Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand good. Quality average. Slaughter Cows 6.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $284.79/cwt on 2,102 head.

Average price

$284.79

2,102 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$30.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.01

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	301.33	1,506	651
Medium and Large 1-2	511	286.51	1,465	581
Medium and Large 2	507	271.26	1,376	870

One grade step is worth $30.08/cwt here — about $131 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 sale2,102 hd

284.79

—

OK average5 barns · 4,760 hd

270.78

+14.01

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	1,774	113.93	2,021	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	94.95	1,293	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	90.29	1,090	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,075	84.24	905	226

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)	1,107	$1,376	50
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,420	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,505	21

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	306.99/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,280	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	287.46/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,538	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	314.02/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,507	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	271.72/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,524	87
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	418	299.38/cwt	298.00–301.00	1,251	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	297.92/cwt	291.50–301.50	1,570	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	233.24/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,577	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	300.26/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,414	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	223.95/cwt	216.00–227.25	1,597	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	248.54/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,551	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	204.46/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,153	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	210.96/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,095	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	321.83/cwt	319.00–329.00	1,065	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	243.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,644	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	213.72/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,631	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	286.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,630	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	489	214.34/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,048	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	425	220.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	938	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	214.90/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,227	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	239.44/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,118	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	328.39/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,409	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	323.64/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,214	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	249.18/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,091	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	194.78/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,208	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,256	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	266.31/cwt	263.00–273.00	868	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	240.85/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,505	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	311.70/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,032	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	291.22/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,389	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	275.27/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,442	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	312.10/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,155	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	319.56/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,355	89
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	299.91/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,107	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	262.87/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,506	119
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	516	246.23/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,271	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	634	219.73/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	302.42/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,031	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	221.30/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,474	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	235.79/cwt	233.00–238.50	1,676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	307.70/cwt	293.00–317.00	1,572	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	317	339.10/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,075	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	366	333.49/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,221	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	401	338.80/cwt	338.50–340.00	1,359	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	228.62/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,406	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	565	245.31/cwt	240.50–257.00	1,386	99
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	477	278.52/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,329	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	246.38/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,431	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	280.84/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,460	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	374	318.94/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	237.21/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,454	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,344	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	91.61/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,210	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	616	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	92.34/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,099	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	87.22/cwt	83.00–89.00	979	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	76.00/cwt	74.00–79.00	860	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	86.37/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,241	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	91.23/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,102	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	83.09/cwt	80.00–85.00	918	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	97.40/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,344	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	84.84/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,038	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	104.81/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,485	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	79.80/cwt	79.00–82.00	749	24
Bulls	—	—	1,690	109.76/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,855	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	873	90.01/cwt	89.00–91.00	786	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	964	85.02/cwt	83.00–87.00	820	34
Bulls	—	—	1,995	122.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,438	7
Bulls	—	—	1,770	116.37/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,060	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,219	1,671.28/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,671	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,283.43/head	1,025.00–1,385.00	1,283	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,317.13/head	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,317	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	1,608.68/head	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,609	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,263.16/head	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,263	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	1,544.08/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,544	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	319.00/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,333	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	226.53/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,420	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	536	198.71/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	328	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	252.86/cwt	249.00–259.00	976	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	204.22/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,256	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	644	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,166	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	200.45/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,355	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	248.84/cwt	241.00–251.00	851	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	256.97/cwt	252.00–262.00	835	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	250.18/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,206	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	233.13/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,217	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	261.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,000	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	215.99/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,341	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	260.33/cwt	254.50–264.50	1,096	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	222.09/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,166	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	243.65/cwt	238.00–248.00	902	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	570	191.25/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,090	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	193.68/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	202.77/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	182.40/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,211	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	261.12/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,363	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	230.00/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,083	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	238.30/cwt	232.00–242.00	989	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	294.28/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,521	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	226.65/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,278	16

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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,226Last week 3,858Year ago 3,797

Slaughter CattleReceipts 613Last week 620Year ago 550

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 55Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand good. Quality average. Slaughter Cows 6.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	417	303.00–313.00	306.99
103	—	477	285.00–295.00	291.22
84	—	524	269.00–279.00	275.27
42	—	369	296.00–306.00	299.91
119	—	573	258.00–268.00	262.87
65	—	341	297.00–307.00	302.42
54	—	666	218.00–228.00	221.30
80	—	615	224.00–234.00	228.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	535	280.00–290.00	287.46
87	—	561	269.00–279.00	271.72
46	—	676	229.00–239.00	233.24
155	—	471	296.00–306.00	300.26
56	—	625	235.00–245.00	240.85
13	—	331	308.00–318.00	311.70
31	—	370	307.00–317.00	312.10
89	—	424	314.00–324.00	319.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	480	307.50–317.50	314.02
87	—	527	291.50–301.50	297.92
38	—	713	216.00–227.25	223.95
19	—	624	246.00–256.00	248.54
21	—	331	319.00–329.00	321.83
11	—	675	240.00–250.00	243.52
15	—	763	209.00–219.00	213.72
90	—	568	280.00–290.00	286.95
89	—	429	325.00–335.00	328.39
49	—	375	318.00–328.00	323.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	418	298.00–301.00	299.38
11	—	516	241.00–260.00	246.23
7	—	634	219.00–220.00	219.73
99	—	565	240.50–257.00	245.31
84	—	477	272.00–282.00	278.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	711	233.00–238.50	235.79
55	—	511	293.00–317.00	307.70
17	—	317	330.00–354.00	339.10
26	—	366	330.00–339.00	333.49
20	—	401	338.50–340.00	338.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	564	198.00–208.00	204.46
43	—	519	206.00–216.00	210.96
21	—	620	187.00–197.00	194.78
17	—	342	241.00–251.00	248.84
40	—	370	238.00–248.00	243.65
87	—	471	226.00–236.00	230.00
34	—	415	232.00–242.00	238.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	489	200.00–225.00	214.34
37	—	425	220.00–230.00	220.70
4	—	536	197.00–204.00	198.71
18	—	644	181.00	181.00
16	—	570	190.00–194.00	191.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	571	209.00–219.00	214.90
32	—	467	237.00–247.00	239.44
50	—	438	243.00–253.00	249.18
23	—	386	249.00–259.00	252.86
23	—	615	198.00–208.00	204.22
25	—	325	252.00–262.00	256.97
40	—	525	217.00–227.00	222.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	558	220.00–230.00	225.06
24	—	326	263.00–273.00	266.31
16	—	676	198.00–208.00	200.45
54	—	482	248.00–258.00	250.18
104	—	522	228.00–238.00	233.13
36	—	382	260.00–270.00	261.89
75	—	621	209.00–219.00	215.99
28	—	421	254.50–264.50	260.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	581	241.00–250.00	246.38
16	—	520	279.00–289.00	280.84
14	—	418	315.00–324.00	319.00
20	—	627	220.00–230.00	226.53
3	—	692	190.00–201.00	193.68
6	—	461	291.00–301.00	294.28
11	—	788	193.00	193.00
6	—	380	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	312.00–330.00	318.94
1	—	665	216.00	216.00
26	—	613	234.00–239.00	237.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	200.00–211.00	202.77
10	—	664	182.00–186.00	182.40
7	—	522	258.00–269.00	261.12
16	—	564	223.00–230.00	226.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,321	89.00–94.00	91.61
6	—	1,437	86.00–87.00	86.37
38	—	1,380	95.00–101.00	97.40
10	—	1,417	102.00–109.00	104.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	833	74.00	74.00
24	—	939	79.00–82.00	79.80
8	—	873	89.00–91.00	90.01
34	—	964	83.00–87.00	85.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,190	90.00–95.00	92.34
32	—	1,123	83.00–89.00	87.22
35	—	1,132	74.00–79.00	76.00
49	—	1,105	80.00–85.00	83.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	76.00	76.00
77	—	1,208	88.00–94.00	91.23
8	—	1,223	84.00–87.00	84.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,690	108.00–113.00	109.76
7	—	1,995	120.00–125.00	122.19
7	—	1,770	115.00–119.00	116.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,219	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,671.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,224	1,025.00–1,385.00	1,283.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,059	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,317.13
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,091	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,608.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,117	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,263.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,093	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,544.08

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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