Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-3.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-5.00 lower, both in a light test. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.96/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$164.96

307 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.26

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	167.41	807	197
Medium and Large 1-2	427	163.19	696	73
Medium and Large 2	376	155.40	584	37

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $222 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 sale307 hd

164.96

—

OK average7 barns · 6,118 hd

155.70

+9.26

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	1,609	103.79	1,670	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	87.57	1,031	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,249	85.97	1,073	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	71.27	690	154

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	148.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	956	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	210.42/cwt	206.00–213.50	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	161.76/cwt	153.00–163.00	815	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	145.97/cwt	139.50–150.00	785	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	157.46/cwt	155.00–165.00	614	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	172.32/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	165.88/cwt	163.50–171.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	159.17/cwt	155.50–165.50	1,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	172.25/cwt	165.50–176.00	796	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.18/cwt	177.50–187.50	685	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	125.83/cwt	119.50–129.50	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	210.99/cwt	201.50–211.50	1,078	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	216.55/cwt	208.50–218.50	953	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	195.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,118	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	181.35/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,101	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	183.85/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,044	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	396	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	221.43/cwt	217.00–227.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	194.39/cwt	189.00–199.00	906	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	211.55/cwt	206.00–216.00	798	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	221.75/cwt	217.50–227.50	858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	178.08/cwt	171.50–181.00	1,035	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	934	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	936	67.61/cwt	65.00–69.00	633	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	81.78/cwt	80.00–85.00	960	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	74.85/cwt	72.00–76.50	846	12
Bulls	—	—	1,496	98.27/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,470	5
Bulls	—	—	1,543	106.72/cwt	106.50–107.00	1,647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	67.19/cwt	66.00–70.00	753	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	84.33/cwt	83.00–86.00	982	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	81.35/cwt	78.00–82.50	881	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	88.20/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,004	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	856	61.45/cwt	59.00–63.00	526	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	82.32/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,115	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,196	86.46/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,034	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	93.05/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,117	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	993	81.07/cwt	80.00–84.00	805	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	73.79/cwt	71.00–78.50	686	26
Bulls	—	—	1,842	111.03/cwt	109.00–112.00	2,045	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,226.30/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	12,937	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	829.64/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	8,720	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,172.86/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	13,371	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	157.42/cwt	149.00–159.00	930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	731	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	177.68/cwt	171.00–181.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	149.03/cwt	143.00–153.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	156.94/cwt	153.00–163.00	501	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	170.18/cwt	168.50–176.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	205.96/cwt	200.00–210.50	964	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	169.41/cwt	164.00–174.00	569	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	174.52/cwt	166.00–176.50	667	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	159.04/cwt	154.50–164.50	770	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 815Last week 2,417Year ago 2,202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 378Year ago 332

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 45Year ago 37

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-3.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-5.00 lower, both in a light test. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	642	140.00–150.00	148.92
13	—	504	153.00–163.00	161.76
58	—	462	165.50–176.00	172.25
23	—	370	177.50–187.50	185.18
6	—	736	119.50–129.50	125.83
12	—	591	149.00–159.00	157.42
46	—	425	165.00–175.00	172.11
9	—	304	171.00–181.00	177.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	538	139.50–150.00	145.97
4	—	425	161.00	161.00
19	—	336	164.00–174.00	169.41
19	—	382	166.00–176.50	174.52
16	—	484	154.50–164.50	159.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	390	155.00–165.00	157.46
8	—	476	143.00–153.00	149.03
17	—	319	153.00–163.00	156.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	206.00–213.50	210.42
6	—	629	163.50–171.00	165.88
6	—	683	155.50–165.50	159.17
10	—	568	179.00–189.00	183.85
20	—	466	189.00–199.00	194.39
18	—	377	206.00–216.00	211.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	169.00–179.00	172.32
58	—	511	201.50–211.50	210.99
39	—	440	208.50–218.50	216.55
7	—	571	190.00–200.00	195.83
17	—	607	172.50–182.50	181.35
8	—	326	217.00–227.00	221.43
17	—	387	217.50–227.50	221.75
22	—	468	200.00–210.50	205.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	182.00	182.00
3	—	461	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	165.50	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	396	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	175.00	175.00
3	—	687	149.50	149.50
3	—	510	168.00	168.00
8	—	581	171.50–181.00	178.08
2	—	400	190.00	190.00
4	—	633	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	446	168.50–176.00	170.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	936	65.00–69.00	67.61
54	—	856	59.00–63.00	61.45
12	—	993	80.00–84.00	81.07
26	—	930	71.00–78.50	73.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	94.00	94.00
6	—	1,355	82.00–83.00	82.32
12	—	1,196	84.00–87.50	86.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,174	80.00–85.00	81.78
4	—	1,138	85.00–91.00	88.20
8	—	1,200	92.00–94.00	93.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,130	72.00–76.50	74.85
3	—	1,120	66.00–70.00	67.19
12	—	1,165	83.00–86.00	84.33
21	—	1,083	78.00–82.50	81.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	96.50–100.00	98.27
2	—	1,543	106.50–107.00	106.72
3	—	1,842	109.00–112.00	111.03

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)	4	—	1,055	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,051	650.00–1,000.00	829.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,140	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,172.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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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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