Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Steer calves 10.00-20.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00-10.00 higher. Demand very good for all classes, especially for light weight calves. Quality mostly average to attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, Demand good for all classes of cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $272.65/cwt on 1,154 head.

Average price

$272.65

1,154 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.90

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	456	277.67	1,265	157
Medium and Large 1	530	272.64	1,446	911
Medium and Large 1-2	499	263.56	1,316	86

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale1,154 hd

272.65

—

OK average5 barns · 3,256 hd

260.75

+11.90

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	—	Average	1,684	124.50	2,097	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,542	113.72	1,754	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	106.69	1,240	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	101.12	1,122	10

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,846	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,785	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,395	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	693	$675	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	275	394.54/cwt	345.00–419.00	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	257.15/cwt	247.50–293.00	1,185	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	306.10/cwt	287.00–327.50	1,019	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	376	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	350.90/cwt	307.00–385.00	1,312	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	388.97/cwt	358.00–403.00	1,459	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	242.30/cwt	220.00–261.00	1,374	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	333.94/cwt	266.00–379.00	1,226	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	311.33/cwt	281.00–326.00	1,631	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	260.54/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,779	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	294.49/cwt	279.00–308.00	1,234	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,308	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	316.57/cwt	298.00–328.00	1,070	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	207.31/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	231.13/cwt	225.00–244.50	1,787	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	337.89/cwt	310.00–368.00	1,598	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,038	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	222.11/cwt	210.50–230.50	1,595	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	237.76/cwt	216.00–242.50	1,574	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	320.26/cwt	319.00–324.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	305.22/cwt	301.00–309.50	1,312	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	273.72/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,448	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	259.62/cwt	236.00–279.50	1,469	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	245.32/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,526	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	1,885	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	254.54/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,843	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	228.36/cwt	225.50–230.00	1,966	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	258.12/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	283.41/cwt	250.00–326.00	1,400	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	354.26/cwt	320.00–383.00	1,527	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	399.52/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,239	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	281.90/cwt	258.00–295.00	1,753	129
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	282.05/cwt	250.00–322.00	1,464	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	219.45/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	313.79/cwt	287.00–343.00	1,359	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	292.23/cwt	264.00–308.50	1,701	91
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	370.47/cwt	340.00–409.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	256.32/cwt	244.00–279.00	1,592	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	242.75/cwt	228.00–257.00	1,622	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	311.11/cwt	282.00–346.00	1,484	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	448	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	325.77/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,232	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,031	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	118.36/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,951	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	110.93/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,641	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,089	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	940	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	949	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	116.59/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,568	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	103.76/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,202	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	107.24/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,302	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	861	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,002	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	125.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,188	8
Bulls	—	—	1,844	133.80/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,467	6
Bulls	—	—	1,714	119.03/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,040	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,290	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,587	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,260	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,491	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,784.95/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,785	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	693	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,394.90/head	1,300.00–1,460.00	1,395	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,845.69/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,421	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	220.46/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	292.46/cwt	266.00–321.00	1,383	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	307.62/cwt	277.50–325.00	1,301	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	308.32/cwt	300.00–320.00	885	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	312.47/cwt	290.00–328.00	1,181	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	428	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,352	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	285.13/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,309	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	393.53/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	264.94/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,388	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	282.36/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,177	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	280.00/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	278.35/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,592	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	255.94/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,592	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	240.29/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	278.43/cwt	266.00–296.00	1,462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	337.90/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,436	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	290.02/cwt	266.00–310.00	1,514	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	363.32/cwt	300.00–402.50	1,308	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,214Last week 2,530Year ago 2,723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 132Year ago 303

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 34Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	275	345.00–419.00	394.54
37	—	375	358.00–403.00	388.97
106	—	524	281.00–326.00	311.33
168	—	683	248.00–270.00	260.54
32	—	773	225.00–244.50	231.13
53	—	473	310.00–368.00	337.89
37	—	808	233.25	233.25
71	—	724	230.00–268.00	254.54
39	—	861	225.50–230.00	228.36
49	—	431	320.00–383.00	354.26
19	—	310	380.00–415.00	399.52
129	—	622	258.00–295.00	281.90
91	—	582	264.00–308.50	292.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	307.00–385.00	350.90
10	—	581	248.00–262.00	258.12
61	—	494	250.00–326.00	283.41
16	—	519	250.00–322.00	282.05
7	—	714	200.00–236.00	219.45
28	—	433	287.00–343.00	313.79
2	—	690	230.00	230.00
1	—	265	335.00	335.00
4	—	343	340.00–409.00	370.47
12	—	621	244.00–279.00	256.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	280.00	280.00
4	—	334	396.00	396.00
2	—	390	300.00	300.00
4	—	434	324.00	324.00
4	—	603	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	461	247.50–293.00	257.15
9	—	333	287.00–327.50	306.10
2	—	715	212.00	212.00
15	—	567	220.00–261.00	242.30
21	—	367	266.00–379.00	333.94
12	—	419	279.00–308.00	294.49
4	—	288	319.00–324.00	320.26
2	—	643	210.00–231.00	220.46
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
1	—	780	179.00	179.00
16	—	524	250.00–270.00	264.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	454	288.00	288.00
26	—	359	289.00	289.00
45	—	579	245.50	245.50
5	—	601	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	338	298.00–328.00	316.57
3	—	777	206.00–210.00	207.31
50	—	718	210.50–230.50	222.11
1	—	245	300.00	300.00
78	—	662	216.00–242.50	237.76
128	—	529	250.00–289.00	273.72
134	—	566	236.00–279.50	259.62
137	—	622	230.00–257.50	245.32
174	—	473	266.00–321.00	292.46
125	—	423	277.50–325.00	307.62
13	—	287	300.00–320.00	308.32
40	—	378	290.00–328.00	312.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	430	301.00–309.50	305.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	244.00	244.00
8	—	417	275.00–289.00	282.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	668	228.00–257.00	242.75
1	—	285	410.00	410.00
27	—	477	282.00–346.00	311.11
4	—	323	390.00–404.00	393.53
33	—	572	250.00–300.00	278.35
12	—	622	250.00–266.00	255.94
1	—	845	199.00	199.00
6	—	714	230.00–260.00	240.29
12	—	425	320.00–350.00	337.90
20	—	522	266.00–310.00	290.02
10	—	360	300.00–402.50	363.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	300.00–352.50	325.77
2	—	345	357.00	357.00
7	—	459	280.00–291.00	285.13
3	—	385	260.00–290.00	280.00
2	—	800	201.00	201.00
1	—	645	249.00	249.00
5	—	525	266.00–296.00	278.43
1	—	650	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	316.00	316.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	96.00–97.00	96.51
5	—	1,214	104.00–110.50	107.24
1	—	1,165	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	117.00–119.00	118.36
5	—	1,479	106.00–115.00	110.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	99.00	99.00
3	—	1,345	111.00–123.00	116.59
5	—	1,158	101.00–108.00	103.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	101.00	101.00
1	—	915	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	97.00	97.00
1	—	870	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,743	120.00–129.00	125.51
6	—	1,844	130.00–139.00	133.80
8	—	1,714	112.00–124.00	119.03
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	123.00	123.00
3	—	1,260	117.00–120.00	118.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,784.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,845.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,300.00–1,460.00	1,394.90
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	693	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,550.00	1,550.00

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