Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Cold rain throughout the trade area kept receipts too few to establish a proper trend. Demand moderate. Quality average. Slaughter Cows and Bulls also had too few receipts to establish a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.28/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$226.28

259 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$20.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.36

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	235.39	1,104	142
Medium and Large 1-2	508	215.65	1,096	76
Medium and Large 2	438	214.47	939	41

One grade step is worth $20.92/cwt here — about $165 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 sale259 hd

226.28

—

OK average5 barns · 1,848 hd

213.93

+12.36

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	1,606	114.20	1,834	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	100.75	1,213	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	96.83	1,341	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	88.04	967	83

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)	1,359	$1,475	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	619	211.07/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,307	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	209.42/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,210	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	227.39/cwt	220.50–230.50	1,157	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	247.27/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,071	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	222.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	926	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	219.66/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,342	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	270.15/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	229.35/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	222.69/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	295.31/cwt	291.00–301.00	951	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	286.85/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	299.62/cwt	291.50–301.50	1,270	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	541	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,666	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	220.38/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	284.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,333	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	265.55/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,394	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	257.85/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,493	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	286.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	246.45/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,310	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	88.11/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,023	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	93.64/cwt	92.00–97.00	997	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	83.92/cwt	80.00–85.00	948	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	93.88/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,296	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	105.52/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,551	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	98.92/cwt	98.50–99.00	1,326	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,208	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,215	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	959	87.79/cwt	86.00–89.00	842	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	123.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,070	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	109.71/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,745	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,827	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,255	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	889	81.77/cwt	79.00–84.00	727	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	215.41/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,012	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	189.40/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,080	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	845	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	200.56/cwt	198.00–208.00	955	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	248.67/cwt	244.50–254.50	972	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	231.75/cwt	231.00–235.00	955	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	217.20/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,153	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	229.60/cwt	220.00–230.50	1,111	15

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 763Last week 3,286Year ago 3,352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 536Year ago 761

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 72Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	210.00–212.50	211.07
5	—	396	243.00	243.00
14	—	470	214.00–219.00	215.41
12	—	570	189.00–190.00	189.40
11	—	412	231.00–235.00	231.75
2	—	318	230.00	230.00
20	—	531	211.00–219.00	217.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	205.00–215.00	209.42
26	—	509	220.50–230.50	227.39
38	—	433	242.00–252.00	247.27
16	—	611	214.00–224.00	219.66
16	—	345	240.00–250.00	245.00
19	—	391	244.50–254.50	248.67
15	—	484	220.00–230.50	229.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	416	220.00–230.00	222.49
15	—	476	198.00–208.00	200.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	282.00	282.00
8	—	380	265.00–275.00	270.15
6	—	613	220.00–224.00	222.69
13	—	525	259.00–267.50	265.55
4	—	573	243.00–250.00	246.45
7	—	428	287.00	287.00
2	—	490	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	226.00–236.00	229.35
8	—	322	291.00–301.00	295.31
5	—	515	281.00–291.00	286.85
11	—	424	291.50–301.50	299.62
6	—	675	215.00–225.00	220.38
6	—	468	280.00–290.00	284.87
16	—	579	253.00–263.00	257.85
8	—	364	280.00–290.00	286.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	541	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	585	224.00	224.00
4	—	455	191.00	191.00
5	—	375	275.00	275.00
5	—	525	256.50	256.50
4	—	435	250.00	250.00
4	—	620	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,161	86.00–91.00	88.11
6	—	1,065	92.00–97.00	93.64
22	—	1,130	80.00–85.00	83.92
2	—	1,055	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,380	92.00–97.00	93.88
8	—	1,470	104.00–108.00	105.52
12	—	1,340	98.50–99.00	98.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	110.00	110.00
5	—	959	86.00–89.00	87.79
8	—	889	79.00–84.00	81.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,115	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	120.00–129.00	123.60
5	—	1,591	107.00–113.00	109.71
2	—	1,575	115.00–117.00	116.01

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)	2	—	1,205	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,359	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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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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