Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 10.00-12.00 higher. Heifers 7.00-10.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $264.26/cwt on 1,349 head.

Average price

$264.26

1,349 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.75

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	272.45	1,460	437
Medium and Large 1-2	550	262.34	1,442	502
Medium and Large 2	496	257.87	1,279	410

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $181 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 sale1,349 hd

264.26

—

OK average5 barns · 3,206 hd

257.51

+6.75

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	1,729	122.61	2,120	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	103.89	1,389	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	98.98	1,208	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	92.57	978	212

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)	1,100	$1,327	37
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,370	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,569	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	481	274.58/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,321	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	264.01/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,529	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	237.71/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,600	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	308.33/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,030	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	281.07/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,029	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	259.56/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,207	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	269.06/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,157	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	256.53/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,103	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	210.09/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,490	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	531	197.86/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,051	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	247.66/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,632	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	252.62/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,589	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	279.05/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,169	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	539	241.83/cwt	240.50–253.00	1,303	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	259.38/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,398	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,467	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,175	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	274.77/cwt	269.00–281.00	997	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	589	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,154	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	440	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	261.01/cwt	255.00–265.00	971	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	212.74/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,442	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	192.61/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	265.58/cwt	259.00–269.00	871	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	230.79/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,417	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	324	276.55/cwt	271.00–290.00	896	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	243.82/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,029	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	303.18/cwt	299.00–309.00	1,134	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	251.20/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,432	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	240.96/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,494	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	280.47/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,501	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	283.97/cwt	278.50–288.50	1,366	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	272.45/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,428	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	272.97/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,559	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	219.40/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,558	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	316.71/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,032	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	346.15/cwt	343.00–348.00	1,118	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	289.67/cwt	289.50–290.00	1,370	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	261.51/cwt	259.00–263.50	1,603	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	313.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,174	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	328.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	213.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	565	241.26/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,363	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	617	230.61/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,423	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	433	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,091	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	452	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	684	229.69/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,571	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	484	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,307	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	383	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	220.04/cwt	219.50–221.00	1,505	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	224.48/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,403	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	205.89/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,501	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	95.59/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,175	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	86.07/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,137	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	92.25/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,060	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	106.56/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,295	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	101.56/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,229	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	103.08/cwt	100.00–104.00	957	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	95.85/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,141	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	102.57/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,267	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	109.27/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,481	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	104.17/cwt	101.00–106.50	1,388	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	96.91/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,290	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	932	93.66/cwt	92.00–95.00	873	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	859	84.27/cwt	84.00–85.00	724	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	944	88.64/cwt	86.00–91.00	837	86
Bulls	—	—	1,690	123.89/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,094	8
Bulls	—	—	1,942	128.66/cwt	127.00–131.50	2,499	9
Bulls	—	—	1,551	115.43/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,790	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,369.69/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,370	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,327.39/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,327	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,387.48/head	1,225.00–1,535.00	1,387	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	1,719.97/head	1,635.00–1,850.00	1,720	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	236.33/cwt	231.00–241.00	990	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	229.36/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	223.56/cwt	218.00–228.50	1,270	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	249.64/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,098	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	236.30/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,238	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,164	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	254.26/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,063	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	228.26/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,317	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	247.45/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	233.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,217	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	219.88/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,372	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	238.69/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,131	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	218.61/cwt	215.50–225.00	1,253	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	223.15/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,156	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	249.67/cwt	244.00–254.00	926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	203.22/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	183.58/cwt	182.75–191.00	1,292	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	206.25/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,320	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	239.23/cwt	233.00–243.00	933	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	227.81/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,093	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	242.06/cwt	237.00–247.00	804	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	254.53/cwt	248.00–258.00	858	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	200.70/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,341	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	302.38/cwt	292.00–309.00	998	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	470	217.99/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,025	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	209.20/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,184	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	211.42/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,101	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	232.04/cwt	226.00–236.00	968	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	261.44/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,020	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	264.60/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	244.55/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,374	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	255.94/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,221	23

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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,218Last week 2,763Year ago 1,816

Slaughter CattleReceipts 515Last week 780Year ago 328

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 35Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Steers 10.00-12.00 higher. Heifers 7.00-10.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter Cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00-6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	481	267.50–277.50	274.58
137	—	579	258.00–268.00	264.01
16	—	673	234.00–244.00	237.71
45	—	430	264.00–274.00	269.06
10	—	709	208.00–211.00	210.09
14	—	374	299.00–309.00	303.18
36	—	620	237.00–247.00	240.96
116	—	524	267.00–277.00	272.45
23	—	326	314.00–324.00	316.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	334	303.00–313.00	308.33
25	—	366	278.00–288.00	281.07
35	—	465	255.00–266.00	259.56
61	—	430	253.00–263.00	256.53
97	—	539	256.00–266.00	259.38
63	—	570	247.00–257.00	251.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	659	245.00–255.00	247.66
50	—	629	248.00–258.00	252.62
60	—	419	275.00–285.00	279.05
48	—	535	278.00–288.00	280.47
46	—	481	278.50–288.50	283.97
44	—	571	269.00–279.00	272.97
37	—	710	212.00–222.00	219.40
37	—	374	310.00–320.00	313.94
9	—	323	325.00–335.00	328.98
8	—	770	210.00–220.00	213.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	539	240.50–253.00	241.83
43	—	565	236.00–245.00	241.26
19	—	433	252.00	252.00
5	—	452	251.00	251.00
2	—	640	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	323	343.00–348.00	346.15
14	—	473	289.50–290.00	289.67
13	—	613	259.00–263.50	261.51
3	—	707	224.00	224.00
1	—	655	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	617	230.00–235.00	230.61
53	—	684	222.50–232.50	229.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	531	191.00–200.00	197.86
9	—	589	196.00	196.00
5	—	440	224.00	224.00
34	—	470	213.00–222.00	217.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	667	220.00	220.00
3	—	710	210.00	210.00
15	—	363	269.00–281.00	274.77
39	—	614	228.00–236.00	230.79
21	—	324	271.00–290.00	276.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	544	216.00	216.00
4	—	630	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	372	255.00–265.00	261.01
20	—	678	208.00–218.00	212.74
7	—	777	184.00–194.00	192.61
11	—	328	259.00–269.00	265.58
52	—	418	248.00–258.00	254.26
36	—	577	226.00–236.00	228.26
4	—	458	245.00–255.00	247.45
81	—	522	230.00–240.00	233.16
83	—	624	214.00–224.00	219.88
7	—	711	199.00–209.00	203.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	422	237.00–247.00	243.82
70	—	474	234.00–244.00	238.69
87	—	573	215.50–225.00	218.61
95	—	518	219.00–229.00	223.15
10	—	371	244.00–254.00	249.67
22	—	704	182.75–191.00	183.58
14	—	640	203.00–213.00	206.25
16	—	337	248.00–258.00	254.53
20	—	668	197.00–207.00	200.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	390	233.00–243.00	239.23
49	—	480	223.00–233.00	227.81
18	—	332	237.00–247.00	242.06
51	—	566	204.00–214.00	209.20
54	—	521	208.00–218.00	211.42
80	—	417	226.00–236.00	232.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	329.00	329.00
9	—	484	270.00	270.00
4	—	412	258.00–271.00	264.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	219.50–221.00	220.04
11	—	625	222.00–225.00	224.48
6	—	729	200.00–209.00	205.89
15	—	440	243.00–253.00	249.64
11	—	524	233.00–243.00	236.30
8	—	330	292.00–309.00	302.38
9	—	562	244.00–245.00	244.55
2	—	380	281.00	281.00
2	—	755	206.00	206.00
23	—	477	251.00–261.00	255.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	419	231.00–241.00	236.33
5	—	513	227.00–231.00	229.36
18	—	568	218.00–228.50	223.56
12	—	490	237.50	237.50
9	—	390	257.00–267.00	261.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,229	93.00–98.00	95.59
7	—	1,215	106.00–108.00	106.56
24	—	1,210	100.00–104.00	101.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,321	82.00–87.00	86.07
18	—	1,149	90.00–93.50	92.25
55	—	1,190	94.00–99.00	95.85
13	—	1,235	101.00–106.00	102.57
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	928	100.00–104.00	103.08
7	—	932	92.00–95.00	93.66
8	—	859	84.00–85.00	84.27
86	—	944	86.00–91.00	88.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,355	107.00–113.00	109.27
26	—	1,332	101.00–106.50	104.17
8	—	1,331	93.00–99.00	96.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,690	121.00–125.00	123.89
9	—	1,942	127.00–131.50	128.66
9	—	1,551	113.00–118.00	115.43

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)	14	—	1,125	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,369.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,327.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,242	1,225.00–1,535.00	1,387.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,366	1,635.00–1,850.00	1,719.97

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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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

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