Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Steers 10.00 higher. Heifers 7.00-9.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good. A reminder: Tulsa Stockyards will be closed Monday, May 29th, to observe Memorial Day. The next sale will be Monday, June 5th, starting at 9 am. Slaughter Cows 7.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $259.81/cwt on 1,139 head.

Average price

$259.81

1,139 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$11.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.43

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	479	264.78	1,268	365
Medium and Large 1	527	261.69	1,378	372
Medium and Large 2	462	253.56	1,172	402

One grade step is worth $11.22/cwt here — about $96 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 sale1,139 hd

259.81

—

OK average5 barns · 2,706 hd

243.38

+16.43

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	1,685	121.96	2,055	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,253	106.76	1,337	124
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	103.23	1,231	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	96.56	992	247

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)	1,082	$1,213	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$1,363	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,568	33

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	238.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	978	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	219.18/cwt	217.00–228.00	846	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	201.30/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,015	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	185.21/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,419	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	208.78/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,315	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	251.36/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,068	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	239.68/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,517	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	221.32/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,051	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	212.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,203	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	236.80/cwt	233.50–239.00	1,319	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	263.94/cwt	263.00–264.50	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	230.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,355	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	249.70/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,296	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	204.62/cwt	199.50–209.50	1,387	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	240.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	847	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	281.33/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,038	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	249.28/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,172	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	258.89/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,237	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	240.56/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,345	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	415	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	227.57/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,297	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	272.03/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,129	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	219.60/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,471	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	229.31/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,408	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	268.67/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,287	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	261.09/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,379	118
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	283.19/cwt	279.00–289.00	906	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	306.82/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,003	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	231.65/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,531	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	448	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	210.24/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	261.48/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,111	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	297.32/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,005	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	292.19/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,104	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	215.40/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	299.70/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	283.27/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,326	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	269.19/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,397	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	249.97/cwt	246.50–256.50	1,442	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	283.59/cwt	283.50–284.00	1,463	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	311	317.66/cwt	313.00–319.00	988	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	245.68/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,305	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	444	247.21/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,098	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	227.29/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,300	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	231.73/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,193	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	247.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,167	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	196.80/cwt	194.50–204.00	1,322	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	98.06/cwt	96.00–101.50	1,096	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	105.78/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,221	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	100.88/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,224	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	115.87/cwt	113.50–118.00	1,564	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,232	106.89/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,317	79
Bulls	—	—	1,681	123.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,080	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,190	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	109.89/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,384	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	110.88/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,252	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	104.45/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,268	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	93.88/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,035	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	954	102.89/cwt	102.00–105.00	982	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	907	96.56/cwt	94.00–99.00	876	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	85.28/cwt	85.00–86.00	790	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	909	90.17/cwt	88.00–93.00	820	58
Bulls	—	—	1,646	118.39/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,949	19
Bulls	—	—	1,817	130.32/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,368	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,362.76/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,363	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,212.76/head	1,185.00–1,250.00	1,213	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,363.69/head	1,175.00–1,485.00	1,364	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	1,632.92/head	1,575.00–1,785.00	1,633	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	231.33/cwt	231.00–231.50	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	222.77/cwt	216.00–226.00	945	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	260.81/cwt	257.00–264.00	931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	202.08/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	246.44/cwt	242.00–252.00	794	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	236.52/cwt	233.00–243.00	993	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	276.56/cwt	269.00–279.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	221.29/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,162	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,275	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	198.42/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,228	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	236.69/cwt	231.00–241.00	786	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	211.21/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,012	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	212.40/cwt	208.00–218.00	918	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	202.11/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,162	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	193.18/cwt	185.50–195.50	1,389	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	234.83/cwt	229.00–239.00	878	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	225.95/cwt	220.50–230.50	1,168	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	225.25/cwt	219.00–229.50	960	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	216.09/cwt	209.50–219.50	1,139	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	230.87/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,099	28

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 2,264Last week 1,766Year ago 2,345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 582Last week 420Year ago 394

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 28Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	411	230.00–240.00	238.07
13	—	766	183.00–193.00	185.21
37	—	630	205.00–215.00	208.78
18	—	678	199.50–209.50	204.62
18	—	352	240.00–250.00	240.55
32	—	570	221.00–231.00	227.57
10	—	322	242.00–252.00	246.44
34	—	719	185.50–195.50	193.18
11	—	517	220.50–230.50	225.95
28	—	476	227.00–237.00	230.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	386	217.00–228.00	219.18
20	—	504	198.00–208.00	201.30
68	—	479	205.00–215.00	211.21
61	—	432	208.00–218.00	212.40
58	—	575	199.00–209.00	202.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	475	216.00–226.00	221.32
31	—	565	210.00–220.00	212.92
26	—	619	194.00–204.00	198.42
35	—	332	231.00–241.00	236.69
20	—	374	229.00–239.00	234.83
101	—	426	219.00–229.50	225.25
92	—	527	209.50–219.50	216.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	557	233.50–239.00	236.80
10	—	323	263.00–264.50	263.94
2	—	600	225.00	225.00
1	—	705	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	425	246.00–256.00	251.36
74	—	588	225.00–235.00	230.36
70	—	519	244.00–254.00	249.70
44	—	369	275.00–285.00	281.33
83	—	470	244.00–254.00	249.28
46	—	320	279.00–289.00	283.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	633	237.00–245.00	239.68
5	—	448	286.00	286.00
30	—	468	277.50–285.00	283.27
23	—	516	283.50–284.00	283.59
18	—	311	313.00–319.00	317.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	478	255.00–265.00	258.89
42	—	559	236.00–246.00	240.56
15	—	670	216.00–226.00	219.60
118	—	528	255.00–265.00	261.09
31	—	425	257.00–267.00	261.48
27	—	338	290.00–300.00	297.32
64	—	378	286.00–296.00	292.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	415	268.00–278.00	272.03
30	—	614	225.00–235.00	229.31
25	—	479	266.00–276.00	268.67
13	—	327	301.00–311.00	306.82
12	—	661	227.00–237.00	231.65
7	—	759	206.00–216.00	210.24
5	—	710	208.00–218.00	215.40
7	—	381	297.00–307.00	299.70
31	—	519	266.00–276.00	269.19
47	—	577	246.50–256.50	249.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	531	244.00–251.00	245.68
9	—	444	245.00–250.00	247.21
3	—	613	231.00–231.50	231.33
1	—	670	234.00	234.00
7	—	498	256.00	256.00
5	—	573	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	572	226.00–236.00	227.29
15	—	515	228.00–236.00	231.73
15	—	472	240.00–250.00	247.23
8	—	672	194.50–204.00	196.80
3	—	640	217.50	217.50
8	—	357	257.00–264.00	260.81
5	—	730	196.00–206.00	202.08
29	—	420	233.00–243.00	236.52
4	—	333	269.00–279.00	276.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	424	216.00–226.00	222.77
11	—	525	218.00–225.00	221.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,118	96.00–101.50	98.06
47	—	1,154	102.00–107.50	105.78
7	—	1,259	108.00–113.00	109.89
17	—	1,102	90.00–95.00	93.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,213	98.00–102.00	100.88
18	—	1,350	113.50–118.00	115.87
79	—	1,232	104.00–110.00	106.89
2	—	1,688	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,190	99.00–101.00	100.00
14	—	1,129	109.00–113.00	110.88
47	—	1,214	102.00–107.00	104.45
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	954	102.00–105.00	102.89
12	—	907	94.00–99.00	96.56
31	—	926	85.00–86.00	85.28
58	—	909	88.00–93.00	90.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,681	122.00–127.00	123.72
19	—	1,646	116.00–121.00	118.39
6	—	1,817	128.00–132.00	130.32

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)	8	—	1,007	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,362.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,082	1,185.00–1,250.00	1,212.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,110	1,175.00–1,485.00	1,363.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,252	1,575.00–1,785.00	1,632.92

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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