Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2025-03-10

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Mar 10
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,756 head
▼ 989 vs last sale 2,745▼ 89 vs year ago 1,845 · −4.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 313 vs last sale 357▼ 109 vs year ago 153 · −71.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 203 vs last sale 0▲ 150 vs year ago 53 · +283.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Feeder steers and steer calves sold for 2.00-10.00 higher with instances of 14.00 higher. Steers 300-400 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls compared to two weeks ago sold 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $344.50/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −107.88 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$344.50
177 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,872
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$345
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$69.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.65
vs OK average
−14.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543378.362,05486
Medium and Large 1-2541313.541,69871
Medium and Large 2554308.831,70920
One grade step is worth $69.53/cwt here — about $345 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 sale177 hd
344.50
—
OK average6 barns · 556 hd
345.15
−0.65
National average173 barns · 15,162 hd
358.67
−14.17
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−107.88
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—Average1,627169.712,76231
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,272145.351,8483thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,107133.981,48315
CowsLean 85-90%High889128.691,1445thin

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)1,215$2,0451thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,028$2,6403thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,4102thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275416.61/cwt301.00–490.001,1469
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278523.26/cwt505.00–540.001,45513
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320364.17/cwt315.00–430.001,1655
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337467.01/cwt450.00–471.001,5745
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,2462
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368390.74/cwt270.00–430.001,43817
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375452.86/cwt451.00–460.001,6987
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416404.72/cwt385.00–420.001,68416
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430345.03/cwt263.00–375.001,48412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432361.76/cwt355.00–365.001,5637
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added438432.24/cwt427.00–444.001,8937
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481334.28/cwt289.00–367.001,60817
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482405.21/cwt395.00–408.001,95324
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484333.14/cwt278.00–360.001,6128
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519404.20/cwt399.00–404.502,09818
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529385.84/cwt349.00–400.502,04140
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531312.38/cwt304.00–346.501,65951
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533315.29/cwt270.00–334.001,68010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568316.51/cwt300.00–325.001,79820
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574302.37/cwt270.00–323.001,73610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578351.07/cwt351.00–351.502,02928
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,2821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615261.52/cwt210.00–304.001,6086
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625288.26/cwt239.00–312.001,8026
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629341.10/cwt333.00–349.002,14614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662329.63/cwt314.00–335.002,18230
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668257.68/cwt239.50–294.001,72128
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669283.60/cwt261.00–303.001,8977
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,8261
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718261.96/cwt258.00–270.001,88113
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735300.00/cwt280.00–313.002,20513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1754294.08/cwt288.00–296.002,21763
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770249.09/cwt241.00–260.001,9187
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805229.98/cwt226.00–234.001,8512
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1842266.39/cwt250.00–269.002,2437
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,0633
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875262.88/cwt254.00–263.002,30075
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2900238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,1421
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,1512
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1969234.99/cwt220.00–240.002,2774
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,0501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240449.00/cwt449.00–449.001,0781
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,0021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265370.40/cwt339.00–403.009822
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276450.47/cwt440.00–485.001,2437
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,0741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325408.51/cwt352.50–432.001,32813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375325.02/cwt311.00–339.001,2194
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379384.74/cwt350.00–437.001,45835
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added426378.69/cwt376.00–387.001,61310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426351.96/cwt326.00–369.001,49933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,4032
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465260.01/cwt223.00–287.001,2097
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0593
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474299.35/cwt247.00–320.001,4194
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482346.03/cwt327.00–358.001,66864
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509343.93/cwt335.00–347.501,75114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521319.80/cwt300.00–336.001,66628
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,9201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6102
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574321.93/cwt296.00–330.001,84871
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582277.73/cwt250.00–289.001,6169
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619261.92/cwt259.00–264.001,6215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624285.97/cwt269.00–296.001,78425
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668269.29/cwt264.00–276.501,79979
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673241.58/cwt222.00–253.001,6263
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676260.18/cwt259.00–264.001,75910
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725245.31/cwt241.00–250.001,77816
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7701
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7902
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,8362
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1809230.17/cwt220.00–237.001,8625
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1021
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6771
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,1661
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,4771
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,8188
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0715
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5571
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9601
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2925208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,9241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,105150.82/cwt145.00–156.001,6672
Bulls——Light Weight1,210177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1421
Bulls——Light Weight1,275207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,6391
Bulls——1,629149.72/cwt142.00–159.002,4396
Bulls——1,685168.87/cwt163.00–179.002,84514
Bulls——1,770187.54/cwt180.00–193.003,3197
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight720117.00/cwt117.00–117.008421
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight865129.23/cwt127.00–131.001,1182
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight950139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,030129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,116133.98/cwt132.00–136.001,49512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,215155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300140.52/cwt140.00–141.001,8272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,045.00/head2,045.00–2,045.002,0451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27752,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,684.74/head2,550.00–2,800.002,6852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,409.86/head2,050.00–2,775.002,4102

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.