Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2026-03-30

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Mar 30
● Final178 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,553 head
▼ 322 vs last sale 1,875▲ 227 vs year ago 1,326 · +17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 151▲ 152 vs year ago 37 · +410.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 192▼ 97 vs year ago 224 · −43.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were 6.00 higher. Heifers were 7.00 higher. Both with a good quality and a good demand. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 7.00 higher with a good quality and high demand, with a couple of excellent number 1 yield grade bulls bringing higher prices.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $486.52/cwt on 182 head, up $19.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +34.14 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$486.52
▲ 19.94 vs prior sale
182 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.96
vs OK average
+3.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525491.002,5788thin
Medium and Large 1543488.022,649162
Medium and Large 2536463.362,48512thin
One grade step is worth $27.64/cwt here — about $93 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 sale182 hd
486.52
—
OK average6 barns · 682 hd
479.56
+6.96
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
+3.34
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
+34.14
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—Average1,514204.053,08928
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,534174.372,67516
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,181165.131,95172
CowsLean 85-90%Average868122.171,0606thin

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)1,343$3,4517
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,388$3,0208
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,379$2,96814
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,8673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,187$2,57925
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$2,4968
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)921$3,7218
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)740$2,2132thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,425$4,0353thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)605$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$3,3001thin

Every lot

178 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1234737.35/cwt700.00–755.001,7253
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,6631
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned278718.15/cwt697.50–727.501,9969
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284707.61/cwt690.00–725.002,01011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300557.00/cwt557.00–557.001,6711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313684.28/cwt670.00–717.002,14216
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned317650.54/cwt643.00–670.002,0627
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned345487.00/cwt487.00–487.001,6801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372647.69/cwt623.00–657.502,40941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy373585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1824
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned377480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8103
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned379627.36/cwt627.00–627.502,3787
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384608.46/cwt607.00–610.002,3364
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned390556.36/cwt555.00–559.002,1706
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,2201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full415502.50/cwt495.00–510.002,0852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420591.58/cwt565.00–610.002,48540
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned439544.50/cwt533.00–565.002,39012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443573.54/cwt562.50–579.002,5416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466582.29/cwt550.00–607.002,71328
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned470511.36/cwt497.00–527.002,4032
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy472532.11/cwt525.00–547.502,51214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full480495.65/cwt483.00–502.502,3798
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492522.69/cwt510.00–529.002,5723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned500461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,3051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned518493.49/cwt485.00–496.002,55610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full518469.75/cwt464.00–482.502,4338
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525491.00/cwt491.00–491.002,5788
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy526473.45/cwt470.00–476.002,4909
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533516.39/cwt500.00–545.002,75283
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537464.43/cwt429.00–487.002,49410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy552420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,31810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574466.17/cwt450.00–489.002,67629
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned576425.05/cwt400.00–440.002,44813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1604448.38/cwt420.00–467.002,7089
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned609423.22/cwt412.50–427.002,5774
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638402.55/cwt390.00–415.002,5682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full638396.35/cwt391.00–399.002,5293
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665441.37/cwt433.00–447.002,93515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full677376.57/cwt360.00–385.002,5493
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy683398.35/cwt392.00–405.002,72112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,4221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7725
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711395.04/cwt387.50–401.002,8096
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full740347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,5681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,8261
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810359.01/cwt351.00–369.002,90810
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1951,287.50/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2882
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2081,308.13/head1,150.00–1,400.001,3084
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12101,487.50/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4882
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,4262
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12701,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275541.59/cwt530.00–555.001,4892
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned283524.31/cwt510.00–540.001,4842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322479.59/cwt469.00–500.001,5443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned324522.88/cwt500.00–560.001,6946
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328585.34/cwt570.00–590.001,92013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned340409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,3911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363490.66/cwt441.00–537.001,7812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned370454.70/cwt420.00–465.001,6825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378540.19/cwt521.00–559.002,0427
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy379505.34/cwt503.00–509.001,9155
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386561.65/cwt545.00–579.002,16844
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned410526.98/cwt503.00–535.002,1619
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned410440.71/cwt429.00–453.001,8072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416529.30/cwt517.00–540.002,20224
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420509.48/cwt509.00–510.002,1402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,7264
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,1292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3Unweaned425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy452531.00/cwt531.00–531.002,40024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460490.72/cwt479.00–512.502,25718
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned467460.99/cwt450.00–480.002,15310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy481469.21/cwt467.50–473.002,2579
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full484435.81/cwt432.00–440.002,1095
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488421.67/cwt410.00–445.002,0586
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned498438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,1818
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned507438.05/cwt410.00–450.002,2217
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516440.06/cwt400.00–485.002,27139
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full517357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,8483
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532411.59/cwt401.00–417.002,1903
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned538411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,2118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3083
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568430.53/cwt419.00–432.002,44529
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned569383.58/cwt370.00–400.002,1836
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full584370.07/cwt340.00–383.002,1615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,2771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy592396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,3449
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned605379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,2931
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy619417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,5816
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619373.88/cwt359.00–385.002,3149
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,3172
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned663359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,3804
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673356.03/cwt340.00–375.002,3967
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733358.68/cwt330.00–387.002,62917
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765360.00/cwt340.00–380.002,7542
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5041
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015290.48/cwt286.00–295.002,9482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1881,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned263644.11/cwt635.00–672.501,6944
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273674.77/cwt670.00–680.001,8422
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned318634.25/cwt625.00–669.002,0175
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337639.96/cwt600.00–667.002,1575
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,3783
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Full365623.00/cwt623.00–623.002,2741
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned373522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,9492
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0032
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned427564.31/cwt549.00–579.002,41017
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428566.02/cwt545.00–581.002,42310
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Full431509.00/cwt509.00–509.002,1944
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465543.00/cwt543.00–543.002,5252
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485472.72/cwt453.00–489.002,2937
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514472.10/cwt457.50–492.002,4276
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Full518424.23/cwt420.00–427.002,1984
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned529468.70/cwt437.00–498.002,47913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2544432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,3534
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned562429.89/cwt423.00–443.002,4168
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578446.74/cwt437.00–467.002,58210
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned615400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633388.46/cwt385.00–401.002,4597
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Full653346.35/cwt339.00–350.002,2623
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1661397.11/cwt394.00–401.002,6257
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724342.46/cwt325.00–373.002,4797
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777337.70/cwt334.00–345.002,6246
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,9261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight995226.73/cwt217.50–235.002,2562
Bulls——Light Weight1,109201.67/cwt197.00–212.502,2377
Bulls——Light Weight1,185187.20/cwt183.00–191.002,2182
Bulls——1,615188.87/cwt184.00–196.003,0505
Bulls——1,789204.30/cwt198.00–212.003,6558
Bulls——1,873230.53/cwt229.00–232.004,3182
Bulls——2,065217.09/cwt216.50–218.004,4832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight845132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1151
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight865146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2632
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight877103.00/cwt100.00–110.009033
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight910173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,5741
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight934153.83/cwt150.00–160.001,4377
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,094156.32/cwt153.00–158.001,71019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247165.78/cwt160.00–172.002,06724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278177.10/cwt172.50–185.002,26320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495161.84/cwt155.00–167.002,4205
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513172.57/cwt170.00–178.002,6116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550184.33/cwt180.00–187.002,8574
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,795208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,7341
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4254,034.85/head3,000.00–4,800.004,0353
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 26801,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy9173,781.12/head3,600.00–3,900.003,7817
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19453,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0702,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1403,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows21 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39051,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39351,939.04/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29982,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0592,305.10/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0932,602.29/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1102,969.67/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1462,602.67/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1672,571.56/head2,500.00–2,650.002,57210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2672,744.40/head2,700.00–3,000.002,74412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3103,323.16/head3,200.00–3,400.003,3233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4132,965.44/head2,900.00–3,050.002,9654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4683,597.10/head3,500.00–3,700.003,5972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,4903,548.99/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5122,971.47/head2,950.00–2,975.002,9718
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,5684,026.24/head4,000.00–4,050.004,0262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,6803,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 16053,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.