Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2026-05-04

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, May 4
● Final194 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,940 head
▲ 708 vs last sale 1,232▲ 109 vs year ago 1,831 · +6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 179▲ 150 vs year ago 131 · +114.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 60▼ 38 vs year ago 196 · −19.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were steady to 2.00 higher under 650 lbs. and steers over 650 lbs. were 17.00 higher. Heifers were 5.00 higher. Both with a good quality and average demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a good quality and demand. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher with a great quality and high demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $483.07/cwt on 213 head, down $0.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +30.68 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.
Average price
$483.07
▼ 0.07 vs prior sale
213 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.12
vs OK average
−4.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551487.482,688190
Medium and Large 1-2555468.142,5987thin
Medium and Large 2557437.122,43416thin
One grade step is worth $50.37/cwt here — about $254 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 sale213 hd
483.07
—
OK average7 barns · 1,089 hd
467.94
+15.12
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−4.48
This barn, trailing median34 sales
452.38
+30.68
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—High1,612227.663,67141
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,514180.672,73517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,178172.372,03053
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low956142.271,36016

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$3,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,80911
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,7772thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,184$2,7557
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,5766
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$2,4222thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,172$2,1184thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$2,0882thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,3252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$2,4252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,400$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$3,5965
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,5754thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$2,40014

Every lot

194 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 · Steers60 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1901,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Steers150–200Medium and Large 11951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12151,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2231,462.92/head1,425.00–1,500.001,4632
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned223754.22/cwt745.00–770.001,6823
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1258750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,9352
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned266710.78/cwt680.00–722.501,8918
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330667.28/cwt640.00–679.002,20216
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned331621.28/cwt615.00–630.002,0568
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full332611.09/cwt610.00–617.002,02913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1354665.67/cwt662.50–673.002,35611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370571.99/cwt560.00–585.002,1162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378605.48/cwt585.00–645.002,2899
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned390505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396557.00/cwt557.00–557.002,2064
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned400525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3400431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,7241
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408621.40/cwt615.00–627.502,53518
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full417569.29/cwt569.00–571.002,3747
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425577.41/cwt550.00–597.002,45414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425517.51/cwt502.50–523.002,1995
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned437537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,3493
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445537.00/cwt537.00–537.002,3903
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457511.61/cwt511.00–515.002,3387
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469543.48/cwt532.00–563.002,54964
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,1854
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned479534.42/cwt528.00–552.502,56016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483527.00/cwt527.00–527.002,5454
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned484485.44/cwt470.00–501.002,3504
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned526497.79/cwt490.00–520.002,61832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529510.14/cwt497.00–527.002,69943
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537491.61/cwt489.00–497.002,6403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned543481.00/cwt481.00–481.002,6123
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned543450.09/cwt440.00–457.002,4446
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562484.38/cwt465.00–493.002,72298
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564458.49/cwt458.00–459.002,5864
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,5001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned579396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,2936
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned591443.94/cwt430.00–457.502,6247
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full598418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,50010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned600433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,5981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned640371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,3741
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1642434.33/cwt426.00–471.002,78877
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2581
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657423.99/cwt420.00–436.002,7864
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full674414.67/cwt411.00–419.002,7956
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned690401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,7671
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713397.19/cwt392.50–400.002,8328
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773375.83/cwt364.00–391.002,90528
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full790359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,8361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,9991
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Full910250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2751
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1919335.00/cwt326.00–338.003,0794
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1Full1,050261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,7411
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,290259.00/cwt259.00–259.003,3411
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,340223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,9881
Steers1600–1650Medium and Large 11,610186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,9951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1781,329.67/head1,250.00–1,375.001,3303
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2331,457.86/head1,425.00–1,525.001,4583
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned279538.22/cwt515.00–565.001,5025
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283613.97/cwt592.50–623.001,7385
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned289614.33/cwt612.50–617.501,7754
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300503.00/cwt503.00–503.001,5092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned324532.27/cwt500.00–550.001,7258
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329581.97/cwt565.00–610.001,91514
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned333479.02/cwt475.00–485.001,5955
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned367548.20/cwt521.00–567.002,01224
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373567.79/cwt533.00–591.002,11846
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned373482.51/cwt445.00–500.001,80010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6403
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned413477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,9723
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419526.96/cwt495.00–551.002,20832
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned422516.24/cwt481.00–537.002,17929
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433464.04/cwt445.00–489.002,00915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned433457.08/cwt433.00–477.501,9798
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,9433
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned478384.61/cwt370.00–400.001,8382
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned479472.00/cwt430.00–485.002,26137
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483472.20/cwt449.00–502.002,28185
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9541
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515427.14/cwt420.00–434.002,2002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526451.70/cwt435.00–485.002,37634
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned533415.58/cwt397.00–429.002,21514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned567367.24/cwt359.00–393.002,0824
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578410.19/cwt405.00–437.502,37130
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned583399.40/cwt397.00–400.002,3295
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3Unweaned585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588395.07/cwt385.00–401.002,3233
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned613401.13/cwt397.00–407.502,4593
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629393.43/cwt367.50–396.002,47550
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned670358.59/cwt350.00–365.002,4033
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671356.97/cwt353.00–391.002,39529
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3972
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727353.23/cwt340.00–369.002,56814
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760333.75/cwt330.00–337.502,5372
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815352.31/cwt335.00–369.002,8712
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1913299.51/cwt299.00–300.002,7352
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,100261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,8711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1051,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1781,450.93/head1,325.00–1,500.001,4513
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2031,437.04/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4372
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 12101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned278659.40/cwt640.00–670.001,8333
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1298663.00/cwt663.00–663.001,9762
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6003
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323658.01/cwt643.00–675.002,1254
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345593.00/cwt593.00–593.002,0461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365511.00/cwt511.00–511.001,8651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381590.11/cwt559.00–601.002,24821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned384556.24/cwt529.00–593.002,13617
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405479.53/cwt469.00–485.001,9423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2408507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,0696
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424564.35/cwt535.00–582.502,39320
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned429529.47/cwt510.00–557.002,27115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462547.91/cwt521.00–555.002,53130
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474449.97/cwt429.00–485.002,1335
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned477510.27/cwt499.00–523.002,43418
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned482465.17/cwt410.00–497.002,2427
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Full490495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,42620
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515485.74/cwt475.00–509.002,50213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned518352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,8262
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned526487.33/cwt470.00–493.002,5636
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Full543402.99/cwt401.00–405.002,1882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned565472.83/cwt460.00–500.002,67116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full565401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,2661
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573455.22/cwt445.00–472.502,6086
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,7712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned639450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,8767
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660420.62/cwt411.00–427.002,7765
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662367.95/cwt350.00–395.002,4365
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned675365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned688387.77/cwt385.00–391.002,6685
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1709374.17/cwt370.00–382.502,6533
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780340.57/cwt330.00–351.002,6562
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,8253
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,070241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,5791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,050254.63/cwt254.00–255.002,6743
Bulls——Light Weight1,113267.27/cwt265.00–270.002,9753
Bulls——Light Weight1,245193.58/cwt187.00–200.002,4102
Bulls——1,426202.48/cwt195.00–208.002,8874
Bulls——1,707211.37/cwt206.00–218.003,60810
Bulls——1,795237.66/cwt230.00–242.004,26614
Bulls——1,844226.10/cwt222.00–229.004,1695
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight878143.77/cwt142.50–147.501,2624
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight885162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4341
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight923126.07/cwt125.00–127.001,1642
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight949152.00/cwt150.00–155.001,4425
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight995169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050135.74/cwt134.00–137.501,4252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140151.27/cwt150.00–152.501,7242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144165.95/cwt160.00–167.501,89818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203176.12/cwt170.00–182.002,11929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308184.03/cwt183.00–185.002,4073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,402181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,5383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538180.60/cwt176.00–187.002,77814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,575.00/head3,575.00–3,575.003,5754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0403,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1503,817.39/head3,600.00–4,100.003,8172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1753,597.87/head3,500.00–3,700.003,5982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19382,422.40/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0052,081.92/head1,800.00–2,500.002,0823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0352,006.60/head1,600.00–2,300.002,0073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0832,331.18/head2,000.00–2,600.002,3312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0982,023.75/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1152,777.47/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1902,765.38/head2,400.00–3,100.002,7655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2242,924.69/head2,500.00–3,100.002,9255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3382,906.54/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,3952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4503,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5453,683.39/head3,550.00–3,800.003,6833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19353,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0803,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 31,1001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0932,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,40014

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.