Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-11-06

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Nov 6
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,858 head
▲ 3,095 vs last sale 763▼ 1,022 vs year ago 4,880 · −20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
620 head
▲ 456 vs last sale 164▲ 27 vs year ago 593 · +4.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 9▲ 14 vs year ago 41 · +34.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: After last weeks receipts were too few to establish a trend, this week both steers and heifers had a much higher undertone noted. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $283.35/cwt on 1,621 head.
Average price
$283.35
1,621 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,450
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.71
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506295.561,494743
Medium and Large 1-2527275.551,452469
Medium and Large 2506270.111,367409
One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $127 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 sale1,621 hd
283.35
—
OK average5 barns · 2,801 hd
270.63
+12.71
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—High1,789115.142,05918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,391101.081,405108
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21392.061,11763
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09487.94962187

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)1,142$1,46719
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,223$1,47114
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,600$1,7103thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$9396

Every lot

124 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323318.31/cwt315.00–325.001,02854
Steers—Medium and Large 2323298.19/cwt292.00–303.0096326
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325354.42/cwt337.00–387.001,15214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329308.52/cwt304.00–314.001,01515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned364290.01/cwt286.00–292.001,0568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370309.98/cwt305.00–315.001,14723
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added377336.64/cwt327.00–349.501,26932
Steers—Medium and Large 1380321.08/cwt316.00–326.001,22023
Steers—Medium and Large 2384301.49/cwt294.00–304.001,1584
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added419327.27/cwt316.50–350.001,37158
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned427275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,17413
Steers—Medium and Large 2430289.05/cwt283.00–293.001,24366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431300.68/cwt294.00–304.001,29658
Steers—Medium and Large 1434313.45/cwt305.00–315.001,36088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned444293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460325.70/cwt316.00–330.501,49829
Steers—Medium and Large 2463286.94/cwt278.00–288.001,32976
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned465298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,38626
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned467275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469294.03/cwt289.00–299.001,37973
Steers—Medium and Large 1477305.59/cwt300.00–310.001,45874
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512311.26/cwt310.50–312.501,59413
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned518263.98/cwt260.00–270.001,3675
Steers—Medium and Large 1522299.45/cwt297.00–307.001,56350
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527291.26/cwt286.00–296.001,53589
Steers—Medium and Large 2528281.00/cwt275.00–285.001,48465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568260.34/cwt255.00–265.001,47988
Steers—Medium and Large 2571250.49/cwt244.00–254.001,43083
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575287.07/cwt277.00–296.501,65150
Steers—Medium and Large 1584271.22/cwt266.00–276.001,58463
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned603220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3272
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added613271.89/cwt264.00–280.001,66728
Steers—Medium and Large 1614256.25/cwt250.00–260.001,57334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623242.78/cwt239.00–249.001,51393
Steers—Medium and Large 2629228.20/cwt227.00–237.001,43525
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658257.95/cwt251.00–268.501,69743
Steers—Medium and Large 1658245.36/cwt240.00–250.001,61433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669232.99/cwt229.00–239.001,55914
Steers—Medium and Large 2679224.02/cwt218.00–228.001,52133
Steers—Medium and Large 1728230.78/cwt225.00–235.001,68014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739220.53/cwt220.00–223.001,63011
Steers—Medium and Large 1767218.46/cwt215.00–225.001,67617
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added322290.77/cwt278.00–306.0093616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332269.76/cwt267.00–277.0089617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333259.12/cwt256.00–266.0086318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added360235.00/cwt235.00–235.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376271.33/cwt264.00–274.001,02042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379259.24/cwt253.00–263.0098327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned383240.00/cwt240.00–240.009193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384246.71/cwt242.00–252.0094719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added386282.18/cwt280.00–288.001,08934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418276.86/cwt270.00–288.001,15731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428262.25/cwt259.00–269.001,12297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428252.51/cwt248.00–258.001,08165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned434226.02/cwt221.00–230.009817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435242.45/cwt237.00–247.001,05563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467256.01/cwt250.00–260.001,19677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added469264.65/cwt261.00–270.001,24176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476245.81/cwt239.00–249.001,17083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned481223.57/cwt217.00–226.001,07515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482234.24/cwt228.00–238.001,12962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519238.24/cwt235.00–245.001,23687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524228.60/cwt224.00–234.001,19859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added526251.64/cwt249.00–258.001,32432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529217.48/cwt213.00–223.001,15022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned540220.89/cwt220.00–221.001,19338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added557253.11/cwt241.00–257.001,41018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564232.12/cwt229.00–239.001,30936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573224.82/cwt218.00–228.001,28865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581210.47/cwt207.00–217.001,22347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,45510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624224.91/cwt220.00–230.501,40368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned625200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626216.24/cwt209.00–219.001,35441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671223.09/cwt216.00–226.001,49726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671208.00/cwt205.00–215.001,39621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723202.71/cwt197.00–207.001,46615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762190.76/cwt183.00–193.001,4545
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330285.00/cwt285.00–285.009412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added421316.18/cwt315.00–321.001,3315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425284.91/cwt280.00–290.001,21121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435272.36/cwt269.00–279.001,18532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added453305.16/cwt282.00–317.001,3826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461275.98/cwt270.00–280.001,27222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned471250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486264.83/cwt259.00–269.001,28714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added514284.82/cwt279.00–295.001,46412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522270.19/cwt265.00–275.001,4108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523260.36/cwt254.00–264.001,36244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added555288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,5982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562245.81/cwt234.00–260.001,38147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584253.30/cwt245.00–255.001,47927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned599225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3489
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629240.77/cwt235.00–245.001,51423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667217.16/cwt210.00–220.001,44824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705228.54/cwt219.00–230.001,61111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,691109.94/cwt105.00–111.001,8596
Bulls——1,769120.54/cwt119.00–125.002,1325
Bulls——1,886115.75/cwt112.00–118.002,1837
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87597.84/cwt95.00–100.008566
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92379.27/cwt76.00–83.0073220
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93384.17/cwt82.00–87.0078524
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93490.97/cwt89.00–93.008508
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08582.00/cwt82.00–82.008902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11588.89/cwt86.00–91.0099154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15284.96/cwt81.00–86.0097912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17190.25/cwt88.00–92.001,05717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18294.03/cwt92.00–97.001,11133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19181.54/cwt76.00–85.0097132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26796.32/cwt93.00–104.001,22032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31990.73/cwt89.00–93.001,1978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363109.30/cwt106.00–111.001,49018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,369101.23/cwt98.00–103.001,38610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,382102.38/cwt100.00–106.001,41554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44596.23/cwt93.00–99.001,39128
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,379.76/head1,300.00–1,450.001,38010
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2501,699.40/head1,650.00–1,750.001,6994
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0711,141.21/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,657.54/head1,550.00–1,785.001,65812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,123938.75/head925.00–950.009396
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6001,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7103

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.