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

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Dec 12
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,449 head
▼ 1,482 vs last sale 3,931▼ 1,591 vs year ago 4,040 · −39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
357 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 484▼ 64 vs year ago 421 · −15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 25▼ 29 vs year ago 41 · −70.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Quality average. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 3.00-4.00 higher. A reminder: Next week, December 19th will be our last Sale for 2022. Our next Sale will be Monday, January 9, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $196.01/cwt on 864 head.
Average price
$196.01
864 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,075
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.35
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567197.471,120608
Medium and Large 1-2503192.52969256
One grade step is worth $4.95/cwt here — about $151 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 sale864 hd
196.01
—
OK average7 barns · 13,301 hd
191.65
+4.35
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—Low1,75291.161,59725
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32368.3390455
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28568.2587741
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06359.48632193

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,107$1,23012

Every lot

101 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 1325215.29/cwt211.00–221.0070014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342208.25/cwt200.00–210.0071223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned360191.00/cwt191.00–191.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added372232.22/cwt228.00–241.0086424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375208.68/cwt205.00–215.0078317
Steers—Medium and Large 1376219.73/cwt216.00–226.008268
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added412230.40/cwt230.00–231.009495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned418204.70/cwt198.00–207.0085630
Steers—Medium and Large 1430222.87/cwt219.00–229.0095853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432212.38/cwt208.00–218.0091727
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added462224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466205.93/cwt200.00–210.0096020
Steers—Medium and Large 1483217.88/cwt211.00–221.001,05257
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned503199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned505185.00/cwt185.00–185.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513216.28/cwt210.50–219.001,11086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532194.34/cwt189.00–199.001,03438
Steers—Medium and Large 1534208.66/cwt200.00–210.001,11443
Steers—Medium and Large 1556201.71/cwt198.00–208.001,1228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560189.28/cwt187.00–197.001,06020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned583182.35/cwt179.00–185.001,06319
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added609184.25/cwt184.25–184.251,122101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626166.78/cwt162.00–172.001,04440
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned627160.36/cwt159.00–161.001,0053
Steers—Medium and Large 1628179.23/cwt173.50–183.251,12653
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned673160.66/cwt160.00–161.001,0816
Steers—Medium and Large 1674169.73/cwt166.00–176.001,14421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686158.89/cwt155.00–165.001,09014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725174.25/cwt174.25–174.251,26352
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned725159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 1730167.24/cwt163.50–173.501,22144
Steers—Medium and Large 1779165.55/cwt159.00–169.001,29019
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311173.19/cwt167.00–177.0053919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned316175.97/cwt175.00–177.005566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319181.35/cwt179.00–189.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added363197.00/cwt197.00–197.007154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369184.44/cwt178.00–188.0068133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372171.07/cwt167.00–177.0063617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned381161.51/cwt160.00–165.0061511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned411170.00/cwt170.00–170.006997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415182.99/cwt179.00–189.00759107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned417159.78/cwt152.00–164.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433170.61/cwt168.00–178.0073919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned460175.81/cwt175.00–176.5080917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479181.15/cwt176.00–186.00868109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479172.93/cwt165.00–175.5082856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned495164.50/cwt164.50–164.5081411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned503166.00/cwt166.00–166.008356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515179.79/cwt179.50–180.0092630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525174.83/cwt169.00–179.0091841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528163.13/cwt158.00–168.0086131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned540152.52/cwt150.00–155.008244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568168.77/cwt165.00–175.00959105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569159.22/cwt154.00–164.0090619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned575149.00/cwt149.00–149.008572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned593164.50/cwt164.50–164.509753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned604149.50/cwt149.50–149.509035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned627155.00/cwt155.00–155.009726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628155.00/cwt150.00–160.0097321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added643164.34/cwt163.50–166.501,05734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666153.63/cwt149.00–159.001,02310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720156.73/cwt150.50–160.501,12831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331216.93/cwt210.00–220.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added335222.00/cwt222.00–222.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355201.00/cwt201.00–201.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423204.30/cwt197.00–207.0086412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479181.39/cwt177.00–187.0086926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480195.40/cwt188.00–198.5093810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned485171.40/cwt171.00–173.0083110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added526192.09/cwt185.00–197.001,01012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535174.65/cwt171.50–181.5093415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added562186.67/cwt184.50–190.001,0495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577165.04/cwt160.00–170.0095230
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582176.17/cwt171.00–181.001,02538
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned595156.00/cwt156.00–156.009282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned618158.50/cwt158.50–158.509802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619161.57/cwt159.00–169.001,00015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660161.34/cwt154.50–164.501,06523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1729149.51/cwt145.00–151.001,09017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1772139.24/cwt137.00–142.001,07518
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69783.86/cwt81.00–87.001,4238
Bulls——1,74792.67/cwt90.00–95.001,61911
Bulls——1,83498.12/cwt96.00–100.001,8006
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88466.89/cwt66.00–71.0059112
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91762.74/cwt60.00–65.5057513
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92648.63/cwt47.00–52.0045023
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92857.65/cwt54.00–59.0053514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11163.19/cwt61.00–66.0070270
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11657.77/cwt55.00–60.0064526
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17852.34/cwt50.00–54.0061725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19075.87/cwt74.50–77.009035
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20570.27/cwt69.00–72.0084710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23164.40/cwt62.00–67.0079325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26169.28/cwt68.00–71.0087415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32465.70/cwt62.00–67.0087021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35870.37/cwt68.00–73.0095622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51375.02/cwt74.00–78.001,1358
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,230.33/head1,000.00–1,400.001,23012

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.