Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves are 5.00 higher. Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 Higher. Heifer calves are 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 Higher. Demand good. Quality plain through attractive. Cows and Bulls were not reported.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $267.51/cwt on 951 head.

Average price

$267.51

951 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$48.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	274.75	1,570	808
Medium and Large 2	542	230.63	1,251	22
Medium and Large 1-2	575	225.89	1,298	121

One grade step is worth $48.86/cwt here — about $271 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 sale951 hd

267.51

—

OK average5 barns · 3,000 hd

267.86

−0.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	690	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	230.79/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,232	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	300.69/cwt	282.00–312.50	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	232.68/cwt	218.00–241.00	1,471	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	229.54/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,524	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	235.05/cwt	190.00–250.00	1,319	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	205.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,307	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	216.99/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	213.59/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	263.28/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,206	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	228.85/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,227	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	219.35/cwt	188.00–220.00	1,641	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	313.26/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,150	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	208.28/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,585	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,427	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	383	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,363	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,689	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	285.64/cwt	255.00–299.50	1,517	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,076	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	257.13/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,111	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	222.76/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	163.53/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	238.66/cwt	229.00–240.50	1,282	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	199.34/cwt	174.00–213.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	214.41/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,147	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	192.01/cwt	192.01–192.01	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	203.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,268	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	250.34/cwt	236.00–252.50	1,184	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	211.74/cwt	196.00–213.50	1,419	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	223.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	942	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	190.16/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,365	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	273.68/cwt	240.00–290.00	889	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	336.93/cwt	331.00–339.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	266.76/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,593	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	311.87/cwt	285.00–313.85	1,538	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	277.97/cwt	244.00–294.00	1,048	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	209.00/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,223	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	212.05/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	265.75/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	265.12/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,127	2

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

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Receipts 4,524Last week 2,665Year ago 3,931

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	179.00	179.00
8	—	534	224.00–250.00	230.79
5	—	573	205.00–220.00	216.99
3	—	617	207.00–217.00	212.05
3	—	468	257.00–280.00	265.75
2	—	425	260.00–270.00	265.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	282.00–312.50	300.69
75	—	632	218.00–241.00	232.68
40	—	664	220.00–232.00	229.54
124	—	748	188.00–220.00	219.35
28	—	367	300.00–342.00	313.26
14	—	761	185.00–220.00	208.28
129	—	531	255.00–299.50	285.64
5	—	323	331.00–339.00	336.93
131	—	597	251.00–271.00	266.76
131	—	493	285.00–313.85	311.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	190.00–250.00	235.05
9	—	855	190.00	190.00
9	—	636	200.00–210.00	205.57
8	—	668	200.00–218.00	213.59
7	—	458	258.00–274.00	263.28
3	—	447	270.00	270.00
2	—	738	174.00	174.00
72	—	536	225.00–250.00	228.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	435	328.00	328.00
67	—	383	356.00	356.00
28	—	708	238.50	238.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	161.00	161.00
1	—	735	175.00	175.00
1	—	675	193.00	193.00
1	—	625	175.00	175.00
3	—	478	220.00–228.00	222.76
2	—	790	158.00–169.00	163.53
1	—	580	203.00	203.00
1	—	315	242.00	242.00
5	—	524	174.00–213.00	199.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	290	371.00	371.00
77	—	432	238.00–265.00	257.13
222	—	537	229.00–240.50	238.66
10	—	623	200.00–210.00	203.59
151	—	473	236.00–252.50	250.34
140	—	670	196.00–213.50	211.74
19	—	718	182.00–191.00	190.16
19	—	325	240.00–290.00	273.68
41	—	377	244.00–294.00	277.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	194.00	194.00
16	—	535	200.00–228.00	214.41
2	—	675	192.01	192.01
21	—	421	220.00–225.00	223.77
2	—	480	231.00	231.00
27	—	585	201.00–213.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	234.00	234.00
1	—	805	182.00	182.00
1	—	710	196.00	196.00

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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