Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-05-20

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, May 20
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,172 head
▲ 324 vs last sale 1,848▼ 92 vs year ago 2,264 · −4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
388 head
▲ 196 vs last sale 192▼ 194 vs year ago 582 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 82▲ 63 vs year ago 46 · +137.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs 1.00-4.00 higher; over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 4.00-8.00 higher. Light weight steer and heifer calves up to 20.00 higher. Demand good for all classes, especially light weight calves. Quality average, end attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Packer demand very good. Several nice bred cows available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.09/cwt on 257 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.55 against this barn's trailing median of $400.64.
Average price
$268.09
257 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,454
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$18.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.14
vs OK average
−8.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541271.861,471200
Medium and Large 2545256.461,39725
Medium and Large 1-2550253.651,39432
One grade step is worth $18.20/cwt here — about $77 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 sale257 hd
268.09
—
OK average5 barns · 584 hd
265.95
+2.14
National average163 barns · 12,702 hd
276.46
−8.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
400.64
−132.55
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—High1,611150.702,42840
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,313139.111,82771
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,203136.801,64557
CowsLean 85-90%High1,051125.211,31537

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,216$1,9854thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,8984thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,254$1,8509
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$1,7812thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$1,67514

Every lot

141 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225419.00/cwt419.00–419.009431
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285403.00/cwt390.00–420.001,14915
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330389.08/cwt370.00–419.001,2849
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2231
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,2423
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379380.40/cwt361.00–406.001,44217
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2-3383238.74/cwt237.50–240.009146
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,6075
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420326.15/cwt311.00–338.001,3704
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425360.93/cwt349.00–382.501,53447
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed470326.54/cwt324.00–335.001,53512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476340.27/cwt322.00–359.501,62071
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477280.79/cwt275.00–298.001,3397
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned484315.63/cwt300.00–329.001,5288
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,5193
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy512336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,72010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526307.88/cwt290.00–330.001,61965
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526302.00/cwt300.00–302.501,58910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned526281.63/cwt273.00–286.001,4816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542276.22/cwt270.00–290.001,49713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy557318.50/cwt318.50–318.501,7746
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566300.84/cwt288.00–313.001,70387
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571286.46/cwt280.00–296.001,6368
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned577280.34/cwt280.00–281.001,6186
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586266.07/cwt260.00–281.001,55914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2614260.15/cwt254.00–280.001,59711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619289.49/cwt281.00–298.501,79295
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,7794
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6691
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674264.93/cwt260.50–275.001,78620
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716251.52/cwt240.00–255.251,80112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720255.55/cwt247.00–268.001,84035
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2743233.52/cwt230.00–235.001,7354
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6131
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8053
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764250.45/cwt250.00–251.001,91311
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy868210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8232
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1877230.14/cwt221.00–233.002,01814
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,037201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,0843
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,105200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224410.90/cwt389.00–423.009206
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed260337.50/cwt337.50–337.508781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282370.91/cwt353.00–385.001,0466
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy303382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,1592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316320.34/cwt316.00–327.501,0124
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325347.22/cwt336.00–357.001,12818
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0293
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374339.00/cwt328.00–363.001,26832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387309.97/cwt308.00–314.001,2003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed413304.51/cwt295.00–311.001,2588
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416312.80/cwt295.00–331.001,30130
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,26610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed425315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3394
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432279.05/cwt273.00–294.001,2055
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465273.86/cwt252.00–290.001,27322
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468282.47/cwt266.00–291.001,32220
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471297.54/cwt280.00–313.001,401114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478246.74/cwt240.00–250.001,1796
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486289.48/cwt282.00–297.001,40721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526263.93/cwt260.00–270.001,38811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527277.71/cwt265.00–288.001,464106
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527262.43/cwt240.00–274.001,38313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned532270.28/cwt260.00–277.001,43827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed547264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4445
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562248.27/cwt240.00–253.001,39521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565264.50/cwt251.00–274.001,49462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3827
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned590247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4605
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2603242.83/cwt230.00–256.001,4643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned615237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4582
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622245.55/cwt240.00–269.001,52734
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633240.29/cwt230.00–251.001,5214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655241.54/cwt227.00–245.501,58219
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5862
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683237.20/cwt230.00–241.001,6205
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705217.95/cwt211.00–225.001,5372
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711238.12/cwt230.00–239.501,69314
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7376
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2788199.66/cwt191.00–215.001,5735
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810212.66/cwt200.00–214.501,7238
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2873185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6152
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225420.00/cwt420.00–420.009451
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1572
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330386.08/cwt375.00–397.501,2742
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375366.97/cwt354.00–389.001,37616
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424353.75/cwt336.00–361.001,50013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475291.55/cwt290.00–293.001,3852
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475282.38/cwt275.00–287.001,3413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484305.15/cwt279.00–337.001,47724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,5003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2509278.64/cwt276.00–282.001,4186
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531290.58/cwt281.00–308.001,54322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed568290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6474
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569269.01/cwt267.00–272.001,5315
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571283.39/cwt272.00–291.001,61810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3598249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4892
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622265.61/cwt250.00–281.001,65217
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2636255.36/cwt252.50–256.001,6247
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679251.72/cwt245.00–255.001,7096
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8163
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,7401
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3797203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6183
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2822194.97/cwt191.00–197.001,6033
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1827211.39/cwt211.00–213.001,7485
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1861204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7565
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7391
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7951
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,165134.76/cwt131.00–138.001,5702
Bulls——Light Weight1,263156.76/cwt156.50–157.001,9802
Bulls——Light Weight1,305151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,9712
Bulls——1,566140.47/cwt128.00–150.002,20014
Bulls——1,688165.80/cwt160.50–173.002,7997
Bulls——1,788155.05/cwt151.00–159.002,77213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight885115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0181
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90597.00/cwt97.00–97.008781
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight923132.60/cwt131.00–134.001,2242
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight940131.05/cwt128.00–134.001,2322
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight965137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011121.59/cwt119.00–122.001,22915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106134.63/cwt133.00–136.501,4894
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131128.43/cwt125.50–130.001,45314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183129.24/cwt124.00–134.001,5295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,186132.51/cwt130.00–134.001,5725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191135.11/cwt133.50–139.001,60926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,195147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7571
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270142.03/cwt141.50–143.001,80422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325139.50/cwt135.00–141.501,84865
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1721,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,67514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2021,963.65/head1,700.00–2,175.001,9643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2161,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2181,781.23/head1,660.00–1,900.001,7812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2541,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8509

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.