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Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Apr 3

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,564 head

▲ 668 vs last sale 1,896▲ 844 vs year ago 1,720 · +49.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

438 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 369▲ 115 vs year ago 323 · +35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 43▲ 48 vs year ago 16 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 higher. Heifers unevenly steady with heifers weighing over 600 pounds having a higher undertone noted. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.43/cwt on 1,082 head.

Average price

$207.43

1,082 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.51

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	213.18	1,085	473
Medium and Large 1-2	479	206.50	988	307
Medium and Large 2	454	199.35	905	302

One grade step is worth $13.83/cwt here — about $181 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 sale1,082 hd

207.43

—

OK average5 barns · 3,281 hd

198.92

+8.51

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,615	115.23	1,861	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,289	98.39	1,268	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	92.34	1,123	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	85.77	838	205

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,128	11
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$985	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,780	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,365	25

Every lot

101 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	319	239.75/cwt	239.00–242.00	765	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	261.66/cwt	257.00–267.00	858	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	272.49/cwt	268.00–278.00	905	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	333	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	949	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	364	236.99/cwt	233.00–240.00	863	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	275.56/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,014	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	262.69/cwt	258.00–268.00	972	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	250.35/cwt	247.00–257.00	926	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	383	288.66/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,106	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	419	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,123	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	228.71/cwt	226.00–236.00	981	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	239.83/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,031	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	253.68/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,093	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	439	220.48/cwt	218.00–221.00	968	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	249.47/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,190	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	228.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,094	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	241.40/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,156	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	234.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,221	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	221.78/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,164	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	213.40/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,137	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	245.06/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,311	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	547	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,105	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	235.48/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,347	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	220.79/cwt	218.00–228.50	1,265	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,209	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	235.39/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,424	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	208.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,269	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	618	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,248	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	223.57/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,402	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	216.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,438	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	183.46/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,341	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	193.09/cwt	191.00–193.50	1,435	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	181.15/cwt	175.50–185.50	1,413	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	213.18/cwt	210.00–221.00	650	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	229.12/cwt	222.00–232.00	747	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	237.60/cwt	233.00–243.00	782	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	217.73/cwt	212.00–222.00	806	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	230.21/cwt	223.00–234.00	854	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	241.57/cwt	234.50–244.50	903	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	380	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	939	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	386	208.83/cwt	205.00–209.50	806	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	205.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	868	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	190.51/cwt	188.00–199.00	812	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	215.82/cwt	211.00–221.00	928	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	436	230.64/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,006	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	458	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	868	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	226.50/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,062	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	204.46/cwt	198.00–208.00	969	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	212.41/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,011	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	219.66/cwt	214.50–224.50	1,131	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	208.97/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,089	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	197.36/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,032	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	555	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	966	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	182.39/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,040	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	192.73/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,104	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	207.66/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,198	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,184	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	170.40/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,062	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	183.79/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,167	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	181.79/cwt	176.50–186.50	1,220	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	170.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,141	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	714	177.09/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,264	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	162.98/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,169	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	165.64/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,297	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	250.20/cwt	244.00–255.00	818	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	274.47/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,032	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	242.09/cwt	239.00–249.50	1,029	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	230.57/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,095	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	214.12/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,139	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,279	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	210.66/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,192	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	195.20/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,208	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	178.50/cwt	178.00–181.50	1,223	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	691	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,344	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	178.73/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,301	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,360	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	106.94/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,543	5
Bulls	—	—	1,553	113.93/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,769	11
Bulls	—	—	1,752	118.75/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,081	9
Bulls	—	—	1,773	127.22/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,256	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	835	73.24/cwt	72.00–78.00	612	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	888	91.71/cwt	91.00–94.00	814	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	81.74/cwt	79.00–84.00	740	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	958	86.56/cwt	85.00–90.00	829	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	91.11/cwt	88.00–92.50	993	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	86.41/cwt	84.50–87.00	946	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,088	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	96.53/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,113	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	90.01/cwt	88.50–93.00	1,126	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	93.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,181	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	98.90/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,276	62
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,324	106.14/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,405	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	969.42/head	950.00–1,000.00	969	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	1,260.82/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,261	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	1,779.82/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,780	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	1,364.77/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,365	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,333	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Mon Apr 3, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,564Last week 1,896Year ago 1,720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 438Last week 369Year ago 323

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 43Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	555	174.00	174.00
41	—	386	205.00–209.50	208.83
6	—	458	189.00–190.00	189.50
6	—	320	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	374	234.50–244.50	241.57
40	—	329	233.00–243.00	237.60
12	—	717	159.00–169.00	162.98
106	—	469	220.00–230.00	226.50
27	—	515	214.50–224.50	219.66
9	—	783	163.00–173.00	165.64
54	—	577	201.00–211.00	207.66
57	—	430	211.00–221.00	215.82
32	—	671	176.50–186.50	181.79
51	—	635	177.00–187.00	183.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	422	200.00–210.00	205.57
22	—	326	222.00–232.00	229.12
39	—	371	223.00–234.00	230.21
41	—	476	209.00–219.00	212.41
53	—	521	203.00–213.00	208.97
49	—	573	189.00–199.00	192.73
17	—	671	165.00–175.00	170.09
12	—	623	166.00–176.00	170.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	190.00	190.00
40	—	436	226.00–239.00	230.64
9	—	714	172.00–180.00	177.09
6	—	380	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	305	210.00–221.00	213.18
43	—	570	178.00–188.00	182.39
39	—	370	212.00–222.00	217.73
46	—	426	188.00–199.00	190.51
59	—	474	198.00–208.00	204.46
35	—	523	192.00–202.00	197.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	328	257.00–267.00	261.66
14	—	525	218.00–228.00	221.78
15	—	607	205.00–215.00	208.98
29	—	573	218.00–228.50	220.79
14	—	370	258.00–268.00	262.69
33	—	479	236.00–246.00	241.40
30	—	430	237.00–247.00	239.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	478	225.00–235.00	228.93
63	—	370	247.00–257.00	250.35
9	—	587	206.00	206.00
39	—	533	207.00–217.00	213.40
38	—	429	226.00–236.00	228.71
4	—	320	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	731	177.50–187.50	183.46
18	—	665	210.00–220.00	216.22
21	—	332	268.00–278.00	272.49
17	—	780	175.50–185.50	181.15
64	—	627	216.00–226.00	223.57
53	—	431	248.00–258.00	253.68
16	—	368	269.00–279.00	275.56
53	—	572	229.00–239.00	235.48
45	—	521	230.00–240.00	234.27
45	—	477	247.00–257.00	249.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	191.00–193.50	193.09
5	—	605	230.00–239.00	235.39
5	—	333	285.00	285.00
3	—	383	288.00–289.00	288.66
55	—	535	243.00–248.00	245.06
23	—	419	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	319	239.00–242.00	239.75
3	—	547	202.00	202.00
12	—	364	233.00–240.00	236.99
23	—	439	218.00–221.00	220.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	618	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	425	239.00–249.50	242.09
10	—	566	207.00–219.00	210.66
7	—	685	178.00–181.50	178.50
10	—	475	226.00–238.00	230.57
1	—	535	239.00	239.00
9	—	327	244.00–255.00	250.20
14	—	619	191.00–200.00	195.20
3	—	728	172.00–182.00	178.73
2	—	760	179.00	179.00
15	—	376	274.00–275.00	274.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	270.00	270.00
5	—	691	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	532	210.00–216.00	214.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,090	88.00–92.50	91.11
9	—	1,095	84.50–87.00	86.41
2	—	1,122	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,270	90.00–95.00	93.00
62	—	1,290	97.00–103.00	98.90
7	—	1,324	105.00–110.00	106.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,153	95.00–97.00	96.53
36	—	1,251	88.50–93.00	90.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	958	85.00–90.00	86.56
50	—	905	79.00–84.00	81.74
22	—	835	72.00–78.00	73.24
11	—	888	91.00–94.00	91.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,553	111.00–116.00	113.93
5	—	1,443	105.00–108.00	106.94
9	—	1,752	117.00–122.00	118.75
2	—	1,773	125.00–129.00	127.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,030	950.00–1,000.00	969.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,066	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,260.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,103	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,779.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,184	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,364.77

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.