Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-04-29

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Apr 29
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
▼ 1,203 vs last sale 1,958▼ 1,498 vs year ago 2,253 · −66.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 240▼ 100 vs year ago 200 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 102▼ 225 vs year ago 250 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steers 4.00 - 7.00 lower, except 3 wt. 3.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 - 7.00 higher, except 4 wt. 10.00 lower. Receipts were lower from last week due to weather. Quality was average. Demand was good. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. 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 $267.57/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.07 against this barn's trailing median of $400.64.
Average price
$267.57
78 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,450
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.35
vs OK average
−0.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538279.921,50543
Medium and Large 2547252.401,38235
One grade step is worth $27.52/cwt here — about $123 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 sale78 hd
267.57
—
OK average5 barns · 393 hd
268.92
−1.35
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−0.81
This barn, trailing median34 sales
400.64
−133.07
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—High1,818150.752,74012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,425142.562,0314thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,281133.121,7059thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,254124.391,56014

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,7001thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326391.94/cwt387.00–396.001,27812
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333330.15/cwt310.00–350.001,0992
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367381.26/cwt378.00–391.001,3995
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379347.55/cwt310.00–368.001,31710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421352.33/cwt347.00–358.001,48322
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421314.93/cwt251.00–346.001,3267
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472308.68/cwt250.00–322.001,45713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483334.55/cwt328.00–339.001,61619
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517328.00/cwt322.50–339.001,69620
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529298.39/cwt270.00–310.001,57812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569307.99/cwt287.00–330.001,75233
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575271.19/cwt260.00–277.001,5593
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,8738
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680267.09/cwt264.00–274.501,81610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680258.88/cwt250.00–267.001,7605
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710259.50/cwt259.00–260.001,8422
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328331.68/cwt320.00–335.001,0885
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329271.76/cwt201.00–309.008943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364217.70/cwt201.00–235.007922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370317.07/cwt287.00–330.001,17320
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430255.17/cwt220.00–277.001,09713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431300.54/cwt280.00–310.001,29510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480289.03/cwt278.00–298.001,38721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480249.39/cwt230.00–277.001,1976
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513286.55/cwt268.00–294.001,47027
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521258.87/cwt257.00–261.001,34914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565248.09/cwt220.00–266.001,40221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579268.73/cwt260.00–275.001,55616
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624259.54/cwt240.00–271.001,62039
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2642238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5283
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1692242.25/cwt242.25–242.251,67626
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729234.87/cwt210.00–245.001,7127
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373280.99/cwt279.00–283.001,0482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426328.44/cwt327.00–330.001,3994
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2651
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475306.69/cwt298.00–321.001,4574
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520292.40/cwt280.00–294.001,5209
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,5421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566287.34/cwt272.00–294.001,6267
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569267.73/cwt264.00–279.001,5234
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614279.43/cwt250.00–288.001,7165
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,6771
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7473
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663140.14/cwt134.00–149.002,3315
Bulls——1,898157.22/cwt156.00–159.002,9846
Bulls——2,110165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,4821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,257124.96/cwt120.00–129.501,57113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281133.12/cwt130.00–140.001,7059
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425142.56/cwt141.00–143.002,0314
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2201,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.