Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers Steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 7.00-9.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.94/cwt on 1,240 head.

Average price

$203.94

1,240 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.00

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	208.16	1,082	378
Medium and Large 1	571	203.02	1,159	596
Medium and Large 2	520	199.99	1,041	266

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,240 hd

203.94

—

OK average5 barns · 4,104 hd

194.94

+9.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,699	92.39	1,570	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,310	82.05	1,075	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	81.76	940	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	74.37	790	76

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,005	14
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,160	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,374	$1,532	16

Every lot, as filed

90 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	207.36/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,072	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	200.14/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,189	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	184.25/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,163	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	184.19/cwt	176.50–186.85	1,225	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	161.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,171	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	192.94/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,192	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	197.59/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,047	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	217.82/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,048	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	209.06/cwt	203.00–213.00	995	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	222.46/cwt	219.00–229.00	739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	170.86/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,162	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	156.66/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	190.84/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,109	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	227.60/cwt	220.00–230.00	942	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	234.14/cwt	229.00–239.00	901	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	212.77/cwt	209.00–219.00	898	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	148.51/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,063	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	377	204.41/cwt	204.00–205.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	417	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	175.32/cwt	167.00–175.50	1,275	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	234.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	793	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	246.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	908	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	217.80/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,137	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	247.83/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	361	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	380	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	213.24/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,222	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	226.16/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,043	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	233.55/cwt	231.00–241.00	972	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	574	191.41/cwt	190.00–191.50	1,099	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	222.21/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,082	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	534	200.29/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,070	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	225.30/cwt	218.00–229.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	186.18/cwt	185.00–187.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	239.55/cwt	236.00–240.00	802	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	72.35/cwt	70.00–75.00	774	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	80.85/cwt	80.00–83.00	894	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	78.88/cwt	74.00–80.00	988	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	89.57/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,276	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	83.49/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,123	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	84.00/cwt	82.00–85.00	983	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	76.82/cwt	76.00–78.00	850	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	77.60/cwt	76.50–78.50	907	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	611	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	914	72.95/cwt	71.00–74.00	667	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	859	62.88/cwt	61.00–65.00	540	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	732	5
Bulls	—	—	1,680	87.74/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,474	7
Bulls	—	—	1,706	99.56/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,698	4
Bulls	—	—	1,726	93.34/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,611	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	880.13/head	775.00–975.00	880	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	1,098.06/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,098	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	1,532.05/head	1,275.00–1,725.00	1,532	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	192.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	930	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	188.40/cwt	184.50–194.50	1,070	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,111	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	192.30/cwt	186.00–196.50	1,010	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	205.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	871	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	170.08/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	175.69/cwt	169.00–179.00	842	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	181.85/cwt	179.00–189.00	764	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	183.40/cwt	180.00–190.00	875	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	167.91/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,049	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	163.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,124	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	160.46/cwt	158.00–168.00	858	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	157.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	910	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	184.81/cwt	179.00–189.00	586	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	153.53/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	161.75/cwt	157.00–167.00	759	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	172.97/cwt	168.00–178.00	733	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	199.09/cwt	193.00–203.00	749	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	192.39/cwt	190.50–200.50	789	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.78/cwt	166.00–176.00	967	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	157.94/cwt	151.00–161.00	978	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	191.44/cwt	190.00–200.00	634	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.68/cwt	169.00–179.00	922	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	529	154.32/cwt	152.00–156.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	787	1

How this sale compares

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Mon Jan 23, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,775Last week 3,766Year ago 2,610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 523Year ago 299

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 53Year ago 22

Compared to last week: Steers Steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 7.00-9.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	517	203.00–213.00	207.36
100	—	594	195.00–205.00	200.14
43	—	631	175.00–185.00	184.25
73	—	481	214.00–224.00	217.82
17	—	332	219.00–229.00	222.46
20	—	680	166.00–176.00	170.86
31	—	414	220.00–230.00	227.60
43	—	385	229.00–239.00	234.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	665	176.50–186.85	184.19
27	—	723	155.00–165.00	161.98
58	—	618	186.00–196.00	192.94
4	—	786	151.00–161.00	156.66
60	—	339	230.00–240.00	234.05
35	—	369	240.00–250.00	246.06
29	—	522	214.00–224.00	217.80
44	—	573	206.00–216.00	213.24
35	—	461	225.00–235.00	226.16
14	—	416	231.00–241.00	233.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	219.50	219.50
92	—	727	167.00–175.50	175.32
1	—	770	166.00	166.00
5	—	422	246.00–249.00	247.83
9	—	361	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	530	192.00–202.00	197.59
65	—	476	203.00–213.00	209.06
61	—	581	184.00–194.00	190.84
40	—	422	209.00–219.00	212.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	212.00	212.00
3	—	622	185.00	185.00
1	—	380	236.00	236.00
24	—	487	220.00–222.50	222.21
13	—	415	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	221.00	221.00
13	—	534	200.00–201.00	200.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	574	190.00–191.50	191.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	716	146.00–156.00	148.51
89	—	477	180.00–190.00	183.40
79	—	625	162.00–172.00	167.91
33	—	687	160.00–170.00	163.64
32	—	376	193.00–203.00	199.09
28	—	410	190.50–200.50	192.39
24	—	573	166.00–176.00	168.78
22	—	331	190.00–200.00	191.44
116	—	525	169.00–179.00	175.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	204.00–205.00	204.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	165.00	165.00
1	—	435	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	479	169.00–179.00	175.69
62	—	420	179.00–189.00	181.85
46	—	535	158.00–168.00	160.46
34	—	576	155.00–165.00	157.92
19	—	317	179.00–189.00	184.81
10	—	676	149.00–159.00	153.53
59	—	619	151.00–161.00	157.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	149.00	149.00
7	—	529	152.00–156.00	154.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	469	157.00–167.00	161.75
51	—	424	168.00–178.00	172.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	189.00	189.00
3	—	417	218.00–229.00	225.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	185.00–187.00	186.18
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	238.00	238.00
8	—	335	236.00–240.00	239.55
24	—	484	190.00–200.00	192.17
16	—	568	184.50–194.50	188.40
12	—	635	170.00–180.00	175.03
19	—	525	186.00–196.50	192.30
11	—	424	200.00–210.00	205.44
7	—	661	162.00–172.00	170.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,070	70.00–75.00	72.35
18	—	1,106	80.00–83.00	80.85
14	—	1,169	76.50–78.50	77.60
3	—	1,111	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,252	74.00–80.00	78.88
12	—	1,425	88.00–93.00	89.57
32	—	1,345	81.00–85.00	83.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,170	82.00–85.00	84.00
5	—	1,107	76.00–78.00	76.82
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	914	71.00–74.00	72.95
6	—	859	61.00–65.00	62.88
5	—	926	79.00	79.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,680	85.00–89.00	87.74
4	—	1,706	98.00–103.00	99.56
4	—	1,726	91.00–96.00	93.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,092	775.00–975.00	880.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,226	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,098.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,374	1,275.00–1,725.00	1,532.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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