Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-08-14

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 14
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,519 head
▲ 682 vs last sale 1,837▲ 976 vs year ago 1,543 · +63.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
350 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 386▼ 11 vs year ago 361 · −3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 14▼ 31 vs year ago 51 · −60.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-8.00 higher, with the exception of heifers weighing over 600 pounds, which had a lower undertone noted. Quality good, few attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $266.89/cwt on 819 head.
Average price
$266.89
819 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,281
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.79
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514269.591,385331
Medium and Large 1-2465267.491,245312
Medium and Large 2443260.771,155176
One grade step is worth $8.82/cwt here — about $231 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 sale819 hd
266.89
—
OK average5 barns · 2,995 hd
249.10
+17.79
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—Low1,526123.861,89018
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,327112.351,49139
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181105.301,24425
CowsLean 85-90%Low99696.20958110

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)1,258$1,6137
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,217$1,6078
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,006$1,1395

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1321350.46/cwt346.00–356.001,12511
Steers—Medium and Large 2329327.85/cwt324.00–334.001,07911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331340.38/cwt335.00–345.001,12716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375335.81/cwt330.00–340.001,25936
Steers—Medium and Large 1377348.06/cwt341.00–351.001,31217
Steers—Medium and Large 1427323.24/cwt320.00–330.001,38036
Steers—Medium and Large 2428302.35/cwt298.00–308.001,29432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431315.65/cwt309.00–319.001,36035
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4579
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,51614
Steers—Medium and Large 2472293.48/cwt288.00–298.501,38522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476305.84/cwt299.00–309.001,45651
Steers—Medium and Large 1481312.84/cwt310.00–320.001,50535
Steers—Medium and Large 2523284.91/cwt279.00–289.001,49027
Steers—Medium and Large 1526305.46/cwt301.00–311.001,60739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531295.48/cwt290.00–300.001,56932
Steers—Medium and Large 2560279.25/cwt275.00–285.001,56419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562294.04/cwt286.00–296.001,65357
Steers—Medium and Large 1563304.20/cwt297.50–307.501,71362
Steers—Medium and Large 1603281.42/cwt277.00–287.001,69727
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617295.82/cwt289.50–297.501,82531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626270.51/cwt266.00–276.001,69355
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added657286.24/cwt284.50–288.001,8818
Steers—Medium and Large 1669275.31/cwt268.00–278.001,84242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680262.22/cwt257.00–267.001,78320
Steers—Medium and Large 1713266.44/cwt258.50–268.501,90020
Steers—Medium and Large 1786250.36/cwt248.50–258.501,96821
Steers—Medium and Large 1806248.75/cwt248.75–248.752,00517
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331293.51/cwt288.00–298.0097228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335302.95/cwt299.00–309.001,01533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335279.00/cwt277.00–287.0093522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373293.00/cwt287.00–297.001,09332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375302.32/cwt298.00–308.001,13413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381279.20/cwt276.00–286.001,06438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419254.26/cwt248.00–258.001,06543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426275.66/cwt270.00–280.001,17437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434262.22/cwt259.00–269.001,13860
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468250.48/cwt246.00–257.001,17223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471263.50/cwt258.00–268.001,24197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474272.38/cwt269.00–279.001,29139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added482286.50/cwt286.50–286.501,38119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added501282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,41516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528253.50/cwt247.00–257.001,33832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531272.57/cwt269.00–279.001,44740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532263.39/cwt258.00–268.001,40146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567254.17/cwt247.00–258.001,44149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575262.93/cwt258.50–268.501,51269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578241.20/cwt236.00–246.001,39418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632241.69/cwt235.00–245.001,52740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662232.30/cwt229.00–239.001,53825
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323287.77/cwt285.00–290.009297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added380333.29/cwt328.00–338.001,26713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384316.29/cwt315.00–319.001,2156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added414326.03/cwt310.00–334.001,35012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426300.75/cwt298.00–304.001,28115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472296.38/cwt291.00–301.001,3997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473285.09/cwt280.00–290.001,34811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added475316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,5012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added505284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,4343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514250.45/cwt248.00–258.001,28721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528262.91/cwt259.00–269.001,38836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570260.54/cwt255.00–265.001,48515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570248.95/cwt244.00–254.001,41927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added613239.85/cwt239.00–240.001,4707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1634232.62/cwt226.50–236.001,47516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668231.58/cwt228.00–238.001,54718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added685241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1706234.16/cwt230.00–237.501,6539
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,095135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4781
Bulls——Light Weight1,153119.44/cwt119.00–120.001,3772
Bulls——Light Weight1,285114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4651
Bulls——1,608121.80/cwt110.00–125.001,9598
Bulls——1,653127.87/cwt126.00–130.002,1146
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78584.38/cwt84.00–85.006627
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87395.41/cwt94.00–96.0083327
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92191.38/cwt89.00–92.0084217
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight967101.66/cwt100.00–103.009836
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07297.81/cwt95.50–99.001,04921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08990.19/cwt88.00–93.0098211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10698.48/cwt96.50–100.001,08910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158104.54/cwt103.00–105.501,21116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,196106.60/cwt106.00–107.001,2755
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204107.34/cwt106.00–108.001,2926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249111.52/cwt109.00–114.001,3939
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,258105.42/cwt102.00–107.001,32612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,322118.32/cwt116.00–121.001,56415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401111.83/cwt110.00–114.001,56712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0061,139.17/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1395
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,606.57/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6078
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,612.69/head1,575.00–1,650.001,6137

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.