Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2021-12-13

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Dec 13
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,040 head
▼ 486 vs last sale 4,526▲ 2,472 vs year ago 1,568 · +157.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
421 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 404▲ 311 vs year ago 110 · +282.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 17▼ 11 vs year ago 52 · −21.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 higher. Valued added steers unevenly steady, with the exception of steers over 700 pounds. Heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Value added heifers also unevenly steady, with the exception of heifers over 600 pounds. Quality good, several Fancy. Demand good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher. A total of 462 cows and bulls sold with 51 percent going to packers. A reminder: this is the last sale for 2021. The Tulsa Stockyards will resume on Monday, January 3, 2022. Merry Christmas and a Prosperous and Happy New Year to you All.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $183.63/cwt on 1,881 head.
Average price
$183.63
1,881 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$973
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$8.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.74
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484188.21911590
Medium and Large 1595182.381,085861
Medium and Large 2462179.84831430
One grade step is worth $8.38/cwt here — about $80 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 sale1,881 hd
183.63
—
OK average7 barns · 19,498 hd
170.89
+12.74
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,60188.171,41217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34265.9788639
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,21661.8275230
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09455.16603148

Every lot

145 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325233.35/cwt230.00–240.0075816
Steers—Medium and Large 1332227.24/cwt219.00–229.0075433
Steers—Medium and Large 2334199.78/cwt197.00–207.0066721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335211.45/cwt208.00–218.0070867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added347220.00/cwt220.00–220.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added351227.00/cwt227.00–227.007976
Steers—Medium and Large 1361219.00/cwt212.00–222.0079142
Steers—Medium and Large 2370197.47/cwt190.00–200.0073146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375206.96/cwt201.00–211.0077635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added386213.00/cwt213.00–213.008224
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned390189.46/cwt186.00–192.007397
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned400194.00/cwt194.00–194.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned410190.50/cwt190.00–191.007818
Steers—Medium and Large 2426182.64/cwt178.00–188.00778104
Steers—Medium and Large 1433207.47/cwt200.00–210.0089889
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned436170.23/cwt162.00–172.5074220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438192.48/cwt189.00–199.00843109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452197.00/cwt197.00–197.008909
Steers—Medium and Large 2473181.19/cwt173.00–183.00857114
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008793
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added479209.39/cwt206.00–210.001,00335
Steers—Medium and Large 1479203.81/cwt195.50–205.5097659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483190.97/cwt184.00–194.00922117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned512179.00/cwt179.00–179.009163
Steers—Medium and Large 1519193.03/cwt186.50–196.501,002107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527181.16/cwt175.50–185.5095582
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned529159.43/cwt155.00–163.5084312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530197.46/cwt197.00–199.501,04716
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added530175.50/cwt175.50–175.509301
Steers—Medium and Large 2536165.44/cwt164.00–174.5088744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540186.71/cwt186.00–187.001,00814
Steers—Medium and Large 2570167.36/cwt162.00–172.0095443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572179.72/cwt173.00–183.001,02888
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added577173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,00112
Steers—Medium and Large 1579187.63/cwt184.00–194.001,08651
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned585156.00/cwt156.00–156.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008732
Steers—Medium and Large 1618165.55/cwt158.00–168.001,02354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622153.18/cwt147.00–157.0095324
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added644170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,09512
Steers—Medium and Large 1665160.03/cwt154.00–164.001,0643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683148.36/cwt143.00–153.001,01324
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy720164.10/cwt164.10–164.101,182188
Steers—Medium and Large 1729145.22/cwt141.00–151.001,05935
Steers—Medium and Large 1772146.41/cwt143.00–153.001,13033
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added837149.44/cwt148.00–150.001,25117
Steers—Medium and Large 1837140.81/cwt133.50–143.501,17915
Steers—Medium and Large 1890133.54/cwt130.00–140.001,18917
Steers—Medium and Large 1929146.63/cwt140.50–150.501,36232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324137.89/cwt131.00–141.0044742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332157.50/cwt153.00–163.0052340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338148.67/cwt142.00–152.0050314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned339133.10/cwt132.00–136.004516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added343168.00/cwt168.00–168.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355166.23/cwt166.00–166.5059013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2359138.65/cwt133.00–143.0049837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371147.54/cwt144.00–154.0054716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376163.27/cwt155.50–165.5061438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned379140.50/cwt140.50–140.5053219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390156.00/cwt156.00–156.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402160.65/cwt160.00–161.0064617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415170.34/cwt170.00–170.5070710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426163.88/cwt158.50–168.5069892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430151.35/cwt147.50–157.5065135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430139.43/cwt136.50–146.5060052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned438132.00/cwt132.00–132.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned454158.00/cwt158.00–158.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460160.00/cwt160.00–160.0073613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466166.59/cwt159.00–169.0077675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473153.85/cwt148.00–158.0072879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added474171.36/cwt170.00–173.0081221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476141.13/cwt137.00–147.0067254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512161.17/cwt158.00–164.0082528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515142.79/cwt136.00–146.0073541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522154.78/cwt147.00–157.0080860
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned523143.00/cwt143.00–143.007483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541150.24/cwt150.00–151.0081324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568144.00/cwt144.00–144.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577137.96/cwt133.00–143.0079624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578148.89/cwt144.00–154.0086170
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy608153.00/cwt153.00–153.0093058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614141.95/cwt137.00–147.0087217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned618125.00/cwt125.00–125.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623130.55/cwt126.00–136.0081318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633133.00/cwt133.00–133.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644140.19/cwt136.50–141.5090326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned652130.00/cwt130.00–130.0084829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664140.18/cwt135.00–145.0093116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681126.40/cwt124.00–134.0086112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy715152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,090116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734141.28/cwt135.00–145.001,03710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757131.56/cwt130.00–140.0099619
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323195.00/cwt195.00–195.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added356227.88/cwt220.00–230.5081112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370200.30/cwt198.00–208.0074120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2391183.97/cwt179.00–189.0071912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415183.70/cwt180.00–190.0076220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425174.03/cwt169.00–179.0074031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned437180.95/cwt180.00–185.007915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455187.22/cwt179.00–189.0085211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476173.19/cwt168.00–178.0082419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned478162.78/cwt160.00–165.007786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485182.00/cwt182.00–182.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned488174.00/cwt174.00–174.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added496191.00/cwt191.00–191.0094711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added500174.00/cwt174.00–174.0087010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513164.99/cwt161.00–171.0084619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529155.93/cwt150.00–160.5082533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned532135.48/cwt133.00–140.007218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573162.18/cwt156.00–166.0092930
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned580155.00/cwt155.00–155.008995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585151.70/cwt145.00–155.0088727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589157.45/cwt157.00–158.0092718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603135.00/cwt135.00–135.008144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629142.91/cwt140.00–150.008996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690134.00/cwt134.00–134.009253
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52482.66/cwt80.00–85.001,2605
Bulls——1,60588.21/cwt86.00–91.001,4167
Bulls——1,67493.63/cwt92.00–97.001,5675
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88041.36/cwt40.00–45.0036425
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93647.96/cwt46.00–50.004499
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98061.00/cwt61.00–61.005983
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98052.00/cwt52.00–52.005102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09055.63/cwt53.00–58.0060659
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11348.49/cwt47.00–49.005407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12257.90/cwt57.00–59.006508
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16055.00/cwt55.00–55.006383
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20863.06/cwt59.00–64.5076225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26464.54/cwt63.00–68.0081619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33363.15/cwt60.00–66.0084221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35067.36/cwt66.00–67.5090918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35369.27/cwt67.00–73.5093718
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0901,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0011,5543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,129824.99/cwt750.00–900.009,31412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,143916.25/cwt825.00–975.0010,4738
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2961,169.73/cwt1,150.00–1,185.0015,1609
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,008933.84/cwt850.00–1,075.009,4139

This sale against other markets

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.