Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers both unevenly steady. Demand good. Quality average. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.09/cwt on 1,074 head.

Average price

$196.09

1,074 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$14.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.94

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	204.76	932	376
Medium and Large 1-2	465	192.72	896	369
Medium and Large 2	442	189.95	840	329

One grade step is worth $14.81/cwt here — about $92 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 sale1,074 hd

196.09

—

OK average5 barns · 3,316 hd

187.15

+8.94

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	1,681	113.51	1,909	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	97.11	1,317	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	93.45	1,133	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	83.91	847	117

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)	1,228	$1,453	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$1,221	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,494	9

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	—	323	238.25/cwt	235.00–245.00	770	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	238.54/cwt	231.00–241.50	1,257	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	251.69/cwt	246.00–256.00	851	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	257.54/cwt	251.00–261.50	1,051	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	237.76/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,151	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	233.19/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,007	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	196.31/cwt	188.50–198.50	1,292	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	224.96/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,305	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	257.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	966	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	212.18/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,103	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	224.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,188	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	233.19/cwt	228.00–238.00	858	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	216.32/cwt	209.00–219.00	714	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	210.15/cwt	205.00–215.00	780	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	165.50/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,106	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	431	188.60/cwt	185.00–191.00	813	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	560	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	218.86/cwt	216.00–226.00	926	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	186.76/cwt	179.00–189.50	971	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	201.05/cwt	198.00–208.00	649	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	184.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	206.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,263	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	260.21/cwt	257.00–267.00	846	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	203.41/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,206	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	228.46/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,103	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	248.68/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,149	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,235	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	170.58/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,235	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	173.18/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	183.49/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,264	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	245.91/cwt	239.00–249.00	925	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	192.23/cwt	188.00–199.50	1,205	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	333	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	337	278.03/cwt	277.00–279.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	217.00/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,261	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	246.36/cwt	240.00–250.50	1,032	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	179.99/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,280	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	358	220.56/cwt	220.00–221.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	228.73/cwt	226.00–231.00	899	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	263.99/cwt	257.00–267.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	233.23/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,192	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	404	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	201.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,181	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	156.21/cwt	150.00–160.50	1,023	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	99.30/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,316	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	90.52/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,046	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	83.99/cwt	82.00–85.00	928	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	834	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	101.60/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,300	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	94.59/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,298	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	95.34/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,168	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	89.09/cwt	86.00–90.00	967	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	841	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	648	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	974	85.47/cwt	85.00–87.00	832	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	111.60/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,608	103.95/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,672	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	116.68/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,036	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	884	82.66/cwt	80.00–84.00	731	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	916	66.69/cwt	65.00–70.00	611	8
Bulls	—	—	1,570	110.88/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,741	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	1,221.29/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,221	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,452.51/head	1,400.00–1,510.00	1,453	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,494.09/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,494	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	226.31/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,091	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	203.36/cwt	201.00–204.00	988	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	150.58/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,087	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	222.37/cwt	220.00–223.50	867	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	193.14/cwt	187.00–197.00	643	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	176.31/cwt	169.00–179.50	1,007	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	198.92/cwt	194.00–204.00	744	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	211.55/cwt	207.00–217.00	988	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	222.37/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,058	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	159.02/cwt	154.00–164.00	967	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	147.47/cwt	143.00–153.00	928	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	173.75/cwt	168.00–178.00	891	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	212.61/cwt	205.50–215.50	906	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	164.30/cwt	158.00–168.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	189.02/cwt	183.00–193.00	699	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	173.14/cwt	165.50–175.50	1,072	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	308	181.26/cwt	180.00–185.00	558	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	181.32/cwt	176.00–186.00	950	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,022	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	478	191.78/cwt	187.00–195.00	917	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	198.68/cwt	194.00–204.00	846	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	199.21/cwt	196.00–206.00	948	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	152.62/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,035	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	251.68/cwt	246.00–255.00	848	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	232.82/cwt	229.00–240.00	980	30

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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,723Last week 1,840Year ago 2,191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 283Year ago 275

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 31

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers both unevenly steady. Demand good. Quality average. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	323	235.00–245.00	238.25
54	—	432	229.00–239.00	233.19
33	—	520	209.00–219.00	212.18
44	—	368	228.00–238.00	233.19
68	—	593	199.00–209.00	203.41
77	—	483	223.00–233.00	228.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	527	231.00–241.50	238.54
28	—	408	251.00–261.50	257.54
19	—	658	188.50–198.50	196.31
47	—	580	221.00–231.00	224.96
56	—	376	250.00–260.00	257.04
19	—	611	200.00–210.00	206.77
36	—	325	257.00–267.00	260.21
27	—	462	245.00–255.00	248.68
9	—	724	165.00–175.00	170.58
8	—	761	166.00–176.00	173.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	338	246.00–256.00	251.69
46	—	484	234.00–244.00	237.76
50	—	529	220.00–230.00	224.56
8	—	689	177.00–187.00	183.49
31	—	376	239.00–249.00	245.91
22	—	627	188.00–199.50	192.23
101	—	581	209.00–220.00	217.00
65	—	419	240.00–250.50	246.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	244.00	244.00
4	—	337	277.00–279.00	278.03
14	—	711	177.00–184.00	179.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	225.00	225.00
3	—	333	221.00	221.00
7	—	358	220.00–221.00	220.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	157.00	157.00
2	—	575	210.00	210.00
28	—	390	220.00–223.50	222.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	330	209.00–219.00	216.32
86	—	371	205.00–215.00	210.15
14	—	668	159.00–169.00	165.50
103	—	423	216.00–226.00	218.86
10	—	566	180.00–190.00	184.24
13	—	722	144.00–154.00	150.58
11	—	767	140.00–150.00	145.27
20	—	476	218.00–228.00	222.37
29	—	619	165.50–175.50	173.14
12	—	524	190.00–200.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	431	185.00–191.00	188.60
2	—	560	156.00	156.00
12	—	308	180.00–185.00	181.26
37	—	478	187.00–195.00	191.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	520	179.00–189.50	186.76
57	—	323	198.00–208.00	201.05
72	—	571	169.00–179.50	176.31
67	—	374	194.00–204.00	198.92
37	—	467	207.00–217.00	211.55
12	—	608	154.00–164.00	159.02
51	—	426	205.50–215.50	212.61
17	—	678	148.00–158.00	152.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	333	187.00–197.00	193.14
17	—	629	143.00–153.00	147.47
27	—	513	168.00–178.00	173.75
6	—	577	158.00–168.00	164.30
15	—	370	183.00–193.00	189.02
73	—	426	194.00–204.00	198.68
70	—	476	196.00–206.00	199.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	393	226.00–231.00	228.73
7	—	314	257.00–267.00	263.99
10	—	585	200.00–210.00	201.96
17	—	655	150.00–160.50	156.21
21	—	482	220.00–230.00	226.31
2	—	723	167.00	167.00
3	—	620	156.00	156.00
18	—	524	176.00–186.00	181.32
30	—	421	229.00–240.00	232.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	511	230.00–234.00	233.23
5	—	404	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	486	201.00–204.00	203.36
17	—	337	246.00–255.00	251.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	98.00–103.00	99.30
16	—	1,156	89.00–94.00	90.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,105	82.00–85.00	83.99
2	—	1,175	71.00	71.00
6	—	1,225	94.00–96.00	95.34
20	—	1,085	86.00–90.00	89.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,280	99.00–104.00	101.60
39	—	1,372	92.00–97.00	94.59
4	—	1,378	110.00–112.00	111.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	841	77.00	77.00
39	—	974	85.00–87.00	85.47
13	—	884	80.00–84.00	82.66
8	—	916	65.00–70.00	66.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	102.00–106.00	103.95
14	—	1,745	114.00–119.00	116.68
6	—	1,570	108.00–112.00	110.88

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,091	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,221.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,228	1,400.00–1,510.00	1,452.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,355	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,494.09

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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