Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-09-11

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Sep 11
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,228 head
▲ 1,584 vs last sale 2,644▼ 42 vs year ago 4,270 · −1.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
560 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 366▼ 316 vs year ago 876 · −36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 22▲ 8 vs year ago 18 · +44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Steers 6.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good, thru attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 1.00 higer.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $301.09/cwt on 1,968 head.
Average price
$301.09
1,968 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.83
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545305.691,667589
Medium and Large 1-2530299.781,588642
Medium and Large 2486298.571,450737
One grade step is worth $7.11/cwt here — about $217 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 sale1,968 hd
301.09
—
OK average5 barns · 4,025 hd
279.26
+21.83
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—High1,675127.562,13734
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,243110.451,37350
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,285110.291,41732
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01797.78994200

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)1,111$1,3928
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,094$1,43815
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$1,2893thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1309375.82/cwt374.00–384.001,16139
Steers—Medium and Large 2334357.61/cwt352.00–362.001,19430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335365.72/cwt363.00–373.001,22530
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366370.07/cwt366.00–376.001,35424
Steers—Medium and Large 1368383.91/cwt377.00–387.001,41332
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4434
Steers—Medium and Large 2378358.83/cwt355.00–365.001,35654
Steers—Medium and Large 1421330.93/cwt325.00–336.001,39392
Steers—Medium and Large 2430307.16/cwt303.00–313.001,321134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431319.26/cwt314.00–324.001,376118
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned477293.10/cwt287.00–300.001,39894
Steers—Medium and Large 1479331.50/cwt329.00–339.001,58844
Steers—Medium and Large 2479310.13/cwt307.00–317.001,486147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480320.54/cwt317.50–328.001,539115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added504309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,55720
Steers—Medium and Large 2525278.22/cwt273.00–283.001,461130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534289.05/cwt284.00–294.001,54487
Steers—Medium and Large 1540298.68/cwt295.00–305.001,61368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569280.22/cwt275.00–285.001,594107
Steers—Medium and Large 2572269.01/cwt264.00–274.001,539109
Steers—Medium and Large 1574290.12/cwt286.00–296.001,66554
Steers—Medium and Large 2614260.34/cwt257.00–267.001,59839
Steers—Medium and Large 1616284.91/cwt279.00–289.751,75594
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added621292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,81311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630273.10/cwt268.00–278.001,72167
Steers—Medium and Large 1658272.68/cwt270.00–280.001,79440
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686266.62/cwt258.50–269.001,82955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715255.80/cwt253.00–263.001,82939
Steers—Medium and Large 1726268.79/cwt264.75–274.501,95164
Steers—Medium and Large 1766231.66/cwt230.00–240.001,77527
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328285.52/cwt278.00–288.0093717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329291.56/cwt289.00–299.0095934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339303.63/cwt300.00–310.001,02930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added365301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,0992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370283.32/cwt279.00–289.001,04836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375294.24/cwt290.00–300.001,10383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375272.53/cwt268.00–278.001,02241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,2413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423284.80/cwt279.00–289.001,20564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423262.50/cwt257.00–267.001,11068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434271.76/cwt268.00–278.001,17953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned440254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465260.79/cwt258.00–268.001,21369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469253.54/cwt247.00–257.001,18920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474275.04/cwt269.50–279.501,30452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added478284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,3585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521261.11/cwt255.00–265.001,36054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526247.60/cwt244.00–254.001,30274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530271.34/cwt266.00–284.001,43833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536237.15/cwt233.00–243.001,27149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565258.10/cwt254.00–264.001,45820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570246.29/cwt243.00–253.001,404133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571239.50/cwt232.00–242.001,36862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621245.52/cwt243.50–253.501,52544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623225.64/cwt221.00–232.001,40625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628240.46/cwt233.00–243.001,51079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664249.68/cwt244.00–254.001,65825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673236.94/cwt233.00–243.001,59554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723234.91/cwt228.00–238.001,69810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726218.32/cwt214.00–224.001,58515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783212.37/cwt210.00–220.001,66317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1786221.72/cwt221.00–230.001,74312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327327.70/cwt327.00–329.001,0723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375331.13/cwt325.00–335.001,2428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added379371.79/cwt360.00–387.001,40912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417287.70/cwt281.00–291.001,20026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426298.41/cwt292.00–302.001,27148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added429309.67/cwt306.00–322.001,3289
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added466314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,4635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470291.19/cwt288.50–299.001,36950
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476302.97/cwt300.00–310.001,44224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added501308.86/cwt308.00–309.001,5477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517275.56/cwt270.00–280.001,42531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520263.67/cwt259.00–269.001,3718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572270.83/cwt267.00–277.001,54923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577280.22/cwt278.00–288.001,61713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,7323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675266.98/cwt266.00–268.001,80218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745243.00/cwt239.00–249.001,8105
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515122.70/cwt120.00–126.001,85912
Bulls——1,738128.90/cwt127.00–132.002,24019
Bulls——1,880142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,6701
Bulls——1,938136.75/cwt135.00–139.002,6502
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84486.70/cwt84.00–89.0073228
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91292.02/cwt90.00–96.0083934
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight949104.08/cwt103.00–108.0098822
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94999.96/cwt97.00–102.0094918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06292.99/cwt90.00–95.0098814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,079100.08/cwt98.00–102.001,0806
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10799.40/cwt96.00–101.001,10036
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,164104.51/cwt102.00–107.001,21646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195105.90/cwt104.00–108.001,26614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,240111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,262107.77/cwt105.00–110.001,36026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270117.78/cwt115.00–120.001,49618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349112.26/cwt110.00–115.001,51414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373118.77/cwt116.00–121.001,6314
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0641,275.72/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2768
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1281,622.70/head1,525.00–1,825.001,6237
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,016.79/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1691,617.14/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6175
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,289.41/head1,285.00–1,300.001,2893

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.