Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-02-20

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Feb 20
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,723 head
▲ 883 vs last sale 1,840▲ 532 vs year ago 2,191 · +24.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
303 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 283▲ 28 vs year ago 275 · +10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 12 vs year ago 31 · −38.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers both unevenly steady. Demand good. Quality average. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.09/cwt on 1,074 head.
Average price
$196.09
1,074 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.94
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455204.76932376
Medium and Large 1-2465192.72896369
Medium and Large 2442189.95840329
One grade step is worth $14.81/cwt here — about $92 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 sale1,074 hd
196.09
—
OK average5 barns · 3,316 hd
187.15
+8.94
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—Low1,681113.511,90923
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35797.111,31752
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21293.451,13324
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01083.91847117

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,4535
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,091$1,2215
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,355$1,4949

Every lot

94 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323238.25/cwt235.00–245.0077055
Steers—Medium and Large 1325260.21/cwt257.00–267.0084636
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned333221.00/cwt221.00–221.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added337278.03/cwt277.00–279.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338251.69/cwt246.00–256.0085110
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned358220.56/cwt220.00–221.007907
Steers—Medium and Large 2368233.19/cwt228.00–238.0085844
Steers—Medium and Large 1376257.04/cwt250.00–260.0096656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376245.91/cwt239.00–249.0092531
Steers—Medium and Large 1408257.54/cwt251.00–261.501,05128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419246.36/cwt240.00–250.501,03265
Steers—Medium and Large 2432233.19/cwt229.00–239.001,00754
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned440225.00/cwt225.00–225.0099011
Steers—Medium and Large 1462248.68/cwt245.00–255.001,14927
Steers—Medium and Large 2483228.46/cwt223.00–233.001,10377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484237.76/cwt234.00–244.001,15146
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added506244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2357
Steers—Medium and Large 2520212.18/cwt209.00–219.001,10333
Steers—Medium and Large 1527238.54/cwt231.00–241.501,25790
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529224.56/cwt220.00–230.001,18850
Steers—Medium and Large 1580224.96/cwt221.00–231.001,30547
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581217.00/cwt209.00–220.001,261101
Steers—Medium and Large 2593203.41/cwt199.00–209.001,20668
Steers—Medium and Large 1611206.77/cwt200.00–210.001,26319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627192.23/cwt188.00–199.501,20522
Steers—Medium and Large 1658196.31/cwt188.50–198.501,29219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689183.49/cwt177.00–187.001,2648
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added711179.99/cwt177.00–184.001,28014
Steers—Medium and Large 1724170.58/cwt165.00–175.001,2359
Steers—Medium and Large 1761173.18/cwt166.00–176.001,3188
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned308181.26/cwt180.00–185.0055812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323201.05/cwt198.00–208.0064957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330216.32/cwt209.00–219.0071445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333193.14/cwt187.00–197.0064353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370189.02/cwt183.00–193.0069915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371210.15/cwt205.00–215.0078086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374198.92/cwt194.00–204.0074467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added390222.37/cwt220.00–223.5086728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423218.86/cwt216.00–226.00926103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426212.61/cwt205.50–215.5090651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426198.68/cwt194.00–204.0084673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned431188.60/cwt185.00–191.0081317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467211.55/cwt207.00–217.0098837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476222.37/cwt218.00–228.001,05820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476199.21/cwt196.00–206.0094870
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned478191.78/cwt187.00–195.0091737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513173.75/cwt168.00–178.0089127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520186.76/cwt179.00–189.5097156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,02212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned560156.00/cwt156.00–156.008742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566184.24/cwt180.00–190.001,04310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571176.31/cwt169.00–179.501,00772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577164.30/cwt158.00–168.009486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608159.02/cwt154.00–164.0096712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619173.14/cwt165.50–175.501,07229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629147.47/cwt143.00–153.0092817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668165.50/cwt159.00–169.001,10614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678152.62/cwt148.00–158.001,03517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722150.58/cwt144.00–154.001,08713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1767145.27/cwt140.00–150.001,11411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314263.99/cwt257.00–267.008297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337251.68/cwt246.00–255.0084817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1393228.73/cwt226.00–231.008998
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added404249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,0065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421232.82/cwt229.00–240.0098030
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482226.31/cwt220.00–230.001,09121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486203.36/cwt201.00–204.0098824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added511233.23/cwt230.00–234.001,19211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524181.32/cwt176.00–186.0095018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585201.96/cwt200.00–210.001,18110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620156.00/cwt156.00–156.009673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655156.21/cwt150.00–160.501,02317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570110.88/cwt108.00–112.001,7416
Bulls——1,608103.95/cwt102.00–106.001,6723
Bulls——1,745116.68/cwt114.00–119.002,03614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84177.00/cwt77.00–77.006488
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88482.66/cwt80.00–84.0073113
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91666.69/cwt65.00–70.006118
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97485.47/cwt85.00–87.0083239
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08589.09/cwt86.00–90.0096720
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10583.99/cwt82.00–85.0092821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15690.52/cwt89.00–94.001,04616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17571.00/cwt71.00–71.008342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22595.34/cwt94.00–96.001,1686
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280101.60/cwt99.00–104.001,3009
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32599.30/cwt98.00–103.001,3168
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37294.59/cwt92.00–97.001,29839
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378111.60/cwt110.00–112.001,5384
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0911,221.29/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2215
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,452.51/head1,400.00–1,510.001,4535
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,494.09/head1,275.00–1,650.001,4949

This sale against other markets

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.