Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average thru plain. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.36/cwt on 1,605 head.

Average price

$193.36

1,605 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$13.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	197.36	1,119	820
Medium and Large 1-2	489	192.58	941	474
Medium and Large 2	522	184.00	960	311

One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $159 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 sale1,605 hd

193.36

—

OK average7 barns · 16,230 hd

190.73

+2.63

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	—	Low	1,649	88.47	1,459	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,387	70.76	981	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	70.38	845	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	61.72	653	231

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)	1,120	$1,092	22
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$825	3thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	196.17/cwt	195.00–196.50	1,036	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	464	150.54/cwt	150.00–151.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	416	163.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	174.37/cwt	171.00–178.00	553	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	213.32/cwt	210.00–220.00	661	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	212.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	799	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	222.09/cwt	215.50–225.50	973	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	204.65/cwt	199.00–209.00	780	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	178.30/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,029	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	204.10/cwt	199.00–209.00	967	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	181.85/cwt	176.00–186.00	969	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	190.09/cwt	188.00–198.00	912	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	189.42/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,080	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	201.10/cwt	193.00–203.00	835	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	202.58/cwt	199.00–209.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	639	144.67/cwt	144.00–146.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	149.75/cwt	148.00–150.00	783	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	370	161.17/cwt	160.00–167.00	596	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	584	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	429	153.54/cwt	149.00–157.00	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	525	136.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	717	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	325	166.50/cwt	165.00–167.00	541	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	376	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	188.58/cwt	187.00–192.00	881	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	180.26/cwt	176.00–185.00	964	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	171.16/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,119	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	207.41/cwt	204.50–214.50	871	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	199.95/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,132	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	215.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,029	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	205.45/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,079	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	188.56/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,005	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	163.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	173.52/cwt	163.50–173.85	1,357	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	176.68/cwt	169.50–179.50	1,108	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	164.26/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,028	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	173.70/cwt	164.50–174.50	1,167	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	212.35/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,100	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	379	226.48/cwt	226.00–227.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	380	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	589	169.64/cwt	169.00–170.00	999	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	516	174.65/cwt	172.00–175.50	901	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	336	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	638	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	152.41/cwt	152.00–153.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	353	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	181.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	422	199.71/cwt	199.00–201.00	843	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	174.21/cwt	174.00–177.00	749	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	875	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	204.22/cwt	201.00–208.00	884	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	152.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,165	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	155.62/cwt	152.00–164.00	985	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	67.96/cwt	65.00–70.00	895	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	66.17/cwt	63.00–69.00	799	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	72.82/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,072	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	72.12/cwt	70.00–75.00	869	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	929	66.43/cwt	66.00–67.00	617	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	934	60.09/cwt	58.00–63.50	561	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	913	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	71.08/cwt	70.00–72.00	940	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	64.96/cwt	63.00–68.00	736	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	53.03/cwt	52.00–56.00	595	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	60.51/cwt	58.00–62.50	659	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	78.91/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,178	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	342	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	901	54.86/cwt	53.00–57.00	494	21
Bulls	—	—	1,739	82.23/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,430	9
Bulls	—	—	1,885	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,866	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	95.21/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,523	7
Bulls	—	—	1,571	88.31/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,387	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	933.41/head	750.00–1,000.00	933	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	1,201.53/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,202	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	177.67/cwt	174.00–184.00	851	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	151.37/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,004	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	172.69/cwt	166.00–176.00	900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	150.85/cwt	147.00–156.50	1,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	174.05/cwt	169.00–179.00	971	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	164.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	856	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	190.03/cwt	185.00–195.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	184.12/cwt	179.00–189.00	690	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	164.54/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,015	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	748	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,272	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	169.78/cwt	162.50–172.50	902	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	157.40/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	172.79/cwt	168.00–178.00	558	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	180.89/cwt	179.00–189.00	611	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	139.80/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,085	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	941	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	142.23/cwt	138.00–148.00	814	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.68/cwt	151.00–161.00	812	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	149.58/cwt	147.00–157.00	933	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	158.93/cwt	150.50–161.00	1,054	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	183.03/cwt	176.00–186.00	895	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	184.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	787	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	161.56/cwt	157.00–167.00	596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	152.37/cwt	149.00–159.00	872	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	172.48/cwt	169.00–179.00	736	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	169.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	805	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	171.54/cwt	168.00–178.00	628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	161.91/cwt	158.00–168.00	695	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	207.05/cwt	204.00–214.00	656	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.82/cwt	157.00–167.00	515	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	142.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	759	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	159.85/cwt	154.00–164.00	750	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	161.41/cwt	158.00–168.00	926	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	3

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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,931Last week 3,078Year ago 4,526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 484Last week 315Year ago 404

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average thru plain. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	195.00–196.50	196.17
9	—	425	215.00	215.00
5	—	690	160.00	160.00
5	—	318	208.50	208.50
2	—	353	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	310	210.00–220.00	213.32
15	—	375	210.00–220.00	212.96
78	—	438	215.50–225.50	222.09
80	—	566	196.00–206.00	199.95
80	—	477	210.00–220.00	215.64
132	—	525	198.00–208.00	205.45
5	—	735	160.00–170.00	163.92
96	—	782	163.50–173.85	173.52
83	—	627	169.50–179.50	176.68
108	—	672	164.50–174.50	173.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	381	199.00–209.00	204.65
88	—	474	199.00–209.00	204.10
73	—	570	185.00–195.00	189.42
3	—	653	159.00	159.00
9	—	339	199.00–209.00	202.58
69	—	420	204.50–214.50	207.41
55	—	533	187.00–197.00	188.56
61	—	626	158.00–168.00	164.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	577	174.00–184.00	178.30
53	—	533	176.00–186.00	181.85
93	—	480	188.00–198.00	190.09
33	—	415	193.00–203.00	201.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	518	209.00–214.00	212.35
6	—	379	226.00–227.00	226.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	180.00	180.00
2	—	380	196.00	196.00
36	—	336	190.00	190.00
5	—	619	152.00–153.00	152.41
13	—	532	180.00–185.00	181.47
13	—	422	199.00–201.00	199.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	589	169.00–170.00	169.64
13	—	516	172.00–175.50	174.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	150.00–151.00	150.54
12	—	429	149.00–157.00	153.54
29	—	525	135.00–137.00	136.66
4	—	340	156.00	156.00
8	—	376	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	160.00–165.00	163.05
6	—	639	144.00–146.00	144.67
16	—	523	148.00–150.00	149.75
18	—	370	160.00–167.00	161.17
16	—	325	165.00–167.00	166.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	317	171.00–178.00	174.37
5	—	621	150.00	150.00
2	—	520	159.00	159.00
3	—	490	173.00	173.00
3	—	568	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	584	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	467	187.00–192.00	188.58
43	—	535	176.00–185.00	180.26
83	—	748	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	654	162.00–172.00	171.16
45	—	375	179.00–189.00	184.12
79	—	617	158.00–168.00	164.54
164	—	531	162.50–172.50	169.78
7	—	730	149.00–159.00	157.40
20	—	338	179.00–189.00	180.89
44	—	776	138.00–148.00	139.80
111	—	571	160.00–170.00	164.78
87	—	489	176.00–186.00	183.03
137	—	426	180.00–190.00	184.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	323	168.00–178.00	172.79
39	—	518	151.00–161.00	156.68
28	—	624	147.00–157.00	149.58
27	—	663	150.50–161.00	158.93
44	—	572	149.00–159.00	152.37
76	—	427	169.00–179.00	172.48
92	—	474	165.00–175.00	169.84
13	—	366	168.00–178.00	171.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	572	138.00–148.00	142.23
14	—	369	157.00–167.00	161.56
17	—	429	158.00–168.00	161.91
16	—	320	157.00–167.00	160.82
15	—	531	140.00–150.00	142.97
69	—	469	154.00–164.00	159.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	430	174.00–177.00	174.21
14	—	583	150.00	150.00
5	—	474	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	433	201.00–208.00	204.22
10	—	762	145.00–155.00	152.93
10	—	633	152.00–164.00	155.62
19	—	663	147.00–157.00	151.37
9	—	521	166.00–176.00	172.69
5	—	716	147.00–156.50	150.85
19	—	558	169.00–179.00	174.05
4	—	493	185.00–195.00	190.03
19	—	317	204.00–214.00	207.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	479	174.00–184.00	177.67
59	—	522	155.00–165.00	164.02
37	—	574	158.00–168.00	161.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	620	150.00	150.00
15	—	565	165.00	165.00
3	—	475	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,317	65.00–70.00	67.96
17	—	1,472	71.00–76.00	72.82
6	—	1,493	78.00–80.00	78.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,207	63.00–69.00	66.17
34	—	1,205	70.00–75.00	72.12
3	—	1,100	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	929	66.00–67.00	66.43
50	—	934	58.00–63.50	60.09
3	—	855	40.00	40.00
21	—	901	53.00–57.00	54.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,322	70.00–72.00	71.08
94	—	1,133	63.00–68.00	64.96
7	—	1,122	52.00–56.00	53.03
43	—	1,089	58.00–62.50	60.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,739	79.00–84.00	82.23
1	—	1,885	99.00	99.00
7	—	1,600	92.00–97.00	95.21
9	—	1,571	86.00–91.00	88.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,079	750.00–1,000.00	933.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,148	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,201.53

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