Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-03-06

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Mar 6
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,842 head
▲ 433 vs last sale 1,409▲ 248 vs year ago 1,594 · +15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 261▲ 4 vs year ago 240 · +1.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 15▲ 7 vs year ago 20 · +35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.97/cwt on 705 head.
Average price
$206.97
705 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$1
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.08
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470213.951,007325
Medium and Large 1-2449203.90916326
Medium and Large 2549183.511,00854
One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale705 hd
206.97
—
OK average5 barns · 3,374 hd
195.89
+11.08
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—High1,743123.652,15522
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24394.351,17333
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30694.301,23129
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00983.75845114

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)1,165$1,4039
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5352thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,147$1,42716

Every lot

71 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315244.00/cwt244.00–244.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335249.96/cwt247.00–257.0083719
Steers—Medium and Large 1339262.28/cwt258.00–268.0088912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added357276.00/cwt276.00–276.009853
Steers—Medium and Large 1369268.67/cwt262.00–272.0099136
Steers—Medium and Large 2385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387255.41/cwt251.00–261.0098825
Steers—Medium and Large 1413255.18/cwt250.00–260.001,05442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417242.79/cwt239.00–249.001,01221
Steers—Medium and Large 2423231.35/cwt228.00–238.0097912
Steers—Medium and Large 1476252.78/cwt247.00–257.001,20320
Steers—Medium and Large 2477231.05/cwt225.00–235.001,10224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482239.79/cwt236.00–246.001,15639
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned503200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0063
Steers—Medium and Large 1516238.03/cwt231.00–241.001,22855
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525243.93/cwt242.00–245.001,28112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527225.63/cwt220.00–230.001,18914
Steers—Medium and Large 2542212.54/cwt209.00–219.001,15212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3152
Steers—Medium and Large 1557231.01/cwt226.00–236.001,28734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570219.61/cwt215.00–225.001,25224
Steers—Medium and Large 2585211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,2371
Steers—Medium and Large 1611220.87/cwt215.00–225.501,35021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616207.98/cwt204.00–214.001,28137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned633201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2722
Steers—Medium and Large 1665210.33/cwt205.00–215.001,39921
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3862
Steers—Medium and Large 1747192.53/cwt184.00–194.001,43827
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314202.25/cwt197.00–207.0063554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325212.80/cwt208.00–218.0069244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359209.14/cwt203.00–213.0075145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384220.47/cwt214.50–224.5084727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415197.00/cwt197.00–197.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428211.40/cwt208.00–218.0090545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430222.19/cwt219.00–229.0095566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464210.40/cwt207.00–217.0097680
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480225.24/cwt218.00–228.001,08180
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516216.03/cwt210.00–220.001,11545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526203.79/cwt199.00–209.001,07252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536191.70/cwt188.00–198.001,02824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576174.73/cwt171.00–181.001,00627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579187.27/cwt182.00–192.001,08440
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583194.46/cwt193.50–203.501,13438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624178.23/cwt177.00–187.001,11215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637170.73/cwt168.00–176.001,08810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728160.49/cwt154.00–164.001,1686
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319241.93/cwt240.00–250.007728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360261.88/cwt254.00–264.5094312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429253.68/cwt249.00–259.001,08814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469229.46/cwt225.00–235.001,07623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584214.95/cwt210.00–220.001,25532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,646114.59/cwt111.00–117.001,8867
Bulls——1,778123.00/cwt119.00–125.002,1874
Bulls——1,792129.65/cwt126.00–131.502,32311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72994.49/cwt94.00–95.006895
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88072.78/cwt70.00–75.006408
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90280.41/cwt78.00–82.5072523
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91784.88/cwt83.00–88.0077810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04984.20/cwt83.50–88.0088350
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05878.70/cwt76.00–81.008338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21689.28/cwt88.50–90.001,08611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25796.89/cwt94.00–99.001,21822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29095.32/cwt93.00–98.001,23019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31388.29/cwt86.50–91.001,1599
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35295.48/cwt94.00–97.001,29110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,402.59/head1,200.00–1,610.001,4039
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1471,426.59/head1,275.00–1,700.001,42716

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.