Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 8.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-7.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.17/cwt on 794 head.

Average price

$215.17

794 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$7.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.05

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	216.57	1,065	408
Medium and Large 1-2	447	216.06	966	247
Medium and Large 2	423	209.47	886	139

One grade step is worth $7.10/cwt here — about $179 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 sale794 hd

215.17

—

OK average5 barns · 2,568 hd

201.11

+14.05

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	1,619	115.76	1,875	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,266	101.19	1,281	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,099	99.61	1,094	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	90.43	919	236

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)	1,075	$1,208	24
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$1,046	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,171	9

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	321	236.56/cwt	231.00–241.00	759	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	225.62/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,072	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	222.60/cwt	216.50–226.50	1,162	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	179.72/cwt	174.50–184.50	1,197	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	233.09/cwt	228.00–238.00	855	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	186.79/cwt	184.50–193.50	1,237	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	272.02/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,031	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	354	246.77/cwt	239.00–249.00	874	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	162.77/cwt	155.50–165.50	1,182	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	251.28/cwt	245.00–255.00	967	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	243.38/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,146	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	229.51/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,175	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	253.09/cwt	248.00–258.00	845	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	231.16/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,068	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	252.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,177	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	238.27/cwt	236.50–246.50	1,346	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	258.76/cwt	256.00–266.00	957	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	240.61/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,227	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	225.70/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,286	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	264.71/cwt	259.00–269.00	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	238.07/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,005	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	327	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	176.04/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,278	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	255.11/cwt	248.50–258.75	1,344	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	246.83/cwt	241.50–251.50	1,086	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,244	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	202.37/cwt	201.00–202.50	1,299	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	213.58/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,356	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	274.59/cwt	270.00–280.00	901	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	491	272.20/cwt	263.00–274.50	1,337	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	241.84/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,163	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	180.02/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,320	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	275.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	935	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	218.77/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,170	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	107.45/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,503	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,405	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	97.80/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,085	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	85.54/cwt	83.00–87.00	882	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	96.70/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,092	52
Bulls	—	—	1,580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,659	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	96.12/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,214	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	93.81/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,058	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	90.69/cwt	88.50–93.00	950	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,211	101.66/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,231	26
Bulls	—	—	1,676	119.01/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,995	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	966	91.77/cwt	91.00–96.00	886	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	891	83.82/cwt	81.00–84.00	747	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	948	88.13/cwt	86.00–90.00	835	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	935	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	753	114.63/cwt	112.00–117.50	863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,557	115.00/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,791	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	1,046.21/head	875.00–1,150.00	1,046	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,081.16/head	950.00–1,185.00	1,081	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	1,419.26/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,419	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,170.51/head	1,000.00–1,285.00	1,171	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	876	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,047	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	235.42/cwt	229.00–239.00	986	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	228.66/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,084	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	230.94/cwt	227.00–237.00	972	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	208.88/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,086	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	245.64/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,027	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	185.29/cwt	176.50–186.50	1,184	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	172.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,106	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	197.63/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,034	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	207.22/cwt	202.00–212.00	968	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	215.46/cwt	209.00–219.00	720	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	208.73/cwt	206.00–217.00	918	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	212.20/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,199	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	220.61/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,026	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	223.85/cwt	218.00–228.00	945	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	224.43/cwt	220.00–230.00	716	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	221.52/cwt	217.00–227.00	828	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	211.21/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,092	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	156.47/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,214	7

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 1,896Last week 1,763Year ago 2,076

Slaughter CattleReceipts 369Last week 273Year ago 271

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 13Year ago 43

Compared to last week: Steers 8.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-7.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	321	231.00–241.00	236.56
54	—	475	224.00–234.00	225.62
50	—	522	216.50–226.50	222.60
22	—	666	174.50–184.50	179.72
29	—	367	228.00–238.00	233.09
12	—	726	155.50–165.50	162.77
55	—	419	229.00–239.00	235.42
54	—	639	176.50–186.50	185.29
13	—	565	207.00–217.00	212.20
7	—	776	151.00–161.00	156.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	354	239.00–249.00	246.77
5	—	723	178.00	178.00
3	—	315	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	390	224.50	224.50
24	—	475	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	643	165.00–175.00	172.05
74	—	465	213.00–223.00	220.61
66	—	422	218.00–228.00	223.85
33	—	319	220.00–230.00	224.43
28	—	374	217.00–227.00	221.52
19	—	517	205.00–215.00	211.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	194.00–204.00	197.63
46	—	467	202.00–212.00	207.22
42	—	334	209.00–219.00	215.46
41	—	440	206.00–217.00	208.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	662	184.50–193.50	186.79
8	—	379	267.00–277.00	272.02
16	—	466	250.00–260.00	252.67
38	—	565	236.50–246.50	238.27
24	—	726	171.00–181.00	176.04
44	—	527	248.50–258.75	255.11
44	—	440	241.50–251.50	246.83
34	—	635	208.00–218.00	213.58
17	—	328	270.00–280.00	274.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	385	245.00–255.00	251.28
19	—	512	226.00–236.00	229.51
19	—	334	248.00–258.00	253.09
31	—	462	228.00–238.00	231.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	471	239.00–249.00	243.38
30	—	370	256.00–266.00	258.76
16	—	510	237.00–247.00	240.61
24	—	570	225.00–235.00	225.70
12	—	318	259.00–269.00	264.71
38	—	422	231.00–241.00	238.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	265.50	265.50
8	—	327	287.00	287.00
3	—	372	283.00	283.00
26	—	491	263.00–274.50	272.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	572	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	642	201.00–202.50	202.37
10	—	369	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	481	236.00–246.00	241.84
17	—	733	175.00–181.00	180.02
5	—	552	222.00	222.00
1	—	635	206.00	206.00
10	—	339	270.00–280.00	275.94
9	—	535	214.00–224.00	218.77
21	—	418	240.00–250.00	245.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	225.00–235.00	228.66
14	—	421	227.00–237.00	230.94
7	—	520	203.00–213.00	208.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,399	107.00–109.00	107.45
16	—	1,263	95.00–98.00	96.12
26	—	1,211	101.00–104.00	101.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	105.00	105.00
13	—	1,109	95.00–99.00	97.80
10	—	1,128	91.00–94.50	93.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,031	83.00–87.00	85.54
52	—	1,129	94.00–99.00	96.70
72	—	1,047	88.50–93.00	90.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	966	91.00–96.00	91.77
39	—	891	81.00–84.00	83.82
27	—	948	86.00–90.00	88.13
2	—	870	107.50	107.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	753	112.00–117.50	114.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,676	118.00–121.00	119.01
3	—	1,557	112.00–117.00	115.00

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)	8	—	1,011	875.00–1,150.00	1,046.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,075	950.00–1,185.00	1,081.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,074	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,419.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,027	1,000.00–1,285.00	1,170.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,800.00	1,800.00

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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