Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-4.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-6.00 higher. Quality average thru good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady to 1.00 lower. A total of 362 cows and bulls sold with 54 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.56/cwt on 708 head.

Average price

$173.56

708 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.66

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	177.48	908	346
Medium and Large 1-2	484	170.26	823	293
Medium and Large 2	473	167.98	795	69

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $113 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 sale708 hd

173.56

—

OK average7 barns · 11,144 hd

151.91

+21.66

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,710	83.07	1,421	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,238	62.00	768	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	61.16	667	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	55.31	550	66

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	614	161.81/cwt	158.50–168.50	994	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	191.81/cwt	185.00–196.00	637	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	137.04/cwt	129.50–139.50	1,128	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	149.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,089	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	154.06/cwt	148.50–158.50	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	140.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	155.52/cwt	148.00–159.50	742	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.56/cwt	153.00–163.00	680	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.79/cwt	134.00–144.00	818	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.08/cwt	154.00–164.00	593	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	160.49/cwt	155.50–165.50	526	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.83/cwt	129.50–139.50	830	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	146.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	766	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	849	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	156.43/cwt	151.00–161.00	812	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	171.63/cwt	166.50–176.50	575	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	145.52/cwt	140.50–150.25	904	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	171.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	646	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	133.29/cwt	126.50–136.50	969	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	167.17/cwt	161.00–171.00	774	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	130.32/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,010	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	169.59/cwt	164.00–174.00	700	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	135.53/cwt	127.50–137.50	904	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	180.54/cwt	176.00–186.00	688	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	173.90/cwt	169.00–179.00	748	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	170.95/cwt	166.00–176.00	795	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	172.81/cwt	166.00–176.00	551	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	170.66/cwt	166.00–176.00	884	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	164.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	959	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	184.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	755	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	141.50/cwt	139.00–149.00	961	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	189.38/cwt	187.00–197.00	718	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	181.73/cwt	177.00–187.00	854	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	181.53/cwt	177.00–187.00	577	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	160.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	991	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	50.01/cwt	46.50–51.50	512	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	885	54.24/cwt	54.00–54.50	480	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	48.76/cwt	45.00–51.00	418	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,196	57.52/cwt	54.00–59.50	688	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	53.20/cwt	51.00–56.00	664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,696	78.91/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,338	7
Bulls	—	—	1,797	90.12/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,619	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	64.93/cwt	63.00–68.00	758	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	67.00/cwt	66.00–71.00	905	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	936	61.34/cwt	59.00–64.00	574	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	60.66/cwt	58.00–63.00	572	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	61.08/cwt	58.00–63.00	683	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	55.03/cwt	52.00–57.00	509	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	55.82/cwt	52.00–57.50	617	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	63.04/cwt	61.00–65.50	791	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	870	57.34/cwt	55.00–60.00	499	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	59.46/cwt	57.00–62.00	694	16
Bulls	—	—	1,655	82.04/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,358	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	852.77/cwt	810.00–900.00	8,997	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	853.67/cwt	600.00–1,100.00	10,236	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,115.26/cwt	800.00–1,325.00	12,591	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	959.35/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,121	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	167.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	795	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	172.04/cwt	169.00–179.00	735	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	161.70/cwt	154.00–164.00	936	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	177.65/cwt	171.00–181.50	844	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	164.09/cwt	157.50–167.50	863	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	182.97/cwt	177.00–187.00	670	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	152.03/cwt	147.50–157.50	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	179.75/cwt	174.00–184.00	608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	188.24/cwt	182.00–192.00	909	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	187.69/cwt	180.00–190.00	811	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	172.49/cwt	168.50–178.50	909	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	971	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	192.23/cwt	188.00–198.00	732	32

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 1,813Last week 1,887Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 249Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	614	158.50–168.50	161.81
22	—	332	185.00–196.00	191.81
14	—	823	129.50–139.50	137.04
12	—	727	145.00–155.00	149.83
9	—	670	148.50–158.50	154.06
8	—	774	135.00–145.00	140.48
72	—	483	182.00–192.00	188.24
69	—	432	180.00–190.00	187.69
50	—	527	168.50–178.50	172.49
36	—	571	165.00–175.00	170.02
32	—	381	188.00–198.00	192.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	473	160.00–170.00	167.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	427	169.00–179.00	172.04
58	—	579	154.00–164.00	161.70
56	—	475	171.00–181.50	177.65
52	—	526	157.50–167.50	164.09
35	—	366	177.00–187.00	182.97
13	—	635	147.50–157.50	152.03
7	—	338	174.00–184.00	179.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	477	148.00–159.50	155.52
40	—	429	153.00–163.00	158.56
30	—	577	134.00–144.00	141.79
28	—	375	154.00–164.00	158.08
26	—	328	155.50–165.50	160.49
20	—	620	129.50–139.50	133.83
15	—	523	140.00–150.00	146.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	567	145.00–155.00	149.72
72	—	519	151.00–161.00	156.43
45	—	335	166.50–176.50	171.63
42	—	621	140.50–150.25	145.52
42	—	377	165.00–175.00	171.33
36	—	727	126.50–136.50	133.29
33	—	463	161.00–171.00	167.17
29	—	775	127.50–137.50	130.32
28	—	413	164.00–174.00	169.59
11	—	667	127.50–137.50	135.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	381	176.00–186.00	180.54
23	—	430	169.00–179.00	173.90
18	—	465	166.00–176.00	170.95
18	—	319	166.00–176.00	172.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	518	166.00–176.00	170.66
26	—	583	160.00–170.00	164.44
20	—	409	180.00–190.00	184.71
17	—	679	139.00–149.00	141.50
16	—	379	187.00–197.00	189.38
12	—	470	177.00–187.00	181.73
12	—	318	177.00–187.00	181.53
10	—	616	155.00–165.00	160.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,023	46.50–51.50	50.01
10	—	1,118	58.00–63.00	61.08
15	—	1,106	52.00–57.50	55.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	54.00–54.50	54.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	858	45.00–51.00	48.76
8	—	943	58.00–63.00	60.66
16	—	925	52.00–57.00	55.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,196	54.00–59.50	57.52
5	—	1,351	66.00–71.00	67.00
34	—	1,255	61.00–65.50	63.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	51.00–56.00	53.20
18	—	1,167	63.00–68.00	64.93
16	—	1,167	57.00–62.00	59.46
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	936	59.00–64.00	61.34
5	—	870	55.00–60.00	57.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,696	75.00–82.00	78.91
5	—	1,797	87.50–93.00	90.12
6	—	1,655	80.00–84.00	82.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,055	810.00–900.00	852.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,199	600.00–1,100.00	853.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,129	800.00–1,325.00	1,115.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,055	800.00–1,050.00	959.35

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle