Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-07-17

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Jul 17
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,066 head
1,241 vs last sale 3,307 1,594 vs year ago 3,660 · 43.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
447 head
253 vs last sale 700 360 vs year ago 807 · 44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
13 vs last sale 39 18 vs year ago 44 · 40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.33/cwt on 898 head.
Average price
$236.33
898 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,265
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.87
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560243.581,363294
Medium and Large 1-2551233.321,285350
Medium and Large 2486232.101,127254
One grade step is worth $11.47/cwt here — about $236 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 sale898 hd
236.33
OK average5 barns · 2,976 hd
230.47
+5.87
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,656127.132,10517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,407111.061,56235
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,279103.051,318109
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08795.601,039159

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$1,41612
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,223$1,6107
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$1,3627

Every lot, as filed

96 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1330324.10/cwt319.00–329.001,0707
SteersMedium and Large 1578285.58/cwt279.00–289.001,65115
SteersMedium and Large 2487261.72/cwt260.00–262.501,27526
SteersMedium and Large 2433269.44/cwt264.00–274.001,16731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2732235.42/cwt232.00–242.001,72317
SteersMedium and Large 2631253.90/cwt249.00–259.001,60229
SteersMedium and Large 2541272.40/cwt268.00–278.001,47423
SteersMedium and Large 2379290.28/cwt288.00–298.001,10022
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned444233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,0352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned605211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2773
HeifersMedium and Large 1628237.96/cwt234.00–244.001,49413
SteersMedium and Large 1724248.81/cwt243.50–253.501,80115
SteersMedium and Large 1420289.00/cwt286.00–296.001,21419
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned515259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3343
HeifersMedium and Large 1468259.09/cwt254.00–264.001,21353
HeifersMedium and Large 1674230.13/cwt225.00–235.001,55139
HeifersMedium and Large 1716224.89/cwt217.50–227.501,61027
HeifersMedium and Large 1530242.37/cwt236.00–246.501,28558
HeifersMedium and Large 1424264.70/cwt258.00–268.001,1229
HeifersMedium and Large 1367274.29/cwt269.00–279.001,0077
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521229.51/cwt225.00–235.001,19667
HeifersMedium and Large 1573240.67/cwt235.00–245.501,37982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571228.74/cwt224.00–234.001,30652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671218.13/cwt214.00–224.001,46415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335317.21/cwt308.00–318.001,06323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363303.56/cwt299.00–309.001,10213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623261.89/cwt259.50–270.001,63266
SteersMedium and Large 2574258.81/cwt257.00–267.001,48622
SteersMedium and Large 1379313.08/cwt310.00–320.001,1876
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574272.12/cwt268.00–278.001,56236
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478273.18/cwt269.00–279.001,30612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522287.36/cwt279.00–289.001,50037
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428282.12/cwt275.00–285.001,20736
SteersMedium and Large 1486281.70/cwt280.00–290.001,36914
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned388278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0793
SteersMedium and Large 1625279.38/cwt271.50–281.501,74634
SteersMedium and Large 1528296.22/cwt290.00–300.001,56422
SteersMedium and Large 1688254.53/cwt253.50–263.001,75147
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added310340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0541
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added493310.50/cwt310.50–310.501,5315
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added360327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1771
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,23812
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added615252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1300321.00/cwt321.00–321.009633
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added400291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1641
BullsMedium and Large 1378296.30/cwt295.00–297.001,1203
BullsMedium and Large 1663231.08/cwt229.00–239.001,53212
BullsMedium and Large 1437267.58/cwt260.00–270.001,16917
CowsLean 85-90%1,09186.47/cwt86.00–87.009436
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466111.92/cwt110.00–113.001,64112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,308107.48/cwt105.00–109.001,40616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247107.52/cwt107.00–108.001,3419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281104.27/cwt101.00–106.501,33676
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90589.16/cwt86.00–90.0080723
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,531117.76/cwt116.00–119.001,8037
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28597.51/cwt95.00–100.001,25324
CowsLean 85-90%1,208103.05/cwt100.00–106.001,24524
CowsLean 85-90%1,08590.60/cwt89.00–94.0098320
CowsLean 85-90%1,19898.37/cwt95.00–100.001,17854
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight93193.21/cwt91.00–95.0086824
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight985105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0342
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95297.65/cwt97.00–98.009306
Bulls1,718133.26/cwt131.00–136.002,2896
Bulls1,725128.47/cwt126.50–130.002,2164
Bulls1,563121.10/cwt120.00–124.001,8937
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2231,609.65/head1,325.00–1,835.001,6107
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2681,624.95/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1071,311.67/head1,150.00–1,450.001,3128
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3221,709.34/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7094
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,007898.41/head875.00–910.008983
BullsMedium and Large 1572240.83/cwt236.00–245.501,37831
BullsMedium and Large 1476262.33/cwt259.50–269.001,24913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2633218.60/cwt210.00–220.001,38430
BullsMedium and Large 1-2448258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1564
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned305235.00/cwt235.00–235.007173
HeifersMedium and Large 1307274.07/cwt270.00–280.008416
BullsMedium and Large 1631237.26/cwt229.50–239.501,49725
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474251.40/cwt248.00–258.001,19213
BullsMedium and Large 1516245.31/cwt240.00–251.501,2669
BullsMedium and Large 1730212.04/cwt210.00–218.001,5484
HeifersMedium and Large 2634215.05/cwt212.00–222.001,36340
HeifersMedium and Large 2562219.27/cwt212.00–223.001,23220
HeifersMedium and Large 2369253.39/cwt246.00–257.0093523
HeifersMedium and Large 2334253.44/cwt248.00–258.0084620
HeifersMedium and Large 2480238.25/cwt232.00–242.001,14442
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned452229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0358
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705212.25/cwt212.25–212.251,49637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472247.76/cwt243.00–253.501,16932
HeifersMedium and Large 2430240.18/cwt236.00–246.001,03350
HeifersMedium and Large 2533218.52/cwt214.00–224.001,16546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338262.74/cwt259.00–269.0088815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624227.26/cwt222.50–233.001,41881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378265.40/cwt258.00–268.001,00322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428250.61/cwt247.00–257.001,07326

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.