Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2025-12-01

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Dec 1
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,159 head
▲ 978 vs last sale 1,181▼ 556 vs year ago 2,715 · −20.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 185▼ 124 vs year ago 283 · −43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 78▲ 5 vs year ago 70 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers 25:00 to 30:00 higher with instances up to 40:00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls remained steady with instances of 2:00 higher. Demand was good following the holiday week, quality average to mostly attractive with several large groups. Cattle sold higher with weaning dates at or above 60 days including multiple vaccinations.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $430.82/cwt on 218 head. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −21.85 against this barn's trailing median of $452.67.
Average price
$430.82
218 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,327
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$866
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$167.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs OK average
+1.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537437.772,351198
Medium and Large 1-2576368.772,12315thin
Medium and Large 2562359.802,0234thin
Medium and Large 3550270.001,4851thin
One grade step is worth $167.77/cwt here — about $866 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale218 hd
430.82
—
OK average1 barns · 218 hd
430.82
+0.00
National average190 barns · 23,426 hd
429.15
+1.67
This barn, trailing median33 sales
452.67
−21.85
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

33 sales
503458412367median 452.6703/0204/2706/2908/2410/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $488.56, low $381.42, median $452.67 across 33 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—High1,660173.932,88611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,342157.982,12022
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,202146.911,76565
CowsLean 85-90%Low949119.781,13727

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)1,360$3,4922thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,071$3,0114thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,410$2,75612
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,7183thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$2,6639
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,157$1,8096
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)908$2,2752thin

Every lot

147 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 1278539.00/cwt539.00–539.001,49810
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4603
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3333417.47/cwt407.50–427.001,3902
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334521.00/cwt521.00–521.001,74014
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2342473.32/cwt472.50–475.001,6193
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1391537.26/cwt530.00–538.002,10181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,6942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2398419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,6682
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,09126
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416473.54/cwt460.00–485.001,97014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2448367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,6442
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469434.13/cwt430.00–451.002,0367
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480469.00/cwt469.00–469.002,251119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488336.96/cwt330.00–344.001,6442
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,1273
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493405.63/cwt404.00–417.502,0008
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505429.63/cwt425.00–434.002,17029
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,41881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned523402.39/cwt397.00–408.002,1046
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned545340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,40252
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned560353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,9771
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563362.06/cwt360.00–365.002,0383
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed572405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,31712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned573386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,2128
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586388.42/cwt383.00–397.002,27610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591371.16/cwt365.00–379.002,19410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed608405.08/cwt392.00–409.002,463244
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622371.09/cwt351.00–383.002,30811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned628359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,2552
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,1541
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed680351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,38722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688320.04/cwt310.00–330.002,2022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned690283.33/cwt270.00–290.001,9553
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed739353.64/cwt352.25–359.002,613176
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758317.67/cwt300.00–335.002,4082
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed820341.75/cwt341.75–341.752,80272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned110675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 2Unweaned118649.86/head610.00–660.006505
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2Unweaned170685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned225875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240439.00/cwt439.00–439.001,0541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned255850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2721,047.12/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0473
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278452.69/cwt451.00–455.001,2585
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned298399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,1892
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317426.12/cwt421.00–432.501,3519
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343422.87/cwt397.50–449.001,4504
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2344403.61/cwt372.50–434.001,3884
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned345411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,4181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360382.45/cwt351.00–431.001,3774
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370422.82/cwt417.00–429.001,5648
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned375409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,5341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378416.47/cwt407.50–425.001,5746
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned403402.99/cwt401.00–405.001,6242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422427.41/cwt424.00–430.001,80419
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433393.21/cwt388.00–410.001,7034
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added454424.50/cwt424.50–424.501,92784
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464393.27/cwt389.00–398.001,82510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned474375.04/cwt361.00–381.001,7786
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476368.50/cwt345.00–379.001,75410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned482353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,7013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484328.52/cwt285.00–339.001,5905
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524369.44/cwt357.00–379.001,93618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned524320.52/cwt260.00–340.001,6804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527320.09/cwt270.00–336.001,6875
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529330.73/cwt284.00–356.001,7507
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned538346.48/cwt343.00–354.001,8646
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added554380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,10561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0059
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577355.77/cwt330.00–368.002,05354
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned586331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,9405
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,1094
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned680305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686321.83/cwt318.00–321.852,208173
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8582
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788303.75/cwt303.75–303.752,39465
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 2Unweaned115730.00/head730.00–730.007303
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2Unweaned150675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned180891.25/head810.00–960.008912
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1183985.91/head900.00–1,125.009863
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned229966.92/head925.00–1,075.009675
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned290401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,1631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,3051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned300860.00/head860.00–860.008603
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,4251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned325470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5231
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned365432.17/cwt432.00–432.501,5773
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned373401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,4962
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned385391.80/cwt379.00–413.001,5083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned409346.12/cwt340.00–385.001,4168
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420432.92/cwt429.00–443.001,81812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,5502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned428424.45/cwt419.00–432.501,8174
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned468381.52/cwt380.00–383.001,7864
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8381
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2503349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,7553
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned530373.47/cwt359.00–380.001,9796
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532394.47/cwt388.00–398.002,09925
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned545320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608347.99/cwt345.00–351.002,1162
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,3168
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675314.35/cwt310.00–319.002,1223
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned685271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8561
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915255.00/cwt250.00–270.002,3334
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,607163.00/cwt155.00–170.002,6195
Bulls——1,636179.19/cwt178.00–181.002,9324
Bulls——1,838190.71/cwt188.00–193.003,5052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight782103.06/cwt97.50–117.508065
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight869121.26/cwt120.00–127.001,0545
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight939127.68/cwt122.50–134.001,1997
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight965130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2551
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight985139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,1501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076126.27/cwt120.00–132.001,3597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,092135.37/cwt127.50–138.001,4787
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103113.62/cwt112.00–115.001,2532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211145.79/cwt140.00–150.001,76638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250155.13/cwt152.00–172.501,93918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,338166.63/cwt161.00–175.002,2306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343154.74/cwt150.00–158.002,07816
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29932,696.85/head2,450.00–2,950.002,6972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1202,718.45/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1483,324.29/head3,150.00–3,550.003,3242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1571,808.60/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8096
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1972,758.29/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7588
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2752,277.65/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3603,491.91/head3,450.00–3,550.003,4922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4372,851.72/head2,600.00–3,000.002,85210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28451,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.