Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale on 12/19/23: Steers calves 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder Steers 7.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand moderate. Cows were not reported.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.79/cwt on 633 head.

Average price

$247.79

633 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	255.82	1,330	88
Medium and Large 1	623	254.62	1,585	283
Medium and Large 1-2	551	237.70	1,310	262

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $19 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 sale633 hd

247.79

—

OK average3 barns · 2,312 hd

248.54

−0.75

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

63 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	—	521	228.55/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	229.73/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,615	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	238.19/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,258	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	287.78/cwt	225.00–314.00	1,071	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	196.93/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	239.59/cwt	205.00–257.00	1,354	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	201.11/cwt	175.00–227.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	315.96/cwt	293.00–324.00	1,308	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	240.41/cwt	226.00–271.00	1,260	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	222.47/cwt	199.00–230.50	1,390	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	198.22/cwt	189.00–206.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	260.06/cwt	234.00–300.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	201.98/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	243.63/cwt	208.00–280.00	1,130	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	222.57/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,478	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	194.73/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	235.62/cwt	200.00–254.00	1,388	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,393	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	267.99/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,506	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	206.13/cwt	199.50–209.00	1,666	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	178.50/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	803	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	277.05/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,455	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	270.30/cwt	244.00–285.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	280.61/cwt	258.00–286.00	1,069	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	294.11/cwt	256.00–306.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	260.04/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,092	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	283.80/cwt	254.00–314.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	303.94/cwt	286.00–320.00	1,401	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	265.70/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,137	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	217.65/cwt	208.00–227.00	1,262	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	156.49/cwt	140.00–168.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	227.63/cwt	225.00–230.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	328.52/cwt	327.00–338.00	1,275	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	244.39/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,518	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	280.33/cwt	226.00–290.50	1,357	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	213.65/cwt	169.00–227.00	1,190	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	224.80/cwt	212.00–240.00	967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	210.59/cwt	200.00–223.50	1,421	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,267	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	185.99/cwt	178.00–193.00	1,408	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	253.95/cwt	246.00–259.50	1,211	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	213.91/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,345	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	196.88/cwt	170.00–208.00	1,209	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	250.18/cwt	250.00–252.00	803	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	821	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	233.72/cwt	216.00–244.00	1,127	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	213.05/cwt	198.00–230.00	1,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	206.00/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	231.39/cwt	220.00–249.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	220.32/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,165	42

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 3,675Last week 2,916Year ago 4,357

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	223.00–234.00	228.55
2	—	763	190.00–204.00	196.93
20	—	565	205.00–257.00	239.59
2	—	603	175.00–227.00	201.11
3	—	670	189.00–206.00	198.22
4	—	333	234.00–300.00	260.06
3	—	733	198.00–208.00	201.98
1	—	800	180.00	180.00
5	—	422	244.00–285.00	270.30
2	—	383	254.00–314.00	283.80
40	—	484	226.00–290.50	280.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	703	224.00–231.00	229.73
2	—	918	185.00	185.00
11	—	414	293.00–324.00	315.96
12	—	881	191.00–202.00	194.73
3	—	685	265.00	265.00
57	—	562	260.00–275.00	267.99
31	—	808	199.50–209.00	206.13
26	—	525	260.00–282.00	277.05
23	—	461	286.00–320.00	303.94
15	—	388	327.00–338.00	328.52
16	—	621	242.50–248.00	244.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	372	225.00–314.00	287.78
2	—	720	204.00	204.00
53	—	524	226.00–271.00	240.41
41	—	625	199.00–230.50	222.47
40	—	464	208.00–280.00	243.63
17	—	664	205.00–232.00	222.57
60	—	589	200.00–254.00	235.62
13	—	776	179.50	179.50
16	—	428	250.00–277.00	265.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	528	230.00–245.00	238.19
2	—	700	176.00–181.00	178.50
17	—	381	258.00–286.00	280.61
6	—	318	256.00–306.00	294.11
8	—	420	250.00–277.00	260.04
12	—	675	200.00–223.50	210.59
30	—	757	178.00–193.00	185.99
104	—	477	246.00–259.50	253.95
124	—	629	200.00–219.00	213.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	803	209.00	209.00
3	—	705	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	580	208.00–227.00	217.65
5	—	724	160.00	160.00
10	—	430	212.00–240.00	224.80
17	—	614	170.00–208.00	196.88
3	—	687	169.00	169.00
20	—	373	220.00	220.00
38	—	482	216.00–244.00	233.72
42	—	529	200.00–230.00	220.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	140.00–168.00	156.49
3	—	427	225.00–230.00	227.63
15	—	557	169.00–227.00	213.65
1	—	690	176.00	176.00
17	—	321	250.00–252.00	250.18
7	—	479	198.00–230.00	213.05
2	—	510	203.00–209.00	206.00
3	—	382	220.00–249.00	231.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	510	248.50	248.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	214.50	214.50
3	—	570	237.00	237.00
4	—	765	176.50	176.50

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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