Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-11-20

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Nov 20
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,689 head
▼ 2,537 vs last sale 4,226▼ 1,186 vs year ago 2,875 · −41.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
377 head
▼ 236 vs last sale 613▼ 55 vs year ago 432 · −12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 105▼ 16 vs year ago 44 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves mostly steady. Feeder steers had a lower undertone noted. Heifer calves had a slightly lower undertone noted while Feeder Heifers traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $273.74/cwt on 532 head.
Average price
$273.74
532 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.76
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517274.331,41791
Medium and Large 2486273.781,332116
Medium and Large 1568273.561,554325
One grade step is worth $0.77/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale532 hd
273.74
—
OK average5 barns · 3,855 hd
257.98
+15.76
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—High1,705113.901,94219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32195.551,26386
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18188.211,04240
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05883.03878139

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)1,083$1,42718
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,49610

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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added311349.26/cwt340.00–354.001,0868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340313.52/cwt309.00–319.001,0669
Steers—Medium and Large 1343321.63/cwt320.00–330.001,1036
Steers—Medium and Large 1369317.38/cwt313.00–323.001,17113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added372336.45/cwt336.00–337.001,2527
Steers—Medium and Large 2383290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added417340.87/cwt337.00–346.001,42117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419319.08/cwt315.00–325.001,33726
Steers—Medium and Large 1429328.36/cwt326.00–336.001,4098
Steers—Medium and Large 2429309.09/cwt304.00–314.001,32619
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned465273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,2697
Steers—Medium and Large 1474311.22/cwt306.50–316.501,47519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474300.01/cwt295.00–305.001,42211
Steers—Medium and Large 2478284.16/cwt277.00–290.001,35844
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned507240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2175
Steers—Medium and Large 1516275.62/cwt271.00–281.001,42235
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518295.21/cwt292.00–303.001,52937
Steers—Medium and Large 2518251.67/cwt249.00–259.001,30422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538266.75/cwt260.00–270.001,4356
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned556231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2842
Steers—Medium and Large 2557243.05/cwt238.00–248.001,35414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565252.86/cwt249.00–259.001,4298
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added576307.55/cwt296.00–315.001,77122
Steers—Medium and Large 1576265.20/cwt260.00–270.001,52832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added612272.64/cwt247.00–297.001,66914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned621225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622227.75/cwt226.00–236.001,41711
Steers—Medium and Large 1641240.71/cwt237.00–247.001,5438
Steers—Medium and Large 1663230.07/cwt226.00–236.001,52537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673219.85/cwt215.00–225.001,48016
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added694239.99/cwt238.00–245.001,6667
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added715219.67/cwt219.00–220.001,57112
Steers—Medium and Large 1717204.04/cwt200.00–210.001,46310
Steers—Medium and Large 1785195.78/cwt194.00–204.001,53711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added789217.34/cwt210.00–218.501,71522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331244.00/cwt238.00–248.0080812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337251.80/cwt249.00–259.0084913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339265.32/cwt260.00–270.008999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364231.25/cwt228.00–238.0084212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375254.15/cwt250.00–260.0095314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378241.73/cwt239.00–249.009148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added421268.93/cwt262.00–273.501,13222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433232.69/cwt227.00–237.001,00814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434244.99/cwt238.00–248.001,06314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440252.29/cwt249.00–259.001,11014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added464259.26/cwt255.00–274.001,20319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476248.91/cwt242.00–252.001,18518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484236.63/cwt230.00–241.001,14536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484226.35/cwt219.50–229.501,09625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521247.65/cwt245.00–251.001,29016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521228.63/cwt223.00–233.001,19114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525236.43/cwt234.00–244.001,24139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned525206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531217.07/cwt212.00–222.001,15317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned566190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572205.97/cwt200.00–210.001,17813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573225.75/cwt222.00–232.001,29437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578216.62/cwt211.00–221.001,25215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added581239.05/cwt234.50–249.001,38922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612207.40/cwt201.00–211.001,26923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added616229.95/cwt225.00–233.501,41627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623217.16/cwt212.00–222.001,35324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675203.14/cwt199.00–209.001,37116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,2934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732180.91/cwt175.00–185.001,32410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776166.63/cwt160.00–170.001,2936
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1354310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added366320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added475279.13/cwt274.00–285.001,32610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488264.92/cwt260.00–270.001,2932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515272.00/cwt267.00–277.001,40112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,3742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572237.50/cwt234.00–244.001,35920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added573267.04/cwt265.00–269.001,5304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634211.62/cwt210.00–216.001,3427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1654213.78/cwt211.00–221.001,3985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added666227.28/cwt227.00–228.001,5147
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430111.05/cwt110.00–112.001,5882
Bulls——1,514105.76/cwt103.00–108.001,6017
Bulls——1,794117.55/cwt115.00–120.002,1097
Bulls——2,127126.25/cwt124.00–130.002,6853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86073.56/cwt70.00–76.0063320
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88479.17/cwt71.00–82.0070014
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94385.44/cwt84.00–87.008064
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94891.45/cwt90.00–93.008674
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05575.00/cwt75.00–75.007912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06581.00/cwt81.00–81.008632
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12986.22/cwt84.00–91.0097330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13685.39/cwt85.00–87.5097014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13781.06/cwt78.00–83.0092243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13892.36/cwt90.00–102.001,05122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21790.45/cwt88.00–91.501,10124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29796.95/cwt96.00–101.001,25752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32793.34/cwt90.00–95.001,23930
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5402
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69985.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0061,362.43/head1,350.00–1,375.001,3624
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0961,584.62/head1,575.00–1,600.001,5856
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0391,223.53/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2248
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1191,589.72/head1,550.00–1,600.001,59010

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.