Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2022-07-25

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Jul 25
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,463 head
▼ 2,197 vs last sale 3,660▼ 131 vs year ago 1,594 · −8.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
348 head
▼ 459 vs last sale 807▲ 177 vs year ago 171 · +103.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 44▲ 48 vs year ago 8 · +600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher, with the exception of 500-600 pound steers which were sharply lower on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher, with instances of up to 8.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly good to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $181.16/cwt on 433 head.
Average price
$181.16
433 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.54
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523186.18974294
Medium and Large 1-2517172.62893118
Medium and Large 2493158.8578421
One grade step is worth $27.33/cwt here — about $190 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 sale433 hd
181.16
—
OK average7 barns · 10,139 hd
170.62
+10.54
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—Average1,57188.361,38819
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45876.881,1213thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27173.1493051
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08666.37721106

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,00014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$7632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)787$1,0364thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$9967

Every lot

89 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned227205.00/cwt205.00–205.004653
Steers—Medium and Large 1279224.80/cwt219.00–230.006276
Steers—Medium and Large 1321223.32/cwt217.00–231.0071717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343170.00/cwt170.00–170.005832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379186.98/cwt179.00–197.0070912
Steers—Medium and Large 1381203.87/cwt199.00–223.0077711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418203.10/cwt202.00–204.0084919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421174.37/cwt170.00–180.0073420
Steers—Medium and Large 1426191.53/cwt187.00–197.0081629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned439165.00/cwt165.00–165.007245
Steers—Medium and Large 1468189.69/cwt185.00–197.0088824
Steers—Medium and Large 2473159.08/cwt155.00–167.0075213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed475184.00/cwt184.00–184.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490174.93/cwt169.50–181.0085717
Steers—Medium and Large 2511157.57/cwt156.00–160.008055
Steers—Medium and Large 1525181.02/cwt180.00–192.5095037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527174.12/cwt166.00–178.0091816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned528168.67/cwt166.00–169.5089119
Steers—Medium and Large 2552160.00/cwt160.00–160.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 1565181.95/cwt177.50–184.001,02831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566169.95/cwt162.00–176.0096219
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1136
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned577159.50/cwt159.50–159.5092017
Steers—Medium and Large 1619186.01/cwt174.00–189.001,15137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626170.43/cwt168.50–171.001,0679
Steers—Medium and Large 1662175.99/cwt171.00–181.001,16522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674165.73/cwt161.00–169.501,11712
Steers—Medium and Large 1735172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2645
Steers—Medium and Large 1755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2083
Steers—Medium and Large 1814156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2706
Steers—Medium and Large 1858154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,3262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258162.00/cwt162.00–162.004186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308152.00/cwt152.00–152.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329164.75/cwt160.00–168.005427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334166.05/cwt163.00–171.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375173.64/cwt170.00–180.0065129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381161.62/cwt159.00–164.006168
Heifers—Medium and Large 2391150.00/cwt150.00–150.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419156.81/cwt152.00–160.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431160.36/cwt155.00–163.0069131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467157.39/cwt154.00–158.507358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added470171.50/cwt171.50–171.508063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474161.99/cwt158.00–166.0076852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521159.81/cwt155.00–165.5083379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536151.65/cwt146.00–156.0081320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552143.00/cwt143.00–143.007893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570155.63/cwt150.00–165.5088766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612157.67/cwt150.00–160.0096545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627134.00/cwt134.00–134.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658147.31/cwt145.00–155.0096914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy673125.00/cwt125.00–125.008413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695138.00/cwt138.00–138.009596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1704144.39/cwt143.50–145.001,0179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,0115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2923126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263204.00/cwt204.00–204.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403152.00/cwt152.00–152.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420173.00/cwt173.00–173.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472168.80/cwt168.00–170.507973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1543169.00/cwt169.00–169.009184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565157.24/cwt150.00–161.008889
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569148.50/cwt148.50–148.508455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638130.00/cwt130.00–130.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668142.00/cwt142.00–142.009492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715136.00/cwt136.00–136.0097210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47783.33/cwt80.00–87.001,2319
Bulls——1,60992.31/cwt88.00–95.001,4859
Bulls——2,07098.00/cwt98.00–98.002,0291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83043.55/cwt41.00–46.003612
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89657.89/cwt54.00–61.005195
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94566.08/cwt64.00–70.006246
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08558.45/cwt56.00–61.006342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11167.39/cwt64.50–71.0074989
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13874.02/cwt73.00–75.008422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26072.66/cwt71.00–77.0091647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40678.74/cwt78.50–79.001,1074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45876.88/cwt73.00–80.001,1213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1800650.00/head650.00–650.006502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1880762.93/head710.00–800.007632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1481,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,00014
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2500635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2600500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18831,170.19/head1,160.00–1,175.001,1703
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,063.64/head960.00–1,150.001,0642
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2671,153.29/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1533

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.