Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 9.00 lower. Heifers 8.00 lower. Quality plain through attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 7.00 lower. Slaughter bull 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $274.49/cwt on 1,430 head.

Average price

$274.49

1,430 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$23.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.12

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	285.25	1,486	554
Medium and Large 1-2	509	272.98	1,390	448
Medium and Large 2	494	262.15	1,295	428

One grade step is worth $23.11/cwt here — about $192 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 sale1,430 hd

274.49

—

OK average5 barns · 3,573 hd

265.38

+9.12

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	1,650	121.12	1,998	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	101.70	1,431	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,232	98.99	1,220	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	88.85	891	192

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)	1,133	$1,454	6
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,444	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,387	13

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,206	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	82.37/cwt	80.00–85.00	890	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	106.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,315	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	99.91/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,191	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	109.26/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,548	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	101.34/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,215	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	829	96.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	800	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	284.66/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,045	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	294.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,410	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	253.44/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,462	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	261.52/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,397	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	248.11/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,590	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	283.99/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,352	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	274.06/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,699	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	239.50/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,696	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	290.24/cwt	287.00–297.00	996	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	281.65/cwt	276.00–286.00	904	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	277.67/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,175	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	271.33/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,297	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	263.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,530	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	261.96/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,637	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	492	220.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	284.82/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,501	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	235.50/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,616	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	270.80/cwt	268.00–278.00	999	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	265.97/cwt	263.00–273.00	1,104	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	221.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,574	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	578	219.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,268	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	291.46/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,274	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	271.35/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,422	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	308.55/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,105	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	305.12/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,013	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	254.44/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,745	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	264.52/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,767	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	295.56/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,126	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	233.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	637	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	473	259.81/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,229	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	274.48/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,584	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	294.63/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,544	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	588	246.95/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,452	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	421	257.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,086	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,391	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	508	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,224	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	329	324.38/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,067	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	225.47/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,529	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	305.26/cwt	302.00–312.00	952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	268.25/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	300.50/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,175	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	94.45/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,219	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	97.24/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,377	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	88.89/cwt	86.00–91.00	987	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	91.40/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,128	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	103.71/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,553	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	94.77/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,092	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	90.71/cwt	89.00–94.00	835	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	871	84.69/cwt	83.00–88.00	738	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	836	79.12/cwt	77.00–82.00	661	27
Bulls	—	—	1,560	116.82/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,822	11
Bulls	—	—	1,699	123.57/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,099	5
Bulls	—	—	1,799	128.13/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,305	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,443.84/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,444	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,454.47/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,454	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,681.06/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,681	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	1,135.55/head	1,035.00–1,225.00	1,136	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	236.30/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,255	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	258.28/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,095	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	249.70/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,356	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	249.24/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,174	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	417	224.76/cwt	221.00–230.00	937	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	242.42/cwt	238.00–248.00	778	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	249.74/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,081	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	240.03/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,368	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	230.31/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,292	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	241.21/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,498	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	257.40/cwt	244.00–265.00	958	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	251.23/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,329	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	229.78/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,432	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	206.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	250.75/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,427	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	246.61/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,640	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	222.17/cwt	219.00–229.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	211.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,316	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	241.41/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,275	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	252.39/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,199	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	237.41/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,018	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	240.13/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,141	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	211.00/cwt	208.00–218.00	751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	244.56/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	263.94/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,285	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	234.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	884	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	262.27/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,345	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	260.17/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,121	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	220.26/cwt	216.00–226.00	707	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	235.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,334	28

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

Mon Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,494Last week 3,074Year ago 3,895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 512Last week 512Year ago 999

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 12Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Steers 9.00 lower. Heifers 8.00 lower. Quality plain through attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 7.00 lower. Slaughter bull 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	89.00	89.00
14	—	1,234	105.00–110.00	106.57
49	—	1,192	99.00–104.00	99.91
29	—	1,291	94.00–98.00	94.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,080	80.00–85.00	82.37
12	—	1,199	100.00–103.00	101.34
47	—	1,110	86.00–91.00	88.89
26	—	1,152	93.00–97.00	94.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,417	108.00–113.00	109.26
14	—	1,416	95.00–101.00	97.24
8	—	1,234	88.00–94.00	91.40
12	—	1,497	100.00–106.00	103.71
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	829	95.00–100.00	96.56
28	—	920	89.00–94.00	90.71
25	—	871	83.00–88.00	84.69
27	—	836	77.00–82.00	79.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,560	114.00–119.00	116.82
5	—	1,699	122.00–127.00	123.57
5	—	1,799	126.00–130.00	128.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	367	279.00–289.00	284.66
72	—	476	279.00–289.00	283.99
37	—	343	287.00–297.00	290.24
51	—	423	274.00–284.00	277.67
61	—	580	260.00–270.00	263.81
24	—	625	257.00–267.00	261.96
2	—	718	230.00	230.00
85	—	524	266.00–276.00	271.35
62	—	686	249.00–259.00	254.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	479	290.00–300.00	294.36
60	—	620	268.00–278.00	274.06
28	—	708	235.00–245.00	239.50
63	—	527	277.00–287.00	284.82
67	—	437	285.00–295.00	291.46
44	—	332	298.00–308.00	305.12
37	—	668	260.00–270.00	264.52
23	—	381	290.00–300.00	295.56
10	—	767	225.00–235.00	233.02
67	—	577	271.00–281.00	274.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	577	249.00–259.00	253.44
72	—	534	255.00–265.00	261.52
51	—	641	246.00–256.00	248.11
46	—	321	276.00–286.00	281.65
68	—	478	268.00–278.00	271.33
4	—	663	245.00	245.00
22	—	369	268.00–278.00	270.80
46	—	415	263.00–273.00	265.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	358	305.00–319.00	308.55
1	—	450	306.00	306.00
34	—	524	292.00–299.00	294.63
28	—	623	285.00	285.00
19	—	424	328.00	328.00
15	—	329	316.00–326.00	324.38
1	—	550	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	473	258.00–264.00	259.81
20	—	588	240.00–251.00	246.95
19	—	421	250.00–260.00	257.94
9	—	508	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
10	—	492	220.00–230.00	220.91
18	—	578	210.00–220.00	219.43
51	—	417	221.00–230.00	224.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	686	228.00–238.00	235.50
115	—	433	244.00–254.00	249.74
51	—	570	234.00–244.00	240.03
63	—	529	247.00–257.00	251.23
27	—	623	226.00–236.00	229.78
12	—	379	219.00–229.00	222.17
68	—	475	247.00–257.00	252.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	234.00	234.00
2	—	415	269.00	269.00
31	—	372	244.00–265.00	257.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	711	220.00–230.00	221.33
20	—	321	238.00–248.00	242.42
31	—	621	237.00–247.00	241.21
6	—	757	200.00–210.00	206.65
153	—	569	245.00–255.00	250.75
23	—	665	239.00–249.00	246.61
45	—	487	258.00–268.00	263.94
42	—	377	230.00–240.00	234.54
13	—	513	258.00–268.00	262.27
33	—	431	255.00–265.00	260.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	561	223.00–233.00	230.31
23	—	622	210.00–215.00	211.62
42	—	528	236.00–246.00	241.41
25	—	429	233.00–243.00	237.41
60	—	475	236.00–246.00	240.13
8	—	356	208.00–218.00	211.00
20	—	321	216.00–226.00	220.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	678	218.00–228.00	225.47
6	—	312	302.00–312.00	305.26
5	—	418	265.00–273.00	268.25
4	—	357	300.00–301.00	300.50
16	—	543	245.00–255.00	249.70
23	—	471	246.00–253.00	249.24
8	—	619	237.00–247.00	244.56
28	—	566	230.00–240.00	235.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	242.00	242.00
9	—	450	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	531	234.00–244.00	236.30
9	—	424	255.00–262.00	258.28
4	—	605	231.00	231.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,068	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,443.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,133	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,454.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,340	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,681.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,041	1,035.00–1,225.00	1,135.55

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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