Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-8.00 higher, with the exception of heifers weighing over 600 pounds, which had a lower undertone noted. Quality good, few attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $266.89/cwt on 819 head.

Average price

$266.89

819 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$8.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.79

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	269.59	1,385	331
Medium and Large 1-2	465	267.49	1,245	312
Medium and Large 2	443	260.77	1,155	176

One grade step is worth $8.82/cwt here — about $231 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 sale819 hd

266.89

—

OK average5 barns · 2,995 hd

249.10

+17.79

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	—	Low	1,526	123.86	1,890	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,327	112.35	1,491	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	105.30	1,244	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	96.20	958	110

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)	1,258	$1,613	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,217	$1,607	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,006	$1,139	5

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	—	532	263.39/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,401	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	241.69/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,527	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	279.00/cwt	277.00–287.00	935	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	262.22/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,138	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	293.51/cwt	288.00–298.00	972	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	272.38/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,291	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	232.30/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,538	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	302.32/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,134	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	272.57/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,447	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	302.95/cwt	299.00–309.00	1,015	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	293.00/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,093	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	340.38/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,127	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	294.04/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,653	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	279.25/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,564	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	295.82/cwt	289.50–297.50	1,825	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	304.20/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,713	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	275.31/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,842	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	327.85/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	270.51/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,693	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	302.35/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,294	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	284.91/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,490	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	293.48/cwt	288.00–298.50	1,385	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	305.46/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,607	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	323.24/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,380	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	335.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,259	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	2,005	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	262.22/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	266.44/cwt	258.50–268.50	1,900	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	295.48/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,569	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	312.84/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,505	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	350.46/cwt	346.00–356.00	1,125	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	250.36/cwt	248.50–258.50	1,968	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	305.84/cwt	299.00–309.00	1,456	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	281.42/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,697	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	315.65/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,360	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,516	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	348.06/cwt	341.00–351.00	1,312	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	286.24/cwt	284.50–288.00	1,881	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	234.16/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	260.54/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,485	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	232.62/cwt	226.50–236.00	1,475	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	300.75/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,281	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	296.38/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,399	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	287.77/cwt	285.00–290.00	929	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	107.34/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,292	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	921	91.38/cwt	89.00–92.00	842	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	967	101.66/cwt	100.00–103.00	983	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	873	95.41/cwt	94.00–96.00	833	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	84.38/cwt	84.00–85.00	662	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	118.32/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,564	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	97.81/cwt	95.50–99.00	1,049	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	105.42/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,326	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	111.83/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,567	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	111.52/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,393	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	90.19/cwt	88.00–93.00	982	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	106.60/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,275	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	104.54/cwt	103.00–105.50	1,211	16
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,285	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	98.48/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,089	10
Bulls	—	—	1,608	121.80/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,959	8
Bulls	—	—	1,653	127.87/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,114	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,153	119.44/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,377	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,095	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,478	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	1,139.17/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,139	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,606.57/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,607	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,612.69/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	262.93/cwt	258.50–268.50	1,512	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	253.50/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,338	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	279.20/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,064	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	254.26/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,065	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	250.48/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,172	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	254.17/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,441	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	414	326.03/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,350	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	241.20/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,394	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	263.50/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,241	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	275.66/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,174	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,381	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,415	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	262.91/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,388	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	231.58/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,547	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	316.29/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,215	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	333.29/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,267	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,348	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	250.45/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,287	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	248.95/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,419	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	239.85/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,470	7

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,519Last week 1,837Year ago 1,543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 386Year ago 361

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	532	258.00–268.00	263.39
60	—	434	259.00–269.00	262.22
28	—	331	288.00–298.00	293.51
32	—	373	287.00–297.00	293.00
49	—	567	247.00–258.00	254.17
97	—	471	258.00–268.00	263.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	632	235.00–245.00	241.69
39	—	474	269.00–279.00	272.38
25	—	662	229.00–239.00	232.30
13	—	375	298.00–308.00	302.32
40	—	531	269.00–279.00	272.57
33	—	335	299.00–309.00	302.95
69	—	575	258.50–268.50	262.93
37	—	426	270.00–280.00	275.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	335	277.00–287.00	279.00
32	—	528	247.00–257.00	253.50
38	—	381	276.00–286.00	279.20
43	—	419	248.00–258.00	254.26
23	—	468	246.00–257.00	250.48
18	—	578	236.00–246.00	241.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	482	286.50	286.50
16	—	501	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	331	335.00–345.00	340.38
57	—	562	286.00–296.00	294.04
55	—	626	266.00–276.00	270.51
36	—	375	330.00–340.00	335.81
20	—	680	257.00–267.00	262.22
32	—	531	290.00–300.00	295.48
51	—	476	299.00–309.00	305.84
35	—	431	309.00–319.00	315.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	560	275.00–285.00	279.25
11	—	329	324.00–334.00	327.85
32	—	428	298.00–308.00	302.35
27	—	523	279.00–289.00	284.91
22	—	472	288.00–298.50	293.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	617	289.50–297.50	295.82
9	—	435	335.00	335.00
14	—	465	326.00	326.00
8	—	657	284.50–288.00	286.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	563	297.50–307.50	304.20
42	—	669	268.00–278.00	275.31
39	—	526	301.00–311.00	305.46
36	—	427	320.00–330.00	323.24
17	—	806	248.75	248.75
20	—	713	258.50–268.50	266.44
35	—	481	310.00–320.00	312.84
11	—	321	346.00–356.00	350.46
21	—	786	248.50–258.50	250.36
27	—	603	277.00–287.00	281.42
17	—	377	341.00–351.00	348.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	706	230.00–237.50	234.16
15	—	570	255.00–265.00	260.54
16	—	634	226.50–236.00	232.62
15	—	426	298.00–304.00	300.75
7	—	472	291.00–301.00	296.38
7	—	323	285.00–290.00	287.77
36	—	528	259.00–269.00	262.91
18	—	668	228.00–238.00	231.58
6	—	384	315.00–319.00	316.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	241.00	241.00
12	—	414	310.00–334.00	326.03
13	—	380	328.00–338.00	333.29
2	—	475	316.00	316.00
3	—	310	300.00	300.00
3	—	505	284.00	284.00
7	—	613	239.00–240.00	239.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	280.00–290.00	285.09
21	—	514	248.00–258.00	250.45
27	—	570	244.00–254.00	248.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,204	106.00–108.00	107.34
9	—	1,249	109.00–114.00	111.52
10	—	1,106	96.50–100.00	98.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	921	89.00–92.00	91.38
6	—	967	100.00–103.00	101.66
27	—	873	94.00–96.00	95.41
7	—	785	84.00–85.00	84.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,322	116.00–121.00	118.32
12	—	1,258	102.00–107.00	105.42
12	—	1,401	110.00–114.00	111.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,072	95.50–99.00	97.81
11	—	1,089	88.00–93.00	90.19
5	—	1,196	106.00–107.00	106.60
16	—	1,158	103.00–105.50	104.54
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,153	119.00–120.00	119.44
1	—	1,095	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,608	110.00–125.00	121.80
6	—	1,653	126.00–130.00	127.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,006	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,139.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,217	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,606.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,258	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,612.69

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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