Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder steers had a slightly lower undertone noted. Heifers 6.00-9.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $274.50/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$274.50

341 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.36

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	279.23	1,484	87
Medium and Large 1-2	505	274.78	1,388	180
Medium and Large 2	462	268.24	1,240	74

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $244 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 sale341 hd

274.50

—

OK average5 barns · 1,874 hd

256.13

+18.36

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	1,737	132.07	2,294	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	114.79	1,535	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	109.45	1,283	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	105.07	1,124	116

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)	1,092	$1,400	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,027	$1,375	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	417	276.45/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,153	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	277.71/cwt	271.00–281.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	241.34/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,619	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	295.43/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	232.88/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,225	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	240.49/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,118	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	244.72/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	253.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,454	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	230.30/cwt	230.00–230.50	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	283.53/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,523	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	256.81/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,466	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	240.55/cwt	236.00–246.00	900	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	230.51/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,346	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	275.59/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,287	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	306.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	979	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	244.52/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,501	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	315.81/cwt	311.00–321.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	256.04/cwt	249.50–259.50	1,342	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	233.51/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,457	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	321	323.17/cwt	323.00–324.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	303.24/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,128	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	241.29/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	280.48/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,099	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	275.68/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	280.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,596	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	294.66/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	286.57/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,350	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	250.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,522	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	294.66/cwt	286.50–296.50	1,650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	264.08/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,162	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	287.53/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	255.16/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	298.41/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	299.60/cwt	294.00–304.00	1,085	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	231.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,282	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	296.22/cwt	290.00–300.00	957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	123.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,726	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	100.58/cwt	98.00–101.00	950	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	112.17/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,024	6
Bulls	—	—	1,883	137.65/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,592	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	94.91/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,006	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	103.09/cwt	99.00–104.50	1,179	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	112.56/cwt	112.50–113.00	1,263	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	107.23/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,218	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	112.23/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,668	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	116.28/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,547	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	132.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,132	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	107.07/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,188	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	112.15/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,469	75
Bulls	—	—	1,534	123.76/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,898	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,301	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	104.94/cwt	103.00–108.00	981	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	834	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	759	4
Bulls	—	—	1,726	132.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,279	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,263.01/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	253.09/cwt	247.00–257.00	914	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	242.91/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,275	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	268.09/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,150	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	264.75/cwt	258.00–268.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	218.97/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	257.28/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,135	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	261.52/cwt	259.00–269.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	252.37/cwt	248.00–258.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	253.81/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,180	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	247.31/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,051	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	230.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,095	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	217.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,364	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	247.16/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,181	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	269.95/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	239.46/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,255	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	232.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	247.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,539	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,245.49/head	1,085.00–1,350.00	1,245	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2

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 1,049Last week 2,116Year ago 2,237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 309Last week 317Year ago 425

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	417	270.00–280.00	276.45
27	—	671	237.00–247.00	241.34
5	—	712	230.00–230.50	230.30
30	—	537	280.00–290.00	283.53
24	—	320	300.00–310.00	306.02
16	—	614	239.00–249.00	244.52
14	—	570	275.00–285.00	280.01
9	—	373	289.00–299.00	294.66
25	—	471	281.00–291.00	286.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	292.00–302.00	295.43
2	—	333	311.00–321.00	315.81
14	—	372	300.00–311.00	303.24
8	—	722	235.00–245.00	241.29
24	—	608	250.00–260.00	250.41
14	—	560	286.50–296.50	294.66
3	—	427	281.00–291.00	287.53
5	—	673	248.00–258.00	255.16
8	—	522	291.00–301.00	298.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	250.00–260.00	253.70
11	—	467	270.00–280.00	275.59
11	—	392	278.00–288.00	280.48
6	—	512	269.00–279.00	275.68
2	—	300	297.00	297.00
31	—	440	259.00–269.00	264.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	323.00–324.00	323.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	271.00–281.00	277.71
10	—	571	249.00–259.00	256.81
28	—	524	249.50–259.50	256.04
12	—	429	264.00–274.00	268.09
5	—	367	258.00–268.00	264.75
2	—	730	214.00–224.00	218.97
23	—	465	247.00–257.00	253.81
7	—	671	230.00–240.00	232.87
9	—	621	240.00–250.00	247.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	227.00–237.00	232.88
14	—	374	236.00–246.00	240.55
12	—	584	227.00–237.00	230.51
8	—	324	248.00–258.00	252.37
12	—	425	242.00–252.00	247.31
12	—	476	225.00–235.00	230.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	236.00–246.00	240.49
6	—	559	238.00–248.00	244.72
20	—	624	229.00–239.00	233.51
17	—	361	247.00–257.00	253.09
17	—	525	238.00–248.00	242.91
31	—	441	253.00–263.00	257.28
13	—	320	259.00–269.00	261.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	362	294.00–304.00	299.60
14	—	555	225.00–235.00	231.00
5	—	323	290.00–300.00	296.22
4	—	663	220.00	220.00
13	—	626	210.00–220.00	217.86
14	—	478	245.00–256.00	247.16
5	—	420	264.00–274.00	269.95
12	—	524	231.00–241.00	239.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	324.00	324.00
3	—	380	311.00	311.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,398	120.00–126.00	123.48
16	—	1,330	114.00–119.00	116.28
6	—	1,611	130.00–134.00	132.31
75	—	1,310	108.00–113.00	112.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	945	98.00–101.00	100.58
6	—	913	111.00–113.00	112.17
12	—	935	103.00–108.00	104.94
4	—	834	90.00–92.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	93.00–97.00	94.91
32	—	1,144	99.00–104.50	103.09
15	—	1,122	112.50–113.00	112.56
30	—	1,136	106.00–110.00	107.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,486	112.00–113.00	112.23
33	—	1,110	106.00–108.00	107.07
8	—	1,117	115.00–118.00	116.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,883	137.00–139.00	137.65
4	—	1,534	123.00–125.00	123.76
6	—	1,726	130.00–133.00	132.03

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,044	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,263.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,099	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,025	1,085.00–1,350.00	1,245.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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