Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Rain with flooding throughout the trade area kept receipts too few to establish a trend. However, a lower undertone is noted. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady to 3.00 lower. All so in a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.40/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$153.40

347 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$5.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	155.82	814	183
Medium and Large 1-2	517	150.70	778	164

One grade step is worth $5.12/cwt here — about $36 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 sale347 hd

153.40

—

OK average7 barns · 7,014 hd

153.92

−0.52

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	1,683	104.65	1,761	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	83.74	1,137	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	82.57	1,042	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	69.20	704	91

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	77.82/cwt	76.50–79.00	726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	69.90/cwt	69.50–70.00	659	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	58.97/cwt	57.00–61.00	525	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	69.60/cwt	68.00–72.00	752	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	80.22/cwt	79.00–84.00	915	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	74.98/cwt	73.00–78.50	853	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	81.54/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,012	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	64.39/cwt	64.00–65.00	666	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	86.43/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,213	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,130	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,068	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	87.06/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,187	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	81.79/cwt	79.50–84.50	1,114	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	65.87/cwt	63.00–68.00	603	25
Bulls	—	—	1,800	113.69/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,046	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	102.10/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,713	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	976.15/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	9,801	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	988.40/cwt	910.00–1,100.00	10,566	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,291.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,385.00	15,828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	145.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	855	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.08/cwt	142.00–152.00	783	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	166.70/cwt	163.00–173.00	964	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	181.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	878	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	147.06/cwt	140.00–150.50	916	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	155.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	885	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	160.68/cwt	156.00–166.00	548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.12/cwt	128.50–138.50	948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	142.20/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	132.45/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.56/cwt	159.00–165.50	849	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	185.07/cwt	183.00–191.00	766	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	158.52/cwt	151.00–161.00	969	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	149.24/cwt	145.00–154.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	173.58/cwt	170.00–175.50	904	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,028	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	188.01/cwt	185.50–195.50	818	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	166.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	186.71/cwt	178.00–189.50	891	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	183.36/cwt	179.00–189.00	970	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	193.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	740	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	177.10/cwt	174.00–184.00	783	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	153.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	175.34/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,047	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	173.69/cwt	169.00–179.00	997	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	138.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	917	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	157.72/cwt	153.00–163.00	822	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	169.99/cwt	165.50–175.50	751	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	199.03/cwt	191.50–201.50	953	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	770	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	159.98/cwt	154.00–164.00	686	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.31/cwt	149.00–159.00	716	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	182.90/cwt	180.50–190.00	1,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	195.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,036	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.51/cwt	157.00–167.00	607	15

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 May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,148Last week 1,929Year ago 1,314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 441Year ago 270

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 51Year ago 41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	76.50–79.00	77.82
5	—	943	69.50–70.00	69.90
10	—	890	57.00–61.00	58.97
25	—	915	63.00–68.00	65.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,080	68.00–72.00	69.60
7	—	1,141	79.00–84.00	80.22
18	—	1,138	73.00–78.50	74.98
5	—	1,035	64.00–65.00	64.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,241	79.00–84.50	81.54
5	—	1,363	85.00–90.00	87.06
1	—	1,020	73.50	73.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,404	85.00–87.50	86.43
2	—	1,130	94.50	94.50
22	—	1,362	79.50–84.50	81.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	112.00–115.00	113.69
1	—	1,485	107.00	107.00
8	—	1,678	100.00–105.00	102.10

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)	38	—	1,004	925.00–1,000.00	976.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,069	910.00–1,100.00	988.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,226	1,225.00–1,385.00	1,291.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	586	140.00–150.00	145.89
48	—	525	142.00–152.00	149.08
31	—	429	154.00–164.00	159.98
31	—	470	149.00–159.00	152.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	130.00	130.00
4	—	515	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	623	140.00–150.50	147.06
28	—	569	150.00–160.00	155.46
11	—	341	156.00–166.00	160.68
6	—	723	128.50–138.50	131.12
12	—	663	135.00–145.00	138.27
15	—	521	153.00–163.00	157.72
20	—	442	165.50–175.50	169.99
31	—	468	160.00–170.00	164.48
15	—	378	157.00–167.00	160.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	152.00–156.00	153.96
3	—	330	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	200.00	200.00
13	—	578	163.00–173.00	166.70
20	—	484	180.00–185.00	181.44
5	—	735	142.00–143.00	142.20
2	—	758	127.50–137.50	132.45
15	—	522	159.00–165.50	162.56
17	—	414	183.00–191.00	185.07
22	—	611	151.00–161.00	158.52
4	—	668	145.00–154.00	149.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	521	170.00–175.50	173.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	581	177.00	177.00
21	—	673	155.50	155.50
24	—	605	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	435	185.50–195.50	188.01
3	—	670	160.00–170.00	166.23
16	—	382	190.00–200.00	193.83
5	—	705	165.50	165.50
7	—	619	171.00–181.00	175.34
20	—	479	191.50–201.50	199.03
2	—	320	223.00	223.00
9	—	559	180.50–190.00	182.90
24	—	531	190.00–200.00	195.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	477	178.00–189.50	186.71
19	—	529	179.00–189.00	183.36
16	—	442	174.00–184.00	177.10
30	—	574	169.00–179.00	173.69

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle