Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Due to winter weather there were not enough to set a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.60/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$269.60

105 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$78.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.19

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	318.93	1,387	39
Medium and Large 2	504	241.43	1,217	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	240.22	1,311	53

One grade step is worth $78.71/cwt here — about $76 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 sale105 hd

269.60

—

OK average4 barns · 779 hd

255.42

+14.19

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	1,586	112.68	1,787	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	108.90	1,402	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	935	90.22	844	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	72.00	702	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2	—	364	287.63/cwt	268.00–314.00	1,047	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	222.97/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	253.62/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	233.75/cwt	220.00–247.50	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	224.83/cwt	200.00–240.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	213.28/cwt	170.00–226.00	1,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	261.36/cwt	258.00–262.50	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	212.70/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,198	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	206.82/cwt	178.00–220.00	1,090	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	236.62/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	253.86/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,041	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,245	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	107.10/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,617	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	118.05/cwt	117.00–119.00	2,107	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	2,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	935	90.22/cwt	84.00–97.00	844	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	105.84/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,305	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	975	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	112.73/cwt	110.50–114.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	323.75/cwt	301.00–329.00	1,408	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	239.81/cwt	212.00–279.50	1,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	264.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	270.97/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,116	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	288.42/cwt	279.00–298.00	1,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	231.35/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,434	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	213.37/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,210	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	259.71/cwt	225.00–297.50	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,274	6

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

Mon Jan 22, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 3,675Year ago 2,775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 0Year ago 32

Compared to the last report: Due to winter weather there were not enough to set a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	364	268.00–314.00	287.63
8	—	412	250.00–278.00	270.97
5	—	837	185.00	185.00
4	—	653	222.00	222.00
12	—	620	230.00–232.00	231.35
11	—	567	195.00–220.00	213.37
4	—	470	225.00–297.50	259.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	277.00	277.00
1	—	370	312.50	312.50
5	—	484	212.00–279.50	239.81
2	—	428	260.00–270.00	264.80
1	—	605	218.00	218.00
1	—	515	222.50	222.50
1	—	780	160.00	160.00
1	—	660	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	435	301.00–329.00	323.75
7	—	517	279.00–298.00	288.42
3	—	340	327.50	327.50
2	—	465	305.00	305.00
6	—	377	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	216.00–230.00	222.97
3	—	480	245.00–258.00	253.62
8	—	324	258.00–262.50	261.36
5	—	530	235.00–239.00	236.62
1	—	360	267.50	267.50
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
2	—	410	245.00–262.50	253.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	220.00–247.50	233.75
1	—	920	135.00	135.00
1	—	315	225.00	225.00
5	—	421	200.00–240.00	224.83
6	—	535	170.00–226.00	213.28
1	—	470	230.00	230.00
1	—	735	165.00	165.00
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	218.00	218.00
8	—	563	206.00–221.00	212.70
15	—	527	178.00–220.00	206.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,385.00	1,385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,510	103.00–111.00	107.10
2	—	1,785	117.00–119.00	118.05
1	—	1,910	133.50	133.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	84.00–97.00	90.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	100.00–109.00	105.84
4	—	1,356	110.50–114.00	112.73
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	72.00	72.00

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

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

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