Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2025-02-24

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Feb 24
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
990 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 1,109▼ 2,202 vs year ago 3,192 · −69.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 96▼ 81 vs year ago 111 · −73.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 64▼ 128 vs year ago 168 · −76.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Demand was good after last week's winter weather closed auctions. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $362.36/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −90.02 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$362.36
61 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.20
vs OK average
+14.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548362.361,98461
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale61 hd
362.36
—
OK average2 barns · 65 hd
358.16
+4.20
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
+14.12
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−90.02
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—Average1,605153.502,4642thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228143.141,75710
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,056116.161,2278thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,488136.652,0332thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,375131.001,8011thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,563$2,6814thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,4756
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$2,4004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,0662thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,1001thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326437.17/cwt427.00–450.001,42514
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3123
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377442.65/cwt421.00–463.001,66914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416388.15/cwt373.00–411.001,6158
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464365.31/cwt361.00–370.001,6959
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482330.37/cwt323.00–338.001,5924
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515376.56/cwt363.00–394.501,93933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586345.62/cwt344.00–348.502,02528
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630323.25/cwt318.00–336.502,03639
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663309.50/cwt309.50–309.502,05210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707293.56/cwt280.00–294.752,07551
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769273.57/cwt269.00–274.502,10423
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820263.50/cwt263.50–263.502,16125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295334.00/cwt334.00–334.0098515
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322396.15/cwt379.00–400.001,27619
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365384.95/cwt381.00–387.001,4056
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2394310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,4313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436362.24/cwt353.00–365.501,57935
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464352.82/cwt349.50–361.001,6377
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526315.35/cwt308.50–331.001,65941
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6383
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618285.17/cwt285.00–286.001,76217
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned632260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,64312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7364
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned683250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7084
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,82052
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy721240.50/cwt237.00–244.001,7346
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1304431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,3105
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2491332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518313.91/cwt286.00–329.001,6266
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2586299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,7526
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1599300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7974
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7986
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8594
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,320148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,9541
Bulls——1,890159.00/cwt159.00–159.003,0051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043110.47/cwt100.00–113.001,1525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078125.63/cwt123.00–129.001,3543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220136.35/cwt130.00–142.001,6636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239153.33/cwt150.00–156.001,9004
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,375131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8011
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,488136.65/cwt133.00–140.002,0332
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,065.63/head2,025.00–2,100.002,0662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5632,680.80/head2,675.00–2,700.002,6814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.