Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2025-04-14

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Apr 14
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,250 head
▲ 1,612 vs last sale 638▲ 564 vs year ago 1,686 · +33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 48▼ 226 vs year ago 267 · −84.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
382 head
▲ 323 vs last sale 59▲ 279 vs year ago 103 · +270.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Feeder steers and steer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, except 600-700 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $370.18/cwt on 284 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −82.20 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$370.18
284 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$351
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$73.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.72
vs OK average
+5.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541389.552,109184
Medium and Large 1-2537339.811,82578
Medium and Large 2557315.861,75822
One grade step is worth $73.69/cwt here — about $351 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 sale284 hd
370.18
—
OK average6 barns · 607 hd
366.46
+3.72
National average169 barns · 11,281 hd
364.76
+5.42
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−82.20
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—Average1,661184.503,06427
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,373160.002,1973thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187152.921,81510
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,031141.251,4574thin

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)1,495$2,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$1,9252thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,705$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$3,1501thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2209467.50/cwt467.50–467.509771
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230553.00/cwt553.00–553.001,2721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2286485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3875
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293493.88/cwt492.50–500.001,44716
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2293410.19/cwt341.00–455.001,2023
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313362.96/cwt329.00–385.001,1364
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325469.28/cwt443.00–501.001,52525
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339415.88/cwt406.00–422.501,4105
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372375.95/cwt326.00–435.001,3997
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374449.35/cwt440.00–480.001,68135
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379357.80/cwt279.00–427.501,35620
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423364.71/cwt357.00–375.001,5437
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425419.56/cwt387.00–445.001,78358
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426336.94/cwt310.00–371.001,4359
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467332.59/cwt200.00–370.001,55314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474405.95/cwt387.00–429.001,924116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477352.37/cwt231.00–376.001,68179
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524339.24/cwt302.00–360.001,77859
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526321.82/cwt270.00–360.001,69310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527394.46/cwt368.00–405.002,079121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569380.12/cwt365.00–397.002,16363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578341.58/cwt307.00–361.001,97419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582310.90/cwt260.00–350.001,80912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2614309.77/cwt288.00–325.001,9024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619310.46/cwt291.00–327.501,92219
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1646332.19/cwt330.00–359.002,14625
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664278.86/cwt258.00–297.001,8524
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674335.96/cwt332.00–337.502,26421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679292.04/cwt231.00–325.001,98338
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719277.65/cwt260.00–285.001,99610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722313.40/cwt309.00–318.002,2634
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,8601
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785244.50/cwt223.00–266.001,9192
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835255.75/cwt255.00–256.002,1364
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,0562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275384.39/cwt344.00–427.501,05712
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318366.77/cwt354.00–385.001,16610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330354.48/cwt282.50–377.001,17021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334421.63/cwt401.00–482.501,40825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375369.06/cwt324.00–393.001,38410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376404.63/cwt395.00–445.001,52131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390328.63/cwt250.00–387.501,2827
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416374.45/cwt347.00–411.001,55841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424347.98/cwt307.00–395.001,4757
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429340.05/cwt337.00–341.001,45913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467352.49/cwt337.00–361.001,64671
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481320.81/cwt300.00–339.001,54311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492332.13/cwt270.00–341.001,63431
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516359.82/cwt340.00–384.001,85720
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528287.89/cwt240.00–312.501,5206
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530327.06/cwt315.50–334.001,73395
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536302.32/cwt278.00–312.001,62011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added551399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,1984
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559318.21/cwt317.00–320.001,7799
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573303.72/cwt284.50–311.501,74050
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579280.39/cwt266.00–295.001,6235
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620285.67/cwt281.00–288.001,7717
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633248.73/cwt237.00–260.001,5742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,8502
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660280.75/cwt272.00–288.001,85312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675262.70/cwt256.00–269.001,7737
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675229.05/cwt198.00–262.001,5462
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,7362
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7891
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8482
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy772292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,2543
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823212.23/cwt200.00–225.001,7472
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7641
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8201
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,2441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,5951
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,9324
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,9151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1607321.10/cwt301.00–328.001,9494
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9871
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8291
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,9871
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,095202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,2121
Bulls——Light Weight1,125170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9131
Bulls——1,649175.58/cwt167.00–179.002,89512
Bulls——1,745183.98/cwt182.00–186.003,2105
Bulls——1,763197.84/cwt193.00–204.003,4888
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight935155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4491
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight945133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2571
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight960143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,7731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122155.73/cwt152.00–159.001,7473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,205173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,0851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,1651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,3021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,924.94/head1,725.00–2,100.001,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3803,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7053,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002

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.