Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2024-02-12

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Feb 12
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,530 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 2,497▲ 690 vs year ago 1,840 · +37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 0▼ 151 vs year ago 283 · −53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 15 · +126.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 higher than last week's light test. Feeder heifers firm with last week's light test. Steer calves steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Quality average to attractive with several large groups offered. No recent test of Slaughter cows and bulls. Demand moderate for slaughter cows but good for replacements.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $290.79/cwt on 964 head.
Average price
$290.79
964 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$405
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$26.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.54
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2425315.221,34113thin
Medium and Large 2419301.321,262105
Medium and Large 1604289.101,746846
One grade step is worth $26.11/cwt here — about −$405 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 sale964 hd
290.79
—
OK average5 barns · 3,916 hd
285.25
+5.54
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—Average1,548121.221,87613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,467108.281,58810
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,201103.691,24622
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03892.9496522

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$1,78813
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,5556
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,068$1,3382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,0851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,206$2,5256
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$2,1752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,5382thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2279336.77/cwt287.50–360.009404
Steers—Medium and Large 1283349.03/cwt325.00–396.0098818
Steers—Medium and Large 1318371.50/cwt351.00–395.001,18112
Steers—Medium and Large 2335343.51/cwt233.00–360.001,15122
Steers—Medium and Large 2371310.85/cwt259.00–357.001,15328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373322.78/cwt280.00–340.001,20410
Steers—Medium and Large 1378352.48/cwt323.00–389.001,33232
Steers—Medium and Large 1427336.47/cwt320.00–348.501,43772
Steers—Medium and Large 2428300.07/cwt291.00–320.001,28417
Steers—Medium and Large 1470329.75/cwt303.00–342.001,55048
Steers—Medium and Large 2478282.16/cwt250.00–309.001,34917
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy503324.50/cwt324.50–324.501,63216
Steers—Medium and Large 2526260.20/cwt250.00–285.001,3697
Steers—Medium and Large 1532301.55/cwt270.00–316.001,60440
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed544318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,73048
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned563258.96/cwt254.00–260.001,4586
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy570317.46/cwt317.25–318.501,81037
Steers—Medium and Large 2571235.50/cwt230.00–240.001,3458
Steers—Medium and Large 1585308.52/cwt283.00–316.501,805100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7403
Steers—Medium and Large 1621282.77/cwt240.00–289.501,75677
Steers—Medium and Large 1694255.94/cwt235.00–262.501,776188
Steers—Medium and Large 2695222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5431
Steers—Medium and Large 1732238.07/cwt222.00–253.001,74339
Steers—Medium and Large 1760242.61/cwt228.00–243.001,84476
Steers—Medium and Large 2770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5791
Steers—Medium and Large 1810230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8632
Steers—Medium and Large 1880226.11/cwt221.00–226.501,99028
Steers—Medium and Large 11,043205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1387
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276292.02/cwt275.00–300.0080610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2284293.03/cwt268.00–313.008329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323291.96/cwt230.00–314.0094322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329305.01/cwt294.00–319.501,00331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,08419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372315.06/cwt299.00–324.501,17226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382276.35/cwt240.00–308.001,05610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414312.65/cwt280.00–317.501,29424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415286.53/cwt224.00–319.001,18917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421306.61/cwt269.00–314.501,29198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy450335.64/cwt322.00–337.001,51011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460267.04/cwt240.00–279.001,2285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483282.13/cwt261.00–299.001,36385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517275.29/cwt240.00–286.501,42389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532233.00/cwt209.00–267.001,24011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563264.06/cwt238.00–282.001,48762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563234.11/cwt229.00–239.001,3182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614225.80/cwt200.00–246.001,3864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643240.99/cwt225.00–248.001,550274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705229.43/cwt213.00–229.851,61789
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,41115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,4583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1985187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,84711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410314.53/cwt289.00–321.001,2905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434321.32/cwt320.00–322.001,3953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473305.06/cwt291.00–320.001,4436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584278.02/cwt270.00–288.501,62411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618259.57/cwt240.00–280.001,6043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790212.00/cwt209.00–215.001,6752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7692
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,135103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1691
Bulls——1,373111.10/cwt110.00–113.001,5253
Bulls——1,606122.53/cwt119.00–125.001,9685
Bulls——1,709131.72/cwt128.00–134.002,2514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79087.00/cwt87.00–87.006871
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93190.35/cwt88.00–93.008414
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight93399.96/cwt98.00–102.009332
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94999.17/cwt97.00–103.509413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09585.67/cwt75.00–91.009386
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09696.54/cwt93.00–100.001,0586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16295.18/cwt94.00–97.001,1065
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163102.73/cwt102.00–103.501,1952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223109.04/cwt107.00–113.001,3347
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274105.25/cwt102.00–108.001,3418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350113.53/cwt112.00–115.001,5332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496106.97/cwt104.00–109.001,6008
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28351,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0681,338.11/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0831,573.38/head1,475.00–1,675.001,5732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1961,827.42/head1,500.00–2,075.001,82711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2551,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3081,651.84/head1,450.00–1,775.001,6524
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2062,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5256
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2852,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.