Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Ice covering the entire trade area kept receipts too few to establish a trend. Demand good. Quality mostly plain. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, both in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.71/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$176.71

247 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	499	182.47	910	91
Medium and Large 1	669	173.66	1,162	141
Medium and Large 2	492	170.44	838	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $72 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 sale247 hd

176.71

—

OK average5 barns · 6,034 hd

171.77

+4.94

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	1,653	101.48	1,677	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	89.70	1,307	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	83.96	1,058	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	74.67	758	38

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	—	1,470	93.09/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,368	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	95.37/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,362	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	89.69/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,361	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	84.08/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	155.88/cwt	140.00–160.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,013	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	165.65/cwt	163.50–173.50	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	220.73/cwt	216.00–228.00	819	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	183.42/cwt	182.00–194.00	748	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	180.73/cwt	174.00–186.00	849	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	158.91/cwt	157.50–159.00	993	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	196.26/cwt	189.00–200.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	152.83/cwt	139.50–153.25	1,276	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	188.21/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	207.40/cwt	205.00–215.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	205.98/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	207.85/cwt	207.00–217.00	888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	208.72/cwt	202.00–211.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	976	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	883	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	167.24/cwt	166.00–176.00	545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	152.84/cwt	147.00–157.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	167.21/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,120	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.53/cwt	160.00–171.00	694	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	220.59/cwt	215.00–225.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.27/cwt	112.50–125.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,144	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	952	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	192.36/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,031	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	153.50/cwt	151.00–157.50	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	159.66/cwt	155.50–165.50	760	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	150.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	878	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	216.24/cwt	209.00–221.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	176.77/cwt	170.00–179.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	151.41/cwt	140.00–154.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	171.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	620	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,053.64/cwt	875.00–1,285.00	12,043	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	103.05/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,711	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,229	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	889	63.89/cwt	63.00–68.00	568	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	979	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	84.56/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,065	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	69.09/cwt	68.00–70.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	948	80.98/cwt	80.00–83.00	768	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	86.10/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,013	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	82.87/cwt	82.00–84.00	953	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	76.18/cwt	74.00–78.00	833	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	58.33/cwt	58.00–59.00	493	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	941	77.43/cwt	74.00–79.00	729	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

Mon Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 2,191Year ago 3,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 275Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 31Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Ice covering the entire trade area kept receipts too few to establish a trend. Demand good. Quality mostly plain. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, both in a light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	92.00–94.00	93.09
4	—	1,660	99.00–105.00	103.05
1	—	1,990	112.00	112.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	93.00–98.00	95.37
15	—	1,518	87.00–92.00	89.69
5	—	1,302	83.00–85.00	84.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	889	63.00–68.00	63.89
4	—	948	80.00–83.00	80.98
3	—	845	58.00–59.00	58.33
5	—	941	74.00–79.00	77.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	78.00	78.00
10	—	1,260	82.00–87.50	84.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	68.00–70.00	69.09
3	—	1,177	85.00–87.50	86.10
8	—	1,150	82.00–84.00	82.87
5	—	1,094	74.00–78.00	76.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	140.00–160.00	155.88
6	—	483	185.50	185.50
2	—	413	177.00	177.00
8	—	716	141.50	141.50
1	—	330	191.00	191.00
3	—	515	190.00	190.00
5	—	376	209.00–221.00	216.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	170.00–179.00	176.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	155.00	155.00
9	—	470	174.00–186.00	180.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	163.50–173.50	165.65
2	—	740	154.50	154.50
16	—	371	216.00–228.00	220.73
9	—	788	145.25	145.25
63	—	835	139.50–153.25	152.83
3	—	572	185.00–195.00	188.21
4	—	469	205.00–215.00	207.40
8	—	508	202.00–212.50	205.98
11	—	427	207.00–217.00	207.85
13	—	670	162.00–172.00	167.21
4	—	313	215.00–225.00	220.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	341	192.00	192.00
17	—	408	182.00–194.00	183.42
18	—	625	157.50–159.00	158.91
3	—	470	189.00–200.00	196.26
4	—	355	202.00–211.00	208.72
13	—	556	175.50	175.50
25	—	536	191.00–199.00	192.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	675	130.00–140.00	130.88
14	—	326	166.00–176.00	167.24
5	—	519	147.00–157.00	152.84
16	—	422	160.00–171.00	164.53
14	—	844	135.50	135.50
14	—	720	130.00–135.00	132.22
6	—	600	144.00	144.00
15	—	476	155.50–165.50	159.66
15	—	582	145.00–155.00	150.93
17	—	361	165.00–175.00	171.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	112.50–125.00	114.27
2	—	580	135.00	135.00
5	—	426	151.00–157.50	153.50
5	—	726	112.50	112.50
3	—	635	141.00	141.00
2	—	530	140.00	140.00
5	—	486	140.00–154.00	151.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,143	875.00–1,285.00	1,053.64

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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