Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-02-27

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Feb 27
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,409 head
▼ 1,314 vs last sale 2,723▲ 622 vs year ago 787 · +79.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 303▲ 115 vs year ago 146 · +78.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 9 vs year ago 6 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-9.00 higher. Quality mostly attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.17/cwt on 575 head.
Average price
$207.17
575 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.94
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447214.18957256
Medium and Large 1-2460204.10939274
Medium and Large 2570186.011,06145
One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale575 hd
207.17
—
OK average5 barns · 3,701 hd
193.23
+13.94
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—Low1,902126.142,3997thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,105110.001,2162thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05092.3797054
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96985.75831151

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)1,235$1,4852thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$1,52011

Every lot

75 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300299.00/cwt299.00–299.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313265.54/cwt260.00–270.0083116
Steers—Medium and Large 2316255.56/cwt249.00–259.0080838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned336252.00/cwt252.00–252.008475
Steers—Medium and Large 1343272.98/cwt271.00–281.009365
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added369278.71/cwt277.00–279.001,0287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378256.87/cwt253.00–263.0097117
Steers—Medium and Large 1380267.75/cwt264.00–274.001,01712
Steers—Medium and Large 1417263.97/cwt259.50–269.501,10143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423250.37/cwt248.00–258.001,05935
Steers—Medium and Large 2433242.99/cwt237.00–247.001,05227
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned433222.89/cwt210.00–230.0096512
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned450221.00/cwt221.00–221.009953
Steers—Medium and Large 1472248.02/cwt247.00–257.001,17128
Steers—Medium and Large 2474227.81/cwt225.00–235.001,08033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478240.27/cwt236.00–246.001,14820
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
Steers—Medium and Large 1513238.80/cwt233.50–243.501,22528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536227.36/cwt222.00–232.001,21917
Steers—Medium and Large 1558229.83/cwt226.00–236.001,28241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575217.75/cwt215.00–225.001,25217
Steers—Medium and Large 1621200.12/cwt196.00–206.001,2438
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3163
Steers—Medium and Large 1682193.10/cwt188.00–198.001,31715
Steers—Medium and Large 1710191.79/cwt184.00–194.001,36224
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320217.64/cwt210.00–220.0069634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325201.36/cwt199.00–209.0065435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added336226.00/cwt226.00–226.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367214.93/cwt209.00–219.0078946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned385178.00/cwt178.00–178.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2396204.48/cwt198.00–209.0081030
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428209.66/cwt204.00–214.0089735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430217.82/cwt215.00–225.0093758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468198.24/cwt195.00–205.009283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473223.03/cwt217.00–227.001,05550
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480209.89/cwt206.00–216.001,00784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned480201.00/cwt201.00–201.009652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505203.09/cwt198.00–208.001,02654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525215.48/cwt209.00–219.001,13126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added576215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579202.27/cwt199.00–209.001,17120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582193.14/cwt188.00–198.001,12427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587184.25/cwt177.00–187.001,08239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603163.98/cwt159.00–169.009894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633171.58/cwt170.00–180.001,0866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676164.63/cwt160.00–170.001,1138
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300260.00/cwt260.00–260.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334277.50/cwt277.50–277.509274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376271.46/cwt264.00–273.001,0216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417251.53/cwt250.00–257.001,04918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429226.82/cwt210.00–235.0097312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483237.81/cwt230.00–240.001,14917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657178.98/cwt170.00–188.001,17610
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,595115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8341
Bulls——1,951128.80/cwt126.00–131.002,5135
Bulls——1,965124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,4371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83768.81/cwt66.00–74.0057616
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85693.26/cwt91.00–107.5079816
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90081.48/cwt78.00–83.0073317
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95487.34/cwt84.00–88.5083368
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,005108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04691.88/cwt90.00–96.0096150
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09194.37/cwt94.00–94.501,0308
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,105110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2162
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14783.68/cwt80.00–88.0096012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18290.85/cwt89.00–92.001,07414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18889.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4852
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1891,520.13/head1,200.00–1,750.001,52011

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.