Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00 lower. Heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. Value Added cattle had a higher undertone noted. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.51/cwt on 565 head.

Average price

$182.51

565 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.70

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	191.01	958	173
Medium and Large 2	450	182.43	821	147
Medium and Large 1-2	539	176.55	952	245

One grade step is worth $14.46/cwt here — about $7 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 sale565 hd

182.51

—

OK average7 barns · 16,375 hd

163.80

+18.70

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	—	High	1,736	103.25	1,793	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	88.80	1,251	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	87.74	1,178	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	79.09	826	52

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 2	—	488	153.22/cwt	147.00–157.00	748	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.36/cwt	134.00–144.00	796	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	183.26/cwt	180.50–184.50	704	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	148.51/cwt	145.00–155.00	873	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	187.54/cwt	185.00–195.00	808	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.94/cwt	119.50–129.50	785	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.45/cwt	126.50–136.50	894	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	163.03/cwt	159.00–169.00	602	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	164.84/cwt	157.00–167.00	514	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	164.27/cwt	159.00–169.00	698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	163.24/cwt	158.00–168.00	772	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	173.73/cwt	169.00–179.00	813	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.70/cwt	123.00–133.50	735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	116.74/cwt	112.00–125.00	775	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	193.08/cwt	191.00–194.00	736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	177.22/cwt	170.00–180.00	762	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	155.19/cwt	148.00–158.00	809	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	172.89/cwt	168.00–178.00	565	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	144.64/cwt	137.00–147.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	149.94/cwt	146.00–155.00	469	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	177.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	658	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,600	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,188	5
Stock Cows	Large 2	—	1,060	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,455	6
Bulls	—	—	1,799	110.03/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,979	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	95.16/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,523	5
Bulls	—	—	1,789	104.19/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,864	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	80.51/cwt	80.00–82.50	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	181.33/cwt	180.50–183.00	774	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	134.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	820	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	174.76/cwt	168.00–178.00	996	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	182.85/cwt	178.00–188.00	858	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	169.83/cwt	163.00–173.00	717	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	187.29/cwt	182.00–192.00	687	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	207.05/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,116	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	173.50/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,090	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	196.41/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,045	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	192.33/cwt	189.00–199.00	925	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	184.70/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,053	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	198.37/cwt	193.00–203.00	728	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	162.47/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,033	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	196.26/cwt	191.00–201.00	648	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	208.60/cwt	204.00–214.00	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	192.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,091	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	206.40/cwt	202.00–212.00	642	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	186.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	970	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	177.80/cwt	174.00–184.00	738	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	154.66/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,041	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	214.81/cwt	213.00–223.00	690	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	202.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	960	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	166.61/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,126	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	142.24/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,029	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	174.83/cwt	169.00–179.00	830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	173.14/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,001	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	184.38/cwt	177.00–187.00	964	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	180.34/cwt	175.00–183.00	786	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,070	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	79.97/cwt	78.00–81.00	906	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	73.01/cwt	72.00–74.00	769	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	71.55/cwt	70.00–73.00	594	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	85.90/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,158	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,213	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	85.94/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,278	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	90.84/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,229	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	83.43/cwt	82.00–87.00	921	16

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 1,594Last week 787Year ago 3,693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 146Year ago 316

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	488	147.00–157.00	153.22
15	—	580	123.00–133.50	126.70
7	—	313	146.00–155.00	149.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	575	134.00–144.00	138.36
17	—	628	119.50–129.50	124.94
33	—	369	159.00–169.00	163.03
14	—	312	157.00–167.00	164.84
19	—	425	159.00–169.00	164.27
27	—	473	158.00–168.00	163.24
20	—	664	112.00–125.00	116.74
9	—	509	137.00–147.00	144.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	384	180.50–184.50	183.26
8	—	521	162.50	162.50
27	—	427	180.50–183.00	181.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	588	145.00–155.00	148.51
23	—	660	126.50–136.50	135.45
36	—	468	169.00–179.00	173.73
70	—	430	170.00–180.00	177.22
39	—	521	148.00–158.00	155.19
15	—	327	168.00–178.00	172.89
19	—	371	170.00–180.00	177.49
19	—	612	130.00–140.00	134.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	431	185.00–195.00	187.54
12	—	539	202.00–212.00	207.05
30	—	628	167.00–177.00	173.50
12	—	376	204.00–214.00	208.60
11	—	567	190.00–200.00	192.48
26	—	321	213.00–223.00	214.81
22	—	474	200.00–210.00	202.54
14	—	676	163.00–173.00	166.61
5	—	732	136.00–146.00	142.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	570	168.00–178.00	174.76
60	—	469	178.00–188.00	182.85
23	—	422	163.00–173.00	169.83
19	—	367	182.00–192.00	187.29
14	—	330	191.00–201.00	196.26
19	—	521	180.00–190.00	186.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	532	191.00–201.00	196.41
21	—	481	189.00–199.00	192.33
19	—	570	179.00–189.00	184.70
14	—	367	193.00–203.00	198.37
65	—	636	156.00–166.00	162.47
24	—	311	202.00–212.00	206.40
33	—	415	174.00–184.00	177.80
48	—	673	152.00–162.00	154.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	381	191.00–194.00	193.08
9	—	686	150.00	150.00
7	—	475	169.00–179.00	174.83
1	—	605	151.00	151.00
25	—	578	166.00–176.00	173.14
17	—	523	177.00–187.00	184.38
13	—	436	175.00–183.00	180.34

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	4	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,400	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,350	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,060	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,799	108.00–113.00	110.03
5	—	1,600	93.00–99.00	95.16
7	—	1,789	100.00–106.00	104.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	64.00	64.00
3	—	960	75.00	75.00
5	—	933	80.00–82.50	80.51
5	—	830	70.00–73.00	71.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	93.00	93.00
16	—	1,133	78.00–81.00	79.97
4	—	1,053	72.00–74.00	73.01
16	—	1,104	82.00–87.00	83.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,348	83.00–87.00	85.90
9	—	1,333	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	85.00–87.50	85.94
7	—	1,353	88.00–93.50	90.84

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

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle