Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-10-28

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Oct 28
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,388 head
▼ 414 vs last sale 2,802▲ 1,625 vs year ago 763 · +213.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
290 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 451▲ 126 vs year ago 164 · +76.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 52▲ 101 vs year ago 9 · +1,122.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-699 weight lighter on receipts 7.00 lower, with higher receipts in 500-599 weight 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-699 weight lighter on receipts 4.00 higher, with higher receipts in 500-599 weight 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Average quality with moderate demand. Drought conditions are really affecting the market at this time, pray for rain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $268.40/cwt on 354 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −183.98 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$268.40
354 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.84
vs OK average
−32.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568276.891,572247
Medium and Large 1-2566253.191,43276
Medium and Large 2566238.041,34831
One grade step is worth $38.85/cwt here — about $224 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 sale354 hd
268.40
—
OK average6 barns · 1,268 hd
270.24
−1.84
National average185 barns · 40,108 hd
300.69
−32.29
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−183.98
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—Average1,557142.442,21825
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,544118.861,83621
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,184111.691,32278
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02379.678153thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low97791.678953thin

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)1,100$1,76519

Every lot

114 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305325.00/cwt325.00–325.009912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy332389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,2913
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340257.00/cwt257.00–257.008742
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1341359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,2244
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy379360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3649
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387346.74/cwt338.00–355.001,34212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389316.75/cwt307.00–331.001,2325
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,3503
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418310.50/cwt299.00–321.001,2989
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431275.08/cwt264.00–286.001,18621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460308.44/cwt300.00–329.001,41923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474246.31/cwt236.00–250.001,1687
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476267.69/cwt260.00–275.001,27412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486293.00/cwt285.00–299.001,42426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520302.40/cwt301.00–303.501,57229
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536252.15/cwt251.00–253.001,3527
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538292.71/cwt289.00–299.001,57551
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538268.50/cwt260.00–275.001,44527
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy554292.19/cwt285.00–294.001,61910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575233.93/cwt230.00–237.001,34524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581244.75/cwt240.00–255.001,42249
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587266.07/cwt258.50–279.001,562157
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627254.52/cwt246.00–266.001,59615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630237.40/cwt226.00–246.001,49634
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy632279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,76313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3972
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659250.26/cwt239.00–255.501,64941
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673222.37/cwt220.00–225.001,4976
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681237.31/cwt226.00–246.001,61614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6805
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1734244.64/cwt237.00–245.501,79625
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4771
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770227.32/cwt226.00–228.001,7503
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9164
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,0061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287316.38/cwt306.00–321.009083
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy363311.48/cwt310.00–314.001,13113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365281.66/cwt275.50–288.001,0284
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376272.52/cwt270.00–279.001,0257
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385250.25/cwt241.00–260.009632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy411298.20/cwt295.00–299.001,22610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413249.21/cwt240.00–260.001,0299
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420248.37/cwt246.00–250.001,0435
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436278.88/cwt262.00–285.501,21636
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy462279.74/cwt278.00–280.501,29213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472268.69/cwt257.00–295.001,26851
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474260.71/cwt250.00–264.001,23610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483239.21/cwt238.00–240.001,1555
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524251.80/cwt240.00–260.001,31990
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy525256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528244.66/cwt239.00–247.501,29224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535231.67/cwt225.00–235.001,2393
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559244.35/cwt235.00–251.001,36646
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573236.48/cwt230.00–242.501,35526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579218.80/cwt218.00–220.001,2675
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615246.19/cwt240.00–250.001,51412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622227.37/cwt220.00–231.001,4143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628217.95/cwt210.00–226.001,3699
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy652200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3043
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662222.62/cwt210.00–230.001,47413
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674230.01/cwt220.00–239.001,55019
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678215.43/cwt202.00–220.001,46116
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2752
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760198.39/cwt196.00–200.001,5085
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3723
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy863180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5532
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2920180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,2061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008303
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,0752
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1661
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474258.13/cwt251.00–265.001,2244
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490293.59/cwt285.00–298.001,43914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2252
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1952
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1538247.73/cwt245.00–258.001,33311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4933
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568233.03/cwt220.00–236.001,32413
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4825
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4194
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660231.73/cwt223.00–237.001,52914
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4472
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690207.33/cwt200.00–211.001,4313
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2717212.74/cwt200.00–219.001,52515
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2719170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,22214
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768206.92/cwt196.00–215.001,5897
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2782185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4476
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,035151.46/cwt143.00–160.001,5682
Bulls——Light Weight1,235125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5441
Bulls——1,566129.96/cwt124.50–134.002,0358
Bulls——1,596144.80/cwt140.00–148.002,3118
Bulls——1,720155.85/cwt152.00–159.002,6816
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84569.17/cwt50.00–90.005842
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight88098.48/cwt97.00–100.008672
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight925132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2211
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98050.00/cwt50.00–50.004901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04594.50/cwt94.00–95.009882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133107.12/cwt100.00–109.001,21415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219114.06/cwt110.00–120.001,39056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360125.21/cwt121.00–129.001,7032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522117.75/cwt115.00–118.001,79216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623126.49/cwt123.00–135.002,0534
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight67084.00/cwt84.00–84.005631
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04085.00/cwt85.00–85.008841
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,764.63/head1,275.00–2,200.001,76519

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.