Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-11-18

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Nov 18
● Final153 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,780 head
▲ 1,324 vs last sale 2,456▲ 2,091 vs year ago 1,689 · +123.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 315▼ 59 vs year ago 377 · −15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 78▲ 77 vs year ago 28 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-9.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Good demand with average to attractive quality with several fancy drafts from one ranch. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Nice weather over the weekend has brought in several receipts this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $296.84/cwt on 417 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −155.54 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$296.84
417 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$639
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$115.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.33
vs OK average
−12.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555304.421,688336
Medium and Large 1-2548272.591,49358
Medium and Large 2530254.461,34819thin
Medium and Large 2-3550237.001,3042thin
Medium and Large 3555189.001,0492thin
One grade step is worth $115.42/cwt here — about $639 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale417 hd
296.84
—
OK average6 barns · 1,778 hd
295.51
+1.33
National average182 barns · 24,645 hd
309.26
−12.42
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−155.54
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—Average1,565143.272,24331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453117.291,70411
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,155109.561,266100
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88677.8569026
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,468106.001,5562thin

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)1,133$1,9003thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,016$1,65819
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,076$1,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,0462thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,7752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)714$8869

Every lot

153 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 · Steers55 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268900.00/head900.00–900.009004
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,27037
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324333.47/cwt330.00–337.001,08010
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed326391.54/cwt390.00–392.501,2768
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334356.25/cwt345.00–365.001,1904
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,0692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1352377.51/cwt370.00–380.001,3294
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy367402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4773
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376290.82/cwt290.00–292.001,0937
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379312.11/cwt300.00–321.001,1835
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381334.42/cwt325.00–339.001,27420
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,539105
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428311.57/cwt300.00–323.001,3342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435342.77/cwt331.00–348.001,49121
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438283.57/cwt270.00–286.001,24212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439321.13/cwt320.00–323.001,41017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465341.27/cwt339.50–349.001,58721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477260.95/cwt250.00–270.001,2457
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479313.42/cwt305.00–322.001,50147
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,728131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483298.95/cwt294.00–304.001,44419
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed514313.36/cwt310.00–316.001,61149
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515284.66/cwt281.00–288.001,4663
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy516322.72/cwt321.00–325.501,66518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527247.15/cwt240.00–260.001,30214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531282.46/cwt275.50–286.001,50026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535294.92/cwt289.00–305.501,57850
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed542265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed557294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,6383
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563264.52/cwt252.50–274.001,48929
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570260.35/cwt250.00–270.001,4842
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy571307.64/cwt305.50–316.001,757184
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574277.75/cwt271.00–284.001,59432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615235.75/cwt230.00–250.001,4508
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616273.88/cwt264.00–280.501,687107
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634253.97/cwt240.00–258.501,61061
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660255.92/cwt254.00–262.001,68946
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667203.73/cwt190.00–210.001,3596
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687234.20/cwt229.00–246.001,60915
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6402
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718238.52/cwt238.00–240.001,7134
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy726260.25/cwt260.25–260.251,88994
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8273
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy753243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8303
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6342
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1788225.02/cwt211.00–227.001,7738
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5341
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7932
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,315140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1222809.17/head785.00–850.008093
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260877.50/head875.00–880.008782
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285292.00/cwt292.00–292.008322
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288317.00/cwt317.00–317.009132
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy314379.50/cwt379.50–379.501,19257
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323299.63/cwt294.00–305.009682
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330287.50/cwt287.50–287.509494
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335229.00/cwt229.00–229.007672
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed340317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,0782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366317.30/cwt310.00–325.001,16143
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372294.68/cwt294.00–295.001,0963
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383295.33/cwt293.00–299.001,1319
Heifers400–450Medium 1400289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,1561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy401323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,295131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed415300.29/cwt296.00–304.001,24622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423274.28/cwt268.00–281.001,1608
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427294.61/cwt286.00–298.001,25827
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429286.41/cwt275.00–292.001,22932
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455293.14/cwt291.00–296.001,33437
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy474304.75/cwt304.75–304.751,445112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477247.05/cwt241.00–252.001,17810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478265.24/cwt258.00–271.001,26848
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488274.00/cwt266.00–275.501,33737
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513243.62/cwt235.00–252.501,2502
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521269.79/cwt255.00–281.001,40675
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534243.48/cwt232.00–252.001,30026
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564269.80/cwt253.50–273.251,522163
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565253.94/cwt245.00–261.001,43523
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6974
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590239.42/cwt230.00–249.001,4132
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608248.91/cwt248.00–250.501,51311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622230.99/cwt226.00–234.001,4373
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630248.13/cwt238.50–257.001,56337
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed650249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6192
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed652259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6895
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663231.32/cwt227.00–234.001,53413
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668201.64/cwt200.00–207.001,3478
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1693239.74/cwt229.00–240.501,66191
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733197.47/cwt185.00–201.001,4478
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4542
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1216841.23/head810.00–870.008415
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1250900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,1472
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419307.49/cwt300.00–315.001,2888
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,3593
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482283.55/cwt275.00–291.001,36721
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4772
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3281
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5453
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1587266.06/cwt258.00–270.001,56228
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4785
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3521
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621243.87/cwt235.00–249.001,5147
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653241.24/cwt233.00–244.001,5754
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1729228.18/cwt228.00–229.001,66311
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778204.36/cwt199.00–210.001,5904
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1803213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7102
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,145150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7181
Bulls——Light Weight1,193136.63/cwt135.00–139.001,6303
Bulls——1,426131.55/cwt129.00–136.001,8764
Bulls——1,644142.24/cwt139.00–145.002,33812
Bulls——1,670149.85/cwt147.00–155.002,50211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73964.72/cwt55.00–70.004785
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74927.27/cwt20.00–41.002044
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78560.00/cwt60.00–60.004711
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight87590.11/cwt72.00–98.007887
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92598.16/cwt93.00–108.009084
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight926106.10/cwt100.00–113.0098212
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92885.63/cwt75.00–91.007959
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06085.00/cwt85.00–85.009011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118102.89/cwt98.00–107.001,15013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243123.71/cwt119.00–129.001,5389
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249113.15/cwt108.00–118.001,41356
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408123.33/cwt122.00–125.001,7363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408111.06/cwt110.00–112.001,5643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,507117.41/cwt115.00–119.001,7695
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4281
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,535110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0161,657.64/head1,060.00–2,125.001,65819
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0761,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1331,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1714886.49/head800.00–1,000.008869
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0151,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,046.16/head1,975.00–2,125.002,0462

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.