Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-11-13

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Nov 13
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,226 head
▲ 368 vs last sale 3,858▲ 429 vs year ago 3,797 · +11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
613 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 620▲ 63 vs year ago 550 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 55▲ 86 vs year ago 19 · +452.6%
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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. Demand good. Quality average. Slaughter Cows 6.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $284.79/cwt on 2,102 head.
Average price
$284.79
2,102 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,441
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.01
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500301.331,506651
Medium and Large 1-2511286.511,465581
Medium and Large 2507271.261,376870
One grade step is worth $30.08/cwt here — about $131 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 sale2,102 hd
284.79
—
OK average5 barns · 4,760 hd
270.78
+14.01
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—Low1,774113.932,02132
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36294.951,29396
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20790.291,09087
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07584.24905226

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)1,107$1,37650
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,42034
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,221$1,50521

Every lot

104 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added317339.10/cwt330.00–354.001,07517
Steers—Medium and Large 1331321.83/cwt319.00–329.001,06521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331311.70/cwt308.00–318.001,03213
Steers—Medium and Large 2341302.42/cwt297.00–307.001,03165
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added366333.49/cwt330.00–339.001,22126
Steers—Medium and Large 2369299.91/cwt296.00–306.001,10742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370312.10/cwt307.00–317.001,15531
Steers—Medium and Large 1375323.64/cwt318.00–328.001,21449
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added401338.80/cwt338.50–340.001,35920
Steers—Medium and Large 2417306.99/cwt303.00–313.001,28085
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned418299.38/cwt298.00–301.001,25137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424319.56/cwt314.00–324.001,35589
Steers—Medium and Large 1429328.39/cwt325.00–335.001,40989
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471300.26/cwt296.00–306.001,414155
Steers—Medium and Large 2477291.22/cwt285.00–295.001,389103
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned477278.52/cwt272.00–282.001,32984
Steers—Medium and Large 1480314.02/cwt307.50–317.501,507108
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added511307.70/cwt293.00–317.001,57255
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned516246.23/cwt241.00–260.001,27111
Steers—Medium and Large 2524275.27/cwt269.00–279.001,44284
Steers—Medium and Large 1527297.92/cwt291.50–301.501,57087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535287.46/cwt280.00–290.001,538104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561271.72/cwt269.00–279.001,52487
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned565245.31/cwt240.50–257.001,38699
Steers—Medium and Large 1568286.95/cwt280.00–290.001,63090
Steers—Medium and Large 2573262.87/cwt258.00–268.001,506119
Steers—Medium and Large 2615228.62/cwt224.00–234.001,40680
Steers—Medium and Large 1624248.54/cwt246.00–256.001,55119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625240.85/cwt235.00–245.001,50556
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned634219.73/cwt219.00–220.001,3937
Steers—Medium and Large 2666221.30/cwt218.00–228.001,47454
Steers—Medium and Large 1675243.52/cwt240.00–250.001,64411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676233.24/cwt229.00–239.001,57746
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added711235.79/cwt233.00–238.501,6766
Steers—Medium and Large 1713223.95/cwt216.00–227.251,59738
Steers—Medium and Large 1763213.72/cwt209.00–219.001,63115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325256.97/cwt252.00–262.0083525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326266.31/cwt263.00–273.0086824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added328290.00/cwt290.00–290.009512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2342248.84/cwt241.00–251.0085117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370243.65/cwt238.00–248.0090240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382261.89/cwt260.00–270.001,00036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386252.86/cwt249.00–259.0097623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415238.30/cwt232.00–242.0098934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421260.33/cwt254.50–264.501,09628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned425220.70/cwt220.00–230.0093837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438249.18/cwt243.00–253.001,09150
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467239.44/cwt237.00–247.001,11832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471230.00/cwt226.00–236.001,08387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482250.18/cwt248.00–258.001,20654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned489214.34/cwt200.00–225.001,04834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519210.96/cwt206.00–216.001,09543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522233.13/cwt228.00–238.001,217104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525222.09/cwt217.00–227.001,16640
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned536198.71/cwt197.00–204.001,0654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558225.06/cwt220.00–230.001,25646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564204.46/cwt198.00–208.001,15341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned570191.25/cwt190.00–194.001,09016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571214.90/cwt209.00–219.001,227111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615204.22/cwt198.00–208.001,25623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620194.78/cwt187.00–197.001,20821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621215.99/cwt209.00–219.001,34175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned644181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,16618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676200.45/cwt198.00–208.001,35516
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added374318.94/cwt312.00–330.001,1936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418319.00/cwt315.00–324.001,33314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461294.28/cwt291.00–301.001,3576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520280.84/cwt279.00–289.001,46016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522261.12/cwt258.00–269.001,3637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned525256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564226.65/cwt223.00–230.001,27816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581246.38/cwt241.00–250.001,43121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added613237.21/cwt234.00–239.001,45426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626202.77/cwt200.00–211.001,2698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627226.53/cwt220.00–230.001,42020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664182.40/cwt182.00–186.001,21110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added665216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1692193.68/cwt190.00–201.001,3403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1788193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,52111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,690109.76/cwt108.00–113.001,85518
Bulls——1,770116.37/cwt115.00–119.002,0607
Bulls——1,995122.19/cwt120.00–125.002,4387
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83374.00/cwt74.00–74.006164
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87390.01/cwt89.00–91.007868
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93979.80/cwt79.00–82.0074924
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96485.02/cwt83.00–87.0082034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10583.09/cwt80.00–85.0091849
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10576.00/cwt76.00–76.008402
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12387.22/cwt83.00–89.0097932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13276.00/cwt74.00–79.0086035
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19092.34/cwt90.00–95.001,09940
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20891.23/cwt88.00–94.001,10277
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22384.84/cwt84.00–87.001,0388
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32191.61/cwt89.00–94.001,21042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38097.40/cwt95.00–101.001,34438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417104.81/cwt102.00–109.001,48510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43786.37/cwt86.00–87.001,2416
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2191,671.28/head1,600.00–1,850.001,67112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,283.43/head1,025.00–1,385.001,2839
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0591,317.13/head1,050.00–1,385.001,31722
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0911,608.68/head1,425.00–1,750.001,60912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0931,544.08/head1,475.00–1,750.001,54420
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,263.16/head1,050.00–1,385.001,26330

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.