Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 6.00-9.00 lower. Quality good. Demand moderate. Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.79/cwt on 1,095 head.

Average price

$218.79

1,095 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$16.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.45

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	224.73	1,076	452
Medium and Large 1-2	468	217.98	1,019	418
Medium and Large 2	441	208.37	919	225

One grade step is worth $16.36/cwt here — about $157 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 sale1,095 hd

218.79

—

OK average5 barns · 3,558 hd

211.34

+7.45

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	1,754	119.42	2,095	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	99.15	1,438	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	92.45	1,095	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	85.78	870	233

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)	1,077	$1,310	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$1,273	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,480	30

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 1-2	—	630	191.97/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,209	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	185.00/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,223	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	217.30/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,034	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	214.80/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,353	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	186.64/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,353	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	209.50/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,098	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	224.68/cwt	219.00–229.00	986	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,290	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	261.58/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,392	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	273.67/cwt	269.00–279.00	974	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	463	197.21/cwt	191.00–199.00	913	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	219.74/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,136	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	226.30/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,050	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	254.43/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,219	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	261.72/cwt	258.00–268.00	966	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	267.40/cwt	258.50–268.50	1,246	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	280.37/cwt	275.00–285.00	934	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	236.86/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,229	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	251.40/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,342	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	235.93/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,354	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	241.16/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,042	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	254.56/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,426	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	253.59/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,070	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	244.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,400	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	242.19/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,155	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	290.90/cwt	286.00–296.00	983	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	265.86/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,138	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	589	227.16/cwt	226.50–227.50	1,338	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	207.56/cwt	204.50–214.50	1,416	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	302.43/cwt	297.00–307.00	971	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	288.72/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,123	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	204.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,454	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	269.46/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,256	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	247.52/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,089	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	235.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,089	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,211	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	196.81/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	279.37/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,232	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	81.70/cwt	78.00–84.00	717	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	97.64/cwt	96.50–100.00	925	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	85.03/cwt	83.00–90.00	902	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	86.60/cwt	86.00–88.00	947	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	87.92/cwt	87.00–88.50	966	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	92.76/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,032	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	97.29/cwt	93.00–98.50	1,407	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,623	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	100.09/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,512	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	90.86/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,050	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	96.84/cwt	95.50–101.00	1,226	47
Bulls	—	—	1,699	115.62/cwt	112.50–118.50	1,964	9
Bulls	—	—	1,734	120.86/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,096	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	87.61/cwt	85.00–89.00	810	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	74.16/cwt	73.50–78.00	655	35
Bulls	—	—	1,965	127.47/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,505	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,272.95/head	1,250.00–1,285.00	1,273	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,287.30/head	1,060.00–1,450.00	1,287	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	1,768.78/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,769	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	236.69/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,027	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	220.61/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,037	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	201.53/cwt	196.00–206.50	1,326	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	224.64/cwt	219.00–229.00	847	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	211.05/cwt	208.00–218.00	815	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	198.36/cwt	191.50–201.50	1,135	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	213.14/cwt	208.00–218.00	893	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	236.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	990	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	224.20/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,309	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	218.13/cwt	213.50–223.50	1,270	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	204.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	954	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	237.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	901	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	240.39/cwt	238.00–248.00	762	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	208.15/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,193	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	199.82/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,251	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	227.68/cwt	223.50–233.50	1,421	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	221.35/cwt	216.00–226.00	737	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	233.98/cwt	227.00–237.00	791	38

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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,481Last week 2,253Year ago 1,148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 500Last week 200Year ago 239

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 250Year ago 80

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 6.00-9.00 lower. Quality good. Demand moderate. Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	630	186.00–196.00	191.97
155	—	476	211.00–221.00	217.30
62	—	524	202.00–212.50	209.50
77	—	439	219.00–229.00	224.68
40	—	377	219.00–229.00	224.64
27	—	573	202.50–212.50	208.15
38	—	338	227.00–237.00	233.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	661	183.00–193.00	185.00
15	—	725	181.00–191.00	186.64
78	—	517	213.00–223.00	219.74
77	—	464	222.00–232.00	226.30
96	—	419	230.00–240.00	236.35
59	—	582	213.50–223.50	218.13
53	—	379	230.00–240.00	237.71
40	—	317	238.00–248.00	240.39
10	—	626	197.00–207.00	199.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	463	191.00–199.00	197.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	386	208.00–218.00	211.05
29	—	572	191.50–201.50	198.36
69	—	419	208.00–218.00	213.14
58	—	467	200.00–210.00	204.24
23	—	333	216.00–226.00	221.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	630	212.00–222.00	214.80
17	—	356	269.00–279.00	273.67
52	—	479	247.00–257.00	254.43
41	—	534	244.00–254.00	251.40
69	—	422	248.00–258.00	253.59
61	—	572	240.00–250.00	244.68
34	—	338	286.00–296.00	290.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	250.50	250.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	532	255.00–265.00	261.58
74	—	466	258.50–268.50	267.40
49	—	560	251.00–261.00	254.56
45	—	428	259.00–269.00	265.86
49	—	682	204.50–214.50	207.56
17	—	321	297.00–307.00	302.43
27	—	389	280.00–290.00	288.72
16	—	710	200.00–210.00	204.81
14	—	624	223.50–233.50	227.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	369	258.00–268.00	261.72
21	—	333	275.00–285.00	280.37
21	—	519	233.00–243.00	236.86
33	—	574	229.00–239.00	235.93
70	—	432	237.00–247.00	241.16
61	—	477	236.00–246.00	242.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	400	275.00	275.00
9	—	466	269.00–270.00	269.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	589	226.50–227.50	227.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	440	243.00–253.00	247.52
22	—	462	230.00–240.00	235.65
5	—	618	196.00–198.00	196.81
6	—	366	278.00–282.00	279.37
2	—	538	229.00	229.00
12	—	658	196.00–206.50	201.53
3	—	348	293.00	293.00
1	—	700	195.50	195.50
15	—	584	217.50–227.50	224.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	232.00–242.00	236.69
9	—	326	250.00–260.00	255.04
24	—	470	214.00–224.00	220.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	878	78.00–84.00	81.70
17	—	947	96.50–100.00	97.64
36	—	925	85.00–89.00	87.61
35	—	883	73.50–78.00	74.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,061	83.00–90.00	85.03
60	—	1,094	86.00–88.00	86.60
22	—	1,113	92.00–97.00	92.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,099	87.00–88.50	87.92
70	—	1,156	89.00–94.00	90.86
47	—	1,266	95.50–101.00	96.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,446	93.00–98.50	97.29
2	—	1,288	126.00	126.00
8	—	1,511	99.00–104.00	100.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,699	112.50–118.50	115.62
7	—	1,734	120.00–124.00	120.86
3	—	1,965	126.00–130.00	127.47

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,179	1,250.00–1,285.00	1,272.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,077	1,310.00	1,310.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,193	1,060.00–1,450.00	1,287.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,244	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,768.78

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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