Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. Several Value Added Cattle had a much higher undertone noted. Demand good. Quality good thru attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls also 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.78/cwt on 1,108 head.

Average price

$218.78

1,108 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$7.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.29

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	221.96	1,126	462
Medium and Large 1-2	461	218.34	1,007	361
Medium and Large 2	435	214.20	932	285

One grade step is worth $7.76/cwt here — about $194 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 sale1,108 hd

218.78

—

OK average5 barns · 4,248 hd

212.49

+6.29

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	1,657	113.48	1,880	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,312	93.02	1,221	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	92.06	1,031	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	83.64	814	181

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 Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$1,225	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,399	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,210	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	677	192.19/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,301	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	229.57/cwt	226.50–237.00	1,185	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	177.93/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	272.49/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,005	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	241.51/cwt	236.00–246.00	799	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	175.62/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,363	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	239.83/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,254	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	225.31/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,298	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	484	232.42/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,125	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	270.45/cwt	269.00–279.00	868	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	348	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	194.34/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	272.76/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,146	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	261.09/cwt	256.00–266.00	984	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	243.06/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,176	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	263.55/cwt	258.50–268.75	1,252	110
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	251.51/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,049	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	211.85/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,341	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	259.37/cwt	255.50–265.50	1,307	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	263.86/cwt	258.00–268.00	865	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	192.58/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,396	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	286.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	927	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	250.94/cwt	244.50–254.50	1,330	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	260.92/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,117	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	222.73/cwt	218.50–228.50	1,368	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	213.65/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	248.50/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,416	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	383	293.88/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,126	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	200.51/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,325	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	193.06/cwt	184.50–194.25	1,463	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	281.53/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,295	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	238.19/cwt	230.00–240.50	1,436	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	337	295.98/cwt	295.00–297.00	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	280.81/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	252.75/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,206	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	235.69/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,329	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	687	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	353	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	425	240.68/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	289.80/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,182	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	326	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	818	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	216.74/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,222	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	784	176.24/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	86.49/cwt	84.00–89.00	916	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	81.35/cwt	78.00–83.50	883	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	887	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	83.62/cwt	81.00–86.00	784	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	972	89.03/cwt	87.00–92.00	865	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	89.15/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,156	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	95.81/cwt	93.50–99.00	1,254	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	106.97/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,520	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	74.02/cwt	71.00–77.00	758	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	94.84/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,100	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	90.25/cwt	86.00–91.00	984	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	847	78.23/cwt	75.00–80.00	663	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	91.70/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,017	30
Bulls	—	—	1,456	106.87/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,556	7
Bulls	—	—	1,702	117.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,004	14
Bulls	—	—	1,721	112.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,934	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	756	70.66/cwt	69.00–74.00	534	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,399.15/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,399	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	275.81/cwt	269.00–279.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	235.69/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	226.33/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	257.50/cwt	257.00–266.00	958	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	185.42/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,235	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	215.03/cwt	209.50–219.50	1,215	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	198.24/cwt	193.50–203.50	1,251	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	237.67/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,020	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	227.98/cwt	223.00–233.00	962	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	217.67/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,045	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	229.65/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,089	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	230.79/cwt	225.00–235.00	759	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	219.08/cwt	212.00–222.00	938	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	222.37/cwt	215.50–225.50	1,156	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	194.26/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,142	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	228.44/cwt	222.00–232.00	879	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	238.80/cwt	233.00–243.00	898	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	189.85/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,181	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	219.59/cwt	214.00–224.00	698	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	212.00/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,126	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	237.94/cwt	234.00–244.00	987	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	208.76/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,006	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	202.90/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,161	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	249.41/cwt	244.00–254.00	908	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	431	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	355	230.39/cwt	230.00–231.00	818	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	241.50/cwt	237.50–247.00	915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	242.75/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,177	20

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 2,793Last week 1,327Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 453Last week 279Year ago 276

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 15Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	677	189.00–199.00	192.19
4	—	710	173.00–183.00	177.93
61	—	331	236.00–246.00	241.51
30	—	776	169.00–179.00	175.62
16	—	565	209.50–219.50	215.03
51	—	631	193.50–203.50	198.24
51	—	429	234.00–244.00	237.67
104	—	474	224.00–234.00	229.65
40	—	520	215.50–225.50	222.37
42	—	364	244.00–254.00	249.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	556	224.50	224.50
15	—	516	226.50–237.00	229.57
6	—	711	191.00–195.00	194.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	666	178.00–188.00	185.42
48	—	422	223.00–233.00	227.98
48	—	480	213.00–223.00	217.67
84	—	329	225.00–235.00	230.79
29	—	376	233.00–243.00	238.80
17	—	622	182.00–192.00	189.85
50	—	531	204.00–214.00	212.00
54	—	572	199.00–209.00	202.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	428	212.00–222.00	219.08
40	—	588	188.00–198.00	194.26
47	—	385	222.00–232.00	228.44
60	—	318	214.00–224.00	219.59
78	—	482	202.00–212.00	208.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	355	230.00–231.00	230.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	369	267.00–277.00	272.49
24	—	321	269.00–279.00	270.45
9	—	633	207.00–217.00	211.85
20	—	530	244.50–254.50	250.94
55	—	428	256.00–266.00	260.92
23	—	661	196.00–206.00	200.51
64	—	477	247.00–257.00	252.75
45	—	564	233.00–243.00	235.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	233.00–243.00	239.83
77	—	576	222.00–232.00	225.31
19	—	377	256.00–266.00	261.09
64	—	484	236.00–246.00	243.06
83	—	417	245.00–255.00	251.51
25	—	328	258.00–268.00	263.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	484	232.00–233.00	232.42
4	—	348	257.50	257.50
6	—	353	249.00	249.00
3	—	425	240.00–241.00	240.68
9	—	545	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	420	267.50–277.50	272.76
110	—	475	258.50–268.75	263.55
30	—	504	255.50–265.50	259.37
17	—	725	187.00–197.00	192.58
19	—	323	280.00–290.00	286.87
36	—	614	218.50–228.50	222.73
6	—	656	207.00–217.00	213.65
23	—	570	244.00–254.00	248.50
56	—	758	184.50–194.25	193.06
10	—	371	278.00–288.00	280.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	383	289.00–300.00	293.88
10	—	460	280.00–283.00	281.53
23	—	603	230.00–240.50	238.19
6	—	337	295.00–297.00	295.98
3	—	667	230.00	230.00
30	—	408	279.00–300.00	289.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	326	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	204.00	204.00
16	—	564	211.00–221.00	216.74
4	—	784	174.00–180.00	176.24
2	—	610	199.00	199.00
2	—	728	192.00	192.00
3	—	318	269.00–279.00	275.81
3	—	513	229.00–239.00	235.69
14	—	415	234.00–244.00	237.94
6	—	379	237.50–247.00	241.50
20	—	485	237.00–247.00	242.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	224.00–231.00	226.33
17	—	372	257.00–266.00	257.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,059	84.00–89.00	86.49
12	—	1,086	78.00–83.50	81.35
6	—	1,024	71.00–77.00	74.02
30	—	1,109	90.00–95.00	91.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,044	85.00	85.00
20	—	1,160	92.00–97.50	94.84
19	—	1,090	86.00–91.00	90.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	938	81.00–86.00	83.62
18	—	972	87.00–92.00	89.03
39	—	847	75.00–80.00	78.23
10	—	756	69.00–74.00	70.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,297	86.00–92.50	89.15
18	—	1,309	93.50–99.00	95.81
5	—	1,421	104.00–109.00	106.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,456	105.00–108.00	106.87
14	—	1,702	115.00–120.00	117.74
12	—	1,721	110.00–114.00	112.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,195	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,399.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,225.00	1,225.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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