Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-08-12

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 12
● Final172 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,047 head
▲ 620 vs last sale 1,427▼ 472 vs year ago 2,519 · −18.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 121▼ 132 vs year ago 350 · −37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 30▲ 61 vs year ago 20 · +305.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers steady to 8.00 higher. Heifers 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Cooler temperatures brought in more receipts; rain brought in more farm buyers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $290.72/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −161.67 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$290.72
151 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.84
vs OK average
+10.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535298.201,595119
Medium and Large 1-2574273.731,57115thin
Medium and Large 2542253.331,37417thin
One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $221 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 sale151 hd
290.72
—
OK average5 barns · 351 hd
283.87
+6.84
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
+10.38
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−161.67
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—Low1,574161.722,54621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,432145.862,08813
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,170137.471,60977
CowsLean 85-90%Low978129.221,26313
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,150117.001,3461thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$2,7751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,212$2,29611
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,274$2,2546
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$2,11314
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,9832thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,138$1,9402thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,8751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,134$1,86624
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)963$1,3742thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)790$2,2002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)815$1,3751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)745$9801thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$9751thin

Every lot

172 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium and Large 175300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1165760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243346.00/cwt346.00–346.008413
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy247377.00/cwt377.00–377.009313
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273345.00/cwt345.00–345.009422
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284403.18/cwt400.00–404.001,14510
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2288337.95/cwt311.00–353.009733
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323268.74/cwt267.50–270.008682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned333324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,0793
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343347.02/cwt344.00–350.001,1902
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy345395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy352398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,4016
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380346.34/cwt334.00–359.001,3162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,3304
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390312.66/cwt300.00–325.001,2192
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2633
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436333.88/cwt326.00–340.001,4569
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438308.89/cwt300.00–315.001,35312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,5503
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464298.48/cwt288.00–307.001,3859
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465314.41/cwt299.00–325.001,46213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470270.23/cwt250.00–287.001,2703
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy519320.50/cwt320.50–320.501,6634
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522300.72/cwt288.00–312.501,57087
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527256.66/cwt250.00–261.001,35312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5454
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577287.17/cwt275.00–290.001,65728
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579245.33/cwt230.00–253.001,4205
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585270.00/cwt265.00–275.001,58011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623273.68/cwt261.50–284.501,705135
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5797
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640250.34/cwt247.00–254.001,6023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed661264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668247.42/cwt247.00–248.001,6537
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672267.71/cwt258.50–274.001,79997
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681244.91/cwt239.00–254.001,6684
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727257.82/cwt245.00–268.001,87458
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7272
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2747225.73/cwt225.00–231.001,6868
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8471
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774246.40/cwt242.00–252.501,90713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7892
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1831231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,92021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1175750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227729.65/head710.00–740.007303
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265285.00/cwt285.00–285.007552
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269357.71/cwt351.00–359.009626
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314336.13/cwt320.00–342.001,0554
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323289.19/cwt284.00–292.009343
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,07810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,1674
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382301.53/cwt278.00–311.001,15214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383235.03/cwt230.00–240.009002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed411292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2005
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412292.86/cwt280.00–299.001,20715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy414308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,2755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432242.19/cwt230.00–250.001,0463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1091
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned454285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2949
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469283.27/cwt276.00–290.001,32940
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471272.01/cwt260.00–279.001,28123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed479292.75/cwt290.00–294.001,40210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479254.67/cwt247.00–264.001,2208
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516269.75/cwt260.00–280.001,39234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526257.63/cwt245.00–266.001,3559
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528237.31/cwt235.00–239.001,2533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567250.40/cwt250.00–251.001,4205
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579266.57/cwt259.00–278.001,54365
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580240.08/cwt233.00–254.001,39210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618240.98/cwt240.00–247.001,48914
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626254.44/cwt250.00–269.001,59376
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681236.41/cwt220.00–239.001,61014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682232.85/cwt222.00–239.001,5889
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683246.69/cwt245.00–247.501,68537
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6502
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy716336.50/cwt336.50–336.502,4099
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718239.32/cwt231.00–249.001,71814
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768194.14/cwt193.00–200.001,4916
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed790175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3833
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814212.84/cwt201.00–219.001,7333
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1887190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6853
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1190800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1281371.48/cwt362.50–380.001,0444
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,2092
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1343339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,1632
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,2993
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385285.38/cwt285.00–286.001,0995
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423281.69/cwt275.00–285.001,1923
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,2672
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432325.48/cwt314.00–331.001,40614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467296.98/cwt293.00–299.001,3878
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,4385
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3392
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476294.71/cwt285.00–301.001,40311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned504299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,5077
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526280.05/cwt274.00–287.001,47316
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571272.64/cwt265.50–276.001,55750
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625268.42/cwt259.00–278.001,6784
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630250.47/cwt240.00–257.001,5783
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678239.79/cwt232.00–248.001,6262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685245.34/cwt235.00–250.001,68112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2698248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,7352
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2708251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7772
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2712239.27/cwt236.00–240.001,70411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed715266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,9023
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716246.90/cwt239.00–252.501,76818
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1774231.91/cwt220.00–238.001,7953
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6383
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2808191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5432
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1843219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8462
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7071
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8482
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2261
Beef/Dairy Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,100153.22/cwt140.00–159.001,6854
Bulls——Light Weight1,245136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6931
Bulls——1,528143.75/cwt136.50–147.002,1974
Bulls——1,668164.04/cwt160.00–169.002,7365
Bulls——1,851178.87/cwt171.00–190.003,3117
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0571
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight880128.72/cwt126.50–133.001,1333
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight890131.85/cwt129.00–136.001,1733
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight934132.68/cwt129.00–139.001,2394
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight942126.62/cwt123.00–132.001,1933
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight970122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1831
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight975164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,112130.09/cwt125.00–133.001,44722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,203121.06/cwt120.00–122.001,4562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229139.49/cwt134.00–144.001,71436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261147.94/cwt145.00–156.001,86611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398160.57/cwt150.00–171.002,2453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425137.63/cwt137.00–138.001,9613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449143.09/cwt140.00–147.502,0737
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3461
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19631,373.94/head1,085.00–1,600.001,3742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,983.04/head1,925.00–2,050.001,9832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1341,866.16/head1,525.00–2,550.001,86624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1381,940.27/head1,300.00–2,375.001,9402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1762,112.65/head1,700.00–2,500.002,11314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2122,296.13/head1,935.00–2,475.002,29611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2252,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2742,253.70/head2,000.00–2,300.002,2546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1700194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3581
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1745980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1820975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,160172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,9951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 16051,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19752,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251

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.