Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-08-07

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 7
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,837 head
▲ 788 vs last sale 1,049▲ 3 vs year ago 1,834 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
386 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 309▼ 20 vs year ago 406 · −4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 17▼ 51 vs year ago 65 · −78.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: After much needed rain and cooler weather throughout the trade area, both steers and heifers had a much higher undertone noted. Demand good. Quality attractive thru good. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Breakers had a much lower undertone noted. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $298.54/cwt on 842 head.
Average price
$298.54
842 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,466
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+31.05
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520304.321,583309
Medium and Large 1-2484297.751,440271
Medium and Large 2464292.551,358262
One grade step is worth $11.77/cwt here — about $225 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 sale842 hd
298.54
—
OK average5 barns · 2,371 hd
267.49
+31.05
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—Average1,675129.992,17831
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,316110.651,45690
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273107.951,37452
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,050102.181,073162

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$1,51514

Every lot

91 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 2306317.26/cwt313.00–323.0097135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321331.60/cwt324.00–334.001,06416
Steers—Medium and Large 1330343.97/cwt335.00–345.001,13511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added336352.93/cwt346.00–358.001,18611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added358361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,2923
Steers—Medium and Large 2363320.57/cwt315.00–325.001,16424
Steers—Medium and Large 1364343.23/cwt337.00–347.001,2499
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373330.48/cwt326.00–336.001,23313
Steers—Medium and Large 2413289.42/cwt287.00–297.001,19539
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418330.98/cwt320.00–332.501,38318
Steers—Medium and Large 1422313.92/cwt309.00–319.001,32536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436301.30/cwt298.00–308.001,31489
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,5309
Steers—Medium and Large 1473314.01/cwt309.50–319.501,48545
Steers—Medium and Large 2477293.38/cwt287.50–297.501,39961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480302.47/cwt298.50–309.001,45240
Steers—Medium and Large 1509303.88/cwt298.00–308.001,54730
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,6059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529291.46/cwt287.00–297.001,54254
Steers—Medium and Large 2532282.96/cwt276.00–286.001,50546
Steers—Medium and Large 2571274.58/cwt268.00–278.001,56857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577282.35/cwt279.00–289.001,62949
Steers—Medium and Large 1587296.10/cwt290.00–300.001,73838
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617290.80/cwt282.00–299.501,79435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627259.94/cwt255.00–265.001,63010
Steers—Medium and Large 1637271.25/cwt266.00–276.001,72817
Steers—Medium and Large 1666263.79/cwt258.00–268.001,75712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8096
Steers—Medium and Large 1713255.24/cwt249.00–259.001,82020
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331282.05/cwt277.00–287.009349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334295.09/cwt288.00–298.0098611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added339301.90/cwt300.50–304.001,02316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362271.33/cwt266.00–276.0098212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added368294.58/cwt288.00–299.501,08429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377282.45/cwt277.00–287.001,06521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418285.73/cwt285.00–288.001,1944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418279.88/cwt274.00–284.001,17028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424258.25/cwt252.00–262.001,09536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439268.44/cwt263.00–273.001,17831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466266.71/cwt259.50–269.501,24355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467241.96/cwt237.00–247.001,13045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480253.72/cwt248.00–259.001,21826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added519273.50/cwt273.50–273.501,4197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529265.27/cwt258.50–269.001,40351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532242.13/cwt237.00–247.001,28835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537252.32/cwt248.00–258.001,35528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added557269.48/cwt268.50–270.001,50117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567239.91/cwt233.00–243.001,36029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581262.71/cwt255.00–265.001,52636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582247.66/cwt244.00–254.001,44124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612238.59/cwt233.00–243.001,46027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614263.74/cwt255.00–265.001,61936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631249.07/cwt244.00–254.001,57218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656245.55/cwt239.00–249.001,61119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665254.89/cwt250.00–260.001,6952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723223.46/cwt216.00–226.001,61620
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332349.85/cwt342.50–352.501,16214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added374348.80/cwt345.00–350.001,3058
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384329.97/cwt326.00–336.001,26712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added405329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,3322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1406313.73/cwt310.00–320.001,2748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442303.12/cwt299.00–309.001,34017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added450311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,4006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468295.95/cwt290.00–300.001,38517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469281.60/cwt279.00–289.001,3218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523251.63/cwt248.00–258.001,31630
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535241.49/cwt237.00–247.001,29217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565247.46/cwt242.00–252.001,3989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570236.57/cwt231.00–241.001,34819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613235.66/cwt230.00–241.501,4456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672216.27/cwt212.00–222.001,4536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1734216.07/cwt210.50–220.501,5867
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,601122.44/cwt119.00–125.001,9605
Bulls——1,629129.09/cwt126.00–132.002,10317
Bulls——1,804135.88/cwt134.00–141.002,4519
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81888.52/cwt88.00–89.007248
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89494.72/cwt93.00–95.0084714
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92299.73/cwt97.00–104.0092042
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight930108.38/cwt106.00–111.001,0088
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,142102.18/cwt100.00–104.501,16736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14597.49/cwt94.00–99.001,11613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146115.49/cwt113.00–116.001,32413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172103.61/cwt103.00–107.001,21413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,214107.72/cwt106.00–111.001,30828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,281107.51/cwt104.50–109.001,37751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306109.40/cwt108.00–112.001,42939
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,351117.63/cwt115.00–119.001,58920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372111.71/cwt111.00–114.001,53319
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,425.13/head1,250.00–1,560.001,42510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1631,740.32/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7404

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.