Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2022-08-15

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 15
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,543 head
▼ 291 vs last sale 1,834▼ 246 vs year ago 1,789 · −13.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
361 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 406▲ 100 vs year ago 261 · +38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 65▲ 19 vs year ago 32 · +59.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-8.00. Value added cattle as much as 20.00 higher. Demand good. Quality attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $203.98/cwt on 465 head.
Average price
$203.98
465 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$9.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.82
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523207.431,084291
Medium and Large 1-2491198.20974174
One grade step is worth $9.23/cwt here — about $110 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 sale465 hd
203.98
—
OK average7 barns · 10,508 hd
184.15
+19.82
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—High1,549105.681,63720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28082.601,05828
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16179.5392320
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04774.15776157

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)1,155$1,03333
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$9637
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$1,18211

Every lot

88 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added329252.57/cwt250.00–259.008314
Steers—Medium and Large 1329232.76/cwt229.00–239.0076620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334223.38/cwt218.00–228.0074624
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added379239.72/cwt235.00–245.0090911
Steers—Medium and Large 1389225.11/cwt220.00–230.0087613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422209.64/cwt203.00–213.0088531
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added436231.05/cwt227.00–232.001,00710
Steers—Medium and Large 1436216.09/cwt214.00–224.0094239
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added452230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,04017
Steers—Medium and Large 1473211.16/cwt209.00–219.0099923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474204.34/cwt198.00–208.0096938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned477189.52/cwt189.00–190.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511194.53/cwt190.50–200.5099419
Steers—Medium and Large 1530207.42/cwt201.00–211.001,09916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned532189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0056
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535214.44/cwt213.50–217.001,14725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560194.02/cwt188.00–198.001,08712
Steers—Medium and Large 1575205.42/cwt199.00–209.001,18121
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624171.39/cwt169.00–179.001,06915
Steers—Medium and Large 1626186.45/cwt180.00–190.001,16739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672168.74/cwt165.00–175.001,13420
Steers—Medium and Large 1681179.54/cwt176.50–186.501,22338
Steers—Medium and Large 1735165.23/cwt164.50–174.501,21413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323173.72/cwt168.00–178.0056123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327183.47/cwt179.00–189.0060024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned333166.00/cwt166.00–166.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned362170.00/cwt170.00–170.006158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added376190.50/cwt190.50–190.507167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376183.78/cwt178.00–188.0069124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned388163.00/cwt163.00–163.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391171.71/cwt167.00–177.0067116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419183.90/cwt178.50–188.5077145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432171.63/cwt167.00–177.5074127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added467189.50/cwt189.50–189.5088511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470180.96/cwt177.00–187.0085140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482169.05/cwt166.00–176.0081518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned487164.00/cwt164.00–164.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500181.00/cwt181.00–181.009055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526172.32/cwt168.00–178.0090649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550181.00/cwt181.00–181.009962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577160.04/cwt156.00–166.0092327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580171.42/cwt167.00–177.0099447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned581163.50/cwt163.50–163.5095011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628165.59/cwt161.00–171.001,04010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added644176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680162.48/cwt157.50–167.501,10529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724155.13/cwt147.50–157.501,1236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1767148.35/cwt145.00–155.001,1383
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321224.36/cwt218.50–228.5072017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added348240.00/cwt240.00–240.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned368201.72/cwt200.00–206.0074220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375213.51/cwt208.00–218.0080128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381225.28/cwt219.00–229.0085819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added385236.73/cwt231.00–245.009117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added404218.00/cwt218.00–218.008814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned413201.00/cwt201.00–201.008307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431207.76/cwt202.00–212.0089519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458203.61/cwt200.00–210.0093311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added485223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,08211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533178.34/cwt172.00–182.0095115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added540193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569178.91/cwt171.00–181.001,01827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1644167.27/cwt167.00–168.001,07715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677165.37/cwt160.00–170.001,12016
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45897.59/cwt95.00–100.001,4236
Bulls——1,556105.40/cwt103.00–108.001,6405
Bulls——1,606111.22/cwt109.00–114.001,7869
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88566.45/cwt64.00–68.0058812
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92071.78/cwt69.00–74.0066027
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93376.19/cwt75.00–77.0071116
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94083.00/cwt83.00–83.007802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08765.30/cwt65.00–65.507105
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11676.99/cwt75.00–80.0085951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12372.40/cwt69.00–74.0081336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13878.91/cwt76.00–81.0089816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15882.61/cwt82.00–84.509578
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25382.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25779.31/cwt78.00–82.0099715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29385.65/cwt84.00–87.001,10711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38590.50/cwt90.50–90.501,2532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,088963.20/head875.00–1,000.009637
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,032.96/head900.00–1,125.001,03333
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,135800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1701,267.13/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2679

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.