Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-04-10

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Apr 10
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,327 head
▼ 1,237 vs last sale 2,564▼ 1,090 vs year ago 2,417 · −45.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
279 head
▼ 159 vs last sale 438▼ 99 vs year ago 378 · −26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 64▼ 30 vs year ago 45 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 4.00-7.00 higher, while feeder steers traded as much as 9.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.58/cwt on 470 head.
Average price
$211.58
470 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$10
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.37
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2446216.61966182
Medium and Large 1547210.291,150192
Medium and Large 2477204.6297696
One grade step is worth $11.99/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale470 hd
211.58
—
OK average5 barns · 2,201 hd
207.21
+4.37
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—Average1,760113.972,00623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30194.871,23449
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14291.921,04926
CowsLean 85-90%High92887.19809104

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)1,023$9867
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,5046
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,5852thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2318255.00/cwt249.00–259.008119
Steers—Medium and Large 1324274.50/cwt271.00–281.008898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340265.34/cwt260.00–270.0090222
Steers—Medium and Large 1370272.20/cwt269.00–279.001,00712
Steers—Medium and Large 1427259.43/cwt255.50–265.501,10820
Steers—Medium and Large 2438238.79/cwt233.00–243.001,04623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441250.80/cwt244.00–254.501,10611
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned448230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460243.97/cwt238.00–248.001,12219
Steers—Medium and Large 1469256.09/cwt249.00–259.501,20125
Steers—Medium and Large 2525228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526240.54/cwt234.00–244.001,26536
Steers—Medium and Large 1534249.02/cwt245.00–255.001,33051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned544230.87/cwt230.00–232.001,25616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564232.91/cwt228.00–238.001,31415
Steers—Medium and Large 1569240.79/cwt239.50–249.001,37040
Steers—Medium and Large 1618221.09/cwt215.00–225.001,3668
Steers—Medium and Large 1675207.44/cwt205.00–215.001,4004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678197.23/cwt194.00–204.001,3378
Steers—Medium and Large 1740195.34/cwt187.00–197.001,44612
Steers—Medium and Large 1778190.37/cwt184.00–194.001,48111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1307246.59/cwt242.00–252.0075710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321234.50/cwt231.00–241.0075315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned336229.00/cwt229.00–229.007695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2348220.00/cwt220.00–220.007664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned357230.00/cwt230.00–230.008217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367226.81/cwt222.00–232.0083231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369238.86/cwt233.00–243.0088121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411235.92/cwt229.00–239.0097026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415222.04/cwt218.00–228.0092127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned416210.68/cwt210.00–211.008766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421209.71/cwt207.00–217.0088316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned455192.00/cwt192.00–192.008743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned460219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472215.70/cwt211.00–221.001,01862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned475208.56/cwt207.00–210.009914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479228.34/cwt222.00–232.001,09412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482205.39/cwt200.00–210.0099044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508204.85/cwt201.00–211.001,04118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515226.23/cwt223.00–233.001,16526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned521200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533217.14/cwt212.00–222.001,1574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560184.63/cwt178.00–188.001,0346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569204.42/cwt200.00–210.001,1637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572194.68/cwt189.00–199.001,11421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613186.66/cwt180.00–190.001,1447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,2787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621199.53/cwt191.00–201.001,23921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673192.22/cwt189.00–199.001,2943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734167.21/cwt163.00–173.001,22724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1792166.47/cwt160.00–170.001,31824
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317243.72/cwt241.00–247.007739
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322256.52/cwt249.00–259.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361249.39/cwt245.00–255.009007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363239.35/cwt234.00–244.008696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned426235.46/cwt235.00–236.001,0039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433245.55/cwt238.00–248.001,06318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added450256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,15210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463237.73/cwt236.00–246.001,1016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned478214.10/cwt210.00–216.001,0236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492226.85/cwt225.00–235.001,11617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511221.86/cwt217.00–227.001,13417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526234.60/cwt228.50–238.501,23414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned526211.57/cwt209.00–214.001,1134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580213.44/cwt210.00–220.001,23825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609222.25/cwt215.00–226.001,35410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2756
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,588107.95/cwt105.00–111.001,7148
Bulls——1,837120.99/cwt119.00–124.002,2235
Bulls——1,860115.28/cwt112.00–118.002,14410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76574.09/cwt71.00–77.0056711
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85882.43/cwt79.00–84.0070719
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87893.55/cwt91.00–95.0082128
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92986.92/cwt85.00–90.0080721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06390.45/cwt89.00–92.009619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09397.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0608
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11794.10/cwt93.00–96.001,0518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12687.78/cwt85.00–90.0098812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14784.35/cwt83.00–87.009678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23893.43/cwt91.00–96.001,1576
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28192.69/cwt90.00–95.001,18730
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,322104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33497.63/cwt96.00–101.001,30217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,503.85/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5046
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023986.49/head950.00–1,075.009867
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5852

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.