Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	243.58	1,363	294
Medium and Large 1-2	551	233.32	1,285	350
Medium and Large 2	486	232.10	1,127	254

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,656	127.13	2,105	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	111.06	1,562	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	103.05	1,318	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,087	95.60	1,039	159

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)	1,161	$1,416	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$1,610	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,362	7

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	324.10/cwt	319.00–329.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	285.58/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,651	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	261.72/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,275	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	269.44/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,167	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	235.42/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,723	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	253.90/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,602	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	272.40/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,474	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	290.28/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,100	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	444	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	237.96/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,494	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	248.81/cwt	243.50–253.50	1,801	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	289.00/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,214	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	515	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	259.09/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,213	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	230.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,551	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	224.89/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,610	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	242.37/cwt	236.00–246.50	1,285	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	264.70/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	274.29/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	229.51/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,196	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	240.67/cwt	235.00–245.50	1,379	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	228.74/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,306	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	218.13/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,464	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	317.21/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,063	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	303.56/cwt	299.00–309.00	1,102	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	261.89/cwt	259.50–270.00	1,632	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	258.81/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,486	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	313.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	272.12/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,562	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	273.18/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,306	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	287.36/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,500	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	282.12/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,207	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	281.70/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,369	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	388	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	279.38/cwt	271.50–281.50	1,746	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	296.22/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,564	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	254.53/cwt	253.50–263.00	1,751	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	296.30/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	231.08/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,532	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	267.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,169	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	86.47/cwt	86.00–87.00	943	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	111.92/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,641	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	107.48/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,406	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	107.52/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,341	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	104.27/cwt	101.00–106.50	1,336	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	89.16/cwt	86.00–90.00	807	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	117.76/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,803	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,253	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,245	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	90.60/cwt	89.00–94.00	983	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	98.37/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,178	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	931	93.21/cwt	91.00–95.00	868	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	952	97.65/cwt	97.00–98.00	930	6
Bulls	—	—	1,718	133.26/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,289	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	128.47/cwt	126.50–130.00	2,216	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	121.10/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,893	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,609.65/head	1,325.00–1,835.00	1,610	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	1,624.95/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,311.67/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,312	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,322	1,709.34/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,709	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	898.41/head	875.00–910.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	240.83/cwt	236.00–245.50	1,378	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	262.33/cwt	259.50–269.00	1,249	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	218.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,384	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	274.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	237.26/cwt	229.50–239.50	1,497	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	251.40/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,192	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	245.31/cwt	240.00–251.50	1,266	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	212.04/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	215.05/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,363	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	219.27/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,232	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	253.39/cwt	246.00–257.00	935	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	253.44/cwt	248.00–258.00	846	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	238.25/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,144	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	452	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,035	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	212.25/cwt	212.25–212.25	1,496	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	247.76/cwt	243.00–253.50	1,169	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	240.18/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,033	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	218.52/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,165	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	262.74/cwt	259.00–269.00	888	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	227.26/cwt	222.50–233.00	1,418	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	265.40/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,003	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	250.61/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,073	26

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 2,066Last week 3,307Year ago 3,660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 447Last week 700Year ago 807

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 39Year ago 44

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	319.00–329.00	324.10
15	—	578	279.00–289.00	285.58
15	—	724	243.50–253.50	248.81
19	—	420	286.00–296.00	289.00
6	—	379	310.00–320.00	313.08
14	—	486	280.00–290.00	281.70
34	—	625	271.50–281.50	279.38
22	—	528	290.00–300.00	296.22
47	—	688	253.50–263.00	254.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	487	260.00–262.50	261.72
31	—	433	264.00–274.00	269.44
29	—	631	249.00–259.00	253.90
23	—	541	268.00–278.00	272.40
22	—	379	288.00–298.00	290.28
22	—	574	257.00–267.00	258.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	732	232.00–242.00	235.42
23	—	335	308.00–318.00	317.21
13	—	363	299.00–309.00	303.56
66	—	623	259.50–270.00	261.89
36	—	574	268.00–278.00	272.12
12	—	478	269.00–279.00	273.18
37	—	522	279.00–289.00	287.36
36	—	428	275.00–285.00	282.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	259.00	259.00
3	—	388	278.00	278.00
12	—	495	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	340.00	340.00
5	—	493	310.50	310.50
1	—	360	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	444	233.00	233.00
3	—	305	235.00	235.00
8	—	452	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	628	234.00–244.00	237.96
53	—	468	254.00–264.00	259.09
39	—	674	225.00–235.00	230.13
27	—	716	217.50–227.50	224.89
58	—	530	236.00–246.50	242.37
9	—	424	258.00–268.00	264.70
7	—	367	269.00–279.00	274.29
82	—	573	235.00–245.50	240.67
6	—	307	270.00–280.00	274.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	521	225.00–235.00	229.51
52	—	571	224.00–234.00	228.74
15	—	671	214.00–224.00	218.13
37	—	705	212.25	212.25
32	—	472	243.00–253.50	247.76
15	—	338	259.00–269.00	262.74
81	—	624	222.50–233.00	227.26
22	—	378	258.00–268.00	265.40
26	—	428	247.00–257.00	250.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	634	212.00–222.00	215.05
20	—	562	212.00–223.00	219.27
23	—	369	246.00–257.00	253.39
20	—	334	248.00–258.00	253.44
42	—	480	232.00–242.00	238.25
50	—	430	236.00–246.00	240.18
46	—	533	214.00–224.00	218.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	252.00	252.00
1	—	400	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	321.00	321.00
3	—	378	295.00–297.00	296.30
12	—	663	229.00–239.00	231.08
17	—	437	260.00–270.00	267.58
31	—	572	236.00–245.50	240.83
13	—	476	259.50–269.00	262.33
25	—	631	229.50–239.50	237.26
9	—	516	240.00–251.50	245.31
4	—	730	210.00–218.00	212.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	300.00	300.00
2	—	515	237.00	237.00
30	—	633	210.00–220.00	218.60
4	—	448	258.00	258.00
13	—	474	248.00–258.00	251.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,091	86.00–87.00	86.47
24	—	1,208	100.00–106.00	103.05
20	—	1,085	89.00–94.00	90.60
54	—	1,198	95.00–100.00	98.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,466	110.00–113.00	111.92
16	—	1,308	105.00–109.00	107.48
7	—	1,531	116.00–119.00	117.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	107.00–108.00	107.52
76	—	1,281	101.00–106.50	104.27
24	—	1,285	95.00–100.00	97.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	905	86.00–90.00	89.16
24	—	931	91.00–95.00	93.21
2	—	985	105.00	105.00
6	—	952	97.00–98.00	97.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,718	131.00–136.00	133.26
4	—	1,725	126.50–130.00	128.47
7	—	1,563	120.00–124.00	121.10

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)	7	—	1,223	1,325.00–1,835.00	1,609.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,268	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,624.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,107	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,311.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,322	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,709.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,007	875.00–910.00	898.41

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 this sale compares

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