Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain, few attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.55/cwt on 1,539 head.

Average price

$196.55

1,539 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.59

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	204.35	1,078	591
Medium and Large 1-2	525	195.33	1,025	481
Medium and Large 2	473	187.92	889	467

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about $189 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 sale1,539 hd

196.55

—

OK average7 barns · 11,087 hd

180.96

+15.59

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	1,615	102.33	1,653	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	79.09	1,049	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	75.99	917	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	70.70	729	324

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)	1,135	$946	36
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$943	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$1,071	12

Every lot, as filed

121 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	—	520	164.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	857	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	237.14/cwt	236.50–246.50	927	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,337	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	222.70/cwt	221.00–231.00	955	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	191.67/cwt	188.00–198.00	985	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	171.67/cwt	166.00–176.00	893	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	179.26/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,016	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	227.28/cwt	221.00–231.00	752	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,146	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	168.22/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,304	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	180.44/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,110	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	164.21/cwt	161.00–171.00	946	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	217.51/cwt	214.00–224.00	811	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	199.58/cwt	198.00–208.00	966	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	246.64/cwt	243.00–253.00	819	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	236.47/cwt	232.00–242.00	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	203.53/cwt	199.00–209.00	871	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	481	136.89/cwt	130.00–138.50	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	155.49/cwt	150.00–159.00	809	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	164.78/cwt	162.00–166.00	598	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	228.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	890	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	334	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	568	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	186.05/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,077	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	179.14/cwt	176.00–181.00	820	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	333	142.04/cwt	135.00–148.00	473	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	178.64/cwt	177.00–187.00	929	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	418	153.95/cwt	151.00–155.00	644	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,102	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	180.82/cwt	180.50–183.00	678	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	214.47/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,004	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	212.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	934	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,002	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	220.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,063	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	486	190.62/cwt	185.00–195.00	926	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	195.46/cwt	186.50–196.50	1,192	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	173.08/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,156	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	174.66/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,244	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	325	237.42/cwt	229.00–240.00	772	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	184.39/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,237	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	316	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	820	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	363	206.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	750	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	185.79/cwt	180.00–186.50	1,059	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	429	193.22/cwt	181.00–198.00	829	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	231.50/cwt	229.00–235.00	882	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	309	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	512	161.34/cwt	160.00–164.00	826	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	458	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	604	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	219.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	828	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	776	161.54/cwt	160.50–170.50	1,254	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	356	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	844	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	337	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	829	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	78.16/cwt	75.00–81.00	975	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	77.00/cwt	76.00–80.00	924	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	71.14/cwt	70.00–74.00	806	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	84.11/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,066	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	86.59/cwt	85.00–87.00	758	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	72.64/cwt	69.00–74.00	667	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	65.84/cwt	64.50–69.00	699	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	72.48/cwt	69.00–75.50	809	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	77.41/cwt	75.00–80.00	984	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	72.75/cwt	70.00–74.00	861	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	894	64.74/cwt	63.00–68.00	579	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	83.06/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,199	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	909	77.33/cwt	75.00–80.00	703	8
Bulls	—	—	1,763	107.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,890	13
Bulls	—	—	1,444	96.24/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,390	9
Bulls	—	—	1,601	102.01/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,633	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	946.11/head	875.00–1,135.00	946	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,071.31/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,071	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,307	1,180.66/head	1,095.00–1,210.00	1,181	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	898.04/head	650.00–975.00	898	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	190.87/cwt	185.00–195.00	788	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	211.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	708	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	167.68/cwt	164.50–174.50	790	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	198.64/cwt	196.00–206.00	836	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	164.61/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,054	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	204.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	777	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	163.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	964	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	153.77/cwt	149.00–159.00	797	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	309	184.52/cwt	184.00–186.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	173.36/cwt	171.00–174.00	875	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	169.57/cwt	164.50–173.75	987	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.10/cwt	142.00–152.00	834	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.85/cwt	131.00–141.00	760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	153.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,026	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	144.67/cwt	144.00–145.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	158.70/cwt	153.00–163.00	995	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	157.13/cwt	149.50–159.50	1,114	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	148.43/cwt	143.00–153.00	726	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.46/cwt	146.00–156.00	565	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	162.82/cwt	157.00–167.00	594	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	168.82/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,030	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	143.14/cwt	138.00–148.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.75/cwt	156.00–166.00	680	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	162.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	851	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	152.96/cwt	149.00–159.00	806	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	154.54/cwt	149.00–159.00	512	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.68/cwt	168.00–178.00	656	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.57/cwt	154.00–164.00	759	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	164.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	159.47/cwt	153.00–163.00	896	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	150.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	649	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	172.87/cwt	171.00–181.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	145.96/cwt	142.00–152.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	172.15/cwt	167.00–177.00	726	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	168.80/cwt	165.00–175.00	792	147
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	187.28/cwt	181.00–192.00	878	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	168.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,236	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.04/cwt	148.50–158.50	875	36

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 Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,652Last week 4,270Year ago 2,274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 786Last week 876Year ago 313

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 18Year ago 51

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain, few attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	520	160.00–170.00	164.78
28	—	378	215.00–225.00	219.00
19	—	776	160.50–170.50	161.54
14	—	335	210.00–220.00	211.31
22	—	421	196.00–206.00	198.64
24	—	640	155.00–165.00	164.61
11	—	588	160.00–170.00	163.88
35	—	469	181.00–192.00	187.28
16	—	735	160.00–170.00	168.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	356	237.00	237.00
10	—	337	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	146.00	146.00
4	—	460	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	413	185.00–195.00	190.87
42	—	471	164.50–174.50	167.68
23	—	381	200.00–210.00	204.01
32	—	518	149.00–159.00	153.77
36	—	572	148.50–158.50	153.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	391	236.50–246.50	237.14
28	—	429	221.00–231.00	222.70
62	—	514	188.00–198.00	191.67
18	—	775	162.00–172.00	168.22
28	—	332	243.00–253.00	246.64
61	—	579	183.00–193.00	186.05
49	—	481	220.00–230.00	220.94
30	—	610	186.50–196.50	195.46
36	—	712	167.50–177.50	174.66
58	—	671	180.00–190.00	184.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	745	179.50	179.50
32	—	590	194.25	194.25
27	—	501	200.00	200.00
18	—	316	259.50	259.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	520	166.00–176.00	171.67
18	—	331	221.00–231.00	227.28
63	—	576	161.00–171.00	164.21
15	—	373	214.00–224.00	217.51
45	—	484	198.00–208.00	199.58
50	—	428	199.00–209.00	203.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	567	172.00–182.00	179.26
77	—	615	175.00–185.00	180.44
11	—	314	232.00–242.00	236.47
32	—	389	225.00–235.00	228.92
52	—	520	177.00–187.00	178.64
106	—	468	209.00–219.00	214.47
52	—	440	210.00–220.00	212.33
65	—	668	169.00–179.00	173.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	486	185.00–195.00	190.62
4	—	550	154.00	154.00
50	—	363	200.00–210.00	206.58
34	—	429	181.00–198.00	193.22
28	—	512	160.00–164.00	161.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	216.00	216.00
14	—	529	187.50	187.50
16	—	325	229.00–240.00	237.42
4	—	430	218.50	218.50
28	—	570	180.00–186.50	185.79
11	—	381	229.00–235.00	231.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	175.00	175.00
6	—	309	220.00–222.00	221.00
12	—	458	206.00	206.00
8	—	604	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	130.00–138.50	136.89
18	—	333	135.00–148.00	142.04
4	—	370	141.00	141.00
2	—	420	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	520	150.00–159.00	155.49
52	—	363	162.00–166.00	164.78
14	—	334	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	458	176.00–181.00	179.14
19	—	673	163.75	163.75
53	—	375	180.50–183.00	180.82
8	—	309	184.00–186.00	184.52
28	—	505	171.00–174.00	173.36
50	—	582	164.50–173.75	169.57
17	—	610	164.00–170.00	168.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	418	151.00–155.00	153.95
2	—	385	155.00	155.00
6	—	525	144.00–145.00	144.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	571	142.00–152.00	146.10
32	—	365	157.00–167.00	162.82
89	—	423	156.00–166.00	160.75
34	—	527	149.00–159.00	152.96
65	—	473	154.00–164.00	160.57
9	—	341	160.00–170.00	164.98
5	—	627	142.00–152.00	145.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	131.00–141.00	133.85
26	—	489	143.00–153.00	148.43
28	—	373	146.00–156.00	151.46
8	—	534	138.00–148.00	143.14
30	—	331	149.00–159.00	154.54
53	—	432	145.00–155.00	150.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	667	150.00–160.00	153.85
13	—	627	153.00–163.00	158.70
45	—	709	149.50–159.50	157.13
28	—	525	160.00–170.00	162.05
61	—	380	168.00–178.00	172.68
35	—	562	153.00–163.00	159.47
8	—	332	171.00–181.00	172.87
87	—	422	167.00–177.00	172.15
147	—	469	165.00–175.00	168.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,248	75.00–81.00	78.16
38	—	1,133	70.00–74.00	71.14
8	—	1,267	81.00–90.00	84.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,200	76.00–80.00	77.00
105	—	1,062	64.50–69.00	65.84
80	—	1,116	69.00–75.50	72.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	875	85.00–87.00	86.59
47	—	918	69.00–74.00	72.64
39	—	894	63.00–68.00	64.74
8	—	909	75.00–80.00	77.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,271	75.00–80.00	77.41
6	—	1,183	70.00–74.00	72.75
27	—	1,443	81.00–85.00	83.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,763	105.00–110.00	107.22
9	—	1,444	92.00–98.00	96.24
27	—	1,601	99.00–104.00	102.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,135	875.00–1,135.00	946.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,022	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,242	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,071.31
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,307	1,095.00–1,210.00	1,180.66
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	983	650.00–975.00	898.04

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