Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2022-09-12

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Sep 12
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,270 head
▲ 790 vs last sale 3,480▲ 590 vs year ago 3,680 · +16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
876 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 737▲ 485 vs year ago 391 · +124.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 25▼ 6 vs year ago 24 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-7.00 lower. Value Added steers 5.00-8.00 higher. Value Added Heifers mostly steady. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $201.00/cwt on 1,921 head.
Average price
$201.00
1,921 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.79
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539207.531,118626
Medium and Large 1-2481203.38979693
Medium and Large 2480191.47919602
One grade step is worth $16.06/cwt here — about $199 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 sale1,921 hd
201.00
—
OK average7 barns · 13,625 hd
184.21
+16.79
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—Average1,589104.031,65439
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31883.361,099170
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22279.99977122
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02075.41769242

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)1,048$1,09110
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,094$9828

Every lot

140 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1307246.04/cwt241.00–251.0075539
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned322203.41/cwt200.00–217.5065519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325237.29/cwt230.00–240.0077153
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added331275.30/cwt255.00–283.0091111
Steers—Medium and Large 2338225.85/cwt219.00–229.0076367
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added367258.00/cwt258.00–258.009475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370231.44/cwt226.00–236.0085688
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned378203.01/cwt198.00–210.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 2380220.39/cwt215.00–225.0083741
Steers—Medium and Large 1382241.12/cwt237.00–247.0092135
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added417238.65/cwt238.00–240.0099512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned417210.00/cwt210.00–210.0087610
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned418199.19/cwt196.00–202.2583348
Steers—Medium and Large 1435228.71/cwt226.00–236.0099590
Steers—Medium and Large 2436208.13/cwt204.00–214.0090757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438219.90/cwt215.00–225.00963130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned460195.00/cwt195.00–195.0089715
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465222.64/cwt222.00–223.001,03514
Steers—Medium and Large 1468216.43/cwt211.00–221.001,01367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477208.56/cwt200.00–210.0099580
Steers—Medium and Large 2479194.82/cwt189.00–199.00933107
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed482192.00/cwt192.00–192.0092529
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned489180.15/cwt176.00–186.0088126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned514181.09/cwt155.00–186.5093147
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517208.41/cwt207.00–210.001,07732
Steers—Medium and Large 2522177.04/cwt170.00–180.0092426
Steers—Medium and Large 1525197.95/cwt192.00–202.001,03931
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned525164.10/cwt161.00–165.0086227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532185.28/cwt181.00–191.00986145
Steers—Medium and Large 2567171.79/cwt169.00–179.0097453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned573141.00/cwt141.00–141.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added574205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1777
Steers—Medium and Large 1579196.21/cwt191.00–201.001,13677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580186.54/cwt180.00–190.001,08244
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned599154.00/cwt154.00–154.0092217
Steers—Medium and Large 1607193.08/cwt186.00–196.001,17231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616178.24/cwt175.00–185.001,09855
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed619151.00/cwt151.00–151.009359
Steers—Medium and Large 2629167.91/cwt164.00–174.001,05633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669170.54/cwt166.00–176.001,14122
Steers—Medium and Large 1673185.84/cwt177.50–188.001,25167
Steers—Medium and Large 2674158.97/cwt155.00–165.001,07138
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705187.77/cwt185.50–190.501,32420
Steers—Medium and Large 1719173.48/cwt170.00–180.001,24752
Steers—Medium and Large 1769164.84/cwt160.50–170.001,26836
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned308146.50/cwt146.00–147.004514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315173.44/cwt165.00–175.0054637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317157.83/cwt154.00–164.0050012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320178.16/cwt176.00–186.005709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375191.85/cwt188.00–195.507198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375168.84/cwt163.00–173.0063377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned377150.00/cwt150.00–150.0056617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383179.11/cwt174.00–184.0068643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383156.80/cwt152.00–162.0060123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned403145.00/cwt145.00–145.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419165.29/cwt161.00–171.0069316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420152.02/cwt150.00–160.0063834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422186.16/cwt184.00–189.5078612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned425163.80/cwt162.00–165.0069660
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431176.57/cwt172.00–182.0076164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465169.31/cwt162.00–172.0078729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470177.33/cwt173.00–183.0083339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned471141.41/cwt140.00–145.0066621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476152.73/cwt151.00–161.0072713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned489170.00/cwt170.00–170.008319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added498174.39/cwt173.50–188.0086816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned504164.50/cwt164.50–164.5082924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520171.28/cwt169.00–179.0089132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed523160.00/cwt160.00–160.008375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525183.50/cwt183.50–183.509635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned525147.00/cwt147.00–147.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned529142.83/cwt140.00–145.0075628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532163.96/cwt158.00–168.5087261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532151.84/cwt147.00–157.0080830
Heifers—Medium and Large 2556143.63/cwt136.00–146.007996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577160.89/cwt158.00–168.0092896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added583171.03/cwt169.00–174.0099715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585154.33/cwt147.00–157.0090335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned611144.36/cwt144.00–146.0088211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618153.65/cwt149.00–159.0095014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622162.51/cwt160.00–170.001,011116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673162.14/cwt155.00–165.001,09154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679149.69/cwt144.00–154.001,01613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added709158.59/cwt155.00–161.001,12418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726147.96/cwt144.50–154.501,0748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added757159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,2073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758148.06/cwt140.00–150.001,12212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2798135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0774
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305209.00/cwt209.00–209.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added313239.53/cwt234.00–246.0075012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned320189.00/cwt189.00–189.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329224.42/cwt220.00–230.0073815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned348190.00/cwt190.00–190.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added361227.89/cwt222.50–241.0082312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380198.00/cwt198.00–198.007525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388218.60/cwt210.00–220.008487
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390177.99/cwt175.00–185.0069450
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421187.24/cwt180.00–190.0078847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned430174.17/cwt169.00–175.0074914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436197.54/cwt191.00–201.0086152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440183.90/cwt177.00–187.0080913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added441205.00/cwt205.00–205.009046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467182.67/cwt179.00–189.0085318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478196.84/cwt190.00–200.0094136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483169.80/cwt168.00–178.0082031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned483165.38/cwt165.00–166.5079924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned505155.00/cwt155.00–155.0078313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518162.75/cwt158.00–168.0084310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521170.02/cwt169.00–179.0088640
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added526187.44/cwt186.50–188.0098613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned538160.79/cwt160.00–164.0086521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2548155.00/cwt155.00–155.0084915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added557180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,00319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567171.50/cwt169.00–179.009729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568160.84/cwt158.00–168.0091443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610175.66/cwt168.50–178.501,07226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626161.86/cwt158.00–168.001,01325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned633148.08/cwt148.00–148.5093718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1681163.81/cwt160.50–170.501,11624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1711152.72/cwt150.00–155.501,08610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added732178.85/cwt178.85–178.851,30917
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47498.23/cwt95.00–101.001,44814
Bulls——1,605109.41/cwt108.00–112.001,75611
Bulls——1,659103.71/cwt102.00–107.501,72112
Bulls——1,895117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,2172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80466.15/cwt65.00–68.0053212
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85572.98/cwt70.00–74.0062440
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97977.00/cwt75.00–80.0075434
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight99084.00/cwt84.00–84.008322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07174.07/cwt71.00–75.0079387
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11378.56/cwt76.00–81.5087459
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11683.81/cwt82.00–85.509358
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20681.81/cwt81.00–85.0098734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22879.29/cwt75.00–80.0097488
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28677.15/cwt76.00–78.009924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28786.95/cwt86.00–88.001,11914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32283.19/cwt80.00–85.001,100152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,094982.35/head950.00–1,000.009828
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,091.47/head975.00–1,200.001,09110

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.