Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers are steady with an instance of 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves 7.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand was good, quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $299.18/cwt on 814 head.

Average price

$299.18

814 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$41.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.05

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	312.18	1,692	547
Medium and Large 2	471	282.89	1,333	42
Medium and Large 1-2	563	270.61	1,524	225

One grade step is worth $41.57/cwt here — about $168 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 sale814 hd

299.18

—

OK average5 barns · 4,065 hd

282.13

+17.05

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	303.14/cwt	300.50–304.00	1,564	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	293.15/cwt	240.00–330.00	1,395	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	303.24/cwt	243.00–332.00	1,289	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	317.50/cwt	299.00–319.00	1,667	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	304.14/cwt	299.00–330.00	1,283	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	300.30/cwt	265.00–331.50	1,438	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	268.47/cwt	246.00–285.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	330.31/cwt	269.00–351.00	1,268	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	311.12/cwt	256.00–335.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	220.62/cwt	220.50–221.00	1,822	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	237.53/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	383.35/cwt	371.00–395.00	1,418	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	365.85/cwt	361.00–372.00	1,551	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	338.57/cwt	333.50–344.00	1,578	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	272.78/cwt	241.00–290.00	1,484	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	246.17/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,524	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	304.61/cwt	294.00–314.50	1,727	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	349.60/cwt	333.00–359.00	1,521	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	265.50/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,784	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	305.49/cwt	240.00–350.00	999	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	234.28/cwt	229.00–240.50	1,785	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	375.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	267.84/cwt	236.00–280.00	1,580	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	260.74/cwt	253.00–272.50	1,515	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	229.53/cwt	225.00–234.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	190.16/cwt	189.50–193.00	1,470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	251.45/cwt	237.00–266.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	248.03/cwt	166.00–270.00	1,156	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	271.01/cwt	251.00–277.00	1,396	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	273.57/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,321	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	279.75/cwt	250.00–294.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	244.71/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	296.33/cwt	293.00–299.00	1,126	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	293.78/cwt	278.00–297.50	1,219	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	283.54/cwt	278.00–291.00	1,333	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	204.32/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	242.32/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	245.92/cwt	201.00–274.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	246.18/cwt	220.50–259.00	1,672	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	321.02/cwt	320.50–337.00	1,682	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	313.29/cwt	308.00–315.50	1,065	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	241.50/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,502	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	275.15/cwt	261.00–291.00	1,720	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	219.79/cwt	212.50–227.00	1,598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	231.30/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,534	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	213.43/cwt	213.00–213.50	1,535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	290.28/cwt	223.00–326.00	1,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	227.93/cwt	214.00–242.00	1,402	4

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

Receipts 2,497Last week 2,703Year ago 1,975

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	300.50–304.00	303.14
3	—	428	330.00	330.00
2	—	805	210.50	210.50
1	—	615	256.00	256.00
1	—	595	265.00	265.00
1	—	465	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	240.00–330.00	293.15
9	—	425	243.00–332.00	303.24
5	—	575	246.00–285.00	268.47
4	—	317	256.00–335.00	311.12
3	—	532	201.00–274.00	245.92
1	—	675	240.00	240.00
5	—	370	223.00–326.00	290.28
4	—	615	214.00–242.00	227.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	525	299.00–319.00	317.50
16	—	826	220.50–221.00	220.62
2	—	713	236.00–239.00	237.53
32	—	370	371.00–395.00	383.35
3	—	857	217.50	217.50
33	—	466	333.50–344.00	338.57
31	—	567	294.00–314.50	304.61
79	—	435	333.00–359.00	349.60
41	—	672	260.00–276.00	265.50
12	—	762	229.00–240.50	234.28
7	—	338	370.00–380.00	375.82
109	—	625	261.00–291.00	275.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	422	299.00–330.00	304.14
32	—	479	265.00–331.50	300.30
22	—	384	269.00–351.00	330.31
16	—	544	241.00–290.00	272.78
33	—	619	232.00–257.00	246.17
7	—	878	171.00	171.00
2	—	793	190.00	190.00
8	—	327	240.00–350.00	305.49
15	—	590	236.00–280.00	267.84
54	—	679	220.50–259.00	246.18
9	—	727	212.50–227.00	219.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	424	361.00–372.00	365.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	524	320.50–337.00	321.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	581	253.00–272.50	260.74
3	—	355	308.00	308.00
140	—	515	251.00–277.00	271.01
98	—	415	278.00–297.50	293.78
55	—	470	278.00–291.00	283.54
26	—	340	308.00–315.50	313.29
22	—	622	228.00–245.00	241.50
53	—	663	220.00–233.00	231.30
18	—	759	208.50	208.50
7	—	719	213.00–213.50	213.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	225.00–234.00	229.53
3	—	425	237.00–266.00	251.45
1	—	610	206.00	206.00
9	—	466	166.00–270.00	248.03
5	—	373	250.00–294.00	279.75
4	—	684	200.00–209.00	204.32
3	—	508	240.00–244.00	242.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	773	189.50–193.00	190.16
17	—	483	269.00–276.00	273.57
7	—	570	244.00–245.00	244.71
19	—	380	293.00–299.00	296.33
7	—	659	217.00	217.00
5	—	942	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	345.00	345.00

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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