Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-09-18

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Sep 18
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,596 head
▼ 632 vs last sale 4,228▼ 56 vs year ago 3,652 · −1.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
686 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 560▼ 100 vs year ago 786 · −12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 26▼ 7 vs year ago 69 · −10.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower, with the exception of 6 weight heifers, which were 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality good through average. Several un-weaned cattle and several light weight bulls were offered. Demand continues to be good. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, except Breaker cows which sold steady. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 lower. Packer demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $293.04/cwt on 1,263 head.
Average price
$293.04
1,263 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,578
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.81
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570297.781,698377
Medium and Large 2504292.801,476457
Medium and Large 1-2547289.141,582429
One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about $116 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 sale1,263 hd
293.04
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OK average5 barns · 3,576 hd
272.24
+20.81
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—Low1,707127.822,18234
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,336109.141,45871
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198106.091,27067
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03795.71993231

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)1,112$1,37433
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,064$1,33627
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,550$1,6752thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1312396.06/cwt389.00–399.001,23615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322383.06/cwt378.00–388.001,23324
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned329357.19/cwt355.00–358.001,1757
Steers—Medium and Large 2331369.28/cwt367.00–377.001,22218
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned352351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,2365
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,4081
Steers—Medium and Large 1377381.46/cwt379.00–389.001,43816
Steers—Medium and Large 2379361.73/cwt357.00–367.001,37122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380373.13/cwt368.00–378.001,4186
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added412348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,4343
Steers—Medium and Large 1412339.99/cwt336.00–346.001,40127
Steers—Medium and Large 2416317.64/cwt314.00–324.001,32147
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned417294.24/cwt285.00–307.001,22712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421328.53/cwt325.00–335.001,38362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465319.75/cwt316.00–326.001,48720
Steers—Medium and Large 1477333.29/cwt327.00–337.001,59026
Steers—Medium and Large 2483307.90/cwt305.00–315.001,48746
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned493297.24/cwt291.00–300.001,46565
Steers—Medium and Large 1510301.01/cwt298.00–308.001,53558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525292.50/cwt287.00–297.001,53661
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned529270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4289
Steers—Medium and Large 2537281.20/cwt276.00–286.001,51073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned564265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,49550
Steers—Medium and Large 1571288.59/cwt281.00–291.001,64863
Steers—Medium and Large 2574265.54/cwt259.00–269.001,524100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577275.96/cwt270.00–280.001,59259
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned582251.05/cwt249.00–253.001,46129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned612260.36/cwt252.00–262.001,59350
Steers—Medium and Large 1613280.70/cwt277.00–287.001,72164
Steers—Medium and Large 2621258.87/cwt255.00–265.001,60824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632271.94/cwt266.00–276.001,71927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663262.68/cwt257.00–267.001,74255
Steers—Medium and Large 1675271.36/cwt268.00–278.001,83250
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned677250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6935
Steers—Medium and Large 1712263.26/cwt254.50–265.001,87415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7763
Steers—Medium and Large 1767251.71/cwt248.50–258.501,93139
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8467
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added318291.95/cwt290.00–296.009286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324279.74/cwt277.00–287.0090623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325259.82/cwt255.00–265.0084415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329269.51/cwt266.00–276.0088721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned329250.00/cwt250.00–250.008238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added353250.00/cwt250.00–250.008833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added365280.00/cwt278.00–283.001,02218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365257.17/cwt254.00–264.0093922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370249.10/cwt243.00–253.0092220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379270.75/cwt265.00–275.001,02613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned381240.00/cwt240.00–240.009145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417274.48/cwt268.50–278.501,145115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428248.72/cwt246.00–256.001,06577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned428240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430262.72/cwt257.00–268.001,13056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477254.05/cwt249.00–259.001,21239
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned479232.22/cwt228.00–235.001,11231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481242.50/cwt238.00–248.001,16681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485262.64/cwt260.00–270.001,27429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added504273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,3768
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned511230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522247.83/cwt244.00–254.001,294106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522238.46/cwt233.00–243.001,24568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533256.69/cwt255.00–265.001,36817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570231.21/cwt228.00–238.001,31827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571245.26/cwt239.00–249.001,40040
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned579223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583255.67/cwt250.00–260.001,49128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added609262.80/cwt262.00–264.001,6005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626254.50/cwt249.00–259.001,59341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630245.77/cwt238.00–248.001,54840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669254.65/cwt249.00–259.001,70426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674243.31/cwt237.50–247.501,64010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned692231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added703244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,7196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727230.96/cwt227.00–237.001,67910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763212.81/cwt207.00–217.001,6248
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added320381.65/cwt350.00–399.001,22132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325323.19/cwt319.00–329.001,05015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1342333.30/cwt330.00–340.001,1406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1357336.66/cwt331.00–341.001,2027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added372365.09/cwt345.00–389.001,35824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added409339.16/cwt321.00–347.001,38720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422295.62/cwt295.00–305.001,24817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425260.85/cwt259.00–269.001,10914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429275.22/cwt270.00–280.001,18148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471276.85/cwt271.00–281.001,30441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474253.83/cwt249.00–259.001,20379
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478264.67/cwt260.00–270.001,26549
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added484302.01/cwt291.00–311.001,46211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510236.55/cwt228.00–238.001,20654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516254.37/cwt250.00–260.001,31336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518240.32/cwt239.00–249.001,24544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned525231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned551249.25/cwt248.50–251.001,37314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569245.43/cwt241.00–251.001,39667
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576255.09/cwt252.00–262.001,46931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579270.90/cwt263.50–273.501,56915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added604274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,6557
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned607246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned611230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,40510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625266.68/cwt261.00–271.001,66718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2641256.44/cwt250.00–260.001,64420
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675243.74/cwt239.00–249.001,64518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1684258.04/cwt250.00–260.001,76510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,573122.19/cwt120.00–125.001,9224
Bulls——1,577117.10/cwt115.00–119.001,8473
Bulls——1,699133.86/cwt132.00–137.002,2747
Bulls——1,756128.44/cwt126.00–131.002,25520
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85083.15/cwt81.00–86.0070716
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89690.33/cwt88.00–92.0080931
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91895.42/cwt93.00–98.0087624
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight933102.77/cwt101.00–105.0095918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07988.59/cwt86.00–91.0095625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11294.04/cwt93.00–97.001,04643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12799.69/cwt98.00–103.001,12440
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163105.66/cwt104.00–109.001,22934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175108.89/cwt107.00–112.001,27924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18097.29/cwt95.00–100.001,14812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204103.42/cwt101.00–106.001,24521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25897.74/cwt97.00–99.001,2303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259115.54/cwt114.00–118.001,45510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,276103.32/cwt102.00–105.001,31817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,311108.40/cwt107.00–110.001,42119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,389113.73/cwt112.00–116.001,58032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0391,281.43/head1,275.00–1,350.001,28123
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2081,652.43/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6524
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0771,330.85/head1,185.00–1,375.001,33128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3051,614.97/head1,550.00–1,660.001,6155
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752

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.