Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Cold weather throughout the trade area kept receipts low. Steers and Heifers both had a much lower undertone noted in a light test, while Value Added cattle traded 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher. In a light test. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher also in a light test. A total of 212 cows and bulls sold with 58 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.53/cwt on 573 head.

Average price

$153.53

573 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	158.23	778	335
Medium and Large 1-2	486	150.31	731	162
Medium and Large 2	492	139.67	687	76

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $91 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 sale573 hd

153.53

—

OK average7 barns · 13,061 hd

153.14

+0.39

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,658	85.50	1,417	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,260	66.72	840	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	66.00	880	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,089	59.77	651	63

Every lot, as filed

72 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	154.88/cwt	152.00–162.00	646	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	155.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	750	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	153.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	199.06/cwt	197.50–207.50	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	187.59/cwt	180.50–190.50	1,041	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	176.65/cwt	176.00–177.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	181.62/cwt	174.00–185.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	139.20/cwt	134.00–144.00	880	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	392	177.62/cwt	175.50–178.50	696	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	184.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	140.38/cwt	138.00–148.00	893	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	189.95/cwt	186.00–196.00	805	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	184.71/cwt	179.00–189.00	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	434	215.51/cwt	215.00–217.00	935	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	142.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	195.05/cwt	191.00–201.00	936	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	163.14/cwt	158.00–168.00	938	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	181.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	884	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	172.85/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,013	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	173.90/cwt	171.00–181.00	897	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	141.78/cwt	139.00–149.50	956	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,132	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	153.47/cwt	149.00–159.00	955	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	145.21/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,108	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	198.87/cwt	191.00–201.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	188.75/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,008	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	158.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,055	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	303	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	194.25/cwt	190.00–200.00	734	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	994	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.55/cwt	160.00–172.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	148.69/cwt	146.50–153.00	862	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.05/cwt	140.00–144.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	173.31/cwt	170.00–178.00	808	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,012	61.34/cwt	61.00–64.00	621	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	55.92/cwt	53.00–59.00	593	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	938	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	62.13/cwt	60.00–65.00	672	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	63.86/cwt	60.00–65.00	832	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	45.57/cwt	44.00–49.00	400	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	72.62/cwt	72.50–73.00	825	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	68.23/cwt	66.00–71.00	910	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	69.28/cwt	67.50–72.00	960	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,265	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	995	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	572	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	894	53.24/cwt	50.00–55.00	476	10
Bulls	—	—	1,611	77.96/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,256	8
Bulls	—	—	1,623	84.14/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,366	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	95.53/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,729	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	91.19/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,547	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	982.64/cwt	800.00–1,135.00	10,809	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	920.56/cwt	875.00–975.00	10,237	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,228.89/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	12,498	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,388.29/cwt	1,225.00–1,485.00	19,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	128.58/cwt	124.00–134.00	715	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	139.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	824	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	127.47/cwt	123.00–133.00	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	167.77/cwt	163.00–173.00	723	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.98/cwt	161.00–171.00	785	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	147.24/cwt	144.00–154.00	782	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	128.97/cwt	126.00–136.00	876	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	143.05/cwt	139.00–149.00	698	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	165.84/cwt	161.00–171.00	526	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	170.79/cwt	164.50–174.50	649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.65/cwt	141.00–151.00	628	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	175.00/cwt	173.00–177.00	796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	129.54/cwt	124.50–134.50	928	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	151.60/cwt	146.00–156.00	860	5

How this sale compares

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,635Last week 4,235Year ago 4,174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 418Year ago 316

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 41Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	417	152.00–162.00	154.88
73	—	483	150.00–160.00	155.37
12	—	328	150.00–160.00	153.54
30	—	590	135.00–145.00	139.60
11	—	624	123.00–133.00	127.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	176.00–177.00	176.65
3	—	325	174.00–185.00	181.62
17	—	392	175.50–178.50	177.62
8	—	455	173.00–177.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	632	134.00–144.00	139.20
68	—	431	163.00–173.00	167.77
76	—	473	161.00–171.00	165.98
45	—	531	144.00–154.00	147.24
27	—	679	126.00–136.00	128.97
25	—	317	161.00–171.00	165.84
13	—	380	164.50–174.50	170.79
16	—	716	124.50–134.50	129.54
5	—	567	146.00–156.00	151.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	556	124.00–134.00	128.58
32	—	488	139.00–149.00	143.05
21	—	428	141.00–151.00	146.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	197.50–207.50	199.06
56	—	555	180.50–190.50	187.59
5	—	721	135.00–145.00	142.10
18	—	480	191.00–201.00	195.05
17	—	622	149.00–159.00	153.47
10	—	763	139.00–149.00	145.21
9	—	336	191.00–201.00	198.87
36	—	534	182.00–192.00	188.75
20	—	666	150.00–160.00	158.44
20	—	378	190.00–200.00	194.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	317	180.00–190.00	184.00
9	—	636	138.00–148.00	140.38
32	—	424	186.00–196.00	189.95
14	—	388	179.00–189.00	184.71
32	—	486	180.00–190.00	181.90
57	—	586	169.00–179.00	172.85
31	—	516	171.00–181.00	173.90
17	—	674	139.00–149.50	141.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	434	215.00–217.00	215.51
43	—	634	178.50	178.50
5	—	303	210.00	210.00
8	—	459	216.50	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	575	158.00–168.00	163.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	160.00–172.00	166.55
2	—	600	135.00	135.00
16	—	580	146.50–153.00	148.69
4	—	665	140.00–144.00	142.05
2	—	315	180.00	180.00
9	—	466	170.00–178.00	173.31
5	—	721	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,012	61.00–64.00	61.34
8	—	1,386	67.50–72.00	69.28
3	—	1,665	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,061	53.00–59.00	55.92
15	—	1,081	60.00–65.00	62.13
4	—	1,136	72.50–73.00	72.62
18	—	1,333	66.00–71.00	68.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,370	68.50	68.50
7	—	1,303	60.00–65.00	63.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	878	44.00–49.00	45.57
1	—	995	57.50	57.50
10	—	894	50.00–55.00	53.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	74.00–80.00	77.96
8	—	1,623	82.00–86.50	84.14
2	—	1,810	95.00–96.00	95.53
9	—	1,696	87.00–93.00	91.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,100	800.00–1,135.00	982.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,112	875.00–975.00	920.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,017	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,228.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,380	1,225.00–1,485.00	1,388.29

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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