Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2022-01-03

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Jan 3
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,394 head
▼ 1,646 vs last sale 4,040▼ 84 vs year ago 2,478 · −3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 421▼ 120 vs year ago 315 · −38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 41▼ 8 vs year ago 28 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers and Heifers both 5.00-8.00 higher. Value Added steers 3.00-4.00 higher while Value Added Heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. Extremely cold weather throughout the trade area kept receipts low. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive, with the majority of the receipts being Value Added cattle. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. In a light test. Slaughter bulls 9.00 lower also in a light test. A total of 215 cows and bulls sold with 63 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.77/cwt on 907 head.
Average price
$156.77
907 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.67
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529159.23842781
Medium and Large 1-2575141.47814126
One grade step is worth $17.76/cwt here — about $28 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 sale907 hd
156.77
—
OK average2 barns · 3,340 hd
155.09
+1.67
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—Average1,66483.031,38224
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34568.1291616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20964.6778216
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01954.1255179

Every lot

75 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1324217.40/cwt213.00–223.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326206.65/cwt202.00–212.006748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372200.72/cwt196.00–206.0074712
Steers—Medium and Large 1380210.40/cwt207.50–217.508008
Steers—Medium and Large 1425207.74/cwt199.50–209.5088346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433191.39/cwt188.00–198.0082953
Steers—Medium and Large 2438185.56/cwt177.00–187.0081340
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned443170.00/cwt170.00–170.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1456199.25/cwt198.50–208.5090927
Steers—Medium and Large 2468178.13/cwt170.00–180.0083439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482191.81/cwt187.00–197.0092571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned496183.00/cwt183.00–183.009086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned514175.00/cwt175.00–175.009006
Steers—Medium and Large 1518197.77/cwt189.50–199.501,024192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518182.08/cwt179.00–189.0094327
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,0586
Steers—Medium and Large 1557188.53/cwt186.00–196.001,0507
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589180.52/cwt178.00–188.001,06346
Steers—Medium and Large 1606168.03/cwt159.50–169.501,01817
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added631170.35/cwt170.35–170.351,075201
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added651169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,1036
Steers—Medium and Large 1671160.05/cwt156.00–166.001,07411
Steers—Medium and Large 1717150.77/cwt149.00–159.001,08110
Steers—Medium and Large 1759150.10/cwt143.50–153.501,1397
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added314174.63/cwt173.00–176.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328161.85/cwt156.00–166.0053110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added379172.09/cwt170.50–174.0065219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383160.66/cwt159.50–169.5061540
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416152.70/cwt150.00–160.0063511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added424171.53/cwt171.00–175.507278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432165.46/cwt161.50–171.5071522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464166.22/cwt159.50–169.5077174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added469173.37/cwt170.00–175.508139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485156.45/cwt148.00–159.007599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500169.77/cwt165.00–170.00849172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535145.30/cwt139.00–149.0077725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1539152.16/cwt150.00–160.00820171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568149.08/cwt146.50–156.5084736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583141.48/cwt135.50–145.5082541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added612157.60/cwt157.60–157.60965143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620145.12/cwt141.00–151.0090016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644135.67/cwt130.00–140.0087424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667141.44/cwt136.00–146.0094328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676128.03/cwt125.00–135.0086516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714133.93/cwt129.50–139.509568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763135.24/cwt129.00–139.001,03217
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1199190.00/cwt190.00–190.0037828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450195.00/cwt195.00–195.008785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517161.33/cwt155.00–165.0083411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567148.47/cwt144.50–154.5084226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653135.00/cwt135.00–135.008822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48578.75/cwt77.00–80.001,1693
Bulls——1,54773.65/cwt70.00–75.001,1397
Bulls——1,68184.83/cwt82.00–87.001,4268
Bulls——1,86993.73/cwt91.00–97.001,7526
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86837.53/cwt35.00–40.003266
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90749.00/cwt47.00–52.004448
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92145.15/cwt41.00–46.0041612
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight99556.12/cwt53.00–56.505589
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06351.76/cwt51.50–52.005502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07557.84/cwt53.50–58.5062232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09862.20/cwt59.00–64.006835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18960.26/cwt57.00–62.007166
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19869.24/cwt66.00–70.008295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20071.51/cwt70.50–72.508582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22766.27/cwt63.00–68.008138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26462.89/cwt60.50–65.007956
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39069.13/cwt66.00–71.009616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40074.45/cwt72.00–77.001,0424
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2181,221.31/cwt1,075.00–1,425.0014,87610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,010660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,6663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,008.08/cwt975.00–1,050.0011,7955
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2701,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0016,1932

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.