Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-08-05

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 5
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,427 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 1,568▼ 410 vs year ago 1,837 · −22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 245▼ 265 vs year ago 386 · −68.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 87▲ 16 vs year ago 14 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Market not well tested, lower undertones noted on steers and heifers. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. Extreme heat with drought conditions weakening receipts and demand

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.41/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −154.23 against this barn's trailing median of $400.64.
Average price
$246.41
149 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,379
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.10
vs OK average
+1.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546259.181,41655
Medium and Large 1-2567239.981,36285
Medium and Large 2563229.101,2919thin
One grade step is worth $30.08/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale149 hd
246.41
—
OK average4 barns · 342 hd
252.51
−6.10
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
+1.34
This barn, trailing median34 sales
400.64
−154.23
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—Low1,582165.032,61126
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,530141.342,1624thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,189140.101,66641
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,001110.011,1016thin

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)1,342$2,2755
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,242$1,81110
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)794$1,35910
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,286$1,2659
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$2,2251thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2160700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329355.53/cwt352.50–360.001,1704
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,2958
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363345.07/cwt331.00–355.001,25313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379293.34/cwt289.00–305.001,1127
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387242.77/cwt238.00–245.009403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422289.42/cwt265.00–312.001,2214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1439335.73/cwt329.00–345.001,47415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471329.49/cwt329.00–330.001,5528
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494312.02/cwt300.00–320.001,5415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503286.97/cwt280.00–292.001,44312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510322.07/cwt321.00–324.001,64332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522261.77/cwt257.00–270.001,36612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535297.43/cwt290.00–305.001,5912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565293.38/cwt280.50–298.501,65854
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573279.32/cwt270.00–285.001,60122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581257.26/cwt242.00–261.001,4957
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4032
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620263.71/cwt255.00–278.001,63535
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652263.56/cwt263.50–264.001,71816
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658228.42/cwt220.00–245.001,5033
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723213.04/cwt201.00–225.001,5402
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731246.66/cwt237.00–248.251,80361
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7561
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235590.00/head590.00–590.005901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371274.09/cwt264.00–287.001,0175
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy379316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,1987
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1391306.60/cwt296.00–311.001,19922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1405
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413312.24/cwt304.00–318.001,29024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431282.40/cwt270.00–291.001,21722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed443294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,3022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488276.45/cwt273.00–283.001,34917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495264.42/cwt260.00–267.001,3097
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518264.70/cwt255.00–276.001,37120
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3271
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541251.82/cwt250.00–253.001,36210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563256.50/cwt244.00–260.501,44434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567226.74/cwt220.00–240.001,2868
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571238.40/cwt230.00–246.001,36175
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3191
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1606238.08/cwt234.00–238.501,44311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy616284.50/cwt284.50–284.501,75318
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621242.49/cwt240.00–245.001,5066
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy655244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5985
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677226.05/cwt225.00–229.001,53030
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5391
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719229.72/cwt229.00–229.751,65222
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy723240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,7392
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735204.05/cwt190.00–210.001,5005
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5926
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6951
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,022184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,8865
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,1741
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1396342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,3547
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414322.06/cwt300.00–326.001,3337
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462271.23/cwt264.00–275.001,2533
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512288.78/cwt279.00–299.001,47917
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4852
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585258.93/cwt250.00–264.001,5159
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613253.25/cwt249.50–267.001,55210
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675242.16/cwt235.00–247.501,6358
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682217.03/cwt211.00–229.001,4803
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6581
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6571
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7123
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2913184.93/cwt180.00–190.001,6882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,212155.99/cwt152.00–158.001,8913
Bulls——1,578150.85/cwt144.00–157.002,3805
Bulls——1,607166.88/cwt161.00–170.002,68211
Bulls——1,704176.12/cwt172.00–182.003,0017
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90389.02/cwt83.00–95.008042
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight914127.18/cwt124.00–139.001,1625
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight940150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4101
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight973132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2841
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight985118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1621
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight990129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194131.72/cwt123.50–138.001,5736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230141.29/cwt139.50–144.001,73818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296150.65/cwt146.00–165.001,95210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488149.45/cwt143.00–156.002,2243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,9361
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0272,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0452,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17941,359.08/head1,000.00–1,950.001,35910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2421,811.43/head1,700.00–2,150.001,81110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2861,265.00/head1,265.00–1,265.001,2659
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3351,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3422,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2755
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1980198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,9401

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.