Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Cattle over 600 pounds had a slightly lower undertone noted. Quality good, several unweaned cattle. Demand good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Light weight cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.93/cwt on 761 head.

Average price

$157.93

761 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$14.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.73

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	163.17	763	371
Medium and Large 1-2	475	154.95	736	261
Medium and Large 2	469	148.88	698	129

One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about $65 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 sale761 hd

157.93

—

OK average7 barns · 9,827 hd

149.19

+8.73

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	1,641	100.95	1,657	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	82.66	1,088	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	78.77	952	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	70.56	738	324

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1Unweaned	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	155.86/cwt	151.00–161.00	879	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	176.59/cwt	169.50–179.50	604	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	160.18/cwt	155.00–165.00	823	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	145.13/cwt	142.00–146.00	827	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	398	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	138.88/cwt	133.00–143.00	921	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	143.30/cwt	136.00–146.00	894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	149.85/cwt	144.00–154.00	790	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	162.77/cwt	159.00–169.00	703	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	167.66/cwt	164.50–174.50	612	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	156.96/cwt	154.00–164.00	752	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	172.91/cwt	169.50–179.50	709	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	152.35/cwt	148.00–158.00	660	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	86.70/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,082	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	81.97/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,087	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	82.22/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,084	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	76.10/cwt	72.00–78.00	855	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	929	58.89/cwt	57.00–62.00	547	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	66.06/cwt	63.00–68.50	621	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,173	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,046	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	79.60/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,075	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	74.77/cwt	72.00–78.00	842	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	64.03/cwt	63.00–65.00	708	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	71.15/cwt	67.00–72.00	759	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	728	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	911	71.08/cwt	69.00–74.00	648	18
Bulls	—	—	1,673	111.55/cwt	109.50–114.00	1,866	5
Bulls	—	—	1,497	91.86/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,375	12
Bulls	—	—	1,774	105.41/cwt	103.50–108.00	1,870	14
Bulls	—	—	1,594	99.91/cwt	97.00–102.50	1,593	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,017.87/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	10,331	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,066	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,020.04/cwt	800.00–1,185.00	12,159	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	1,268.60/cwt	1,125.00–1,425.00	16,441	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	166.35/cwt	165.00–175.00	785	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	158.25/cwt	154.00–164.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	169.79/cwt	166.50–176.50	947	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	175.03/cwt	169.00–179.00	903	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	179.29/cwt	175.00–185.00	853	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	191.18/cwt	185.00–195.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	149.34/cwt	143.00–153.00	729	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	142.91/cwt	139.00–149.00	825	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	162.26/cwt	158.00–168.00	548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	158.53/cwt	153.00–163.00	599	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	179.81/cwt	175.00–181.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	453	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	160.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	840	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	138.57/cwt	135.50–148.00	1,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	197.62/cwt	193.00–198.00	846	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	345	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	175.56/cwt	175.00–183.00	987	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	698	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	217.62/cwt	209.50–219.50	720	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	195.02/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,014	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	511	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	894	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	489	180.64/cwt	179.50–187.00	883	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	456	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	204.15/cwt	199.00–209.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	227.03/cwt	224.00–228.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	353	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	177.24/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	150.92/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,155	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	207.23/cwt	199.00–209.00	968	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	181.71/cwt	177.00–187.00	838	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	190.28/cwt	187.00–197.00	822	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	181.09/cwt	176.00–186.00	773	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	186.79/cwt	180.00–190.00	962	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	188.55/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,073	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	155.03/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,098	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	206.75/cwt	202.00–212.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	175.45/cwt	169.00–179.00	932	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	197.46/cwt	191.00–201.00	756	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	178.39/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,024	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	192.24/cwt	188.00–198.00	917	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	169.41/cwt	163.00–173.00	988	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	489	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	166.90/cwt	162.00–169.00	716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	201.58/cwt	198.00–208.00	855	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	159.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,080	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	167.64/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,059	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	442	143.76/cwt	143.00–144.00	635	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	161.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	24

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 2,318Last week 1,148Year ago 1,825

Slaughter CattleReceipts 580Last week 239Year ago 348

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 80Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	130.00	130.00
40	—	570	142.00–146.00	145.13
12	—	429	162.00–169.00	166.90
16	—	489	160.00–162.00	161.39
24	—	515	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	564	151.00–161.00	155.86
30	—	342	169.50–179.50	176.59
12	—	514	155.00–165.00	160.18
9	—	663	133.00–143.00	138.88
11	—	624	136.00–146.00	143.30
26	—	365	164.50–174.50	167.66
84	—	410	169.50–179.50	172.91
76	—	472	165.00–175.00	166.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
6	—	398	179.50	179.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	527	144.00–154.00	149.85
49	—	432	159.00–169.00	162.77
80	—	479	154.00–164.00	156.96
28	—	577	139.00–149.00	142.91
16	—	338	158.00–168.00	162.26
21	—	378	153.00–163.00	158.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	433	148.00–158.00	152.35
73	—	488	143.00–153.00	149.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	489	150.00	150.00
9	—	540	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	488	141.00	141.00
16	—	442	143.00–144.00	143.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	154.00–164.00	158.25
22	—	558	166.50–176.50	169.79
25	—	516	169.00–179.00	175.03
24	—	476	175.00–185.00	179.29
14	—	425	185.00–195.00	191.18
4	—	734	135.50–148.00	138.57
5	—	354	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	175.00–181.00	179.81
3	—	453	170.00	170.00
4	—	573	160.50	160.50
8	—	522	160.00–168.00	160.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	428	193.00–198.00	197.62
4	—	518	180.00	180.00
7	—	483	194.00	194.00
9	—	345	204.00	204.00
28	—	562	175.00–183.00	175.56
8	—	698	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	198.00	198.00
3	—	578	165.00	165.00
13	—	511	175.00	175.00
28	—	489	179.50–187.00	180.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	331	209.50–219.50	217.62
36	—	520	191.00–201.00	195.02
18	—	765	147.00–157.00	150.92
16	—	467	199.00–209.00	207.23
20	—	569	185.00–195.00	188.55
37	—	708	151.00–161.00	155.03
12	—	375	202.00–212.00	206.75
22	—	424	198.00–208.00	201.58
47	—	677	155.00–165.00	159.59
11	—	632	159.00–169.00	167.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	199.00–209.00	204.15
73	—	432	187.00–197.00	190.28
14	—	515	180.00–190.00	186.79
17	—	383	191.00–201.00	197.46
24	—	574	174.00–184.00	178.39
71	—	477	188.00–198.00	192.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	224.00–228.00	227.03
3	—	353	218.00	218.00
4	—	608	175.00–178.00	177.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	461	177.00–187.00	181.71
35	—	427	176.00–186.00	181.09
34	—	531	169.00–179.00	175.45
18	—	583	163.00–173.00	169.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	85.00–87.50	86.70
56	—	1,326	78.00–83.50	81.97
2	—	1,255	93.50	93.50
2	—	1,395	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,318	79.00–83.50	82.22
49	—	1,124	72.00–78.00	76.10
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	929	57.00–62.00	58.89
83	—	940	63.00–68.50	66.06
2	—	970	75.00	75.00
18	—	911	69.00–74.00	71.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	79.00–80.00	79.60
96	—	1,126	72.00–78.00	74.77
8	—	1,106	63.00–65.00	64.03
98	—	1,067	67.00–72.00	71.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,673	109.50–114.00	111.55
12	—	1,497	90.00–96.00	91.86
14	—	1,774	103.50–108.00	105.41
6	—	1,594	97.00–102.50	99.91

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,015	850.00–1,100.00	1,017.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,044	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,192	800.00–1,185.00	1,020.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,296	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,268.60

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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