Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.42/cwt on 654 head.

Average price

$235.42

654 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$34.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.27

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	449	246.90	1,108	176
Medium and Large 2	450	236.91	1,067	161
Medium and Large 1	541	232.28	1,256	254
Small and Medium 1-2	462	212.17	980	63

One grade step is worth $34.73/cwt here — about $129 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 sale654 hd

235.42

—

OK average5 barns · 3,077 hd

210.15

+25.27

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	—	High	1,723	105.80	1,823	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,322	92.62	1,224	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,082	89.88	972	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	75.96	746	88

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)	1,314	$1,075	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,194	$1,273	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,200	9

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	200.64/cwt	197.00–207.00	937	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	236.00/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,017	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	246.63/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,275	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,257	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	199.72/cwt	195.50–205.50	1,027	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	190.55/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,103	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	208.39/cwt	204.00–214.00	877	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	275.22/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,016	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	223.94/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,061	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	235.90/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,104	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	212.79/cwt	211.00–221.00	713	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	541	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,071	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	209.49/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,295	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	216.26/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,135	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	257.02/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,113	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	246.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,207	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	239.64/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,251	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,305	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	216.03/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,313	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	175.69/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,286	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	443	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	955	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	194.35/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,178	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	297.75/cwt	294.00–304.00	977	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	309.26/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	246.47/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,065	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	225.51/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,175	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	205.41/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,171	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	183.74/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,246	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	317.35/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,016	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	275.81/cwt	273.00–277.50	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	215.96/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,112	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	77.11/cwt	76.00–78.00	857	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	852	71.39/cwt	67.00–73.00	608	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	973	86.04/cwt	83.00–89.00	837	4
Bulls	—	—	1,799	111.09/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,999	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	98.37/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,400	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	92.89/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,222	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,030	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,005	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,232	87.78/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,081	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	83.65/cwt	83.00–84.50	973	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	73.64/cwt	73.00–75.00	827	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,071	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	830	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	99.63/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	89.37/cwt	89.00–92.50	979	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	949	77.70/cwt	74.00–79.00	737	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	821	63.88/cwt	60.00–65.00	524	13
Bulls	—	—	1,679	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,754	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,272.65/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,273	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,199.50/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	208.07/cwt	204.00–214.00	774	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	648	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	165.67/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	188.53/cwt	185.00–195.50	1,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	228.65/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,093	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	222.13/cwt	215.00–225.00	935	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	216.94/cwt	209.50–219.50	1,007	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	220.89/cwt	215.00–225.00	857	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,142	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	197.81/cwt	193.00–203.00	841	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	190.10/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,013	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	215.96/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,257	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	162.96/cwt	155.50–165.50	1,186	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	171.07/cwt	165.50–175.50	1,066	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	190.44/cwt	186.00–196.00	906	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	744	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,840Last week 1,975Year ago 1,831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 266Year ago 203

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 67Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	467	197.00–207.00	200.64
26	—	421	204.00–214.00	208.39
27	—	372	204.00–214.00	208.07
21	—	316	200.00–210.00	205.04
26	—	533	184.00–194.00	190.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	514	195.50–205.50	199.72
48	—	579	186.00–196.00	190.55
5	—	335	211.00–221.00	212.79
80	—	421	215.00–225.00	222.13
68	—	464	209.50–219.50	216.94
35	—	388	215.00–225.00	220.89
7	—	680	168.00	168.00
25	—	728	155.50–165.50	162.96
18	—	623	165.50–175.50	171.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	425	193.00–203.00	197.81
49	—	476	186.00–196.00	190.44
3	—	372	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	431	230.00–242.00	236.00
34	—	369	271.00–281.00	275.22
28	—	474	218.00–228.00	223.94
43	—	525	210.00–220.00	216.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	517	243.00–250.00	246.63
18	—	556	226.00	226.00
9	—	671	194.50	194.50
14	—	608	215.00–217.00	216.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	468	229.00–239.00	235.90
17	—	606	191.00–201.00	194.35
44	—	328	294.00–304.00	297.75
62	—	432	243.00–253.00	246.47
12	—	521	221.00–231.00	225.51
20	—	570	202.00–212.00	205.41
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	541	198.00	198.00
51	—	443	215.50	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	618	202.00–212.00	209.49
38	—	433	254.00–264.00	257.02
34	—	490	240.00–250.00	246.27
31	—	522	232.00–242.00	239.64
9	—	732	172.50–182.50	175.69
5	—	374	303.00–313.00	309.26
22	—	678	179.00–189.00	183.74
11	—	320	314.00–324.00	317.35
21	—	582	213.00–223.00	215.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	178.00	178.00
2	—	620	196.00	196.00
1	—	770	150.00	150.00
3	—	423	235.00	235.00
5	—	335	273.00–277.50	275.81
4	—	515	214.00–218.00	215.96
3	—	710	165.00–166.00	165.67
3	—	552	205.00	205.00
9	—	478	228.00–229.00	228.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	185.00–195.50	188.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,111	76.00–78.00	77.11
2	—	1,170	88.00	88.00
12	—	1,163	83.00–84.50	83.65
6	—	1,123	73.00–75.00	73.64
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	852	67.00–73.00	71.39
4	—	973	83.00–89.00	86.04
31	—	949	74.00–79.00	77.70
13	—	821	60.00–65.00	63.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,423	97.00–100.00	98.37
12	—	1,315	92.00–94.00	92.89
2	—	1,225	82.00	82.00
7	—	1,232	85.00–90.00	87.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,025	81.00	81.00
19	—	1,096	89.00–92.50	89.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,799	109.00–114.00	111.09
3	—	1,685	98.00–102.00	99.63
6	—	1,679	103.00–106.00	104.48

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)	4	—	1,194	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,272.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,314	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,338	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,199.50

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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