Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder Heifers the 3 to 4 weights and 8 to 9 weights sold steady. 4 to 7 weights 7.00 to 10.00 Higher. Demand is moderate to high. The quality was 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 $259.97/cwt on 785 head.

Average price

$259.97

785 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$27.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.59

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	265.51	1,618	608
Medium and Large 2	518	252.26	1,307	39
Medium and Large 1-2	548	237.74	1,303	138

One grade step is worth $27.77/cwt here — about $315 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 sale785 hd

259.97

—

OK average5 barns · 2,785 hd

256.38

+3.59

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

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	951	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	264.12/cwt	249.50–289.50	1,363	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	228.70/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	213.27/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	231.37/cwt	218.00–256.50	1,312	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	276.20/cwt	260.00–277.25	1,610	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	243.95/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,537	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	289.30/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,536	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	330.68/cwt	323.00–346.00	1,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	306.40/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	894	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	313.89/cwt	293.00–330.00	1,438	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	266.31/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,278	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,349	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	249.47/cwt	220.00–289.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	257.09/cwt	210.00–281.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	220.11/cwt	187.00–221.50	1,792	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	247.29/cwt	240.50–247.50	1,677	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	243.55/cwt	212.00–258.00	1,393	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	330.81/cwt	319.00–336.00	1,254	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	315.99/cwt	297.00–330.00	1,321	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	249.33/cwt	236.00–270.00	1,077	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	205.76/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,416	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	243.36/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	201.41/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,547	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	220.25/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	205.52/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	274.83/cwt	271.00–285.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	215.50/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	183.93/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	269.78/cwt	253.00–288.00	901	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	204.73/cwt	187.00–205.25	1,658	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	229.62/cwt	212.00–240.00	974	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	187.44/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	226.42/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,456	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	239.98/cwt	237.00–243.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	229.02/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,312	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	218.50/cwt	217.00–220.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	297.00/cwt	284.00–310.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	216.99/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,163	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	229.41/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,124	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	257.07/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,116	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	255.11/cwt	244.00–260.50	1,194	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	246.44/cwt	233.00–256.00	1,326	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	222.01/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	249.13/cwt	237.00–251.50	1,295	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,660	3

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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Receipts 2,916Last week 3,467Year ago 2,981

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	311.00	311.00
1	—	830	189.00	189.00
1	—	951	170.00	170.00
3	—	567	250.00	250.00
8	—	516	249.50–289.50	264.12
8	—	666	225.00–235.00	228.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	722	211.00–216.00	213.27
67	—	583	260.00–277.25	276.20
85	—	630	230.00–257.50	243.95
118	—	531	270.00–305.00	289.30
5	—	870	193.00	193.00
7	—	326	323.00–346.00	330.68
45	—	458	293.00–330.00	313.89
70	—	814	187.00–221.50	220.11
159	—	678	240.50–247.50	247.29
14	—	379	319.00–336.00	330.81
31	—	418	297.00–330.00	315.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	567	218.00–256.50	231.37
10	—	924	170.00	170.00
17	—	318	281.00	281.00
4	—	776	185.00	185.00
16	—	480	254.00–275.00	266.31
8	—	616	219.00	219.00
2	—	395	315.00	315.00
18	—	432	236.00–270.00	249.33
11	—	688	180.00–220.00	205.76
11	—	538	233.00–256.00	246.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	300.00–318.00	306.40
5	—	473	220.00–289.00	249.47
4	—	435	210.00–281.00	257.09
8	—	572	212.00–258.00	243.55
7	—	520	215.00–255.00	243.36
2	—	310	284.00–310.00	297.00
1	—	680	217.00	217.00
4	—	615	217.00–226.00	222.01
3	—	733	226.50	226.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	768	175.00–210.00	201.41
4	—	361	271.00–285.00	274.83
12	—	334	253.00–288.00	269.78
35	—	810	187.00–205.25	204.73
9	—	720	186.00–191.00	187.44
227	—	643	200.00–229.00	226.42
59	—	434	243.00–268.00	257.07
53	—	468	244.00–260.50	255.11
80	—	520	237.00–251.50	249.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	212.00–230.00	220.25
1	—	800	160.00	160.00
2	—	523	201.00–210.00	205.52
1	—	325	240.00	240.00
2	—	565	210.00–221.00	215.50
7	—	424	212.00–240.00	229.62
2	—	368	237.00–243.00	239.98
1	—	630	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	887	170.00	170.00
5	—	675	175.00–197.00	183.93
8	—	309	231.00	231.00
63	—	573	210.00–234.00	229.02
6	—	422	217.00–220.00	218.50
17	—	536	207.00–229.00	216.99
11	—	490	220.00–240.00	229.41
2	—	383	260.00	260.00

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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