Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2025-05-19

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, May 19
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,583 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 1,550▼ 589 vs year ago 2,172 · −27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 364▼ 164 vs year ago 388 · −42.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 34▲ 12 vs year ago 109 · +11.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Market very uneven. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher; over 400 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower but better quality types steady to firm. Heifers under 600 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower; over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Buyers more selective this week as quality was not as attractive as last week and plain to average, few attractive. Heavy rains moving across the trade area once again. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 higher, Lean cows lightly tested. Many Lean cows continue to return to the country. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher. Packer demand good. Demand also good for replacement cows and pairs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $378.86/cwt on 229 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.52 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$378.86
229 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,067
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$86.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs OK average
+0.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541392.832,124177
Medium and Large 1-2551351.381,93524
Medium and Large 2568315.881,79423
Small and Medium 2597306.001,8275thin
One grade step is worth $86.83/cwt here — about $297 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 sale229 hd
378.86
—
OK average6 barns · 928 hd
379.37
−0.51
National average157 barns · 12,981 hd
378.05
+0.81
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
−73.52
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—Low1,551181.162,80917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,360155.992,12244
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203153.091,84163
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036133.381,38219

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,9163thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,5062thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)974$2,3394thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$2,25728
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,213$1,8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,6009
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,005$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)939$3,0255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,8036

Every lot

136 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 22151,146.51/head1,085.00–1,200.001,1472
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12301,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245539.00/cwt539.00–539.001,3211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 22581,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2253
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272523.95/cwt491.00–555.001,42510
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12901,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326492.54/cwt479.00–510.001,60610
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,4282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340487.26/cwt435.00–512.501,6578
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365495.20/cwt447.00–519.001,80710
Steers350–400Small and Medium 2380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430423.48/cwt385.00–458.001,82135
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,7533
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436374.13/cwt339.00–405.001,6318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474401.22/cwt371.00–425.001,90232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474354.06/cwt310.00–388.001,67812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,23014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520400.58/cwt360.00–429.502,08391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545337.00/cwt325.00–349.001,8376
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,9403
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2551351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,93421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573374.06/cwt356.00–398.002,14372
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576308.42/cwt280.00–350.001,77617
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2597306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,8275
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0792
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615305.38/cwt261.00–340.001,87818
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631347.29/cwt333.00–360.002,19127
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3637260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6563
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned669298.68/cwt291.00–301.001,9986
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671316.66/cwt302.00–332.002,12518
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2687292.58/cwt271.00–303.002,0106
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1704317.47/cwt311.00–320.002,2356
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2708288.07/cwt270.00–297.002,0406
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed730304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,2192
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762295.21/cwt280.00–308.002,2508
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820270.67/cwt270.00–271.002,2193
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,30411
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1251
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965248.02/cwt246.00–252.002,3933
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12091,064.23/head970.00–1,100.001,0644
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321414.40/cwt397.00–427.501,3307
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369365.38/cwt328.00–400.001,34813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380410.82/cwt390.00–420.001,56131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423381.40/cwt361.00–409.001,61327
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426343.89/cwt320.00–368.001,46516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed462388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,79310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472324.27/cwt320.00–340.001,5319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476352.24/cwt332.00–380.001,67739
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482326.59/cwt309.00–339.001,57412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned488314.91/cwt309.00–320.001,53711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526326.98/cwt320.00–362.001,72067
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531306.42/cwt276.00–340.001,62715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532325.07/cwt291.00–334.001,72922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned538318.62/cwt310.00–330.001,71414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568292.39/cwt250.00–314.001,6618
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572323.11/cwt294.00–345.001,84814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned577285.71/cwt285.00–286.001,6497
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592317.79/cwt315.00–320.001,88110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618301.61/cwt275.00–323.001,8647
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623312.86/cwt285.00–323.001,94932
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned623270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632288.98/cwt235.00–302.001,8269
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned653270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671274.08/cwt266.00–290.001,8395
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy678271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8372
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683296.08/cwt293.00–302.002,0228
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717266.17/cwt246.00–276.001,9083
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730271.46/cwt265.00–278.001,9824
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1739280.23/cwt274.50–298.002,07112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,9584
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9702
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1793251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9902
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1848240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0353
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910238.67/cwt236.00–240.002,1723
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1959246.50/cwt246.50–246.502,36419
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,4073
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12441,316.29/head1,210.00–1,350.001,3164
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260531.00/cwt531.00–531.001,3811
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 12681,216.70/head1,100.00–1,320.001,2176
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325489.52/cwt465.00–500.001,5914
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340441.00/cwt441.00–441.001,4992
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373426.26/cwt425.00–427.501,5902
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413370.43/cwt346.00–390.001,5303
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421385.34/cwt370.00–407.501,62216
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475378.35/cwt333.00–390.501,79719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487367.86/cwt357.50–389.001,7913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512351.29/cwt325.00–359.001,7997
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525372.48/cwt357.00–380.001,9563
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned532330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7563
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572347.10/cwt302.00–357.001,98514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2598351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,0992
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623320.40/cwt291.00–340.001,9965
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7443
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6562
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7082
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2684272.24/cwt265.00–287.001,8623
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,0931
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9971
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1913237.47/cwt235.00–240.002,1682
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,0981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,137167.09/cwt162.00–172.001,9003
Bulls——1,407167.84/cwt159.00–177.002,3623
Bulls——1,678184.39/cwt179.00–188.003,0946
Bulls——1,732193.72/cwt189.00–200.003,3555
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight803105.61/cwt90.00–120.008482
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight815151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2311
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight898119.94/cwt116.00–124.001,0772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084138.81/cwt138.00–140.001,5054
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096128.62/cwt123.00–131.001,4105
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,132146.75/cwt141.00–149.001,6615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160148.19/cwt144.00–153.001,71921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195131.07/cwt129.00–133.001,5664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227158.11/cwt154.00–175.001,94038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,326155.64/cwt154.00–158.002,06434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390147.19/cwt145.00–151.002,0463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515161.44/cwt157.00–164.002,4467
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0232,435.18/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4353
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0832,915.69/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1151,600.37/head1,525.00–1,775.001,6009
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1332,010.49/head2,000.00–2,025.002,0102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1542,205.88/head1,900.00–2,350.002,20616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1772,470.69/head2,150.00–2,525.002,4719
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,505.94/head2,200.00–2,750.002,5062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0402,699.04/head2,350.00–2,900.002,6995
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2553,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3553,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.