Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Demand good. Quality mostly plain, few attractive. Slaughter Cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.14/cwt on 711 head.

Average price

$213.14

711 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.97

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	218.68	1,126	263
Medium and Large 1-2	493	213.99	1,056	295
Medium and Large 2	514	201.97	1,038	153

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about $89 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 sale711 hd

213.14

—

OK average5 barns · 2,825 hd

208.16

+4.97

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	1,701	119.55	2,034	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	104.91	1,368	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	100.75	1,247	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	90.69	884	217

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)	1,016	$1,078	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,632	17

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	249.38/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,207	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	213.35/cwt	206.50–216.50	1,440	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	243.69/cwt	239.00–249.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	200.31/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,044	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	184.88/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,403	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	238.63/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,258	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	295.33/cwt	291.00–301.00	960	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	251.94/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,071	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	249.34/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,439	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	213.05/cwt	208.00–218.00	918	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	192.73/cwt	188.00–198.50	1,127	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	296.87/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	251.32/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,314	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	202.02/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,473	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	238.85/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,364	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	209.84/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,104	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	212.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,218	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	236.46/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,483	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	258.38/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,253	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	282.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	945	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	259.77/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,369	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	261.70/cwt	258.50–268.50	1,091	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	222.21/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,393	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	212.44/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,334	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	227.34/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,309	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	224.70/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,281	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	265.84/cwt	265.00–275.00	978	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	244.66/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	235.04/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,025	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,461	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	101.96/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,257	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	941	90.27/cwt	87.00–92.00	849	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	107.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,478	21
Bulls	—	—	1,668	121.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,033	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	92.44/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,170	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	88.70/cwt	84.00–90.50	908	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	98.41/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,170	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	104.16/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,302	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	100.15/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,115	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	94.13/cwt	91.00–96.50	1,027	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	773	76.07/cwt	75.00–78.00	588	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	881	84.03/cwt	81.00–86.00	740	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	95.81/cwt	93.00–98.50	881	43
Bulls	—	—	1,718	118.37/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	216.56/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,137	57
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	1,078.12/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,078	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,631.87/head	1,485.00–1,700.00	1,632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	206.00/cwt	202.00–212.00	995	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	199.26/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,235	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	191.07/cwt	190.00–199.00	999	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	238.99/cwt	234.00–244.00	860	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	222.78/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,179	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	236.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	972	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	224.84/cwt	219.00–229.00	971	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	228.65/cwt	223.00–233.00	839	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	218.22/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,043	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	205.77/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,181	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	226.48/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,044	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	197.74/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,349	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,766Last week 2,481Year ago 2,318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 420Last week 500Year ago 580

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 37Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Demand good. Quality mostly plain, few attractive. Slaughter Cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	484	245.00–255.00	249.38
38	—	425	247.00–257.00	251.94
50	—	523	245.00–255.00	251.32
22	—	571	233.00–243.00	238.85
25	—	335	280.00–290.00	282.04
15	—	628	204.00–214.00	212.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	675	206.50–216.50	213.35
12	—	325	291.00–301.00	295.33
38	—	577	244.00–254.00	249.34
5	—	361	289.00–299.00	296.87
17	—	729	199.00–209.00	202.02
50	—	485	256.00–266.00	258.38
64	—	527	256.00–266.00	259.77
27	—	417	258.50–268.50	261.70
55	—	627	215.00–225.00	222.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	527	233.00–243.00	238.63
32	—	576	222.00–232.00	227.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	312.00	312.00
13	—	627	230.00–238.00	236.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	239.00–249.00	243.69
28	—	759	178.00–188.00	184.88
36	—	573	210.00–220.00	212.59
57	—	525	214.00–224.00	216.56
23	—	620	194.00–204.00	199.26
49	—	360	234.00–244.00	238.99
34	—	411	230.00–240.00	236.44
20	—	461	224.00–234.00	226.48
9	—	682	190.00–200.00	197.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	199.00–202.00	200.31
40	—	431	208.00–218.00	213.05
60	—	585	188.00–198.50	192.73
35	—	483	202.00–212.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	526	203.00–213.00	209.84
4	—	344	229.00	229.00
37	—	432	219.00–229.00	224.84
23	—	367	223.00–233.00	228.65
77	—	478	213.00–223.00	218.22
41	—	574	199.00–209.00	205.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	190.00–199.00	191.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	220.00–227.50	224.70
34	—	368	265.00–275.00	265.84
5	—	472	241.00–250.00	244.66
1	—	630	224.00	224.00
7	—	436	231.00–238.00	235.04
2	—	675	216.50	216.50
13	—	529	221.00–230.00	222.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,233	99.00–104.00	101.96
21	—	1,372	105.00–110.00	107.72
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	941	87.00–92.00	90.27
14	—	773	75.00–78.00	76.07
21	—	881	81.00–86.00	84.03
43	—	920	93.00–98.50	95.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	90.00–94.50	92.44
7	—	1,189	96.00–101.00	98.41
17	—	1,250	102.00–107.00	104.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,024	84.00–90.50	88.70
10	—	1,113	97.00–103.00	100.15
41	—	1,091	91.00–96.50	94.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	120.00–125.00	121.90
8	—	1,718	118.00–119.00	118.37

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,505	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,016	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,078.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,142	1,485.00–1,700.00	1,631.87

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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