Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-07-24

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Jul 24
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,116 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 2,066▲ 653 vs year ago 1,463 · +44.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
317 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 447▼ 31 vs year ago 348 · −8.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 26▼ 37 vs year ago 56 · −66.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good, few plain. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.52/cwt on 847 head.
Average price
$241.52
847 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.35
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509249.461,269291
Medium and Large 1-2490241.511,183213
Medium and Large 2451234.791,058343
One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $211 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 sale847 hd
241.52
—
OK average5 barns · 2,737 hd
236.17
+5.35
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—High1,709121.092,06924
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,182110.621,30727
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,193107.591,28428
CowsLean 85-90%High95097.68928148

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)1,103$1,3349
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,121$1,37910

Every lot

80 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 1306319.77/cwt311.00–321.009789
Steers—Medium and Large 2331292.61/cwt289.00–299.0096948
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added341330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,12515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371289.95/cwt288.00–298.001,07617
Steers—Medium and Large 2372281.72/cwt277.00–287.001,04822
Steers—Medium and Large 1376304.65/cwt299.00–309.001,1456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415272.35/cwt270.00–280.001,13028
Steers—Medium and Large 1439284.06/cwt281.50–291.501,24723
Steers—Medium and Large 2440264.06/cwt259.00–269.001,16240
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472275.78/cwt273.00–283.001,30214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,47618
Steers—Medium and Large 2481266.92/cwt262.00–272.001,28460
Steers—Medium and Large 1485286.36/cwt284.00–294.001,38929
Steers—Medium and Large 2519277.08/cwt272.00–282.001,43833
Steers—Medium and Large 1526300.74/cwt295.00–305.001,58258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527289.78/cwt283.00–294.501,52716
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added552295.24/cwt294.00–295.501,63023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572276.49/cwt269.00–279.001,58228
Steers—Medium and Large 2578261.88/cwt258.00–268.001,51423
Steers—Medium and Large 1588284.08/cwt280.00–290.001,67041
Steers—Medium and Large 1620269.88/cwt265.00–275.001,67331
Steers—Medium and Large 2625246.91/cwt243.00–253.001,54324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639260.63/cwt254.00–264.001,66525
Steers—Medium and Large 1660260.84/cwt257.50–267.001,72228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674251.60/cwt246.00–256.001,69650
Steers—Medium and Large 1724248.90/cwt240.00–250.001,80213
Steers—Medium and Large 1782233.13/cwt229.50–239.501,82319
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added305289.00/cwt289.00–289.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314272.05/cwt270.00–280.0085416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327264.64/cwt259.00–269.0086522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333253.15/cwt248.00–258.0084340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363260.39/cwt258.00–268.0094518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365249.14/cwt247.00–257.0090916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393239.48/cwt236.00–246.0094117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410263.64/cwt259.00–269.001,08127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417238.75/cwt237.00–247.00996123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432252.16/cwt248.00–258.001,08946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470257.47/cwt250.00–260.001,21063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470244.51/cwt239.00–249.001,14926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483230.65/cwt228.00–238.001,114101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521247.27/cwt240.50–250.501,28860
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527221.99/cwt218.00–228.001,17026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529235.17/cwt229.00–239.001,24447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569234.80/cwt226.00–236.001,33624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577242.66/cwt237.00–247.001,40060
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577219.53/cwt215.00–225.001,26736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622232.90/cwt227.00–237.001,44932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626220.99/cwt216.00–226.001,38319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675214.56/cwt209.00–219.001,44813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685223.52/cwt220.00–230.001,5318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712214.69/cwt209.50–219.501,5296
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,1435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1404271.03/cwt268.00–277.001,0956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added405288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,1669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424258.52/cwt256.00–265.001,09618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added454260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475240.79/cwt238.00–248.501,14419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478232.30/cwt227.00–237.001,11017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526237.80/cwt232.00–242.001,25124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539228.96/cwt221.00–231.001,23422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581226.42/cwt221.00–231.001,31622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629218.09/cwt211.00–221.001,37225
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,511111.67/cwt109.00–114.001,6878
Bulls——1,663117.99/cwt117.00–119.001,9624
Bulls——1,809123.36/cwt121.00–126.002,2326
Bulls——1,903133.43/cwt128.50–139.002,5396
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79484.35/cwt82.00–88.0067015
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight862106.32/cwt104.00–109.009168
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86592.92/cwt90.00–97.0080439
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94199.39/cwt97.00–102.0093536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080100.95/cwt98.50–103.001,09022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0485
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089105.77/cwt104.00–109.001,15223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,123105.85/cwt103.00–108.001,18910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,144115.78/cwt115.00–116.001,3259
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164111.22/cwt109.00–114.001,29510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209105.58/cwt103.00–108.001,27618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,297110.77/cwt109.00–113.001,4378
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,379.44/head1,200.00–1,625.001,37910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,333.68/head1,150.00–1,550.001,3349

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.