Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-9.00 lower. Heifers 4.00-7.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.74/cwt on 728 head.

Average price

$150.74

728 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$7.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.27

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	153.87	761	426
Medium and Large 1-2	482	146.33	705	302

One grade step is worth $7.53/cwt here — about $57 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 sale728 hd

150.74

—

OK average7 barns · 8,850 hd

142.47

+8.27

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	1,404	84.28	1,183	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	55.55	702	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,152	53.64	618	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	47.61	501	66

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	164.04/cwt	162.00–172.00	853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	151.11/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,015	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	195.18/cwt	191.00–201.00	628	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	165.54/cwt	160.00–170.00	922	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	181.51/cwt	178.00–188.00	748	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	138.41/cwt	131.50–141.50	1,015	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	143.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	130.59/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,008	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	153.33/cwt	148.00–158.50	730	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	147.71/cwt	144.00–154.00	631	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	785	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.64/cwt	138.50–148.50	738	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	154.27/cwt	149.00–159.00	512	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.45/cwt	147.00–157.00	572	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	131.35/cwt	127.00–136.00	824	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	677	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	151.19/cwt	147.00–157.00	863	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.00/cwt	125.50–135.50	884	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	153.84/cwt	149.00–159.00	805	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.90/cwt	154.50–169.00	756	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	190.48/cwt	186.50–196.00	787	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	178.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	670	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	177.03/cwt	173.00–183.00	813	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	166.90/cwt	164.50–174.50	990	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	150.02/cwt	143.00–154.50	929	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	126.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,057	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.91/cwt	185.00–195.00	716	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	162.38/cwt	159.00–169.00	599	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.89/cwt	138.00–148.00	897	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	167.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	548	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	157.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	746	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	144.28/cwt	135.00–149.00	802	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	154.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	809	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	164.31/cwt	150.00–171.00	790	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.73/cwt	146.00–156.00	850	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	170.31/cwt	165.00–177.50	719	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	136.50/cwt	127.00–138.50	964	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	126.07/cwt	123.50–129.50	980	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	9,750	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	1,075.12/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	10,783	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,958	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	879.36/cwt	760.00–935.00	10,007	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	964.70/cwt	650.00–1,185.00	12,396	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	867.40/cwt	835.00–925.00	10,183	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	857	43.49/cwt	30.00–47.00	373	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,064	54.62/cwt	51.00–60.00	581	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	48.20/cwt	46.00–51.00	410	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	844	36.30/cwt	33.00–39.00	306	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	49.68/cwt	47.00–53.00	616	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	55.84/cwt	53.00–59.00	668	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	44.42/cwt	40.00–48.00	434	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	35.26/cwt	35.00–36.00	364	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	54.54/cwt	50.00–57.00	694	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	60.01/cwt	57.00–64.50	762	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,173	47.54/cwt	47.00–48.00	558	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	935	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	327	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	920	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	384	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	52.48/cwt	49.00–56.00	612	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	58.67/cwt	55.00–62.00	699	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	48.50/cwt	48.00–49.00	559	2
Bulls	—	—	1,229	76.84/cwt	75.00–79.00	944	7
Bulls	—	—	1,607	93.45/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,502	6
Bulls	—	—	1,404	83.56/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	183.48/cwt	178.00–188.00	705	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	158.03/cwt	152.00–162.00	852	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	167.11/cwt	161.50–171.50	734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	175.78/cwt	170.00–180.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	169.12/cwt	164.00–174.00	884	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	179.31/cwt	175.00–185.00	767	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	182.33/cwt	173.00–189.00	598	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	159.94/cwt	155.00–163.00	923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	141.16/cwt	140.00–142.00	942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	963	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	177.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	941	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	187.24/cwt	181.00–191.00	891	61

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 1,887Last week 2,260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 264Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-9.00 lower. Heifers 4.00-7.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	162.00–172.00	164.04
9	—	557	160.00–170.00	165.54
9	—	412	178.00–188.00	181.51
8	—	674	135.00–145.00	143.77
19	—	376	175.00–185.00	178.14
18	—	459	173.00–183.00	177.03
16	—	619	143.00–154.50	150.02
23	—	706	127.00–138.50	136.50
22	—	777	123.50–129.50	126.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.66
9	—	556	135.00–149.00	144.28
5	—	426	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	525	150.00–160.00	154.07
29	—	481	150.00–171.00	164.31
26	—	568	146.00–156.00	149.73
14	—	422	165.00–177.50	170.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	672	143.00–153.00	151.11
20	—	322	191.00–201.00	195.18
19	—	733	131.50–141.50	138.41
13	—	772	127.50–137.50	130.59
43	—	413	186.50–196.00	190.48
26	—	593	164.50–174.50	166.90
21	—	836	120.00–130.00	126.44
21	—	375	185.00–195.00	190.91
95	—	622	150.00–160.00	154.90
63	—	530	175.00–185.00	177.59
61	—	476	181.00–191.00	187.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	384	178.00–188.00	183.48
14	—	539	152.00–162.00	158.03
12	—	439	161.50–171.50	167.11
10	—	472	170.00–180.00	175.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	523	164.00–174.00	169.12
31	—	428	175.00–185.00	179.31
19	—	328	173.00–189.00	182.33
13	—	577	155.00–163.00	159.94
7	—	667	140.00–142.00	141.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	476	148.00–158.50	153.33
54	—	427	144.00–154.00	147.71
50	—	580	135.00–145.00	135.41
36	—	525	138.50–148.50	140.64
25	—	332	149.00–159.00	154.27
22	—	375	147.00–157.00	152.45
21	—	627	127.00–136.00	131.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	425	155.00–165.00	159.41
61	—	571	147.00–157.00	151.19
53	—	680	125.50–135.50	130.00
46	—	523	149.00–159.00	153.84
44	—	473	154.50–169.00	159.90
37	—	369	159.00–169.00	162.38
30	—	615	138.00–148.00	145.89
30	—	328	160.00–170.00	167.03

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	825.00–1,125.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,138	760.00–935.00	879.36
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	935.00	935.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,285	650.00–1,185.00	964.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,174	835.00–925.00	867.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	857	30.00–47.00	43.49
7	—	1,064	51.00–60.00	54.62
5	—	850	46.00–51.00	48.20
5	—	844	33.00–39.00	36.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,239	47.00–53.00	49.68
10	—	1,196	53.00–59.00	55.84
5	—	976	40.00–48.00	44.42
4	—	1,031	35.00–36.00	35.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,273	50.00–57.00	54.54
7	—	1,269	57.00–64.50	60.01
2	—	1,173	47.00–48.00	47.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	35.00	35.00
1	—	920	53.00	53.00
1	—	835	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,166	49.00–56.00	52.48
12	—	1,191	55.00–62.00	58.67
2	—	1,153	48.00–49.00	48.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,229	75.00–79.00	76.84
6	—	1,607	89.00–99.00	93.45
4	—	1,404	80.00–86.00	83.56

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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