Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2025-01-13

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Jan 13
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,785 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 1,678▲ 1,785 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 126▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 31▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00 to 13.00 lower, steer calves 10.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 1.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter and replacement cattle were steady with good demand. Last year's head count was 0 due to a winter storm that closed the barn.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $320.67/cwt on 194 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −131.71 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$320.67
194 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$260
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.16
vs OK average
−21.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548338.971,85894
Medium and Large 1-2569307.231,74876
Medium and Large 2548291.531,59824
One grade step is worth $47.44/cwt here — about $260 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 sale194 hd
320.67
—
OK average6 barns · 861 hd
327.82
−7.16
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−21.78
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−131.71
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—Average1,365141.371,92912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,221138.131,6879thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,155120.031,38729
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,108116.671,2933thin

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 (2-4 yrs)938$1,7542thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,7101thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$1,5506
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,0001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,0261
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added277473.00/cwt473.00–473.001,3109
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293339.00/cwt339.00–339.009933
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295430.35/cwt429.00–431.001,2703
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added321447.80/cwt425.00–481.001,43712
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334374.09/cwt360.00–391.001,2494
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365461.00/cwt461.00–461.001,6831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377384.42/cwt341.00–440.001,44910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388317.41/cwt280.00–340.001,2325
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389321.99/cwt321.00–323.001,2534
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422368.53/cwt340.00–398.001,55530
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425296.15/cwt230.00–329.001,2596
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435285.92/cwt235.00–336.001,2446
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added437417.43/cwt400.00–423.001,82431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469317.07/cwt300.00–330.001,4877
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470357.93/cwt339.00–388.001,68233
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,4765
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522296.86/cwt270.00–320.001,55010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524303.94/cwt260.00–318.001,59321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531336.05/cwt322.00–369.001,78445
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564341.65/cwt291.00–350.001,92749
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567287.72/cwt229.00–318.001,63114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586308.49/cwt226.00–323.001,80855
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2609233.07/cwt177.00–269.001,4195
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620249.47/cwt195.00–266.001,54714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622310.25/cwt275.00–327.501,93047
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671247.79/cwt200.00–270.001,6634
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672283.79/cwt272.00–299.001,90713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673263.87/cwt253.50–270.001,77614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2724222.01/cwt201.00–254.001,6075
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729272.90/cwt254.00–275.501,98923
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785267.47/cwt264.00–272.502,10012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790229.50/cwt210.00–249.001,8132
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8602
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2835216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8041
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1837251.98/cwt250.50–255.002,1093
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,1491
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,1951
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,150178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,0471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272405.50/cwt397.50–420.001,1036
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320382.31/cwt349.00–395.001,2235
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added322460.24/cwt425.00–477.001,4827
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,5652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365368.13/cwt343.00–375.001,34424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384302.58/cwt250.00–333.001,16211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391316.53/cwt294.00–334.001,2387
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,2762
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420356.71/cwt330.00–381.001,4982
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427283.86/cwt258.00–305.001,2127
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430324.63/cwt300.00–350.001,39657
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468318.49/cwt300.00–360.001,49169
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added476371.72/cwt367.00–378.001,7695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476297.71/cwt297.00–298.001,4177
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476281.33/cwt270.00–293.001,3397
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514313.90/cwt302.00–315.501,61346
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523248.61/cwt219.00–270.001,3006
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527292.30/cwt280.00–301.001,54040
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568250.53/cwt247.00–260.001,42310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568237.73/cwt210.00–249.001,3504
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575288.01/cwt260.00–296.001,65690
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613269.84/cwt260.00–281.001,6549
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616243.72/cwt229.00–250.001,5014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631246.18/cwt240.00–253.001,55315
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669247.87/cwt236.00–252.501,65813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670261.92/cwt258.00–264.501,75513
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673244.91/cwt240.00–250.001,6482
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721241.08/cwt234.50–251.001,73810
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2726196.53/cwt176.00–220.001,4274
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,8158
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2777182.41/cwt170.00–195.001,4175
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7974
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5391
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8371
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,0261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533254.15/cwt230.00–279.001,3552
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,065116.04/cwt104.00–130.001,2364
Bulls——Light Weight1,095169.89/cwt156.00–182.001,8602
Bulls——Light Weight1,285131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6831
Bulls——1,483154.48/cwt151.00–156.002,2913
Bulls——2,095149.03/cwt148.00–150.003,1222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight905106.00/cwt106.00–106.009591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight918144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3222
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight950124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143119.09/cwt114.00–121.001,36122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,200154.80/cwt153.00–157.001,8583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,233128.75/cwt125.00–132.001,5872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292125.35/cwt123.00–129.001,6205
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,420120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545116.64/cwt115.00–119.001,8022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29381,754.20/head1,575.00–1,925.001,7542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1241,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.