Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter Cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 1.00 higer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.50/cwt on 873 head.

Average price

$223.50

873 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$17.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.32

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	230.00	1,113	426
Medium and Large 1-2	490	219.08	1,072	317
Medium and Large 2	446	212.98	950	130

One grade step is worth $17.02/cwt here — about $163 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 sale873 hd

223.50

—

OK average5 barns · 3,369 hd

212.18

+11.32

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	1,657	116.00	1,922	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,306	96.51	1,261	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	92.80	1,033	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	84.35	831	122

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,127	$1,297	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$1,472	31

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	244.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,029	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	246.39/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,392	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	206.86/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,305	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	272.82/cwt	267.00–277.00	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	197.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,331	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	247.52/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,309	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	236.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,222	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	274.13/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,165	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	278.71/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,045	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	273.56/cwt	266.50–276.50	1,316	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	204.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,284	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	297.51/cwt	289.50–299.50	961	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	262.46/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,113	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	246.54/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,196	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	316	259.50/cwt	254.00–264.00	820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	227.31/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,098	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	454	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	219.87/cwt	212.00–222.25	1,456	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	193.19/cwt	188.50–198.50	1,403	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	201.15/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,054	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	241.02/cwt	235.50–246.00	1,020	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	207.93/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,410	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	198.69/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,530	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	204.33/cwt	200.50–210.50	1,494	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	231.97/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,336	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	291.86/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,054	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	221.09/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,349	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	259.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,201	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	285.23/cwt	278.00–289.00	941	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	269.63/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,033	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	255.73/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,337	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	382	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	439	246.27/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,081	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	229.78/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,422	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	254.21/cwt	249.50–259.00	1,439	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	227.50/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	284.09/cwt	279.50–289.50	1,162	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	215.73/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	255.00/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	206.98/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,180	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	93.32/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,049	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	99.79/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,233	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	94.46/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,261	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	89.34/cwt	89.00–90.00	926	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	832	2
Bulls	—	—	2,090	123.24/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,576	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	86.24/cwt	86.00–88.00	928	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,352	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	91.47/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,045	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	86.76/cwt	85.00–89.00	785	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	879	93.45/cwt	91.00–95.00	821	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	75.92/cwt	73.00–76.50	696	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	949	80.40/cwt	78.00–83.00	763	38
Bulls	—	—	1,668	118.07/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,969	14
Bulls	—	—	1,554	112.37/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,746	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,213.13/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,213	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	1,590.52/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,591	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,431	1,832.51/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,833	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,346.39/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,346	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	215.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,260	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	201.69/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,269	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	224.87/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,282	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	235.59/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,225	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	212.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,201	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	201.29/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	201.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	262.36/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,199	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	184.06/cwt	179.00–185.50	1,371	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	215.60/cwt	213.00–223.00	912	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	232.97/cwt	229.00–240.00	764	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	225.14/cwt	218.00–228.00	826	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	222.85/cwt	219.00–229.00	758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	219.26/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,026	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	246.62/cwt	241.00–251.00	799	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	204.28/cwt	199.50–209.50	1,185	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	215.02/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,127	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	232.69/cwt	229.00–239.00	868	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	229.80/cwt	224.00–234.00	988	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,164	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	247.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	934	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	237.55/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,124	79

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 2,253Last week 2,564Year ago 1,929

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 550Year ago 441

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 14Year ago 51

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter Cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 1.00 higer.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	421	240.00–250.00	244.31
1	—	365	278.00	278.00
23	—	629	199.00–209.00	201.69
19	—	570	221.00–231.00	224.87
15	—	520	229.00–239.00	235.59
4	—	659	197.00–207.00	201.29
3	—	790	181.00	181.00
2	—	710	200.00–204.00	201.99
19	—	457	256.00–265.00	262.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	224.00	224.00
4	—	669	212.00–227.00	215.73
4	—	521	261.00	261.00
2	—	435	251.00–259.00	255.00
2	—	550	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	205.00–208.00	206.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	210.00–220.00	215.33
4	—	303	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	238.00–248.00	246.39
24	—	631	204.00–214.00	206.86
21	—	529	241.00–251.00	247.52
25	—	425	268.00–279.00	274.13
26	—	375	274.00–285.00	278.71
11	—	678	201.00–211.00	207.93
26	—	462	255.00–265.00	259.90
25	—	330	278.00–289.00	285.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	338	267.00–277.00	272.82
31	—	517	230.00–240.00	236.28
13	—	424	257.00–267.00	262.46
16	—	485	244.00–251.00	246.54
12	—	576	227.00–237.00	231.97
23	—	383	264.00–274.00	269.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	481	266.50–276.50	273.56
31	—	323	289.50–299.50	297.51
90	—	662	212.00–222.25	219.87
12	—	770	197.50–207.50	198.69
20	—	731	200.50–210.50	204.33
16	—	361	286.00–296.00	291.86
69	—	610	215.00–225.00	221.09
33	—	523	252.00–262.00	255.73
73	—	566	249.50–259.00	254.21
44	—	409	279.50–289.50	284.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	225.00	225.00
3	—	382	260.00	260.00
10	—	439	241.00–254.00	246.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	270.00	270.00
9	—	619	229.00–230.00	229.78
4	—	560	262.00	262.00
2	—	668	227.00–228.00	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	675	190.00–200.00	197.15
24	—	628	200.00–210.00	204.38
17	—	726	188.50–198.50	193.19
68	—	423	235.50–246.00	241.02
72	—	564	210.00–220.00	212.95
27	—	324	241.00–251.00	246.62
33	—	517	220.00–230.00	225.15
74	—	378	240.00–250.00	247.00
79	—	473	233.00–243.00	237.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	316	254.00–264.00	259.50
3	—	602	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	483	222.00–232.00	227.31
12	—	745	179.00–185.50	184.06
31	—	328	229.00–240.00	232.97
71	—	580	199.50–209.50	204.28
2	—	645	189.00	189.00
70	—	524	209.00–219.00	215.02
39	—	373	229.00–239.00	232.69
39	—	430	224.00–234.00	229.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	210.00	210.00
7	—	454	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	524	198.00–208.00	201.15
3	—	580	198.00	198.00
43	—	423	213.00–223.00	215.60
10	—	367	218.00–228.00	225.14
12	—	340	219.00–229.00	222.85
23	—	468	211.00–221.00	219.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,124	92.00–96.00	93.32
6	—	1,037	89.00–90.00	89.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,236	98.00–100.00	99.79
62	—	1,335	92.00–97.00	94.46
6	—	1,300	104.00	104.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	82.00	82.00
30	—	1,076	86.00–88.00	86.24
12	—	1,142	90.00–93.00	91.47
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	905	85.00–89.00	86.76
7	—	879	91.00–95.00	93.45
12	—	917	73.00–76.50	75.92
38	—	949	78.00–83.00	80.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,090	122.00–126.00	123.24
14	—	1,668	115.00–120.00	118.07
14	—	1,554	109.00–114.00	112.37

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)	21	—	1,073	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,213.13
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,314	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,590.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,431	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,832.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,184	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,346.39

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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