Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good, few plain. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.52/cwt on 847 head.

Average price

$241.52

847 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	249.46	1,269	291
Medium and Large 1-2	490	241.51	1,183	213
Medium and Large 2	451	234.79	1,058	343

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $211 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 sale847 hd

241.52

—

OK average5 barns · 2,737 hd

236.17

+5.35

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	1,709	121.09	2,069	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,182	110.62	1,307	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	107.59	1,284	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	97.68	928	148

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)	1,103	$1,334	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,121	$1,379	10

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	521	247.27/cwt	240.50–250.50	1,288	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	263.64/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,081	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	257.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,210	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	276.49/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,582	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	341	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,125	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	238.75/cwt	237.00–247.00	996	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	239.48/cwt	236.00–246.00	941	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	264.06/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,162	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	289.95/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,076	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	249.14/cwt	247.00–257.00	909	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	235.17/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,244	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	214.56/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,448	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	252.16/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,089	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	233.13/cwt	229.50–239.50	1,823	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	251.60/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,696	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	248.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	246.91/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,543	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	260.63/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,665	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	261.88/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,514	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	281.72/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,048	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	269.88/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,673	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	286.36/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,389	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	289.78/cwt	283.00–294.50	1,527	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	272.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,130	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	319.77/cwt	311.00–321.00	978	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	292.61/cwt	289.00–299.00	969	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	300.74/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,582	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	275.78/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,302	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	304.65/cwt	299.00–309.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	284.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,670	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	260.84/cwt	257.50–267.00	1,722	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	284.06/cwt	281.50–291.50	1,247	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	295.24/cwt	294.00–295.50	1,630	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,476	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,166	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	271.03/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	226.42/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,316	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	240.79/cwt	238.00–248.50	1,144	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	111.22/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,295	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	105.58/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,276	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	106.32/cwt	104.00–109.00	916	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	92.92/cwt	90.00–97.00	804	39
Bulls	—	—	1,903	133.43/cwt	128.50–139.00	2,539	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,123	105.85/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,189	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,048	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	105.77/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,152	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	100.95/cwt	98.50–103.00	1,090	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	110.77/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,437	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,144	115.78/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,325	9
Bulls	—	—	1,663	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,962	4
Bulls	—	—	1,511	111.67/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,687	8
Bulls	—	—	1,809	123.36/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,232	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	941	99.39/cwt	97.00–102.00	935	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	794	84.35/cwt	82.00–88.00	670	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,379.44/head	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,379	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,333.68/head	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,334	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	272.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	854	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	228.96/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,234	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	258.52/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,096	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	218.09/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,372	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	232.30/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,110	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	237.80/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,251	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	244.51/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,149	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	234.80/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,336	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	223.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	230.65/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,114	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	253.15/cwt	248.00–258.00	843	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	242.66/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,400	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	232.90/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,449	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	219.53/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,267	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	221.99/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,170	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	260.39/cwt	258.00–268.00	945	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	214.69/cwt	209.50–219.50	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	266.92/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,284	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	277.08/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,438	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	264.64/cwt	259.00–269.00	865	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	220.99/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,383	19

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 2,116Last week 2,066Year ago 1,463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 447Year ago 348

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 56

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good, few plain. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	521	240.50–250.50	247.27
27	—	410	259.00–269.00	263.64
63	—	470	250.00–260.00	257.47
16	—	314	270.00–280.00	272.05
8	—	685	220.00–230.00	223.52
60	—	577	237.00–247.00	242.66
32	—	622	227.00–237.00	232.90
18	—	363	258.00–268.00	260.39
6	—	712	209.50–219.50	214.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	417	237.00–247.00	238.75
17	—	393	236.00–246.00	239.48
101	—	483	228.00–238.00	230.65
40	—	333	248.00–258.00	253.15
36	—	577	215.00–225.00	219.53
26	—	527	218.00–228.00	221.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	365	247.00–257.00	249.14
47	—	529	229.00–239.00	235.17
13	—	675	209.00–219.00	214.56
46	—	432	248.00–258.00	252.16
26	—	470	239.00–249.00	244.51
24	—	569	226.00–236.00	234.80
22	—	327	259.00–269.00	264.64
19	—	626	216.00–226.00	220.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	572	269.00–279.00	276.49
17	—	371	288.00–298.00	289.95
50	—	674	246.00–256.00	251.60
25	—	639	254.00–264.00	260.63
16	—	527	283.00–294.50	289.78
28	—	415	270.00–280.00	272.35
14	—	472	273.00–283.00	275.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	341	330.00	330.00
23	—	552	294.00–295.50	295.24
18	—	480	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	440	259.00–269.00	264.06
24	—	625	243.00–253.00	246.91
23	—	578	258.00–268.00	261.88
22	—	372	277.00–287.00	281.72
48	—	331	289.00–299.00	292.61
60	—	481	262.00–272.00	266.92
33	—	519	272.00–282.00	277.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	782	229.50–239.50	233.13
13	—	724	240.00–250.00	248.90
31	—	620	265.00–275.00	269.88
29	—	485	284.00–294.00	286.36
9	—	306	311.00–321.00	319.77
58	—	526	295.00–305.00	300.74
6	—	376	299.00–309.00	304.65
41	—	588	280.00–290.00	284.08
28	—	660	257.50–267.00	260.84
23	—	439	281.50–291.50	284.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	405	288.00	288.00
5	—	454	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	404	268.00–277.00	271.03
5	—	385	297.00	297.00
22	—	581	221.00–231.00	226.42
19	—	475	238.00–248.50	240.79
25	—	629	211.00–221.00	218.09
24	—	526	232.00–242.00	237.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	539	221.00–231.00	228.96
18	—	424	256.00–265.00	258.52
17	—	478	227.00–237.00	232.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,164	109.00–114.00	111.22
18	—	1,209	103.00–108.00	105.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	862	104.00–109.00	106.32
39	—	865	90.00–97.00	92.92
36	—	941	97.00–102.00	99.39
15	—	794	82.00–88.00	84.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,123	103.00–108.00	105.85
8	—	1,297	109.00–113.00	110.77
9	—	1,144	115.00–116.00	115.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	97.00	97.00
23	—	1,089	104.00–109.00	105.77
22	—	1,080	98.50–103.00	100.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,903	128.50–139.00	133.43
4	—	1,663	117.00–119.00	117.99
8	—	1,511	109.00–114.00	111.67
6	—	1,809	121.00–126.00	123.36

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)	10	—	1,121	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,379.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,103	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,333.68

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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