Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-08-21

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 21
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,341 head
▼ 1,178 vs last sale 2,519▼ 1,671 vs year ago 3,012 · −55.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 350▼ 160 vs year ago 455 · −35.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 20▼ 19 vs year ago 42 · −45.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With extreme heat throughout the trade area, receipts were too few to establish a trend. However, a lower undertone is noted on both steers and heifers. Demand moderate. Quality average. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $290.18/cwt on 491 head.
Average price
$290.18
491 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,518
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$12.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.59
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510297.291,515122
Medium and Large 1558293.641,638130
Medium and Large 2512284.671,456239
One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about $59 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 sale491 hd
290.18
—
OK average5 barns · 2,629 hd
264.59
+25.59
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—Low1,824122.232,22913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,212110.051,33435
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208108.701,31324
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03193.59965129

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)1,154$1,42513
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,076$1,4598
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,7602thin

Every lot

70 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 1334354.16/cwt352.00–362.001,1836
Steers—Medium and Large 1366346.52/cwt341.00–351.001,26814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373335.05/cwt330.00–340.001,25012
Steers—Medium and Large 2378325.18/cwt319.00–329.001,2296
Steers—Medium and Large 1427331.63/cwt326.00–336.001,41618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436319.83/cwt315.00–325.001,39411
Steers—Medium and Large 2440295.32/cwt290.00–300.001,29947
Steers—Medium and Large 2464290.74/cwt286.00–296.001,34947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472302.30/cwt299.00–309.001,42734
Steers—Medium and Large 1474311.90/cwt310.00–320.001,4785
Steers—Medium and Large 1525308.46/cwt305.00–315.001,61914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526298.49/cwt294.00–304.001,57023
Steers—Medium and Large 2527282.96/cwt279.50–289.501,49167
Steers—Medium and Large 1577292.44/cwt289.00–299.001,68720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577281.46/cwt278.00–288.001,62432
Steers—Medium and Large 2586271.97/cwt267.00–277.001,59472
Steers—Medium and Large 1626273.35/cwt265.00–275.001,71125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629258.04/cwt254.00–264.001,62310
Steers—Medium and Large 1680251.41/cwt249.00–259.001,7104
Steers—Medium and Large 1723240.02/cwt235.50–245.501,73511
Steers—Medium and Large 1777232.44/cwt226.50–236.501,80613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325263.95/cwt260.00–270.008587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328257.02/cwt249.00–259.0084317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379267.47/cwt263.00–273.001,01413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383257.29/cwt250.00–260.0098515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412253.86/cwt249.00–259.001,04612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420266.80/cwt260.00–270.001,12118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426243.14/cwt238.00–248.001,03616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472224.75/cwt218.00–228.001,06110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479250.58/cwt244.50–254.501,20018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1503257.25/cwt252.00–262.001,29444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521233.91/cwt230.00–240.001,21930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527246.65/cwt241.00–251.001,30020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563251.45/cwt246.00–256.001,41647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566222.88/cwt219.00–229.001,26242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568240.63/cwt235.00–245.001,36723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616226.17/cwt223.00–233.001,39313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626241.85/cwt234.00–244.001,5149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661234.50/cwt227.00–237.001,55027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686220.49/cwt216.00–226.001,51312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732216.92/cwt212.00–222.001,58813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1302320.00/cwt320.00–320.009663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1392325.94/cwt324.00–332.001,2788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added420315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423297.72/cwt290.00–300.001,25913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460290.38/cwt285.00–296.001,3364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521259.14/cwt252.00–262.001,3508
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564263.10/cwt258.00–268.001,4846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727220.40/cwt220.00–222.001,6025
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635111.57/cwt109.00–115.001,8245
Bulls——1,939122.89/cwt120.00–126.502,3834
Bulls——1,945134.88/cwt131.00–137.002,6234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88383.48/cwt82.00–85.007374
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88895.00/cwt95.00–95.008442
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95491.23/cwt89.00–93.0087042
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97096.04/cwt94.00–98.009326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04691.24/cwt90.50–96.0095452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,130120.29/cwt119.00–122.001,3596
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,160115.31/cwt113.00–117.001,3386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168105.52/cwt103.00–108.001,23212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17299.46/cwt97.00–102.001,16610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190114.55/cwt114.00–115.001,3634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,239106.93/cwt104.00–109.001,32511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,247106.01/cwt104.00–109.001,32223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278110.53/cwt109.00–112.001,4138
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,458.77/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4598
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1041,351.69/head1,200.00–1,475.001,3529
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2681,590.66/head1,550.00–1,660.001,5914
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,760.49/head1,710.00–1,810.001,7602

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.