Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Steer calves had a slightly lower undertone noted. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain through attractive. Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.60/cwt on 1,022 head.

Average price

$252.60

1,022 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$162

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

$4.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	551	255.76	1,409	258
Medium and Large 2	538	254.46	1,370	91
Medium and Large 1	626	251.13	1,572	673

One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about −$162 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 sale1,022 hd

252.60

—

OK average1 barns · 1,022 hd

252.60

+0.00

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	1,655	116.61	1,929	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,333	98.48	1,313	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	90.18	1,045	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	83.78	821	164

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)	1,165	$1,174	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,268	$1,889	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	—	421	222.99/cwt	218.00–228.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	310.80/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,128	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	193.30/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,227	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	214.36/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,350	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	744	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,488	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	361	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	191.43/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,277	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	265.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,529	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	195.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,490	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	202.66/cwt	195.50–203.60	1,765	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	199.43/cwt	194.50–204.50	1,418	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	304.25/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,028	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	272.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,160	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	285.43/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,367	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	290.34/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,205	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	210.19/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,423	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	243.11/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,498	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	224.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,506	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	227.44/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,451	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	293.69/cwt	289.50–299.50	1,413	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	278.37/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,189	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	303.59/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	262.48/cwt	259.50–269.50	1,402	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	277.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,427	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	604	257.78/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,557	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	253.74/cwt	248.00–259.00	1,482	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,684	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	312.15/cwt	311.00–314.00	1,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	270.15/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,278	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	243.03/cwt	238.00–245.50	1,434	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	318.43/cwt	306.00–324.50	1,360	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	256.46/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,375	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	291.28/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,515	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	326.33/cwt	324.00–346.00	1,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	1,602	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	233.78/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,204	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	190.50/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,375	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	92.44/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,131	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,183	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	100.39/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,342	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	105.89/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,506	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	92.93/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,195	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	83.55/cwt	80.00–86.00	767	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	93.82/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,130	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	87.63/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,027	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	782	68.80/cwt	66.00–71.00	538	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	86.68/cwt	85.00–88.00	957	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	73.06/cwt	70.00–75.00	788	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	758	76.20/cwt	73.00–79.00	578	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	836	89.94/cwt	88.00–93.00	752	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	81.17/cwt	78.00–83.00	846	15
Bulls	—	—	1,525	109.82/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,675	6
Bulls	—	—	1,896	123.53/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,342	5
Bulls	—	—	1,601	117.37/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,879	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,888.91/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,889	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,089.47/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,089	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	210.69/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,127	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	204.87/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,176	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	218.40/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,044	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	213.70/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,231	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	189.92/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	240.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	876	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	203.17/cwt	195.50–205.50	1,353	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	184.17/cwt	179.50–189.50	1,337	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	254.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	826	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.03/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,277	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	237.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,207	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,635	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	353	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	244.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,058	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	248.54/cwt	246.00–256.00	910	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	221.70/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,186	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	242.99/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,161	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	231.05/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,086	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	223.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,275	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	226.32/cwt	224.00–234.00	860	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	230.97/cwt	229.00–239.00	963	27

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 2,665Last week 1,689Year ago 3,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 312Last week 377Year ago 315

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 28Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	218.00–228.00	222.99
29	—	535	208.00–218.00	210.69
62	—	574	198.00–208.00	204.87
26	—	478	216.00–226.00	218.40
24	—	380	224.00–234.00	226.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	635	188.00–198.00	193.30
17	—	667	185.00–194.00	191.43
28	—	576	209.00–219.00	213.70
20	—	365	235.00–245.00	240.08
37	—	535	219.00–229.00	221.70
64	—	470	227.00–237.00	231.05
27	—	417	229.00–239.00	230.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	630	210.00–220.00	214.36
166	—	744	200.00	200.00
8	—	361	262.50	262.50
4	—	653	219.00	219.00
2	—	300	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	666	195.50–205.50	203.17
23	—	726	179.50–189.50	184.17
15	—	325	250.00–260.00	254.02
35	—	623	199.00–209.00	205.03
51	—	509	230.00–240.00	237.04
17	—	830	197.00	197.00
15	—	433	240.00–250.00	244.23
13	—	366	246.00–256.00	248.54
71	—	478	238.00–248.00	242.99
31	—	571	220.00–230.00	223.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	363	307.00–317.00	310.80
44	—	575	260.00–270.00	265.92
17	—	761	190.00–200.00	195.80
59	—	871	195.50–203.60	202.66
24	—	711	194.50–204.50	199.43
20	—	338	300.00–310.00	304.25
25	—	415	287.00–297.00	290.34
50	—	616	235.00–245.00	243.11
17	—	671	220.00–230.00	224.41
35	—	481	289.50–299.50	293.69
40	—	515	270.00–280.00	277.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	265.00–275.00	272.96
9	—	473	265.00–275.00	270.15
35	—	590	238.00–245.50	243.03
37	—	536	247.00–258.00	256.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	479	278.00–288.00	285.43
14	—	677	204.00–214.00	210.19
70	—	638	224.00–234.00	227.44
31	—	427	276.00–286.00	278.37
9	—	376	296.00–306.00	303.59
49	—	534	259.50–269.50	262.48
43	—	584	248.00–259.00	253.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	604	250.00–260.00	257.78
144	—	778	216.50	216.50
5	—	476	311.00–314.00	312.15
39	—	427	306.00–324.50	318.43
1	—	350	330.00	330.00
6	—	568	285.00	285.00
28	—	520	281.00–298.00	291.28
9	—	320	324.00–346.00	326.33
65	—	674	237.75	237.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	270.00	270.00
2	—	440	279.00	279.00
2	—	375	266.00	266.00
2	—	675	190.00	190.00
13	—	515	230.00–237.00	233.78
9	—	722	185.00–195.00	190.50
2	—	583	270.00	270.00
3	—	635	185.00–200.00	189.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,224	90.00–96.00	92.44
33	—	1,172	84.00–89.50	87.63
6	—	1,078	70.00–75.00	73.06
15	—	1,042	78.00–83.00	81.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	87.00	87.00
43	—	1,337	97.00–103.00	100.39
10	—	1,422	104.00–109.00	105.89
24	—	1,286	90.00–95.00	92.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	918	80.00–86.00	83.55
13	—	782	66.00–71.00	68.80
27	—	758	73.00–79.00	76.20
28	—	836	88.00–93.00	89.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,204	91.00–97.00	93.82
2	—	1,122	82.00	82.00
12	—	1,104	85.00–88.00	86.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,525	106.00–113.00	109.82
5	—	1,896	122.00–128.00	123.53
8	—	1,601	114.00–120.00	117.37

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,268	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,888.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,265	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,128	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,089.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	800.00	800.00

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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Steers · 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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