Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2022-10-17

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Oct 17
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,156 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 3,254▼ 349 vs year ago 3,505 · −10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
953 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 966▲ 234 vs year ago 719 · +32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 49▼ 2 vs year ago 52 · −3.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-9.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.95/cwt on 1,130 head.
Average price
$176.95
1,130 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$914
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.66
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509189.80967409
Medium and Large 1-2531172.68917440
Medium and Large 2504164.95831281
One grade step is worth $24.84/cwt here — about $136 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 sale1,130 hd
176.95
—
OK average7 barns · 9,935 hd
170.29
+6.66
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—Average1,64893.351,53922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33067.36896284
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17464.08752102
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01659.44604348

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)1,070$84121
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$74819
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$93910

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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2317197.38/cwt192.00–202.006269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331207.77/cwt203.00–213.0068817
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned331181.89/cwt180.00–190.0060211
Steers—Medium and Large 1335219.73/cwt214.00–224.0073640
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added336225.00/cwt225.00–225.007564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned343201.00/cwt201.00–201.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370222.14/cwt211.00–229.0082223
Steers—Medium and Large 1372205.73/cwt200.00–210.0076527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380192.33/cwt189.00–199.0073130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned416179.31/cwt178.00–180.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424189.51/cwt186.00–196.0080440
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned424165.00/cwt165.00–165.007006
Steers—Medium and Large 1431199.93/cwt197.00–207.0086228
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added432211.60/cwt208.00–215.0091418
Steers—Medium and Large 2439177.11/cwt175.00–185.0077822
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added457195.47/cwt194.00–198.0089314
Steers—Medium and Large 1473189.68/cwt183.50–193.5089746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477177.81/cwt172.00–182.0084824
Steers—Medium and Large 2481166.00/cwt161.00–171.0079854
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned485152.00/cwt152.00–152.007379
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned488160.00/cwt160.00–160.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522190.32/cwt189.00–191.5099319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned523163.26/cwt160.00–167.0085432
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned525152.05/cwt150.00–155.0079810
Steers—Medium and Large 2529161.95/cwt156.00–166.00857102
Steers—Medium and Large 1533183.83/cwt178.50–188.5098035
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned536179.25/cwt179.25–179.2596131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539172.27/cwt167.50–177.5092965
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned562164.99/cwt150.00–169.509279
Steers—Medium and Large 1563183.41/cwt176.00–186.001,03322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned572161.35/cwt159.00–164.0092348
Steers—Medium and Large 2574160.63/cwt154.00–164.0092258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577170.38/cwt165.00–175.00983107
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned610166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,0166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned610150.50/cwt150.50–150.509182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621163.91/cwt157.00–167.001,01838
Steers—Medium and Large 1626172.91/cwt168.00–178.001,08227
Steers—Medium and Large 1666168.65/cwt163.50–173.501,12319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned670146.06/cwt140.00–150.5097911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned675154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,0434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676156.06/cwt152.00–162.001,05516
Steers—Medium and Large 1735159.29/cwt153.00–163.001,17113
Steers—Medium and Large 1788154.87/cwt150.00–160.251,22024
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned305147.00/cwt147.00–147.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned321140.00/cwt140.00–140.0044937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326157.10/cwt152.00–162.0051226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328145.87/cwt141.00–151.0047829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned366139.60/cwt138.00–140.0051110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370149.25/cwt143.00–153.0055219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned370149.00/cwt147.00–151.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382161.60/cwt154.50–164.5061760
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added389168.99/cwt165.00–176.5065746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395154.00/cwt154.00–154.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned414135.00/cwt135.00–135.0055924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426152.27/cwt149.00–159.0064920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428164.23/cwt160.00–170.00703102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434141.22/cwt138.00–148.0061318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned441158.00/cwt158.00–158.006978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned459127.41/cwt124.00–134.0058510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467163.91/cwt159.00–169.0076570
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477152.24/cwt148.00–158.0072656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned478154.35/cwt150.00–156.5073813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned479144.83/cwt143.00–146.006945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490141.19/cwt137.00–147.0069219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522159.93/cwt155.00–165.0083541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned524137.16/cwt136.00–140.0071918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527141.00/cwt141.00–141.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned528147.57/cwt145.00–152.0077913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533149.74/cwt144.00–154.0079848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576154.30/cwt150.50–160.5088942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned580129.19/cwt125.00–140.0074911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581141.76/cwt136.00–146.0082423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned586146.64/cwt146.00–147.008598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588137.00/cwt137.00–137.008066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617151.75/cwt148.00–158.0093638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620142.26/cwt137.00–147.0088217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned622130.63/cwt126.00–135.0081310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679147.66/cwt143.00–153.001,00324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680137.55/cwt132.00–142.0093530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added712157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712149.77/cwt145.00–155.001,06619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771146.22/cwt140.00–150.001,12717
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318180.20/cwt178.00–188.005739
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335195.43/cwt189.00–199.0065514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned339168.81/cwt168.00–170.005725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added364201.63/cwt200.00–208.0073410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372178.37/cwt174.00–184.0066419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382187.20/cwt185.00–195.007157
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned383180.50/cwt180.00–181.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added418190.00/cwt190.00–190.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned419159.75/cwt154.00–164.0066916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429180.47/cwt176.00–186.007745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431166.58/cwt165.00–175.0071817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added462188.87/cwt187.00–192.008736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned480160.38/cwt150.00–169.0077016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1486181.04/cwt174.00–184.5088017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486166.82/cwt163.00–173.0081118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added518167.81/cwt163.00–170.0086913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527142.24/cwt139.00–149.0075022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531153.03/cwt150.00–160.0081325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned562150.00/cwt150.00–150.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569146.32/cwt141.00–151.0083326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572153.24/cwt151.50–162.0087723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added577175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned577134.72/cwt133.00–138.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627148.16/cwt144.00–154.0092912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added630173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,0931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632161.95/cwt155.00–165.001,0246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635149.00/cwt149.00–149.009463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned638137.00/cwt137.00–137.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673151.26/cwt150.00–160.001,0188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned676124.00/cwt121.00–130.008386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683141.94/cwt135.00–145.0096911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1726139.83/cwt135.00–143.001,01515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770127.00/cwt127.00–127.009782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56896.11/cwt95.00–98.001,5076
Bulls——1,56887.00/cwt84.00–90.001,36411
Bulls——1,890102.28/cwt99.00–104.001,9334
Bulls——2,050111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,2761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89353.14/cwt50.00–56.0047564
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89964.99/cwt63.00–68.0058414
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90371.27/cwt69.00–74.0064425
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95158.48/cwt57.00–62.0055667
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08360.83/cwt58.00–63.0065985
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11566.04/cwt64.00–69.0073642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11558.86/cwt57.00–60.0065619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13863.80/cwt61.00–66.0072659
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14049.81/cwt46.00–51.0056817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15755.35/cwt52.00–57.0064034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16962.20/cwt59.00–64.0072771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17758.00/cwt58.00–58.006834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28566.98/cwt65.00–70.00861128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30968.89/cwt67.00–72.0090224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54972.95/cwt71.00–77.001,13081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,056747.74/head560.00–900.0074819
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070841.04/head625.00–1,000.0084121
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,166938.67/head735.00–1,025.0093910

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.