Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2022-12-05

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Dec 5
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,931 head
▲ 853 vs last sale 3,078▼ 595 vs year ago 4,526 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
484 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 315▲ 80 vs year ago 404 · +19.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 8 vs year ago 17 · +47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average thru plain. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $193.36/cwt on 1,605 head.
Average price
$193.36
1,605 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.63
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567197.361,119820
Medium and Large 1-2489192.58941474
Medium and Large 2522184.00960311
One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $159 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 sale1,605 hd
193.36
—
OK average7 barns · 16,230 hd
190.73
+2.63
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—Low1,64988.471,45926
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38770.7698153
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20170.3884560
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05961.72653231

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)1,120$1,09222
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$8253thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310213.32/cwt210.00–220.0066115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned318208.50/cwt208.50–208.506635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned336190.00/cwt190.00–190.0063836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339202.58/cwt199.00–209.006879
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned353206.00/cwt206.00–206.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1375212.96/cwt210.00–220.0079915
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added379226.48/cwt226.00–227.008586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned380196.00/cwt196.00–196.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381204.65/cwt199.00–209.0078044
Steers—Medium and Large 2415201.10/cwt193.00–203.0083533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420207.41/cwt204.50–214.5087169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned422199.71/cwt199.00–201.0084313
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned425215.00/cwt215.00–215.009149
Steers—Medium and Large 1438222.09/cwt215.50–225.5097378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474204.10/cwt199.00–209.0096788
Steers—Medium and Large 1477215.64/cwt210.00–220.001,02980
Steers—Medium and Large 2480190.09/cwt188.00–198.0091293
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned516174.65/cwt172.00–175.5090113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518212.35/cwt209.00–214.001,10092
Steers—Medium and Large 1525205.45/cwt198.00–208.001,079132
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned528196.17/cwt195.00–196.501,0369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned532181.47/cwt180.00–185.0096513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533188.56/cwt187.00–197.001,00555
Steers—Medium and Large 2533181.85/cwt176.00–186.0096953
Steers—Medium and Large 1566199.95/cwt196.00–206.001,13280
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570189.42/cwt185.00–195.001,08073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0353
Steers—Medium and Large 2577178.30/cwt174.00–184.001,02994
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned589169.64/cwt169.00–170.0099925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned619152.41/cwt152.00–153.009435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626164.26/cwt158.00–168.001,02861
Steers—Medium and Large 1627176.68/cwt169.50–179.501,10883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0383
Steers—Medium and Large 1672173.70/cwt164.50–174.501,167108
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned690160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1045
Steers—Medium and Large 1735163.92/cwt160.00–170.001,2055
Steers—Medium and Large 1782173.52/cwt163.50–173.851,35796
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned317174.37/cwt171.00–178.0055312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320160.82/cwt157.00–167.0051516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323172.79/cwt168.00–178.0055817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned325166.50/cwt165.00–167.0054116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338180.89/cwt179.00–189.0061120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned340156.00/cwt156.00–156.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366171.54/cwt168.00–178.0062813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369161.56/cwt157.00–167.0059614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned370161.17/cwt160.00–167.0059618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375184.12/cwt179.00–189.0069045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned376156.00/cwt156.00–156.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned416163.05/cwt160.00–165.006785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426184.68/cwt180.00–190.00787137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427172.48/cwt169.00–179.0073676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429161.91/cwt158.00–168.0069517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned429153.54/cwt149.00–157.0065912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned464150.54/cwt150.00–151.0069911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added467188.58/cwt187.00–192.0088112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469159.85/cwt154.00–164.0075069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474169.84/cwt165.00–175.0080592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489183.03/cwt176.00–186.0089587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned490173.00/cwt173.00–173.008483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518156.68/cwt151.00–161.0081239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned520159.00/cwt159.00–159.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned523149.75/cwt148.00–150.0078316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned525136.66/cwt135.00–137.0071729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531169.78/cwt162.50–172.50902164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531142.97/cwt140.00–150.0075915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535180.26/cwt176.00–185.0096443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned568159.50/cwt159.50–159.509063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571164.78/cwt160.00–170.00941111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572152.37/cwt149.00–159.0087244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572142.23/cwt138.00–148.0081419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added584148.50/cwt148.50–148.508676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617164.54/cwt158.00–168.001,01579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned621150.00/cwt150.00–150.009325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624149.58/cwt147.00–157.0093328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned639144.67/cwt144.00–146.009246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654171.16/cwt162.00–172.001,119123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663158.93/cwt150.50–161.001,05427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730157.40/cwt149.00–159.001,1497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added748170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,27283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776139.80/cwt138.00–148.001,08544
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317207.05/cwt204.00–214.0065619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned430174.21/cwt174.00–177.0074942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433204.22/cwt201.00–208.0088415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned474168.00/cwt168.00–168.007965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479177.67/cwt174.00–184.0085124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1493190.03/cwt185.00–195.009374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added500183.00/cwt183.00–183.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521172.69/cwt166.00–176.009009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522164.02/cwt155.00–165.0085659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558174.05/cwt169.00–179.0097119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned565165.00/cwt165.00–165.0093215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574161.41/cwt158.00–168.0092637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned583150.00/cwt150.00–150.0087514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620150.00/cwt150.00–150.0093011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633155.62/cwt152.00–164.0098510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663151.37/cwt147.00–157.001,00419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716150.85/cwt147.00–156.501,0805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1762152.93/cwt145.00–155.001,16510
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57188.31/cwt86.00–91.001,3879
Bulls——1,60095.21/cwt92.00–97.001,5237
Bulls——1,73982.23/cwt79.00–84.001,4309
Bulls——1,88599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,8661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85540.00/cwt40.00–40.003423
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90154.86/cwt53.00–57.0049421
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92966.43/cwt66.00–67.006175
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93460.09/cwt58.00–63.5056150
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08960.51/cwt58.00–62.5065943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10083.00/cwt83.00–83.009133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12253.03/cwt52.00–56.005957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13364.96/cwt63.00–68.0073694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20572.12/cwt70.00–75.0086934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20766.17/cwt63.00–69.0079923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31767.96/cwt65.00–70.0089530
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32271.08/cwt70.00–72.009408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47272.82/cwt71.00–76.001,07217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49378.91/cwt78.00–80.001,1786
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000825.00/head825.00–825.008253
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,079933.41/head750.00–1,000.009339
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1481,201.53/head1,100.00–1,300.001,20213

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.