Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher, with the exception of 500-600 pound steers which were sharply lower on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher, with instances of up to 8.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly good to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.16/cwt on 433 head.

Average price

$181.16

433 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$27.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.54

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	186.18	974	294
Medium and Large 1-2	517	172.62	893	118
Medium and Large 2	493	158.85	784	21

One grade step is worth $27.33/cwt here — about $190 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 sale433 hd

181.16

—

OK average7 barns · 10,139 hd

170.62

+10.54

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	1,571	88.36	1,388	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	76.88	1,121	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	73.14	930	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	66.37	721	106

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,000	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$763	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	787	$1,036	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$996	7

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	727	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	78.74/cwt	78.50–79.00	1,107	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	58.45/cwt	56.00–61.00	634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	67.39/cwt	64.50–71.00	749	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	74.02/cwt	73.00–75.00	842	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	76.88/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,121	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	92.31/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,485	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	72.66/cwt	71.00–77.00	916	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	164.75/cwt	160.00–168.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.99/cwt	158.00–166.00	768	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	144.39/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	186.98/cwt	179.00–197.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	170.43/cwt	168.50–171.00	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	174.93/cwt	169.50–181.00	857	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	157.57/cwt	156.00–160.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	189.69/cwt	185.00–197.00	888	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	169.95/cwt	162.00–176.00	962	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	174.12/cwt	166.00–178.00	918	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	165.73/cwt	161.00–169.50	1,117	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	186.01/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,151	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	159.08/cwt	155.00–167.00	752	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	191.53/cwt	187.00–197.00	816	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	175.99/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,165	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	174.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	734	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	181.95/cwt	177.50–184.00	1,028	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	224.80/cwt	219.00–230.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	203.10/cwt	202.00–204.00	849	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	181.02/cwt	180.00–192.50	950	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	227	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	168.67/cwt	166.00–169.50	891	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	920	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	223.32/cwt	217.00–231.00	717	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	439	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	203.87/cwt	199.00–223.00	777	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	157.24/cwt	150.00–161.00	888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	168.80/cwt	168.00–170.50	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	66.08/cwt	64.00–70.00	624	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	896	57.89/cwt	54.00–61.00	519	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	43.55/cwt	41.00–46.00	361	2
Bulls	—	—	1,477	83.33/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,231	9
Bulls	—	—	2,070	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	762.93/head	710.00–800.00	763	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	1,153.29/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,153	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	500	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	883	1,170.19/head	1,160.00–1,175.00	1,170	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	600	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,063.64/head	960.00–1,150.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	156.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	159.81/cwt	155.00–165.50	833	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.63/cwt	150.00–165.50	887	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	160.36/cwt	155.00–163.00	691	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	147.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	969	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	166.05/cwt	163.00–171.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	161.62/cwt	159.00–164.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	157.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	965	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	151.65/cwt	146.00–156.00	813	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	157.39/cwt	154.00–158.50	735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	173.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	651	29

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 1,463Last week 3,660Year ago 1,594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 348Last week 807Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 44Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	173.00	173.00
4	—	543	169.00	169.00
9	—	565	150.00–161.00	157.24
3	—	472	168.00–170.50	168.80
2	—	668	142.00	142.00
2	—	263	204.00	204.00
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
10	—	715	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	130.00	130.00
2	—	403	152.00	152.00
5	—	569	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	160.00	160.00
24	—	468	185.00–197.00	189.69
2	—	858	154.50	154.50
37	—	619	174.00–189.00	186.01
29	—	426	187.00–197.00	191.53
22	—	662	171.00–181.00	175.99
31	—	565	177.50–184.00	181.95
6	—	279	219.00–230.00	224.80
6	—	814	156.00	156.00
5	—	735	172.00	172.00
37	—	525	180.00–192.50	181.02
17	—	321	217.00–231.00	223.32
11	—	381	199.00–223.00	203.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	379	179.00–197.00	186.98
9	—	626	168.50–171.00	170.43
17	—	490	169.50–181.00	174.93
2	—	343	170.00	170.00
19	—	566	162.00–176.00	169.95
16	—	527	166.00–178.00	174.12
12	—	674	161.00–169.50	165.73
20	—	421	170.00–180.00	174.37
2	—	1,025	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	160.00	160.00
5	—	511	156.00–160.00	157.57
13	—	473	155.00–167.00	159.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	418	202.00–204.00	203.10
6	—	568	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	205.00	205.00
19	—	528	166.00–169.50	168.67
17	—	577	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	160.00–168.00	164.75
2	—	700	130.00	130.00
5	—	419	152.00–160.00	156.81
6	—	695	138.00	138.00
3	—	552	143.00	143.00
2	—	923	126.00	126.00
8	—	381	159.00–164.00	161.62
6	—	258	162.00	162.00
20	—	536	146.00–156.00	151.65
8	—	467	154.00–158.50	157.39
3	—	627	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	171.50	171.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	474	158.00–166.00	161.99
9	—	704	143.50–145.00	144.39
5	—	757	133.50	133.50
79	—	521	155.00–165.50	159.81
66	—	570	150.00–165.50	155.63
31	—	431	155.00–163.00	160.36
14	—	658	145.00–155.00	147.31
10	—	334	163.00–171.00	166.05
45	—	612	150.00–160.00	157.67
29	—	375	170.00–180.00	173.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	152.00	152.00
8	—	391	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	78.50–79.00	78.74
47	—	1,260	71.00–77.00	72.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	56.00–61.00	58.45
89	—	1,111	64.50–71.00	67.39
2	—	1,138	73.00–75.00	74.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	73.00–80.00	76.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	945	64.00–70.00	66.08
5	—	896	54.00–61.00	57.89
2	—	830	41.00–46.00	43.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,609	88.00–95.00	92.31
9	—	1,477	80.00–87.00	83.33
1	—	2,070	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,148	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	710.00–800.00	762.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,153.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	1,160.00–1,175.00	1,170.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	960.00–1,150.00	1,063.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	500	635.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	500.00	500.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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