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Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Feb 28

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

787 head

▼ 1,404 vs last sale 2,191▼ 2,303 vs year ago 3,090 · −74.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 275▼ 51 vs year ago 197 · −25.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 31▼ 18 vs year ago 24 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Ice covering the entire trade area kept receipts too few to establish a trend. Demand good. Quality mostly plain. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, both in a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.71/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$176.71

247 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	499	182.47	910	91
Medium and Large 1	669	173.66	1,162	141
Medium and Large 2	492	170.44	838	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $72 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 sale247 hd

176.71

—

OK average5 barns · 6,034 hd

171.77

+4.94

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	1,653	101.48	1,677	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	89.70	1,307	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	83.96	1,058	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	74.67	758	38

Every lot

63 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	220.59/cwt	215.00–225.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	655	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	208.72/cwt	202.00–211.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	220.73/cwt	216.00–228.00	819	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	183.42/cwt	182.00–194.00	748	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	207.85/cwt	207.00–217.00	888	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	207.40/cwt	205.00–215.00	973	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	196.26/cwt	189.00–200.00	922	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	180.73/cwt	174.00–186.00	849	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	205.98/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,046	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	812	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	192.36/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,031	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	976	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	188.21/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,077	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	165.65/cwt	163.50–173.50	1,019	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	158.91/cwt	157.50–159.00	993	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	167.21/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,120	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,143	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,145	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	152.83/cwt	139.50–153.25	1,276	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	167.24/cwt	166.00–176.00	545	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	171.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	620	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	164.53/cwt	160.00–171.00	694	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	153.50/cwt	151.00–157.50	654	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	159.66/cwt	155.50–165.50	760	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	151.41/cwt	140.00–154.00	736	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	152.84/cwt	147.00–157.00	793	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	150.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	878	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	883	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	114.27/cwt	112.50–125.00	783	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	952	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	817	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,144	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	216.24/cwt	209.00–221.00	813	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	896	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	176.77/cwt	170.00–179.00	963	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	155.88/cwt	140.00–160.00	885	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	716	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,013	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	93.09/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,368	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	103.05/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,711	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,229	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	58.33/cwt	58.00–59.00	493	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	889	63.89/cwt	63.00–68.00	568	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	941	77.43/cwt	74.00–79.00	729	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	948	80.98/cwt	80.00–83.00	768	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	76.18/cwt	74.00–78.00	833	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	69.09/cwt	68.00–70.00	777	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	82.87/cwt	82.00–84.00	953	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	86.10/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,013	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	979	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	84.56/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,065	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,302	84.08/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,095	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	95.37/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,362	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	89.69/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,361	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,220	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,053.64/cwt	875.00–1,285.00	12,043	5

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Mon Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 2,191Year ago 3,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 275Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 31Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Ice covering the entire trade area kept receipts too few to establish a trend. Demand good. Quality mostly plain. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, both in a light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	92.00–94.00	93.09
4	—	1,660	99.00–105.00	103.05
1	—	1,990	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	93.00–98.00	95.37
15	—	1,518	87.00–92.00	89.69
5	—	1,302	83.00–85.00	84.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	889	63.00–68.00	63.89
4	—	948	80.00–83.00	80.98
3	—	845	58.00–59.00	58.33
5	—	941	74.00–79.00	77.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	78.00	78.00
10	—	1,260	82.00–87.50	84.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	68.00–70.00	69.09
3	—	1,177	85.00–87.50	86.10
8	—	1,150	82.00–84.00	82.87
5	—	1,094	74.00–78.00	76.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	140.00–160.00	155.88
6	—	483	185.50	185.50
2	—	413	177.00	177.00
8	—	716	141.50	141.50
1	—	330	191.00	191.00
3	—	515	190.00	190.00
5	—	376	209.00–221.00	216.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	170.00–179.00	176.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	155.00	155.00
9	—	470	174.00–186.00	180.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	163.50–173.50	165.65
2	—	740	154.50	154.50
16	—	371	216.00–228.00	220.73
9	—	788	145.25	145.25
63	—	835	139.50–153.25	152.83
3	—	572	185.00–195.00	188.21
4	—	469	205.00–215.00	207.40
8	—	508	202.00–212.50	205.98
11	—	427	207.00–217.00	207.85
13	—	670	162.00–172.00	167.21
4	—	313	215.00–225.00	220.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	341	192.00	192.00
17	—	408	182.00–194.00	183.42
18	—	625	157.50–159.00	158.91
3	—	470	189.00–200.00	196.26
4	—	355	202.00–211.00	208.72
13	—	556	175.50	175.50
25	—	536	191.00–199.00	192.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	675	130.00–140.00	130.88
14	—	326	166.00–176.00	167.24
5	—	519	147.00–157.00	152.84
16	—	422	160.00–171.00	164.53
14	—	844	135.50	135.50
14	—	720	130.00–135.00	132.22
6	—	600	144.00	144.00
15	—	476	155.50–165.50	159.66
15	—	582	145.00–155.00	150.93
17	—	361	165.00–175.00	171.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	112.50–125.00	114.27
2	—	580	135.00	135.00
5	—	426	151.00–157.50	153.50
5	—	726	112.50	112.50
3	—	635	141.00	141.00
2	—	530	140.00	140.00
5	—	486	140.00–154.00	151.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,143	875.00–1,285.00	1,053.64

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.