Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2025-04-28

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Apr 28
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,599 head
▲ 988 vs last sale 611▲ 844 vs year ago 755 · +111.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 75▲ 96 vs year ago 100 · +96.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 50▲ 106 vs year ago 25 · +424.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's light test: Steers and heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, instances to 30.00 higher. Demand extremely good for all classes. More rains fell over the weekend and grass pastures are greening up nicely. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, except Boner cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 10.00-12.00 higher. Packer demand good. Several open cows returning to the country.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $387.48/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.90 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$387.48
138 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,112
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.20
vs OK average
+13.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544394.012,144115
Medium and Large 1-2559358.932,00510thin
Medium and Large 2545351.671,91513thin
One grade step is worth $42.34/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale138 hd
387.48
—
OK average6 barns · 425 hd
377.28
+10.20
National average176 barns · 11,859 hd
374.43
+13.05
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−64.90
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—Average1,661180.452,99729
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,403154.272,16414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,180149.531,76451
CowsLean 85-90%High1,069137.851,47414
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,804144.992,6154thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,598141.502,2602thin

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)1,110$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$2,5405
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$2,4002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,415$3,5842thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,2502thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12031,073.92/head1,050.00–1,160.001,07411
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12651,323.53/head1,110.00–1,380.001,3246
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282489.96/cwt450.00–540.001,38215
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,1571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2307462.48/cwt451.00–479.001,4205
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323428.57/cwt400.00–455.001,3842
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed330517.00/cwt517.00–517.001,7065
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333483.55/cwt425.00–522.501,61016
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6925
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363411.47/cwt410.00–413.001,4942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy372390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375473.30/cwt459.00–505.001,7753
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377473.93/cwt425.00–518.001,78736
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426450.77/cwt397.50–468.001,92076
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428384.67/cwt365.00–401.001,6464
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,4252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432463.00/cwt463.00–463.002,0007
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462348.44/cwt332.00–375.001,6105
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed465448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,0835
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477417.91/cwt389.00–441.001,99393
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524404.46/cwt359.00–429.002,11971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534324.53/cwt316.00–361.001,7337
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,1852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563374.50/cwt358.00–391.002,1084
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy563337.55/cwt326.00–349.001,9002
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564360.48/cwt335.00–368.002,0339
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577379.04/cwt350.00–404.002,18742
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629362.03/cwt330.00–385.002,27738
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,2481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2643305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677334.46/cwt332.50–340.002,26422
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711323.72/cwt317.00–334.002,3029
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,3245
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3775
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,2751
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,050248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,6041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218955.17/head950.00–960.009552
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2253980.00/head980.00–980.009802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12701,006.91/head1,000.00–1,010.001,0073
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277487.79/cwt482.50–495.001,35110
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280411.25/cwt375.00–445.001,1522
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,2703
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,3457
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322432.46/cwt367.50–495.001,39315
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328364.75/cwt332.50–450.001,19612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365353.03/cwt351.00–355.001,2892
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed368447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,6458
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375416.94/cwt372.50–449.001,56435
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420372.30/cwt352.00–377.001,5647
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426339.04/cwt320.00–385.001,44415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429400.77/cwt370.00–457.001,71924
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed430362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5592
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465329.85/cwt325.00–340.001,5345
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466361.00/cwt335.00–372.001,68291
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,5253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed487318.38/cwt262.00–359.001,5513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,0192
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511348.30/cwt314.00–395.001,7807
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516343.16/cwt320.00–377.001,77163
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,7471
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed530359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,9032
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540343.98/cwt321.00–359.001,8576
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570311.26/cwt305.00–323.001,7743
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579313.33/cwt291.00–343.001,81450
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621308.88/cwt275.00–317.001,91822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628289.88/cwt276.00–312.001,8205
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682282.73/cwt270.00–299.001,92814
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9171
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714283.91/cwt269.00–284.752,02760
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy745267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,9891
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0291
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828247.74/cwt247.00–249.002,05111
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1877243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,1313
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy895222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,9872
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,2361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12331,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1602
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2253950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325416.56/cwt410.00–430.001,3543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335412.55/cwt375.00–449.001,3822
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365434.64/cwt370.00–500.001,58612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425440.70/cwt391.00–457.501,8739
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483411.28/cwt385.00–431.001,98624
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511391.90/cwt350.00–415.002,00319
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,0333
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569362.41/cwt330.00–391.002,06214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,7771
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622345.79/cwt314.00–379.002,1514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627330.54/cwt321.00–339.002,0726
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9691
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1707288.31/cwt281.00–303.002,0383
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760278.75/cwt272.50–285.002,1192
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870248.33/cwt247.00–249.002,1603
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0361
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,0411
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,6739
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975242.98/cwt239.00–255.002,3694
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,145220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,205164.69/cwt152.00–175.001,9852
Bulls——Light Weight1,350185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4981
Bulls——1,652168.30/cwt148.00–179.002,78010
Bulls——1,656183.80/cwt180.00–190.003,04410
Bulls——1,870214.00/cwt214.00–214.004,0021
Bulls——1,890196.74/cwt193.00–203.003,7185
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight770102.00/cwt102.00–102.007851
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight870127.68/cwt124.00–131.001,1112
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight960136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3061
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight970143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3871
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight985152.67/cwt151.00–154.001,5043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,132135.61/cwt130.00–140.001,5353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169144.94/cwt141.00–152.001,69433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,189147.79/cwt142.00–156.001,7576
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242158.99/cwt152.00–169.001,97515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,286147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419154.67/cwt149.00–159.002,1957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522163.01/cwt162.00–164.002,4813
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9371
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,580136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,1491
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,6051
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,878147.99/cwt146.00–151.002,7793
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4153,583.66/head3,400.00–3,750.003,5842
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3732,625.18/head2,550.00–2,675.002,6254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.