Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 lower. Heifers 4.00-8.00 lower. Value Added Cattle as well as Unweaned Cattle both had a lower undertone noted. Demand good. Quality plain few attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. A reminder, The Tulsa Stockyards will be closed Monday, May 30th to observe Memorial Day. The next sale will be Monday, June 6, 2022.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.87/cwt on 951 head.

Average price

$172.87

951 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$10.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.50

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	499	175.61	877	349
Medium and Large 1	570	173.05	987	473
Medium and Large 2	505	164.82	832	129

One grade step is worth $10.78/cwt here — about $44 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 sale951 hd

172.87

—

OK average7 barns · 14,789 hd

154.37

+18.50

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	1,708	106.78	1,824	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,394	81.35	1,134	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	80.14	976	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	73.37	764	101

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2Unweaned	—	470	135.70/cwt	135.00–137.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	489	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	456	172.81/cwt	171.00–173.50	788	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	162.63/cwt	157.00–167.00	862	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	497	158.54/cwt	157.00–159.00	788	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	194.31/cwt	190.00–200.00	904	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	315	151.52/cwt	150.00–154.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	134.98/cwt	131.00–135.50	800	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	174.38/cwt	168.00–178.00	832	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	404	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	199.29/cwt	195.00–205.00	666	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	212.08/cwt	206.00–216.00	704	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	158.22/cwt	153.00–163.00	910	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	180.11/cwt	176.00–186.00	769	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	206.87/cwt	203.00–213.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	143.33/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,119	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	174.57/cwt	168.00–178.50	911	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	148.58/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,010	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	153.89/cwt	147.00–157.00	966	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	184.76/cwt	179.00–189.00	863	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	182.04/cwt	179.00–189.00	958	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	171.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	728	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.04/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,010	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	161.05/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,089	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	190.18/cwt	187.00–197.00	822	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	197.08/cwt	192.00–202.00	739	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	169.92/cwt	168.00–173.00	972	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	168.12/cwt	164.50–174.00	948	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	200.19/cwt	200.00–200.50	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	332	220.37/cwt	219.00–221.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	181.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,024	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	845	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	153.50/cwt	144.50–154.50	1,108	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	531	154.85/cwt	152.00–156.00	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	155.10/cwt	150.00–157.85	980	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	448	169.68/cwt	165.00–172.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	142.94/cwt	135.00–146.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	328	202.33/cwt	202.00–203.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	478	161.65/cwt	161.00–163.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	365	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	897	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	150.30/cwt	150.00–153.00	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	164.94/cwt	164.50–167.00	808	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	348	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	690	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	72.67/cwt	70.00–75.00	865	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	78.98/cwt	77.50–80.50	1,040	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	87.60/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,181	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	80.97/cwt	79.00–84.50	998	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	65.15/cwt	63.50–67.00	586	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	79.72/cwt	79.00–80.00	958	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	798	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	483	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	84.66/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,261	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	76.94/cwt	73.50–78.50	896	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	70.77/cwt	69.00–72.50	797	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	75.96/cwt	74.00–78.50	823	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	78.59/cwt	77.00–82.00	723	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	71.90/cwt	69.00–75.00	685	16
Bulls	—	—	1,965	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.50	2,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	105.96/cwt	103.00–108.50	1,802	11
Bulls	—	—	1,408	99.97/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,408	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,072.25/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	11,098	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	957.02/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	10,757	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	1,165.48/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	13,042	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,402	914.61/cwt	885.00–985.00	12,823	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	194.89/cwt	192.00–202.00	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	792	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	160.87/cwt	155.00–166.00	906	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	143.80/cwt	142.50–146.50	976	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	166.06/cwt	164.00–171.00	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	140.25/cwt	132.00–142.00	860	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	406	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	556	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.29/cwt	129.00–139.00	765	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	815	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	165.70/cwt	164.00–166.00	731	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	154.31/cwt	149.50–159.50	745	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	161.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	685	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	161.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	525	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	170.17/cwt	166.50–176.50	705	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	770	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	171.06/cwt	166.00–176.00	549	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	171.97/cwt	168.50–178.50	667	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	149.64/cwt	144.00–154.00	625	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	162.25/cwt	157.00–168.00	604	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	144.10/cwt	138.00–148.00	667	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.75/cwt	136.00–146.00	745	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.19/cwt	144.00–154.00	852	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	147.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	921	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	171.97/cwt	169.00–179.00	812	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	171.49/cwt	170.00–176.00	748	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	189.16/cwt	186.00–191.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.59/cwt	147.50–157.50	804	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	154.43/cwt	150.00–161.00	669	19

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,345Last week 2,318Year ago 1,420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 394Last week 580Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 35Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	135.00–137.00	135.70
18	—	406	135.00–138.00	137.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	135.00	135.00
4	—	489	145.00	145.00
5	—	315	150.00–154.00	151.52
6	—	404	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	456	171.00–173.50	172.81
3	—	653	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	497	157.00–159.00	158.54
6	—	525	147.00	147.00
22	—	593	131.00–135.50	134.98
23	—	441	164.00–166.00	165.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	613	132.00–142.00	140.25
81	—	568	140.00–150.00	143.43
7	—	663	130.00–140.00	135.64
51	—	414	166.50–176.50	170.17
58	—	468	160.00–170.00	164.46
23	—	321	166.00–176.00	171.06
30	—	388	168.50–178.50	171.97
41	—	527	147.50–157.50	152.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	570	129.00–139.00	134.29
34	—	483	149.50–159.50	154.31
76	—	424	155.00–165.00	161.44
33	—	324	155.00–165.00	161.97
2	—	605	130.00	130.00
34	—	372	157.00–168.00	162.25
26	—	522	136.00–146.00	142.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	147.00	147.00
51	—	418	144.00–154.00	149.64
25	—	463	138.00–148.00	144.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	530	157.00–167.00	162.63
19	—	477	168.00–178.00	174.38
17	—	575	153.00–163.00	158.22
23	—	425	165.00–175.00	171.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	190.00–200.00	194.31
12	—	332	206.00–216.00	212.08
5	—	372	203.00–213.00	206.87
14	—	781	141.00–151.00	143.33
49	—	526	179.00–189.00	182.04
78	—	623	158.00–168.00	162.04
44	—	676	154.00–164.00	161.05
51	—	432	187.00–197.00	190.18
57	—	565	175.00–185.00	181.18
39	—	722	144.50–154.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	334	195.00–205.00	199.29
21	—	427	176.00–186.00	180.11
62	—	522	168.00–178.50	174.57
35	—	680	143.00–153.00	148.58
26	—	628	147.00–157.00	153.89
40	—	467	179.00–189.00	184.76
35	—	375	192.00–202.00	197.08
49	—	564	164.50–174.00	168.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	168.00–173.00	169.92
44	—	632	150.00–157.85	155.10
4	—	371	199.50	199.50
3	—	328	202.00–203.00	202.33
30	—	514	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	200.00–200.50	200.19
4	—	606	170.00	170.00
6	—	332	219.00–221.00	220.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	483	175.00	175.00
2	—	500	167.50	167.50
6	—	448	165.00–172.00	169.68
8	—	623	135.00–146.00	142.94
4	—	365	190.00–191.00	190.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	161.00	161.00
7	—	531	152.00–156.00	154.85
6	—	478	161.00–163.00	161.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	558	150.00–153.00	150.30
2	—	390	175.00	175.00
17	—	490	164.50–167.00	164.94
3	—	348	180.00	180.00
9	—	545	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	192.00–202.00	194.89
39	—	563	155.00–166.00	160.87
15	—	679	142.50–146.50	143.80
8	—	533	164.00–171.00	166.06
12	—	626	140.00–150.00	147.09
24	—	472	169.00–179.00	171.97
15	—	436	170.00–176.00	171.49
8	—	389	186.00–191.00	189.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	428	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	144.00–154.00	148.19
19	—	433	150.00–161.00	154.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	66.00	66.00
6	—	1,202	79.00–80.00	79.72
18	—	1,126	69.00–72.50	70.77
41	—	1,083	74.00–78.50	75.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	70.00–75.00	72.67
23	—	1,317	77.50–80.50	78.98
27	—	1,490	83.00–86.50	84.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	86.00–90.00	87.60
18	—	1,232	79.00–84.50	80.97
14	—	1,164	73.50–78.50	76.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	900	63.50–67.00	65.15
4	—	798	60.00–61.00	60.49
8	—	920	77.00–82.00	78.59
16	—	953	69.00–75.00	71.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,920	115.00–118.50	117.00
11	—	1,701	103.00–108.50	105.96
2	—	1,408	98.00–102.00	99.97

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)	11	—	1,035	950.00–1,175.00	1,072.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,124	800.00–1,110.00	957.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,119	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,165.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,402	885.00–985.00	914.61

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