Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-03-27

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Mar 27
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,896 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 1,763▼ 180 vs year ago 2,076 · −8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
369 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 273▲ 98 vs year ago 271 · +36.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 13▲ 0 vs year ago 43 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 8.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-7.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.17/cwt on 794 head.
Average price
$215.17
794 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,002
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.05
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492216.571,065408
Medium and Large 1-2447216.06966247
Medium and Large 2423209.47886139
One grade step is worth $7.10/cwt here — about $179 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 sale794 hd
215.17
—
OK average5 barns · 2,568 hd
201.11
+14.05
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—Low1,619115.761,8758thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,266101.191,28153
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09999.611,09431
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01790.43919236

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)1,075$1,20824
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,011$1,0468
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,027$1,1719

Every lot

83 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318264.71/cwt259.00–269.0084212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added327287.00/cwt287.00–287.009388
Steers—Medium and Large 1328274.59/cwt270.00–280.0090117
Steers—Medium and Large 2334253.09/cwt248.00–258.0084519
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned369260.00/cwt260.00–260.0095910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370258.76/cwt256.00–266.0095730
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added372283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,0533
Steers—Medium and Large 1379272.02/cwt267.00–277.001,0318
Steers—Medium and Large 2385251.28/cwt245.00–255.0096721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422238.07/cwt231.00–241.001,00538
Steers—Medium and Large 1440246.83/cwt241.50–251.501,08644
Steers—Medium and Large 2462231.16/cwt228.00–238.001,06831
Steers—Medium and Large 1466252.67/cwt250.00–260.001,17716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471243.38/cwt239.00–249.001,14636
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added491272.20/cwt263.00–274.501,33726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510240.61/cwt237.00–247.001,22716
Steers—Medium and Large 2512229.51/cwt226.00–236.001,17519
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,3894
Steers—Medium and Large 1527255.11/cwt248.50–258.751,34444
Steers—Medium and Large 1565238.27/cwt236.50–246.501,34638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570225.70/cwt225.00–235.001,28624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned572217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,24431
Steers—Medium and Large 1635213.58/cwt208.00–218.001,35634
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned642202.37/cwt201.00–202.501,29911
Steers—Medium and Large 1662186.79/cwt184.50–193.501,2378
Steers—Medium and Large 1726176.04/cwt171.00–181.001,27824
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added315248.00/cwt248.00–248.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319224.43/cwt220.00–230.0071633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321236.56/cwt231.00–241.0075931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334215.46/cwt209.00–219.0072042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added354246.77/cwt239.00–249.0087414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367233.09/cwt228.00–238.0085529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374221.52/cwt217.00–227.0082828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned390224.50/cwt224.50–224.5087635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419235.42/cwt229.00–239.0098655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422223.85/cwt218.00–228.0094566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440208.73/cwt206.00–217.0091841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465220.61/cwt213.00–223.001,02674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467207.22/cwt202.00–212.0096846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475225.62/cwt224.00–234.001,07254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned475220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,04724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517211.21/cwt205.00–215.001,09219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522222.60/cwt216.50–226.501,16250
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523197.63/cwt194.00–204.001,03410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565212.20/cwt207.00–217.001,19913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1639185.29/cwt176.50–186.501,18454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2643172.05/cwt165.00–175.001,10627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666179.72/cwt174.50–184.501,19722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added723178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726162.77/cwt155.50–165.501,18212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776156.47/cwt151.00–161.001,2147
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1339275.94/cwt270.00–280.0093510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418245.64/cwt240.00–250.001,02721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421230.94/cwt227.00–237.0097214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474228.66/cwt225.00–235.001,0849
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481241.84/cwt236.00–246.001,16312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520208.88/cwt203.00–213.001,0867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535218.77/cwt214.00–224.001,1709
Bulls—Medium and Large 1552222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733180.02/cwt175.00–181.001,32017
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,557115.00/cwt112.00–117.001,7913
Bulls——1,580105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6591
Bulls——1,676119.01/cwt118.00–121.001,9954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight753114.63/cwt112.00–117.508634
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight870107.50/cwt107.50–107.509352
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89183.82/cwt81.00–84.0074739
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94888.13/cwt86.00–90.0083527
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96691.77/cwt91.00–96.0088625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03185.54/cwt83.00–87.0088219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04790.69/cwt88.50–93.0095072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10997.80/cwt95.00–99.001,08513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12893.81/cwt91.00–94.501,05810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12996.70/cwt94.00–99.001,09252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,211101.66/cwt101.00–104.001,23126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26396.12/cwt95.00–98.001,21416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,399107.45/cwt107.00–109.001,50311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0111,046.21/head875.00–1,150.001,0468
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0741,419.26/head1,375.00–1,475.001,4199
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,081.16/head950.00–1,185.001,08115
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0271,170.51/head1,000.00–1,285.001,1719

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.