Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.97/cwt on 705 head.

Average price

$206.97

705 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$30.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.08

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	213.95	1,007	325
Medium and Large 1-2	449	203.90	916	326
Medium and Large 2	549	183.51	1,008	54

One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale705 hd

206.97

—

OK average5 barns · 3,374 hd

195.89

+11.08

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	1,743	123.65	2,155	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	94.35	1,173	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,306	94.30	1,231	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	83.75	845	114

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)	1,165	$1,403	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,535	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,427	16

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	616	207.98/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,281	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	239.79/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,156	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	211.40/cwt	208.00–218.00	905	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	503	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	255.41/cwt	251.00–261.00	988	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	225.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,189	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	192.53/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,438	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	220.47/cwt	214.50–224.50	847	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	231.35/cwt	228.00–238.00	979	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	238.03/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,228	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	268.67/cwt	262.00–272.00	991	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	231.01/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,287	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	242.79/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,012	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	212.54/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,152	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	262.28/cwt	258.00–268.00	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	255.18/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,054	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	210.33/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,399	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	220.87/cwt	215.00–225.50	1,350	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	231.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,102	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	219.61/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,252	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	357	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	252.78/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,203	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	249.96/cwt	247.00–257.00	837	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	243.93/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,281	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	160.49/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,255	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	241.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	261.88/cwt	254.00–264.50	943	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	229.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,076	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	253.68/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,088	14
Bulls	—	—	1,792	129.65/cwt	126.00–131.50	2,323	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	84.20/cwt	83.50–88.00	883	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	88.29/cwt	86.50–91.00	1,159	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,993	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	95.32/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,230	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	96.89/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,218	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,352	95.48/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,291	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	89.28/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,086	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	78.70/cwt	76.00–81.00	833	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	72.78/cwt	70.00–75.00	640	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	84.88/cwt	83.00–88.00	778	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	902	80.41/cwt	78.00–82.50	725	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	729	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	689	5
Bulls	—	—	1,646	114.59/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,886	7
Bulls	—	—	1,778	123.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,187	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,402.59/head	1,200.00–1,610.00	1,403	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,426.59/head	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,427	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	210.40/cwt	207.00–217.00	976	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	174.73/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,006	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	212.80/cwt	208.00–218.00	692	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	178.23/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,112	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	222.19/cwt	219.00–229.00	955	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	170.73/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,088	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	187.27/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,084	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	203.79/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,072	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	209.14/cwt	203.00–213.00	751	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	202.25/cwt	197.00–207.00	635	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	194.46/cwt	193.50–203.50	1,134	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	216.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,115	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	191.70/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,028	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	225.24/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,081	80

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,842Last week 1,409Year ago 1,594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 261Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 15Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	616	204.00–214.00	207.98
39	—	482	236.00–246.00	239.79
25	—	387	251.00–261.00	255.41
14	—	527	220.00–230.00	225.63
21	—	417	239.00–249.00	242.79
24	—	570	215.00–225.00	219.61
19	—	335	247.00–257.00	249.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	244.00	244.00
6	—	385	240.00	240.00
1	—	585	211.50	211.50
12	—	423	228.00–238.00	231.35
12	—	542	209.00–219.00	212.54
24	—	477	225.00–235.00	231.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	747	184.00–194.00	192.53
55	—	516	231.00–241.00	238.03
36	—	369	262.00–272.00	268.67
34	—	557	226.00–236.00	231.01
12	—	339	258.00–268.00	262.28
42	—	413	250.00–260.00	255.18
21	—	665	205.00–215.00	210.33
21	—	611	215.00–225.50	220.87
20	—	476	247.00–257.00	252.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	198.00	198.00
3	—	357	276.00	276.00
2	—	550	239.00	239.00
12	—	525	242.00–245.00	243.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	428	208.00–218.00	211.40
80	—	464	207.00–217.00	210.40
10	—	637	168.00–176.00	170.73
40	—	579	182.00–192.00	187.27
52	—	526	199.00–209.00	203.79
45	—	359	203.00–213.00	209.14
54	—	314	197.00–207.00	202.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	384	214.50–224.50	220.47
6	—	728	154.00–164.00	160.49
44	—	325	208.00–218.00	212.80
15	—	624	177.00–187.00	178.23
66	—	430	219.00–229.00	222.19
38	—	583	193.50–203.50	194.46
45	—	516	210.00–220.00	216.03
80	—	480	218.00–228.00	225.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	197.00	197.00
27	—	576	171.00–181.00	174.73
24	—	536	188.00–198.00	191.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	224.00	224.00
3	—	610	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	584	210.00–220.00	214.95
8	—	319	240.00–250.00	241.93
12	—	360	254.00–264.50	261.88
23	—	469	225.00–235.00	229.46
14	—	429	249.00–259.00	253.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,792	126.00–131.50	129.65
7	—	1,646	111.00–117.00	114.59
4	—	1,778	119.00–125.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,049	83.50–88.00	84.20
10	—	1,352	94.00–97.00	95.48
8	—	1,058	76.00–81.00	78.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,313	86.50–91.00	88.29
1	—	1,545	129.00	129.00
19	—	1,290	93.00–98.00	95.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,257	94.00–99.00	96.89
11	—	1,216	88.50–90.00	89.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	880	70.00–75.00	72.78
10	—	917	83.00–88.00	84.88
23	—	902	78.00–82.50	80.41
5	—	729	94.00–95.00	94.49

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	1,535.00	1,535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,165	1,200.00–1,610.00	1,402.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,147	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,426.59

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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