Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2023-11-27

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Nov 27
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,665 head
▲ 976 vs last sale 1,689▼ 413 vs year ago 3,078 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
312 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 377▼ 3 vs year ago 315 · −1.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 28▼ 1 vs year ago 16 · −6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Steer calves had a slightly lower undertone noted. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain through attractive. Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $252.60/cwt on 1,022 head.
Average price
$252.60
1,022 head · 599 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,513
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551255.761,409258
Medium and Large 2538254.461,37091
Medium and Large 1626251.131,572673
One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about −$162 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 sale1,022 hd
252.60
—
OK average1 barns · 1,022 hd
252.60
+0.00
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—Low1,655116.611,92919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,33398.481,31379
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15990.181,04530
CowsLean 85-90%High98083.78821164

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)1,165$1,17411
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,268$1,8894thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$8002thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added320326.33/cwt324.00–346.001,0449
Steers—Medium and Large 1338304.25/cwt300.00–310.001,02820
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1363310.80/cwt307.00–317.001,12823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376303.59/cwt296.00–306.001,1419
Steers—Medium and Large 1415290.34/cwt287.00–297.001,20525
Steers—Medium and Large 2425272.96/cwt265.00–275.001,16010
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added427318.43/cwt306.00–324.501,36039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427278.37/cwt276.00–286.001,18931
Steers—Medium and Large 2473270.15/cwt265.00–275.001,2789
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added476312.15/cwt311.00–314.001,4865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479285.43/cwt278.00–288.001,36742
Steers—Medium and Large 1481293.69/cwt289.50–299.501,41335
Steers—Medium and Large 1515277.10/cwt270.00–280.001,42740
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520291.28/cwt281.00–298.001,51528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534262.48/cwt259.50–269.501,40249
Steers—Medium and Large 2536256.46/cwt247.00–258.001,37537
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6196
Steers—Medium and Large 1575265.92/cwt260.00–270.001,52944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584253.74/cwt248.00–259.001,48243
Steers—Medium and Large 2590243.03/cwt238.00–245.501,43435
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added604257.78/cwt250.00–260.001,55722
Steers—Medium and Large 1616243.11/cwt235.00–245.001,49850
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638227.44/cwt224.00–234.001,45170
Steers—Medium and Large 1671224.41/cwt220.00–230.001,50617
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added674237.75/cwt237.75–237.751,60265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677210.19/cwt204.00–214.001,42314
Steers—Medium and Large 1711199.43/cwt194.50–204.501,41824
Steers—Medium and Large 1761195.80/cwt190.00–200.001,49017
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added778216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,684144
Steers—Medium and Large 1871202.66/cwt195.50–203.601,76559
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300275.00/cwt275.00–275.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325254.02/cwt250.00–260.0082615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned353200.00/cwt200.00–200.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added361262.50/cwt262.50–262.509488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365240.08/cwt235.00–245.0087620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366248.54/cwt246.00–256.0091013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380226.32/cwt224.00–234.0086024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417230.97/cwt229.00–239.0096327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421222.99/cwt218.00–228.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433244.23/cwt240.00–250.001,05815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470231.05/cwt227.00–237.001,08664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478242.99/cwt238.00–248.001,16171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478218.40/cwt216.00–226.001,04426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509237.04/cwt230.00–240.001,20751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535221.70/cwt219.00–229.001,18637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535210.69/cwt208.00–218.001,12729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571223.28/cwt220.00–230.001,27531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574204.87/cwt198.00–208.001,17662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576213.70/cwt209.00–219.001,23128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623205.03/cwt199.00–209.001,27735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630214.36/cwt210.00–220.001,35098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635193.30/cwt188.00–198.001,22724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added653219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666203.17/cwt195.50–205.501,35323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667191.43/cwt185.00–194.001,27717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726184.17/cwt179.50–189.501,33723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added744200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,488166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,63517
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375266.00/cwt266.00–266.009982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,2282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515233.78/cwt230.00–237.001,20413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635189.92/cwt185.00–200.001,2063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722190.50/cwt185.00–195.001,3759
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525109.82/cwt106.00–113.001,6756
Bulls——1,601117.37/cwt114.00–120.001,8798
Bulls——1,896123.53/cwt122.00–128.002,3425
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75876.20/cwt73.00–79.0057827
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78268.80/cwt66.00–71.0053813
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83689.94/cwt88.00–93.0075228
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91883.55/cwt80.00–86.0076718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04281.17/cwt78.00–83.0084615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07873.06/cwt70.00–75.007886
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10486.68/cwt85.00–88.0095712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12282.00/cwt82.00–82.009202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17287.63/cwt84.00–89.501,02733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20493.82/cwt91.00–97.001,13016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22492.44/cwt90.00–96.001,13124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28692.93/cwt90.00–95.001,19524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,337100.39/cwt97.00–103.001,34243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422105.89/cwt104.00–109.001,50610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,888.91/head1,850.00–1,925.001,8894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,089.47/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0898
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/head800.00–800.008002

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.