Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.12/cwt on 759 head.

Average price

$164.12

759 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$16.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	171.60	863	266
Medium and Large 1-2	489	163.24	798	290
Medium and Large 2	480	155.59	747	203

One grade step is worth $16.01/cwt here — about $117 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 sale759 hd

164.12

—

OK average7 barns · 8,538 hd

156.74

+7.38

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	1,648	109.78	1,809	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,319	86.41	1,140	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	84.37	1,007	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	73.84	753	117

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	154.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,112	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	215.06/cwt	213.50–223.50	813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	188.20/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,009	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	166.61/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,028	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	198.46/cwt	192.00–202.00	730	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	179.21/cwt	172.00–182.00	944	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	184.44/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,068	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	211.08/cwt	206.00–216.00	697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	216.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	902	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	165.76/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,132	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	173.23/cwt	168.00–178.00	998	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	193.87/cwt	188.00–198.00	803	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	197.67/cwt	195.00–205.00	652	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	193.68/cwt	187.00–197.00	937	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	177.63/cwt	175.50–185.50	1,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	200.67/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,031	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	582	146.80/cwt	146.50–148.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	203.45/cwt	198.00–208.00	966	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	213.84/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,003	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	204.99/cwt	203.00–213.00	771	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	193.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,098	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	189.36/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	203.00/cwt	199.00–209.00	857	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	175.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,181	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	225.03/cwt	217.50–227.50	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	431	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	204.24/cwt	203.00–208.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	398	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	463	183.25/cwt	182.00–184.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	386	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	695	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	180.25/cwt	177.00–187.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	197.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	822	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	182.47/cwt	180.00–191.00	701	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	189.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	308	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	985	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	80.24/cwt	78.00–83.00	896	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,144	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	77.06/cwt	76.00–78.00	850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	82.18/cwt	79.00–84.50	979	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	86.28/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,063	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	85.35/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,116	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	86.59/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,011	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	89.22/cwt	88.50–90.50	1,237	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	773	69.61/cwt	67.00–71.00	538	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	839	82.89/cwt	80.00–86.00	695	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	906	77.71/cwt	75.00–79.00	704	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	852	55.20/cwt	52.00–58.00	470	36
Bulls	—	—	1,758	111.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,963	9
Bulls	—	—	1,553	106.83/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,659	13
Bulls	—	—	1,773	120.54/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,137	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	945.16/cwt	935.00–960.00	9,867	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,333	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,565	1,635.00/cwt	1,635.00–1,635.00	25,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	954	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	183.39/cwt	178.50–188.50	691	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	182.30/cwt	178.00–188.00	762	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	169.48/cwt	166.00–176.00	881	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	159.63/cwt	156.00–166.00	693	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	170.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	863	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	141.64/cwt	137.50–147.50	894	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	154.57/cwt	149.00–159.00	881	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.15/cwt	135.50–145.50	943	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	979	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	156.97/cwt	154.00–164.00	823	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	183.11/cwt	176.00–186.00	861	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.80/cwt	126.00–136.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	177.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	604	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	171.49/cwt	167.00–177.00	645	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	149.84/cwt	143.00–153.00	859	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	149.48/cwt	143.00–153.00	783	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	164.30/cwt	159.00–169.00	541	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	173.12/cwt	167.00–177.00	750	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	160.91/cwt	153.00–164.00	758	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	170.35/cwt	165.00–175.00	823	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	129.10/cwt	124.00–135.50	877	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	186.68/cwt	181.00–191.00	592	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	184.80/cwt	179.00–189.00	771	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	180.79/cwt	178.50–189.00	841	33

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,720Last week 2,076Year ago 1,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 323Last week 271Year ago 261

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 43Year ago 37

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	721	150.00–160.00	154.20
10	—	378	213.50–223.50	215.06
31	—	417	210.00–220.00	216.42
8	—	607	175.50–185.50	177.63
27	—	514	194.00–204.00	200.67
23	—	469	209.00–219.00	213.84
42	—	566	190.00–200.00	193.99
12	—	671	170.00–180.00	175.96
11	—	320	217.50–227.50	225.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	536	183.00–193.00	188.20
17	—	617	164.00–174.00	166.61
24	—	579	179.00–189.00	184.44
9	—	330	206.00–216.00	211.08
18	—	683	159.00–169.00	165.76
41	—	475	198.00–208.00	203.45
37	—	376	203.00–213.00	204.99
33	—	422	199.00–209.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	368	192.00–202.00	198.46
20	—	527	172.00–182.00	179.21
27	—	576	168.00–178.00	173.23
44	—	414	188.00–198.00	193.87
24	—	330	195.00–205.00	197.67
24	—	484	187.00–197.00	193.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	606	186.00–190.00	189.36
4	—	305	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	212.00	212.00
8	—	429	203.00–208.00	204.24
3	—	477	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	180.00	180.00
11	—	463	182.00–184.00	183.25
15	—	386	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	198.00	198.00
3	—	398	197.00	197.00
5	—	540	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	167.00	167.00
5	—	582	146.50–148.00	146.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	151.00	151.00
10	—	472	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	161.00	161.00
2	—	345	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	192.00	192.00
5	—	606	169.00	169.00
7	—	502	179.00	179.00
34	—	561	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	575	160.00–170.00	165.99
36	—	377	178.50–188.50	183.39
35	—	418	178.00–188.00	182.30
18	—	507	165.00–175.00	170.24
17	—	631	137.50–147.50	141.64
28	—	673	135.50–145.50	140.15
35	—	470	176.00–186.00	183.11
12	—	317	181.00–191.00	186.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	434	156.00–166.00	159.63
33	—	573	143.00–153.00	149.84
47	—	524	143.00–153.00	149.48
17	—	329	159.00–169.00	164.30
53	—	471	153.00–164.00	160.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	570	149.00–159.00	154.57
37	—	524	154.00–164.00	156.97
7	—	625	126.00–136.00	132.80
17	—	341	170.00–180.00	177.00
28	—	376	167.00–177.00	171.49
69	—	433	167.00–177.00	173.12
58	—	483	165.00–175.00	170.35
18	—	679	124.00–135.50	129.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	177.00–187.00	180.25
14	—	417	190.00–200.00	197.10
24	—	384	180.00–191.00	182.47
6	—	319	185.00–195.00	189.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	225.00	225.00
4	—	455	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	520	166.00–176.00	169.48
12	—	417	179.00–189.00	184.80
33	—	465	178.50–189.00	180.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	92.50	92.50
2	—	1,103	76.00–78.00	77.06
36	—	1,191	79.00–84.50	82.18
22	—	1,168	84.00–89.00	86.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,117	78.00–83.00	80.24
1	—	1,250	91.50	91.50
33	—	1,232	84.00–88.50	86.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,308	82.00–87.50	85.35
6	—	1,386	88.50–90.50	89.22
1	—	1,170	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	67.00–71.00	69.61
7	—	839	80.00–86.00	82.89
7	—	906	75.00–79.00	77.71
36	—	852	52.00–58.00	55.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,758	110.00–116.00	111.66
13	—	1,553	104.00–109.00	106.83
2	—	1,773	119.00–122.00	120.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,044	935.00–960.00	945.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,565	1,635.00	1,635.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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Replacement Cattle