Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-03-13

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Mar 13
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,646 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 1,842▼ 233 vs year ago 1,879 · −12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
288 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 244▲ 14 vs year ago 274 · +5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 27▼ 18 vs year ago 45 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.46/cwt on 625 head.
Average price
$205.46
625 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$951
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.57
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467210.89985336
Medium and Large 1-2452203.97923197
Medium and Large 2470188.8288792
One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $97 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 sale625 hd
205.46
—
OK average5 barns · 3,115 hd
195.89
+9.57
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—Average1,445122.471,76946
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,19597.001,15918
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23994.741,1745thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04086.1789636

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)1,063$1,02210
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$1,1569
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,191$1,4108

Every lot

81 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314253.20/cwt249.00–259.0079528
Steers—Medium and Large 2328242.18/cwt238.00–248.007949
Steers—Medium and Large 1339262.31/cwt260.00–270.008896
Steers—Medium and Large 1359265.14/cwt261.00–271.009529
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360276.00/cwt276.00–276.009944
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned360232.00/cwt232.00–232.008353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368256.50/cwt250.00–260.0094416
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned373260.00/cwt260.00–260.009703
Steers—Medium and Large 2374246.41/cwt239.00–249.0092211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425251.18/cwt248.00–258.001,06821
Steers—Medium and Large 2426240.00/cwt238.00–242.001,02218
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned428230.00/cwt230.00–230.009845
Steers—Medium and Large 1430260.93/cwt259.00–269.001,1229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned438237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0382
Steers—Medium and Large 1453253.65/cwt249.00–259.001,14923
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned458225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481241.44/cwt238.50–248.001,16157
Steers—Medium and Large 2482231.20/cwt227.00–237.001,11460
Steers—Medium and Large 1524240.21/cwt232.00–242.001,25920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536225.26/cwt221.00–231.001,20713
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added541245.50/cwt244.00–247.001,3288
Steers—Medium and Large 1563227.20/cwt222.00–232.001,27910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563216.60/cwt211.00–221.001,21913
Steers—Medium and Large 1622219.94/cwt217.00–227.001,3686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635212.79/cwt206.00–216.001,35114
Steers—Medium and Large 1655218.00/cwt216.00–226.001,4285
Steers—Medium and Large 1717188.52/cwt183.00–193.001,3524
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added312231.61/cwt229.00–234.0072316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323213.24/cwt207.00–217.0068920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325222.61/cwt218.00–228.0072313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1359222.02/cwt216.00–226.0079747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned368200.61/cwt197.00–204.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374211.29/cwt205.00–215.0079030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added406221.00/cwt221.00–221.008979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned416177.97/cwt177.00–180.007406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419217.54/cwt210.50–220.5091146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427192.82/cwt189.00–199.0082331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428205.44/cwt200.00–210.0087936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned461179.87/cwt179.00–181.008297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471212.96/cwt207.50–217.501,00394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479191.75/cwt186.00–196.0091825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483204.60/cwt197.00–207.0098849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520198.28/cwt192.00–202.001,03140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525205.71/cwt203.00–213.001,08058
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535185.80/cwt181.00–191.0099423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned539190.67/cwt190.00–191.001,0283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563190.12/cwt186.00–196.001,07014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564201.95/cwt197.00–207.001,13924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616180.51/cwt175.00–185.001,1127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678173.63/cwt170.00–180.001,17713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720167.95/cwt163.00–173.001,2099
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325249.30/cwt247.00–254.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370246.70/cwt241.00–250.009139
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427242.35/cwt240.00–245.001,03513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472232.51/cwt229.00–239.001,09714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518201.48/cwt199.00–208.001,04415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added550219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555210.25/cwt208.00–211.001,1674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628210.08/cwt206.00–216.001,3198
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658192.32/cwt190.00–197.001,2653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1703160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,190109.08/cwt107.00–112.001,2987
Bulls——Light Weight1,230129.34/cwt128.00–130.001,5913
Bulls——Light Weight1,243116.32/cwt113.50–119.001,4462
Bulls——1,473120.49/cwt118.00–123.001,77518
Bulls——1,578137.25/cwt135.50–139.002,1663
Bulls——1,592128.36/cwt126.00–130.502,04313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68084.00/cwt84.00–84.005712
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83079.00/cwt79.00–79.006562
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90591.00/cwt91.00–91.008243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,00585.00/cwt85.00–85.008543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03581.45/cwt79.00–84.008436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10887.58/cwt87.50–88.0097023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11396.20/cwt95.00–101.001,07110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23994.74/cwt94.00–96.001,1745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472105.80/cwt105.00–109.001,5575
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,109.52/head1,000.00–1,185.001,1108
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,022.13/head875.00–1,200.001,02210
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,410.18/head1,225.00–1,625.001,4108

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.