Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 higher. Heifers unevenly steady with heifers weighing over 600 pounds having a higher undertone noted. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $207.43/cwt on 1,082 head.

Average price

$207.43

1,082 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$13.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.51

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	213.18	1,085	473
Medium and Large 1-2	479	206.50	988	307
Medium and Large 2	454	199.35	905	302

One grade step is worth $13.83/cwt here — about $181 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 sale1,082 hd

207.43

—

OK average5 barns · 3,281 hd

198.92

+8.51

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	1,615	115.23	1,861	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,289	98.39	1,268	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	92.34	1,123	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	85.77	838	205

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)	1,050	$1,128	11
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$985	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,780	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,365	25

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2Unweaned	—	555	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	966	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	261.66/cwt	257.00–267.00	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	221.78/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,164	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	208.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,269	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	220.79/cwt	218.00–228.50	1,265	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	262.69/cwt	258.00–268.00	972	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	241.57/cwt	234.50–244.50	903	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	228.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,094	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	250.35/cwt	247.00–257.00	926	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	241.40/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,156	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,209	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	213.40/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,137	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	205.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	868	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	183.46/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,341	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	216.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,438	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	272.49/cwt	268.00–278.00	905	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	181.15/cwt	175.50–185.50	1,413	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	228.71/cwt	226.00–236.00	981	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	237.60/cwt	233.00–243.00	782	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	386	208.83/cwt	205.00–209.50	806	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	436	230.64/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,006	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	458	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	213.18/cwt	210.00–221.00	650	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	193.09/cwt	191.00–193.50	1,435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	223.57/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,402	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	253.68/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,093	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	275.56/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,014	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	235.48/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,347	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	239.83/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,031	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	319	239.75/cwt	239.00–242.00	765	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,248	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	234.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,221	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	235.39/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	333	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	383	288.66/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	547	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	364	236.99/cwt	233.00–240.00	863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	439	220.48/cwt	218.00–221.00	968	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	245.06/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,311	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	249.47/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,190	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,123	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	242.09/cwt	239.00–249.50	1,029	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	210.66/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,192	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	178.50/cwt	178.00–181.50	1,223	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	230.57/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,095	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	691	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,344	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	91.11/cwt	88.00–92.50	993	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	93.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,181	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	98.90/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,276	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	96.53/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,113	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	90.01/cwt	88.50–93.00	1,126	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	86.56/cwt	85.00–90.00	829	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	106.14/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,405	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	81.74/cwt	79.00–84.00	740	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	86.41/cwt	84.50–87.00	946	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,088	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	73.24/cwt	72.00–78.00	612	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	888	91.71/cwt	91.00–94.00	814	11
Bulls	—	—	1,553	113.93/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,769	11
Bulls	—	—	1,443	106.94/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,543	5
Bulls	—	—	1,752	118.75/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,081	9
Bulls	—	—	1,773	127.22/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,256	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	969.42/head	950.00–1,000.00	969	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	1,260.82/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,261	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,779.82/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,780	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,364.77/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,365	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	214.12/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,139	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	250.20/cwt	244.00–255.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	162.98/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,169	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	226.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,062	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	177.09/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,264	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	219.66/cwt	214.50–224.50	1,131	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	165.64/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,297	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	207.66/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,198	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	229.12/cwt	222.00–232.00	747	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	230.21/cwt	223.00–234.00	854	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	212.41/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,011	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	215.82/cwt	211.00–221.00	928	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	182.39/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,040	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	208.97/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,089	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	181.79/cwt	176.50–186.50	1,220	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	217.73/cwt	212.00–222.00	806	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	192.73/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,104	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	170.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,141	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	195.20/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,208	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	183.79/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,167	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	190.51/cwt	188.00–199.00	812	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	170.40/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,062	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	204.46/cwt	198.00–208.00	969	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	197.36/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,032	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	178.73/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	274.47/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,032	15

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,564Last week 1,896Year ago 1,720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 438Last week 369Year ago 323

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 43Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	555	174.00	174.00
41	—	386	205.00–209.50	208.83
6	—	458	189.00–190.00	189.50
6	—	320	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	374	234.50–244.50	241.57
40	—	329	233.00–243.00	237.60
12	—	717	159.00–169.00	162.98
106	—	469	220.00–230.00	226.50
27	—	515	214.50–224.50	219.66
9	—	783	163.00–173.00	165.64
54	—	577	201.00–211.00	207.66
57	—	430	211.00–221.00	215.82
32	—	671	176.50–186.50	181.79
51	—	635	177.00–187.00	183.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	422	200.00–210.00	205.57
22	—	326	222.00–232.00	229.12
39	—	371	223.00–234.00	230.21
41	—	476	209.00–219.00	212.41
53	—	521	203.00–213.00	208.97
49	—	573	189.00–199.00	192.73
17	—	671	165.00–175.00	170.09
12	—	623	166.00–176.00	170.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	190.00	190.00
40	—	436	226.00–239.00	230.64
9	—	714	172.00–180.00	177.09
6	—	380	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	305	210.00–221.00	213.18
43	—	570	178.00–188.00	182.39
39	—	370	212.00–222.00	217.73
46	—	426	188.00–199.00	190.51
59	—	474	198.00–208.00	204.46
35	—	523	192.00–202.00	197.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	328	257.00–267.00	261.66
14	—	525	218.00–228.00	221.78
15	—	607	205.00–215.00	208.98
29	—	573	218.00–228.50	220.79
14	—	370	258.00–268.00	262.69
33	—	479	236.00–246.00	241.40
30	—	430	237.00–247.00	239.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	478	225.00–235.00	228.93
63	—	370	247.00–257.00	250.35
9	—	587	206.00	206.00
39	—	533	207.00–217.00	213.40
38	—	429	226.00–236.00	228.71
4	—	320	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	731	177.50–187.50	183.46
18	—	665	210.00–220.00	216.22
21	—	332	268.00–278.00	272.49
17	—	780	175.50–185.50	181.15
64	—	627	216.00–226.00	223.57
53	—	431	248.00–258.00	253.68
16	—	368	269.00–279.00	275.56
53	—	572	229.00–239.00	235.48
45	—	521	230.00–240.00	234.27
45	—	477	247.00–257.00	249.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	191.00–193.50	193.09
5	—	605	230.00–239.00	235.39
5	—	333	285.00	285.00
3	—	383	288.00–289.00	288.66
55	—	535	243.00–248.00	245.06
23	—	419	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	319	239.00–242.00	239.75
3	—	547	202.00	202.00
12	—	364	233.00–240.00	236.99
23	—	439	218.00–221.00	220.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	618	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	425	239.00–249.50	242.09
10	—	566	207.00–219.00	210.66
7	—	685	178.00–181.50	178.50
10	—	475	226.00–238.00	230.57
1	—	535	239.00	239.00
9	—	327	244.00–255.00	250.20
14	—	619	191.00–200.00	195.20
3	—	728	172.00–182.00	178.73
2	—	760	179.00	179.00
15	—	376	274.00–275.00	274.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	270.00	270.00
5	—	691	194.50	194.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	532	210.00–216.00	214.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,090	88.00–92.50	91.11
9	—	1,095	84.50–87.00	86.41
2	—	1,122	97.00	97.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,270	90.00–95.00	93.00
62	—	1,290	97.00–103.00	98.90
7	—	1,324	105.00–110.00	106.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,153	95.00–97.00	96.53
36	—	1,251	88.50–93.00	90.01
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	958	85.00–90.00	86.56
50	—	905	79.00–84.00	81.74
22	—	835	72.00–78.00	73.24
11	—	888	91.00–94.00	91.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,553	111.00–116.00	113.93
5	—	1,443	105.00–108.00	106.94
9	—	1,752	117.00–122.00	118.75
2	—	1,773	125.00–129.00	127.22

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,030	950.00–1,000.00	969.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,066	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,260.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,103	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,779.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,184	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,364.77

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