Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves mostly steady. Feeder steers had a lower undertone noted. Heifer calves had a slightly lower undertone noted while Feeder Heifers traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $273.74/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$273.74

532 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

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

$0.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.76

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	274.33	1,417	91
Medium and Large 2	486	273.78	1,332	116
Medium and Large 1	568	273.56	1,554	325

One grade step is worth $0.77/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale532 hd

273.74

—

OK average5 barns · 3,855 hd

257.98

+15.76

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	1,705	113.90	1,942	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,321	95.55	1,263	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	88.21	1,042	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	83.03	878	139

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)	1,083	$1,427	18
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,496	10

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1	—	516	275.62/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,422	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	240.71/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	328.36/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	266.75/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	219.85/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,480	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	204.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,463	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	321.63/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	195.78/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,537	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	265.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,528	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	230.07/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,525	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	317.38/cwt	313.00–323.00	1,171	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	268.93/cwt	262.00–273.50	1,132	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	525	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	309.09/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,326	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	556	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	507	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	244.00/cwt	238.00–248.00	808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	231.25/cwt	228.00–238.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	247.65/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,290	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	239.05/cwt	234.50–249.00	1,389	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	229.95/cwt	225.00–233.50	1,416	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	259.26/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,203	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	251.80/cwt	249.00–259.00	849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	205.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,178	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	311.22/cwt	306.50–316.50	1,475	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	227.75/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,417	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	251.67/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,304	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	300.01/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,422	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	284.16/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,358	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	313.52/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,066	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	319.08/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,337	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	295.21/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,529	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	340.87/cwt	337.00–346.00	1,421	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	219.67/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	252.86/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	336.45/cwt	336.00–337.00	1,252	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	243.05/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,354	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	307.55/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,771	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	694	239.99/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	465	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	789	217.34/cwt	210.00–218.50	1,715	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	311	349.26/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	272.64/cwt	247.00–297.00	1,669	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	264.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	227.28/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	267.04/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	279.13/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,326	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	366	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,171	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	85.39/cwt	85.00–87.50	970	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	86.22/cwt	84.00–91.00	973	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	884	79.17/cwt	71.00–82.00	700	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	948	91.45/cwt	90.00–93.00	867	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	85.44/cwt	84.00–87.00	806	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	93.34/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,239	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,540	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,444	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	90.45/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,101	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	92.36/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,051	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	73.56/cwt	70.00–76.00	633	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	863	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	96.95/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,257	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	81.06/cwt	78.00–83.00	922	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	791	2
Bulls	—	—	2,127	126.25/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,685	3
Bulls	—	—	1,794	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,109	7
Bulls	—	—	1,430	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,514	105.76/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,601	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	1,584.62/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,585	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	1,362.43/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	1,589.72/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,590	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	1,223.53/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,224	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	211.62/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,342	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	272.00/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,401	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	213.78/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	237.50/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,359	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	248.91/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,185	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	254.15/cwt	250.00–260.00	953	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	166.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	566	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	226.35/cwt	219.50–229.50	1,096	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	236.43/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,241	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	203.14/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,371	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	228.63/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,191	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	244.99/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,063	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.75/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,294	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	217.16/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,353	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	232.69/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,008	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	217.07/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,153	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	241.73/cwt	239.00–249.00	914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	252.29/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,110	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	180.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	265.32/cwt	260.00–270.00	899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	207.40/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,269	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	236.63/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,145	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	216.62/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,252	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 1,689Last week 4,226Year ago 2,875

Slaughter CattleReceipts 377Last week 613Year ago 432

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 105Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	516	271.00–281.00	275.62
8	—	641	237.00–247.00	240.71
8	—	429	326.00–336.00	328.36
10	—	717	200.00–210.00	204.04
6	—	343	320.00–330.00	321.63
11	—	785	194.00–204.00	195.78
32	—	576	260.00–270.00	265.20
37	—	663	226.00–236.00	230.07
13	—	369	313.00–323.00	317.38
19	—	474	306.50–316.50	311.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	260.00–270.00	266.75
16	—	673	215.00–225.00	219.85
11	—	622	226.00–236.00	227.75
11	—	474	295.00–305.00	300.01
9	—	340	309.00–319.00	313.52
26	—	419	315.00–325.00	319.08
8	—	565	249.00–259.00	252.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	290.00	290.00
19	—	429	304.00–314.00	309.09
22	—	518	249.00–259.00	251.67
44	—	478	277.00–290.00	284.16
14	—	557	238.00–248.00	243.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	556	231.00	231.00
5	—	507	240.00	240.00
7	—	465	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	518	292.00–303.00	295.21
17	—	417	337.00–346.00	340.87
12	—	715	219.00–220.00	219.67
7	—	372	336.00–337.00	336.45
22	—	576	296.00–315.00	307.55
7	—	694	238.00–245.00	239.99
22	—	789	210.00–218.50	217.34
8	—	311	340.00–354.00	349.26
14	—	612	247.00–297.00	272.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	421	262.00–273.50	268.93
16	—	521	245.00–251.00	247.65
22	—	581	234.50–249.00	239.05
27	—	616	225.00–233.50	229.95
19	—	464	255.00–274.00	259.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	206.00	206.00
5	—	566	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	331	238.00–248.00	244.00
12	—	364	228.00–238.00	231.25
13	—	572	200.00–210.00	205.97
25	—	484	219.50–229.50	226.35
14	—	433	227.00–237.00	232.69
17	—	531	212.00–222.00	217.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	337	249.00–259.00	251.80
14	—	521	223.00–233.00	228.63
14	—	434	238.00–248.00	244.99
8	—	378	239.00–249.00	241.73
23	—	612	201.00–211.00	207.40
4	—	686	188.50	188.50
36	—	484	230.00–241.00	236.63
15	—	578	211.00–221.00	216.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	476	242.00–252.00	248.91
14	—	375	250.00–260.00	254.15
6	—	776	160.00–170.00	166.63
39	—	525	234.00–244.00	236.43
16	—	675	199.00–209.00	203.14
37	—	573	222.00–232.00	225.75
24	—	623	212.00–222.00	217.16
14	—	440	249.00–259.00	252.29
10	—	732	175.00–185.00	180.91
9	—	339	260.00–270.00	265.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	310.00	310.00
2	—	488	260.00–270.00	264.92
1	—	625	236.00	236.00
12	—	515	267.00–277.00	272.00
5	—	654	211.00–221.00	213.78
20	—	572	234.00–244.00	237.50
2	—	438	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	227.00–228.00	227.28
4	—	573	265.00–269.00	267.04
10	—	475	274.00–285.00	279.13
5	—	366	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	210.00–216.00	211.62
2	—	540	254.50	254.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,136	85.00–87.50	85.39
24	—	1,217	88.00–91.50	90.45
2	—	1,065	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,129	84.00–91.00	86.22
22	—	1,138	90.00–102.00	92.36
43	—	1,137	78.00–83.00	81.06
2	—	1,055	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	884	71.00–82.00	79.17
4	—	948	90.00–93.00	91.45
4	—	943	84.00–87.00	85.44
20	—	860	70.00–76.00	73.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,327	90.00–95.00	93.34
2	—	1,495	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,699	85.00	85.00
52	—	1,297	96.00–101.00	96.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,127	124.00–130.00	126.25
7	—	1,794	115.00–120.00	117.55
2	—	1,430	110.00–112.00	111.05
7	—	1,514	103.00–108.00	105.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	1,096	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,584.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,006	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,119	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,589.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,039	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,223.53

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