Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.46/cwt on 625 head.

Average price

$205.46

625 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$22.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.57

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	210.89	985	336
Medium and Large 1-2	452	203.97	923	197
Medium and Large 2	470	188.82	887	92

One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $97 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 sale625 hd

205.46

—

OK average5 barns · 3,115 hd

195.89

+9.57

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	—	Average	1,445	122.47	1,769	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,195	97.00	1,159	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	94.74	1,174	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	86.17	896	36

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)	1,063	$1,022	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,156	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,410	8

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	471	212.96/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,003	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	406	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	312	231.61/cwt	229.00–234.00	723	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	217.54/cwt	210.50–220.50	911	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	201.95/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,139	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	240.00/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,022	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	246.41/cwt	239.00–249.00	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	360	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	253.65/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,149	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	416	177.97/cwt	177.00–180.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	539	190.67/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	260.93/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	231.20/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,114	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	212.79/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,351	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	225.26/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,207	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	242.18/cwt	238.00–248.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	216.60/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,219	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	188.52/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	218.00/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	241.44/cwt	238.50–248.00	1,161	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	251.18/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,068	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	256.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	944	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	227.20/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,279	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	253.20/cwt	249.00–259.00	795	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	240.21/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,259	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	541	245.50/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,328	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	265.14/cwt	261.00–271.00	952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	219.94/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	262.31/cwt	260.00–270.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	458	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	428	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	438	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	242.35/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,035	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	210.08/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,319	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	192.32/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	249.30/cwt	247.00–254.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,125	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	656	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	87.58/cwt	87.50–88.00	970	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,005	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	854	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	105.80/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,557	5
Bulls	—	—	1,592	128.36/cwt	126.00–130.50	2,043	13
Bulls	—	—	1,473	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,775	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	81.45/cwt	79.00–84.00	843	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,113	96.20/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,071	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	94.74/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,174	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	824	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	680	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	571	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,243	116.32/cwt	113.50–119.00	1,446	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	137.25/cwt	135.50–139.00	2,166	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,190	109.08/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,298	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,230	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,591	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,109.52/head	1,000.00–1,185.00	1,110	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,022.13/head	875.00–1,200.00	1,022	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,410.18/head	1,225.00–1,625.00	1,410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	368	200.61/cwt	197.00–204.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	246.70/cwt	241.00–250.00	913	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	201.48/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,044	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	232.51/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,097	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	210.25/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	461	179.87/cwt	179.00–181.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	205.71/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,080	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	204.60/cwt	197.00–207.00	988	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	198.28/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,031	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	205.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	879	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	192.82/cwt	189.00–199.00	823	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	191.75/cwt	186.00–196.00	918	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	185.80/cwt	181.00–191.00	994	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	190.12/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,070	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	180.51/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	222.02/cwt	216.00–226.00	797	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	211.29/cwt	205.00–215.00	790	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	222.61/cwt	218.00–228.00	723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	213.24/cwt	207.00–217.00	689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	173.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,177	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	167.95/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,209	9

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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,646Last week 1,842Year ago 1,879

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 244Year ago 274

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 45

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	471	207.50–217.50	212.96
46	—	419	210.50–220.50	217.54
24	—	564	197.00–207.00	201.95
58	—	525	203.00–213.00	205.71
7	—	616	175.00–185.00	180.51
47	—	359	216.00–226.00	222.02
13	—	325	218.00–228.00	222.61
13	—	678	170.00–180.00	173.63
9	—	720	163.00–173.00	167.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	221.00	221.00
16	—	312	229.00–234.00	231.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	177.00–180.00	177.97
7	—	461	179.00–181.00	179.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	539	190.00–191.00	190.67
2	—	485	195.00	195.00
3	—	368	197.00–204.00	200.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	483	197.00–207.00	204.60
40	—	520	192.00–202.00	198.28
36	—	428	200.00–210.00	205.44
14	—	563	186.00–196.00	190.12
30	—	374	205.00–215.00	211.29
20	—	323	207.00–217.00	213.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	427	189.00–199.00	192.82
25	—	479	186.00–196.00	191.75
23	—	535	181.00–191.00	185.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	238.00–242.00	240.00
11	—	374	239.00–249.00	246.41
60	—	482	227.00–237.00	231.20
9	—	328	238.00–248.00	242.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	232.00	232.00
2	—	458	225.00	225.00
5	—	428	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	453	249.00–259.00	253.65
9	—	430	259.00–269.00	260.93
4	—	717	183.00–193.00	188.52
5	—	655	216.00–226.00	218.00
10	—	563	222.00–232.00	227.20
20	—	524	232.00–242.00	240.21
9	—	359	261.00–271.00	265.14
6	—	622	217.00–227.00	219.94
6	—	339	260.00–270.00	262.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	635	206.00–216.00	212.79
13	—	536	221.00–231.00	225.26
13	—	563	211.00–221.00	216.60
57	—	481	238.50–248.00	241.44
21	—	425	248.00–258.00	251.18
16	—	368	250.00–260.00	256.50
28	—	314	249.00–259.00	253.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	276.00	276.00
8	—	541	244.00–247.00	245.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	240.00–245.00	242.35
8	—	628	206.00–216.00	210.08
3	—	658	190.00–197.00	192.32
3	—	325	247.00–254.00	249.30
2	—	703	160.00	160.00
9	—	370	241.00–250.00	246.70
15	—	518	199.00–208.00	201.48
14	—	472	229.00–239.00	232.51
4	—	555	208.00–211.00	210.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	79.00	79.00
3	—	905	91.00	91.00
2	—	680	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,108	87.50–88.00	87.58
6	—	1,035	79.00–84.00	81.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,472	105.00–109.00	105.80
10	—	1,113	95.00–101.00	96.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	94.00–96.00	94.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,592	126.00–130.50	128.36
18	—	1,473	118.00–123.00	120.49
3	—	1,578	135.50–139.00	137.25
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	113.50–119.00	116.32
7	—	1,190	107.00–112.00	109.08
3	—	1,230	128.00–130.00	129.34

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,045	1,000.00–1,185.00	1,109.52
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,063	875.00–1,200.00	1,022.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,191	1,225.00–1,625.00	1,410.18

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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