001,7017
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767217.27/cwt216.50–222.001,6669
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,537142.95/cwt134.00–148.002,19710
Bulls——1,809156.75/cwt153.00–159.002,83613
Bulls——1,880162.06/cwt161.00–163.003,0474
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145119.50/cwt119.00–120.001,3682
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,203124.87/cwt123.00–126.001,5026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310135.13/cwt130.00–139.001,7707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348145.39/cwt143.00–148.001,9602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.