Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Snow and Ice throughout the trade area kept receipts too few to establish a trend. Demand good. Quality mostly plain. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher also in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.02/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$179.02

170 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$40.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	187.34	834	94
Medium and Large 1-2	434	172.45	748	65
Medium and Large 2	438	146.72	642	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.62/cwt here — about $192 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 sale170 hd

179.02

—

OK average6 barns · 3,757 hd

169.81

+9.21

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	—	Average	1,645	104.86	1,725	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,325	83.36	1,104	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	80.18	906	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	73.36	745	15

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.24/cwt	157.00–158.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	128.25/cwt	125.00–130.50	784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	189.83/cwt	189.00–199.00	621	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.19/cwt	135.50–140.50	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	167.90/cwt	161.00–170.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	187.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.34/cwt	152.00–162.00	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	148.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	178.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	782	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	172.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	682	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	154.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	151.23/cwt	145.50–155.50	584	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	190.78/cwt	185.00–194.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	195.64/cwt	194.00–199.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	381	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	840	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	120.83/cwt	119.50–123.50	921	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	83.69/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,062	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,373	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	87.76/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,273	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	70.41/cwt	67.00–74.00	724	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	85.52/cwt	85.00–86.00	965	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	789	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	84.87/cwt	82.50–87.00	968	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	79.59/cwt	78.00–81.00	989	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	72.93/cwt	71.00–75.00	896	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	899	74.60/cwt	74.00–76.00	671	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	437	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,299	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	106.58/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,839	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	1,144.40/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	11,455	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	160.65/cwt	157.00–162.00	739	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.78/cwt	139.00–142.50	794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	146.34/cwt	138.00–151.00	638	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	127.74/cwt	125.50–134.50	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	162.87/cwt	158.00–165.00	668	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	150.00/cwt	147.00–157.00	470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	794	4

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

Mon Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 3,027Year ago 1,192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 321Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 42Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	618	145.00	145.00
2	—	403	174.00	174.00
3	—	318	191.00	191.00
4	—	480	157.00–158.00	157.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	611	125.00–130.50	128.25
18	—	386	145.50–155.50	151.23
3	—	715	118.50	118.50
3	—	762	119.50–123.50	120.83
15	—	460	157.00–162.00	160.65
14	—	564	139.00–142.50	140.78
4	—	684	125.50–134.50	127.74
15	—	410	158.00–165.00	162.87
11	—	313	147.00–157.00	150.00
4	—	544	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	125.00	125.00
4	—	603	118.50	118.50
3	—	323	145.00	145.00
21	—	436	138.00–151.00	146.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	327	189.00–199.00	189.83
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
4	—	654	163.00	163.00
11	—	369	180.00–190.00	187.60
11	—	531	152.00–162.00	155.34
6	—	579	150.00–160.00	154.99
3	—	415	185.00–194.00	190.78
3	—	703	150.00	150.00
9	—	466	194.00–199.00	195.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	135.50–140.50	137.19
9	—	465	161.00–170.00	167.90
25	—	439	170.00–180.00	178.08
28	—	395	170.00–175.00	172.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	186.00	186.00
20	—	381	220.50	220.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	144.00–150.00	148.98
5	—	479	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,269	81.00–85.50	83.69
1	—	1,445	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,451	86.00–89.50	87.76
3	—	1,228	71.00–75.00	72.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	67.00–74.00	70.41
2	—	1,140	82.50–87.00	84.87
3	—	1,243	78.00–81.00	79.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	85.00–86.00	85.52
1	—	1,135	69.50	69.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	899	74.00–76.00	74.60
1	—	905	70.00	70.00
1	—	910	48.00	48.00
1	—	855	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	98.00	98.00
4	—	1,725	104.00–108.00	106.58

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)	18	—	1,001	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,144.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,012	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Steers · 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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