Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Value added cattle had a higher undertone noted. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.96/cwt on 638 head.

Average price

$194.96

638 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$10.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.98

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	199.16	1,010	303
Medium and Large 1-2	516	193.34	998	165
Medium and Large 2	470	189.06	888	170

One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about $122 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 sale638 hd

194.96

—

OK average7 barns · 9,638 hd

163.99

+30.98

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	1,542	106.18	1,637	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	86.78	1,081	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,323	83.13	1,099	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	76.31	806	99

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	419	214.53/cwt	212.00–222.00	899	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	172.85/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,080	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	191.68/cwt	187.00–197.00	920	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	171.22/cwt	167.00–177.00	791	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	318	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	168.08/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,123	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	745	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	404	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	202.46/cwt	198.00–208.00	984	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	206.56/cwt	201.00–211.00	888	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	223.59/cwt	218.00–228.00	838	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	224.61/cwt	223.00–226.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	180.56/cwt	177.00–187.00	923	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	202.39/cwt	198.50–208.50	1,050	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	193.67/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,019	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	216.15/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,016	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	222.58/cwt	219.00–229.00	748	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	178.55/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,037	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	195.79/cwt	190.00–200.00	844	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	195.77/cwt	195.50–196.00	1,032	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	208.47/cwt	208.00–208.50	971	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	507	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	155.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,137	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	182.85/cwt	178.50–185.50	944	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	181.05/cwt	180.00–182.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	189.87/cwt	183.00–193.00	915	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	193.29/cwt	185.00–196.50	827	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	190.68/cwt	182.00–193.00	686	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	82.96/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,177	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	82.32/cwt	79.00–84.00	915	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	82.25/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,012	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,230	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	888	60.87/cwt	59.00–64.00	541	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	891	66.28/cwt	65.00–69.00	591	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,106	77.43/cwt	77.00–78.00	856	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	69.03/cwt	67.00–70.00	749	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	76.10/cwt	73.00–78.50	836	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	87.43/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,099	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	85.32/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,027	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	86.33/cwt	85.50–87.00	1,198	9
Bulls	—	—	1,537	106.67/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,640	6
Bulls	—	—	1,473	96.32/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,419	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	111.79/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,786	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	93.68/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,371	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	74.28/cwt	72.00–77.00	697	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391	1,360.17/cwt	1,100.00–1,600.00	18,920	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,201.91/cwt	1,135.00–1,300.00	13,041	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.36/cwt	144.00–154.00	853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	497	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	825	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	149.16/cwt	142.50–152.50	934	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	162.39/cwt	156.00–166.00	766	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	164.80/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	169.02/cwt	165.50–175.50	974	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	166.95/cwt	162.00–172.00	554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.12/cwt	158.00–168.00	859	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	161.90/cwt	155.50–165.50	913	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	183.01/cwt	181.00–185.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	163.63/cwt	159.00–169.00	669	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	168.02/cwt	164.00–174.00	628	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	180.34/cwt	175.00–185.00	680	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	143.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	176.74/cwt	173.00–183.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	189.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,064	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	151.33/cwt	147.00–157.00	819	17

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,606Last week 815Year ago 1,607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 331Last week 276Year ago 331

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 27Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	419	212.00–222.00	214.53
43	—	625	168.00–178.00	172.85
9	—	668	164.00–174.00	168.08
12	—	375	218.00–228.00	223.59
27	—	519	198.50–208.50	202.39
17	—	470	209.00–219.00	216.15
19	—	336	219.00–229.00	222.58
15	—	730	150.00–160.00	155.76
31	—	563	185.00–195.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	480	187.00–197.00	191.68
47	—	511	177.00–187.00	180.56
47	—	431	190.00–200.00	195.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	404	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	486	198.00–208.00	202.46
19	—	430	201.00–211.00	206.56
56	—	526	188.00–198.00	193.67
46	—	581	174.00–184.00	178.55
4	—	325	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	410	223.00–226.00	224.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	445	209.00	209.00
31	—	527	195.50–196.00	195.77
34	—	466	208.00–208.50	208.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	508	170.00	170.00
2	—	615	160.00	160.00
2	—	318	186.00	186.00
2	—	413	181.00–185.00	183.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	575	154.00	154.00
15	—	497	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	462	167.00–177.00	171.22
39	—	426	170.00–180.00	174.89
28	—	626	142.50–152.50	149.16
73	—	520	158.00–168.00	165.12
40	—	564	155.50–165.50	161.90
39	—	377	175.00–185.00	180.34
8	—	664	138.00–148.00	143.00
8	—	324	173.00–183.00	176.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	135.00–138.00	136.02
12	—	571	144.00–154.00	149.36
49	—	472	156.00–166.00	162.39
10	—	332	162.00–172.00	166.95
42	—	409	159.00–169.00	163.63
15	—	374	164.00–174.00	168.02
17	—	541	147.00–157.00	151.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	516	178.50–185.50	182.85
2	—	638	173.50	173.50
20	—	482	183.00–193.00	189.87
8	—	428	185.00–196.50	193.29
5	—	360	182.00–193.00	190.68
5	—	666	164.00–165.00	164.80
13	—	576	165.50–175.50	169.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	180.00–182.00	181.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,419	80.00–85.00	82.96
12	—	1,106	77.00–78.00	77.43
9	—	1,388	85.50–87.00	86.33
4	—	1,463	91.00–96.00	93.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,112	79.00–84.00	82.32
8	—	1,085	67.00–70.00	69.03
14	—	1,099	73.00–78.50	76.10
7	—	1,204	85.00–86.00	85.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	80.00–85.00	82.25
2	—	1,230	100.00	100.00
15	—	1,257	86.00–91.00	87.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	888	59.00–64.00	60.87
13	—	891	65.00–69.00	66.28
8	—	939	72.00–77.00	74.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,537	104.00–108.00	106.67
2	—	1,473	95.00–98.00	96.32
3	—	1,598	110.00–114.00	111.79

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,391	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,360.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,085	1,135.00–1,300.00	1,201.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,111	925.00	925.00

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

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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