Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: After last weeks receipts were too few to establish a trend, this week both steers and heifers had a much higher undertone noted. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $283.35/cwt on 1,621 head.

Average price

$283.35

1,621 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.71

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	295.56	1,494	743
Medium and Large 1-2	527	275.55	1,452	469
Medium and Large 2	506	270.11	1,367	409

One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $127 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 sale1,621 hd

283.35

—

OK average5 barns · 2,801 hd

270.63

+12.71

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	1,789	115.14	2,059	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,391	101.08	1,405	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	92.06	1,117	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	87.94	962	187

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)	1,142	$1,467	19
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$1,471	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,600	$1,710	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$939	6

Every lot, as filed

124 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	—	762	190.76/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	271.22/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,584	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	318.31/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,028	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	218.46/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,676	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	256.25/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,573	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	242.78/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,513	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	427	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,174	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	250.49/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,430	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	300.68/cwt	294.00–304.00	1,296	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	305.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,458	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	313.45/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,360	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	224.02/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,521	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	434	226.02/cwt	221.00–230.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	481	223.57/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,075	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	228.20/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,435	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	298.19/cwt	292.00–303.00	963	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	281.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,484	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	364	290.01/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	251.64/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,324	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	301.49/cwt	294.00–304.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	286.94/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,329	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	289.05/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,243	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	383	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	386	282.18/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,089	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	253.11/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,410	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	269.76/cwt	267.00–277.00	896	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	223.09/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,497	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	276.86/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,157	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	322	290.77/cwt	278.00–306.00	936	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	291.26/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,535	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	260.34/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,479	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	294.03/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,379	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	308.52/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,015	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	257.95/cwt	251.00–268.50	1,697	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	230.78/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,680	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	271.89/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,667	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	232.99/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,559	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	220.53/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	299.45/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,563	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,386	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	345	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	287.07/cwt	277.00–296.50	1,651	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	245.36/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,614	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,147	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	311.26/cwt	310.50–312.50	1,594	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	377	336.64/cwt	327.00–349.50	1,269	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	518	263.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	467	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	354.42/cwt	337.00–387.00	1,152	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	321.08/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,220	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	444	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	603	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	325.70/cwt	316.00–330.50	1,498	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	327.27/cwt	316.50–350.00	1,371	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	316.18/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	471	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	599	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,348	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	240.77/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,514	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,047	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	96.32/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,220	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	90.25/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,057	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	84.96/cwt	81.00–86.00	979	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	96.23/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,391	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	102.38/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,415	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	88.89/cwt	86.00–91.00	991	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	81.54/cwt	76.00–85.00	971	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,369	101.23/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,386	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	94.03/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,111	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	84.17/cwt	82.00–87.00	785	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	97.84/cwt	95.00–100.00	856	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	890	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	109.30/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,490	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	90.73/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,197	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	923	79.27/cwt	76.00–83.00	732	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	934	90.97/cwt	89.00–93.00	850	8
Bulls	—	—	1,769	120.54/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,132	5
Bulls	—	—	1,691	109.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,859	6
Bulls	—	—	1,886	115.75/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,183	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,699.40/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,699	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,379.76/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,380	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,071	1,141.21/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,141	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,657.54/head	1,550.00–1,785.00	1,658	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	938.75/head	925.00–950.00	939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	217.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,448	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	284.82/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,464	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	245.81/cwt	234.00–260.00	1,381	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	272.36/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,185	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,211	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	220.89/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,193	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	202.71/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,466	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	252.51/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,081	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	271.33/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,020	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	262.25/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,122	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	264.65/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,241	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	259.24/cwt	253.00–263.00	983	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	246.71/cwt	242.00–252.00	947	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	259.12/cwt	256.00–266.00	863	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	232.12/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,309	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	228.60/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,198	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	208.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,396	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	210.47/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,223	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	224.82/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,288	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.50	1,403	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	216.24/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,354	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	245.81/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,170	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	275.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,272	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	238.24/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,236	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	256.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,196	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	242.45/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,055	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	234.24/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,129	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	217.48/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,150	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	260.36/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,362	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	270.19/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	228.54/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,611	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	264.83/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,287	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	253.30/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,479	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	305.16/cwt	282.00–317.00	1,382	6

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 3,858Last week 763Year ago 4,880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 620Last week 164Year ago 593

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 9Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	762	183.00–193.00	190.76
17	—	332	267.00–277.00	269.76
26	—	671	216.00–226.00	223.09
15	—	723	197.00–207.00	202.71
42	—	376	264.00–274.00	271.33
97	—	428	259.00–269.00	262.25
36	—	564	229.00–239.00	232.12
68	—	624	220.00–230.50	224.91
87	—	519	235.00–245.00	238.24
77	—	467	250.00–260.00	256.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	200.00	200.00
38	—	540	220.00–221.00	220.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	221.00–230.00	226.02
15	—	481	217.00–226.00	223.57
3	—	383	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	526	249.00–258.00	251.64
10	—	619	235.00	235.00
34	—	386	280.00–288.00	282.18
18	—	557	241.00–257.00	253.11
31	—	418	270.00–288.00	276.86
16	—	322	278.00–306.00	290.77
76	—	469	261.00–270.00	264.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	428	248.00–258.00	252.51
27	—	379	253.00–263.00	259.24
18	—	333	256.00–266.00	259.12
59	—	524	224.00–234.00	228.60
21	—	671	205.00–215.00	208.00
65	—	573	218.00–228.00	224.82
41	—	626	209.00–219.00	216.24
83	—	476	239.00–249.00	245.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	384	242.00–252.00	246.71
47	—	581	207.00–217.00	210.47
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
63	—	435	237.00–247.00	242.45
62	—	482	228.00–238.00	234.24
22	—	529	213.00–223.00	217.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	584	266.00–276.00	271.22
54	—	323	315.00–325.00	318.31
17	—	767	215.00–225.00	218.46
34	—	614	250.00–260.00	256.25
74	—	477	300.00–310.00	305.59
88	—	434	305.00–315.00	313.45
14	—	728	225.00–235.00	230.78
50	—	522	297.00–307.00	299.45
33	—	658	240.00–250.00	245.36
23	—	380	316.00–326.00	321.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	623	239.00–249.00	242.78
58	—	431	294.00–304.00	300.68
89	—	527	286.00–296.00	291.26
88	—	568	255.00–265.00	260.34
73	—	469	289.00–299.00	294.03
15	—	329	304.00–314.00	308.52
14	—	669	229.00–239.00	232.99
11	—	739	220.00–223.00	220.53
23	—	370	305.00–315.00	309.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	275.00	275.00
8	—	364	286.00–292.00	290.01
5	—	518	260.00–270.00	263.98
3	—	467	275.00	275.00
2	—	603	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	571	244.00–254.00	250.49
33	—	679	218.00–228.00	224.02
25	—	629	227.00–237.00	228.20
26	—	323	292.00–303.00	298.19
65	—	528	275.00–285.00	281.00
4	—	384	294.00–304.00	301.49
76	—	463	278.00–288.00	286.94
66	—	430	283.00–293.00	289.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	658	251.00–268.50	257.95
28	—	613	264.00–280.00	271.89
50	—	575	277.00–296.50	287.07
13	—	512	310.50–312.50	311.26
32	—	377	327.00–349.50	336.64
14	—	325	337.00–387.00	354.42
29	—	460	316.00–330.50	325.70
58	—	419	316.50–350.00	327.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	465	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	301.00	301.00
4	—	444	293.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	288.00	288.00
5	—	421	315.00–321.00	316.18
12	—	514	279.00–295.00	284.82
6	—	453	282.00–317.00	305.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	250.00	250.00
9	—	599	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	629	235.00–245.00	240.77
7	—	374	280.00	280.00
24	—	667	210.00–220.00	217.16
2	—	330	285.00	285.00
21	—	425	280.00–290.00	284.91
22	—	461	270.00–280.00	275.98
8	—	522	265.00–275.00	270.19
11	—	705	219.00–230.00	228.54
27	—	584	245.00–255.00	253.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	562	234.00–260.00	245.81
32	—	435	269.00–279.00	272.36
44	—	523	254.00–264.00	260.36
14	—	486	259.00–269.00	264.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,267	93.00–104.00	96.32
17	—	1,171	88.00–92.00	90.25
12	—	1,152	81.00–86.00	84.96
2	—	1,085	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,445	93.00–99.00	96.23
54	—	1,382	100.00–106.00	102.38
18	—	1,363	106.00–111.00	109.30
8	—	1,319	89.00–93.00	90.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,115	86.00–91.00	88.89
32	—	1,191	76.00–85.00	81.54
10	—	1,369	98.00–103.00	101.23
33	—	1,182	92.00–97.00	94.03
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	933	82.00–87.00	84.17
6	—	875	95.00–100.00	97.84
20	—	923	76.00–83.00	79.27
8	—	934	89.00–93.00	90.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,769	119.00–125.00	120.54
6	—	1,691	105.00–111.00	109.94
7	—	1,886	112.00–118.00	115.75

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,250	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,699.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,212	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,379.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,071	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,141.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,183	1,550.00–1,785.00	1,657.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,600	1,710.00	1,710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,123	925.00–950.00	938.75

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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