Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady. Heifers 4.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady. A total of 289 cow and bulls sold.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.81/cwt on 900 head.

Average price

$152.81

900 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$3.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.98

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	154.55	789	482
Medium and Large 1-2	470	150.80	709	418

One grade step is worth $3.75/cwt here — about $80 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 sale900 hd

152.81

—

OK average3 barns · 4,736 hd

143.83

+8.98

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,677	82.96	1,391	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	52.98	681	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	52.33	594	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	46.43	489	57

Every lot, as filed

74 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	199.10/cwt	193.00–203.00	826	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	198.44/cwt	193.50–203.50	933	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	141.49/cwt	135.50–145.00	1,027	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	178.63/cwt	174.50–185.00	924	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	200.53/cwt	195.00–205.00	622	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	142.47/cwt	138.50–148.50	1,091	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	165.91/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,032	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	740	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	171.60/cwt	167.00–177.00	976	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.09/cwt	149.00–159.00	737	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	155.42/cwt	149.00–159.00	659	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	164.27/cwt	158.00–168.00	527	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	808	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.78/cwt	134.00–144.00	722	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	156.34/cwt	152.00–162.00	569	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.33/cwt	126.00–136.00	816	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	126.54/cwt	119.50–129.50	862	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	151.56/cwt	145.00–155.00	787	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.82/cwt	163.00–173.00	631	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	165.44/cwt	162.00–172.00	705	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.93/cwt	146.00–156.00	859	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.47/cwt	137.50–147.50	897	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	127.45/cwt	121.00–131.00	929	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	171.43/cwt	169.00–179.00	555	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	128.82/cwt	123.00–133.50	991	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	136.63/cwt	130.50–140.50	922	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.34/cwt	171.00–181.00	745	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	148.17/cwt	143.00–153.00	836	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	156.16/cwt	151.00–161.00	834	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	186.21/cwt	182.00–192.00	797	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	133.24/cwt	131.00–141.00	889	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	167.73/cwt	162.50–172.50	877	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.72/cwt	187.50–197.50	719	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	177.75/cwt	173.00–183.00	819	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	188.09/cwt	182.50–192.50	600	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	157.04/cwt	154.00–164.00	903	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.49/cwt	136.00–146.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	195.24/cwt	189.00–199.00	750	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	162.31/cwt	156.00–166.00	928	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	189.60/cwt	184.00–194.00	622	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	137.69/cwt	134.00–144.00	938	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	186.01/cwt	183.00–193.00	880	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	169.40/cwt	164.00–174.00	884	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	186.54/cwt	182.00–192.50	800	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	177.41/cwt	172.50–182.50	846	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	175.58/cwt	171.00–181.00	750	83
Bulls	—	—	1,630	76.49/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,247	5
Bulls	—	—	1,819	88.60/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,612	7
Bulls	—	—	1,613	82.36/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,328	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	58.26/cwt	55.00–63.50	761	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	50.22/cwt	48.00–54.00	611	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	903	45.95/cwt	45.00–47.00	415	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	50.34/cwt	49.00–52.00	415	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	887	54.63/cwt	53.00–56.50	485	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	61.08/cwt	57.50–64.50	776	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	47.88/cwt	47.00–49.00	699	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	52.92/cwt	50.00–56.00	662	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	44.85/cwt	44.00–47.00	496	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	53.70/cwt	52.00–58.00	647	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	48.67/cwt	46.00–51.50	568	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	968	48.30/cwt	46.00–51.00	468	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	32.58/cwt	30.00–35.00	269	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	42.44/cwt	39.00–45.00	366	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	167.33/cwt	162.00–172.00	803	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.80/cwt	162.50–172.50	784	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	150.64/cwt	145.50–155.00	1,020	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,166.16/cwt	910.00–1,385.00	13,411	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	804.51/cwt	600.00–950.00	9,928	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	826.88/cwt	700.00–960.00	9,493	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,245	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,028.64/cwt	885.00–1,160.00	11,521	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,475	1

How this sale compares

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,260Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady. Heifers 4.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady. A total of 289 cow and bulls sold.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	415	193.00–203.00	199.10
53	—	470	193.50–203.50	198.44
40	—	726	135.50–145.00	141.49
37	—	517	174.50–185.00	178.63
37	—	310	195.00–205.00	200.53
26	—	766	138.50–148.50	142.47
26	—	622	158.00–168.00	165.91
24	—	361	200.00–210.00	204.94
21	—	569	167.00–177.00	171.60
20	—	677	145.50–155.00	150.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	384	189.00–199.00	195.24
25	—	572	156.00–166.00	162.31
26	—	328	184.00–194.00	189.60
29	—	681	134.00–144.00	137.69
61	—	473	183.00–193.00	186.01
68	—	522	164.00–174.00	169.40
80	—	429	182.00–192.50	186.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	477	172.50–182.50	177.41
83	—	427	171.00–181.00	175.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	475	149.00–159.00	155.09
68	—	424	149.00–159.00	155.42
56	—	321	158.00–168.00	164.27
51	—	576	135.00–145.00	140.26
35	—	520	134.00–144.00	138.78
33	—	364	152.00–162.00	156.34
22	—	617	126.00–136.00	132.33
19	—	681	119.50–129.50	126.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	519	145.00–155.00	151.56
81	—	378	163.00–173.00	166.82
79	—	426	162.00–172.00	165.44
40	—	573	146.00–156.00	149.93
33	—	625	137.50–147.50	143.47
30	—	729	121.00–131.00	127.45
30	—	324	169.00–179.00	171.43
27	—	769	123.00–133.50	128.82
22	—	675	130.50–140.50	136.63
36	—	473	162.50–172.50	165.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	425	171.00–181.00	175.34
23	—	564	143.00–153.00	148.17
23	—	534	151.00–161.00	156.16
35	—	480	162.00–172.00	167.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	428	182.00–192.00	186.21
25	—	667	131.00–141.00	133.24
22	—	523	162.50–172.50	167.73
20	—	373	187.50–197.50	192.72
19	—	461	173.00–183.00	177.75
19	—	319	182.50–192.50	188.09
15	—	575	154.00–164.00	157.04
9	—	618	136.00–146.00	139.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,630	74.00–78.00	76.49
7	—	1,819	87.00–93.00	88.60
12	—	1,613	80.00–85.00	82.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	46.00	46.00
9	—	1,307	55.00–63.50	58.26
18	—	1,216	48.00–54.00	50.22
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	45.00–47.00	45.95
4	—	825	49.00–52.00	50.34
5	—	887	53.00–56.50	54.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	57.50–64.50	61.08
3	—	1,460	47.00–49.00	47.88
14	—	1,250	50.00–56.00	52.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,107	44.00–47.00	44.85
10	—	1,204	52.00–58.00	53.70
20	—	1,167	46.00–51.50	48.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	46.00–51.00	48.30
4	—	825	30.00–35.00	32.58
15	—	863	39.00–45.00	42.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	910.00–1,385.00	1,166.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,234	600.00–950.00	804.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	700.00–960.00	826.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,540	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	885.00–1,160.00	1,028.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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