Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-02-26

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Feb 26
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,192 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 3,214▲ 1,783 vs year ago 1,409 · +126.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 217▼ 150 vs year ago 261 · −57.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 61▲ 153 vs year ago 15 · +1,020.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 4.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder steers 4.00 -7.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 -8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 7.00 -12.00 higher with instance of 23.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes, especially heavy weight cattle. Quality mostly average to attractive. Slaughter cows steady- 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 -7.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes of slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $286.78/cwt on 930 head.
Average price
$286.78
930 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.02
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487290.451,415829
Medium and Large 1-2342257.1488014thin
Medium and Large 2463256.521,18987
One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $226 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 sale930 hd
286.78
—
OK average5 barns · 3,910 hd
262.75
+24.02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,712133.602,28826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,366125.731,7174thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,272110.641,4076thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,050105.001,1031thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$1,5756
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)745$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,580$2,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423313.50/cwt285.00–337.001,326166
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476300.13/cwt269.00–329.501,429151
HeifersMedium and Large 1—374314.53/cwt298.00–327.501,17669
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—402245.00/cwt245.00–245.009857
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571252.69/cwt228.00–265.001,4438
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned—261254.00/cwt254.00–254.006637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—314315.00/cwt315.00–315.009895
HeifersMedium and Large 2—669218.32/cwt200.00–225.001,4614
HeifersMedium and Large 1—283314.63/cwt290.00–328.0089018
SteersMedium and Large 2—377340.70/cwt300.00–358.001,28421
SteersMedium and Large 1—665270.06/cwt249.50–284.001,79650
SteersMedium and Large 1—316388.58/cwt373.00–407.001,22822
SteersMedium and Large 1—377379.16/cwt360.00–404.001,42970
SteersMedium and Large 1—955201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9201
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,20918
SteersMedium and Large 2—773221.62/cwt210.00–229.001,7135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—518215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1142
SteersMedium and Large 1—775236.04/cwt232.00–237.501,82911
SteersMedium and Large 1—808233.83/cwt231.50–235.501,88918
SteersMedium and Large 1—471331.19/cwt298.00–368.001,560164
SteersMedium and Large 1—529310.66/cwt275.00–336.001,643127
SteersMedium and Large 2—635249.43/cwt246.00–251.001,58417
SteersMedium and Large 2—550250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3751
SteersMedium and Large 1—426355.73/cwt332.00–379.001,51583
SteersMedium and Large 1—627279.96/cwt254.50–300.501,75535
SteersMedium and Large 1—726251.38/cwt245.00–266.501,82521
SteersMedium and Large 1—278410.02/cwt400.00–421.001,14017
SteersMedium and Large 2—263290.60/cwt260.00–323.007642
SteersMedium and Large 2—672241.67/cwt218.50–250.001,62415
SteersMedium and Large 2—725223.45/cwt200.00–240.001,6203
SteersMedium and Large 2—431302.64/cwt270.00–330.001,30436
SteersMedium and Large 2—323328.49/cwt294.00–350.001,0618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—333265.44/cwt250.00–319.008849
BullsMedium and Large 1—705247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7411
BullsMedium and Large 2—650244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5861
BullsMedium and Large 1—679247.22/cwt225.00–259.001,6794
BullsMedium and Large 2—636245.96/cwt241.00–253.001,5644
BullsMedium and Large 2—508276.07/cwt261.00–291.001,4022
BullsMedium and Large 2—770215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6561
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,478120.93/cwt119.00–123.001,7872
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,250115.05/cwt112.00–119.001,4383
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,293106.24/cwt105.00–108.001,3743
CowsLean 85-90%—1,050105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1031
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,253130.53/cwt125.00–138.001,6362
Bulls——1,811139.62/cwt136.00–148.002,5299
Bulls——1,687132.25/cwt130.00–136.002,23114
Bulls——1,533121.88/cwt118.00–124.001,8683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—8931,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5756
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,5802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0651,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—745900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsMedium and Large 1—529297.01/cwt280.00–303.001,57113
BullsMedium and Large 1—377403.78/cwt382.50–416.001,5227
BullsMedium and Large 1—435349.50/cwt349.50–349.501,5204
BullsMedium and Large 1—327398.39/cwt380.00–407.501,3033
BullsMedium and Large 1—928195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8102
BullsMedium and Large 1—613257.99/cwt250.00–263.001,5815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—358225.00/cwt225.00–225.008069
BullsMedium and Large 1—586284.58/cwt274.00–290.001,66816
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320318.70/cwt304.00–330.001,02074
BullsMedium and Large 2—333344.81/cwt340.00–350.001,1482
BullsMedium and Large 2—478300.93/cwt290.00–320.001,4383
BullsMedium and Large 1—485321.43/cwt302.00–330.001,55916
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525284.07/cwt260.00–304.501,49197
HeifersMedium and Large 1—753215.22/cwt214.00–217.001,6219
HeifersMedium and Large 2—311293.44/cwt267.00–298.0091310
HeifersMedium and Large 2—477256.38/cwt240.00–330.001,22315
HeifersMedium and Large 2—526247.63/cwt230.00–263.001,3037
HeifersMedium and Large 2—383264.43/cwt235.00–286.001,01313
SteersMedium and Large 2—485285.13/cwt260.00–318.001,38320
HeifersMedium and Large 1—714220.93/cwt210.00–240.001,57735
HeifersMedium and Large 1—612255.31/cwt238.00–290.001,56262
HeifersMedium and Large 1—815210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,7164
HeifersMedium and Large 1—673234.21/cwt229.00–239.501,57616
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566272.14/cwt246.00–290.001,540128
SteersMedium and Large 1—566305.17/cwt269.00–320.001,727110
HeifersMedium and Large 2—636231.96/cwt225.00–234.001,47512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426264.54/cwt250.00–285.001,12711

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.