Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-9.00 higher. Quality mostly attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.17/cwt on 575 head.

Average price

$207.17

575 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$28.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.94

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	214.18	957	256
Medium and Large 1-2	460	204.10	939	274
Medium and Large 2	570	186.01	1,061	45

One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale575 hd

207.17

—

OK average5 barns · 3,701 hd

193.23

+13.94

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	1,902	126.14	2,399	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,105	110.00	1,216	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	92.37	970	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	969	85.75	831	151

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)	1,235	$1,485	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,520	11

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 1-2Unweaned	—	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	209.89/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,007	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	215.48/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,131	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	336	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	227.36/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,219	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	267.75/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	200.12/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,243	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	217.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	696	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	263.97/cwt	259.50–269.50	1,101	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	229.83/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,282	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	242.99/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,052	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	240.27/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,148	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	217.75/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,252	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	250.37/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,059	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	227.81/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,080	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	369	278.71/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	248.02/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,171	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	193.10/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,317	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	272.98/cwt	271.00–281.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	265.54/cwt	260.00–270.00	831	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	191.79/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,362	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	336	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	433	222.89/cwt	210.00–230.00	965	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	450	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	255.56/cwt	249.00–259.00	808	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	256.87/cwt	253.00–263.00	971	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,285	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	271.46/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,021	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	237.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,149	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,152	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	91.88/cwt	90.00–96.00	961	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	837	68.81/cwt	66.00–74.00	576	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	81.48/cwt	78.00–83.00	733	17
Bulls	—	—	1,595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	83.68/cwt	80.00–88.00	960	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	94.37/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,030	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,216	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,085	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	90.85/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,074	14
Bulls	—	—	1,951	128.80/cwt	126.00–131.00	2,513	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,057	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	856	93.26/cwt	91.00–107.50	798	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	954	87.34/cwt	84.00–88.50	833	68
Bulls	—	—	1,965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,437	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,520.13/head	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	164.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	251.53/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,049	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	178.98/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,176	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	226.82/cwt	210.00–235.00	973	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	184.25/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,082	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	198.24/cwt	195.00–205.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	217.82/cwt	215.00–225.00	937	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	202.27/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,171	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	204.48/cwt	198.00–209.00	810	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	209.66/cwt	204.00–214.00	897	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	163.98/cwt	159.00–169.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	203.09/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,026	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	223.03/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,055	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	214.93/cwt	209.00–219.00	789	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	201.36/cwt	199.00–209.00	654	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	171.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	193.14/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,124	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	238.80/cwt	233.50–243.50	1,225	28

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 1,409Last week 2,723Year ago 787

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 303Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-9.00 higher. Quality mostly attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	178.00	178.00
2	—	480	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	480	206.00–216.00	209.89
30	—	396	198.00–209.00	204.48
35	—	428	204.00–214.00	209.66
4	—	603	159.00–169.00	163.98
54	—	505	198.00–208.00	203.09
35	—	325	199.00–209.00	201.36
27	—	582	188.00–198.00	193.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	525	209.00–219.00	215.48
34	—	320	210.00–220.00	217.64
8	—	676	160.00–170.00	164.63
58	—	430	215.00–225.00	217.82
20	—	579	199.00–209.00	202.27
50	—	473	217.00–227.00	223.03
46	—	367	209.00–219.00	214.93
6	—	633	170.00–180.00	171.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	226.00	226.00
4	—	576	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
39	—	587	177.00–187.00	184.25
3	—	468	195.00–205.00	198.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	536	222.00–232.00	227.36
20	—	478	236.00–246.00	240.27
17	—	575	215.00–225.00	217.75
35	—	423	248.00–258.00	250.37
16	—	313	260.00–270.00	265.54
17	—	378	253.00–263.00	256.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	264.00–274.00	267.75
8	—	621	196.00–206.00	200.12
43	—	417	259.50–269.50	263.97
41	—	558	226.00–236.00	229.83
28	—	472	247.00–257.00	248.02
15	—	682	188.00–198.00	193.10
5	—	343	271.00–281.00	272.98
24	—	710	184.00–194.00	191.79
28	—	513	233.50–243.50	238.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	433	237.00–247.00	242.99
33	—	474	225.00–235.00	227.81
38	—	316	249.00–259.00	255.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	277.00–279.00	278.71
3	—	658	200.00	200.00
2	—	300	299.00	299.00
1	—	505	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	433	210.00–230.00	222.89
3	—	450	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	229.00	229.00
6	—	376	264.00–273.00	271.46
4	—	334	277.50	277.50
17	—	483	230.00–240.00	237.81
2	—	608	198.00	198.00
4	—	531	217.00	217.00
18	—	417	250.00–257.00	251.53
10	—	657	170.00–188.00	178.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	210.00–235.00	226.82
1	—	300	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,046	90.00–96.00	91.88
2	—	1,005	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,188	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	837	66.00–74.00	68.81
17	—	900	78.00–83.00	81.48
16	—	856	91.00–107.50	93.26
68	—	954	84.00–88.50	87.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,147	80.00–88.00	83.68
8	—	1,091	94.00–94.50	94.37
14	—	1,182	89.00–92.00	90.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,951	126.00–131.00	128.80
1	—	1,965	124.00	124.00

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)	2	—	1,090	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,485.00	1,485.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,189	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,520.13

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

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How this sale compares

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