Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-07-17

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Jul 17
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,066 head
▼ 1,241 vs last sale 3,307▼ 1,594 vs year ago 3,660 · −43.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
447 head
▼ 253 vs last sale 700▼ 360 vs year ago 807 · −44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 39▼ 18 vs year ago 44 · −40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.33/cwt on 898 head.
Average price
$236.33
898 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,265
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.87
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560243.581,363294
Medium and Large 1-2551233.321,285350
Medium and Large 2486232.101,127254
One grade step is worth $11.47/cwt here — about $236 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 sale898 hd
236.33
—
OK average5 barns · 2,976 hd
230.47
+5.87
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—High1,656127.132,10517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,407111.061,56235
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,279103.051,318109
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08795.601,039159

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)1,161$1,41612
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,223$1,6107
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$1,3627

Every lot

96 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added310340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0541
Steers—Medium and Large 1330324.10/cwt319.00–329.001,0707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335317.21/cwt308.00–318.001,06323
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363303.56/cwt299.00–309.001,10213
Steers—Medium and Large 1379313.08/cwt310.00–320.001,1876
Steers—Medium and Large 2379290.28/cwt288.00–298.001,10022
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned388278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0793
Steers—Medium and Large 1420289.00/cwt286.00–296.001,21419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428282.12/cwt275.00–285.001,20736
Steers—Medium and Large 2433269.44/cwt264.00–274.001,16731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478273.18/cwt269.00–279.001,30612
Steers—Medium and Large 1486281.70/cwt280.00–290.001,36914
Steers—Medium and Large 2487261.72/cwt260.00–262.501,27526
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added493310.50/cwt310.50–310.501,5315
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,23812
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned515259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522287.36/cwt279.00–289.001,50037
Steers—Medium and Large 1528296.22/cwt290.00–300.001,56422
Steers—Medium and Large 2541272.40/cwt268.00–278.001,47423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574272.12/cwt268.00–278.001,56236
Steers—Medium and Large 2574258.81/cwt257.00–267.001,48622
Steers—Medium and Large 1578285.58/cwt279.00–289.001,65115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623261.89/cwt259.50–270.001,63266
Steers—Medium and Large 1625279.38/cwt271.50–281.501,74634
Steers—Medium and Large 2631253.90/cwt249.00–259.001,60229
Steers—Medium and Large 1688254.53/cwt253.50–263.001,75147
Steers—Medium and Large 1724248.81/cwt243.50–253.501,80115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732235.42/cwt232.00–242.001,72317
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned305235.00/cwt235.00–235.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1307274.07/cwt270.00–280.008416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334253.44/cwt248.00–258.0084620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338262.74/cwt259.00–269.0088815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367274.29/cwt269.00–279.001,0077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369253.39/cwt246.00–257.0093523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378265.40/cwt258.00–268.001,00322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424264.70/cwt258.00–268.001,1229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428250.61/cwt247.00–257.001,07326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430240.18/cwt236.00–246.001,03350
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned444233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,0352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned452229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468259.09/cwt254.00–264.001,21353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472247.76/cwt243.00–253.501,16932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480238.25/cwt232.00–242.001,14442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521229.51/cwt225.00–235.001,19667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530242.37/cwt236.00–246.501,28558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533218.52/cwt214.00–224.001,16546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562219.27/cwt212.00–223.001,23220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571228.74/cwt224.00–234.001,30652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573240.67/cwt235.00–245.501,37982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned605211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624227.26/cwt222.50–233.001,41881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628237.96/cwt234.00–244.001,49413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634215.05/cwt212.00–222.001,36340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671218.13/cwt214.00–224.001,46415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674230.13/cwt225.00–235.001,55139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705212.25/cwt212.25–212.251,49637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716224.89/cwt217.50–227.501,61027
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300321.00/cwt321.00–321.009633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378296.30/cwt295.00–297.001,1203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added400291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1437267.58/cwt260.00–270.001,16917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474251.40/cwt248.00–258.001,19213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476262.33/cwt259.50–269.001,24913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516245.31/cwt240.00–251.501,2669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572240.83/cwt236.00–245.501,37831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added615252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631237.26/cwt229.50–239.501,49725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633218.60/cwt210.00–220.001,38430
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663231.08/cwt229.00–239.001,53212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730212.04/cwt210.00–218.001,5484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,563121.10/cwt120.00–124.001,8937
Bulls——1,718133.26/cwt131.00–136.002,2896
Bulls——1,725128.47/cwt126.50–130.002,2164
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90589.16/cwt86.00–90.0080723
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93193.21/cwt91.00–95.0086824
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95297.65/cwt97.00–98.009306
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight985105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08590.60/cwt89.00–94.0098320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09186.47/cwt86.00–87.009436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19898.37/cwt95.00–100.001,17854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208103.05/cwt100.00–106.001,24524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247107.52/cwt107.00–108.001,3419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281104.27/cwt101.00–106.501,33676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28597.51/cwt95.00–100.001,25324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,308107.48/cwt105.00–109.001,40616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466111.92/cwt110.00–113.001,64112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531117.76/cwt116.00–119.001,8037
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,609.65/head1,325.00–1,835.001,6107
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,311.67/head1,150.00–1,450.001,3128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2681,624.95/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6254
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,007898.41/head875.00–910.008983
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3221,709.34/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7094

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.