Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. Quality good, several attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00-7.00 higher. A reminder: Tulsa Stockyards will be closed, Monday September 4, 2023 to observe Labor Day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $295.14/cwt on 1,162 head.

Average price

$295.14

1,162 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$21.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.72

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	302.74	1,652	435
Medium and Large 1-2	514	296.88	1,526	428
Medium and Large 2	508	281.58	1,430	299

One grade step is worth $21.16/cwt here — about $221 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 sale1,162 hd

295.14

—

OK average5 barns · 2,639 hd

273.41

+21.72

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	1,742	129.39	2,255	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	114.58	1,581	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	107.23	1,256	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	102.11	1,039	162

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)	1,140	$1,339	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,390	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,323	$1,752	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,052	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	245.47/cwt	238.00–248.50	1,306	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	246.64/cwt	244.00–253.50	1,507	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	271.07/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,710	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	264.34/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,293	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	281.69/cwt	279.00–289.00	938	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	241.94/cwt	234.00–244.50	1,377	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	287.49/cwt	282.00–292.50	1,225	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	346.44/cwt	339.00–349.00	1,178	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	248.26/cwt	243.50–253.50	1,914	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	355.47/cwt	353.00–363.00	1,347	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	327.79/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,508	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	351.82/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,179	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	273.03/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,450	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	301.33/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,425	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	294.63/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,573	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	265.10/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,543	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	284.95/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,467	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	346.43/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,316	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	314.09/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,498	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	272.49/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,807	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	255.02/cwt	245.00–255.75	1,831	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	282.26/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,758	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	292.30/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,698	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	259.42/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,738	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	683	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	280.53/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,568	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,546	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	400	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	347.99/cwt	347.00–349.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	371	378.05/cwt	372.00–395.00	1,403	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	316.32/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,379	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	289.03/cwt	287.50–289.50	1,818	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	412	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,228	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	272.91/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,433	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	239.69/cwt	235.50–246.50	1,627	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	232.55/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	604	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	252.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,439	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,379	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,366	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	105.38/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,235	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	779	90.97/cwt	89.00–93.00	709	11
Bulls	—	—	1,494	122.77/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,834	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	104.43/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,137	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	108.82/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,219	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	110.97/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,489	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,118	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	110.62/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,294	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	115.82/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,602	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	98.26/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,177	8
Bulls	—	—	1,953	134.74/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	129.51/cwt	127.00–131.00	2,253	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	916	104.19/cwt	101.00–108.00	954	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	96.17/cwt	94.00–99.00	832	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	84.00/cwt	82.00–85.00	691	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,390.49/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,390	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,248.96/head	1,125.00–1,360.00	1,249	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,751.76/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	232.22/cwt	225.00–235.50	1,649	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	330.55/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,130	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	334.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,273	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	275.61/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,331	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	287.31/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,207	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	257.76/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	272.22/cwt	264.50–275.00	1,138	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	268.17/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,011	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	231.76/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,247	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	255.28/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,177	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	260.73/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,119	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	251.50/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,320	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	254.08/cwt	245.50–255.50	1,469	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	292.58/cwt	290.00–300.00	930	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	238.57/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,498	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	225.74/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,293	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	230.63/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	246.65/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	328.23/cwt	323.00–333.00	1,356	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	248.77/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,070	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,185	97

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,644Last week 1,341Year ago 3,480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 295Year ago 737

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	376	275.00–285.00	279.91
89	—	611	244.00–253.50	246.64
81	—	489	262.00–272.00	264.34
58	—	710	225.00–235.50	232.22
24	—	418	264.50–275.00	272.22
66	—	525	249.00–259.00	251.50
45	—	578	245.50–255.50	254.08
16	—	318	290.00–300.00	292.58
6	—	652	239.00–249.00	246.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	532	238.00–248.50	245.47
33	—	333	279.00–289.00	281.69
49	—	569	234.00–244.50	241.94
36	—	377	264.00–274.00	268.17
76	—	461	251.00–261.00	255.28
68	—	429	253.00–263.00	260.73
32	—	628	233.00–243.00	238.57
13	—	664	228.00–238.00	230.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	538	227.00–237.00	231.76
23	—	573	223.00–233.00	225.74
43	—	430	242.00–252.00	248.77
97	—	484	240.00–250.00	244.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	631	265.00–275.00	271.07
20	—	340	339.00–349.00	346.44
61	—	515	278.00–288.00	284.95
23	—	380	342.00–352.00	346.43
67	—	477	309.00–319.00	314.09
33	—	670	257.00–267.00	259.42
88	—	559	272.00–282.00	280.53
85	—	436	312.00–322.00	316.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	426	282.00–292.50	287.49
86	—	531	267.00–277.00	273.03
79	—	473	298.00–308.00	301.33
76	—	582	261.00–271.00	265.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	771	243.50–253.50	248.26
18	—	379	353.00–363.00	355.47
28	—	460	320.00–330.00	327.79
21	—	335	350.00–360.00	351.82
30	—	534	289.00–299.00	294.63
41	—	663	268.00–278.00	272.49
30	—	718	245.00–255.75	255.02
30	—	623	276.00–286.00	282.26
61	—	581	283.00–293.00	292.30
39	—	413	323.00–333.00	328.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	683	254.00	254.00
1	—	400	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	506	305.50	305.50
2	—	403	347.00–349.00	347.99
24	—	371	372.00–395.00	378.05
38	—	629	287.50–289.50	289.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	525	267.00–277.00	272.91
12	—	679	235.50–246.50	239.69
9	—	732	230.00–234.00	232.55
15	—	569	250.00–260.00	252.90
13	—	342	329.00–339.00	330.55
8	—	380	330.00–340.00	334.87
13	—	483	275.00–276.00	275.61
14	—	420	284.00–290.00	287.31
8	—	604	249.00–259.00	257.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	604	264.50	264.50
5	—	363	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	114.00–117.00	115.50
72	—	1,089	102.00–106.00	104.43
18	—	1,120	108.00–110.00	108.82
8	—	1,198	97.00–100.00	98.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,172	103.00–108.00	105.38
12	—	1,170	109.00–113.00	110.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	779	89.00–93.00	90.97
25	—	916	101.00–108.00	104.19
16	—	865	94.00–99.00	96.17
8	—	823	82.00–85.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,342	107.00–113.00	110.97
2	—	1,655	128.00	128.00
28	—	1,383	114.00–119.00	115.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	121.00–125.00	122.77
6	—	1,953	133.00–138.00	134.74
9	—	1,740	127.00–131.00	129.51

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)	9	—	1,113	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,390.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,057	1,125.00–1,360.00	1,248.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,333	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,323	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,751.76

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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