Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifers 6.00-8.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, A total of 465 cows and bulls sold with 62 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.62/cwt on 875 head.

Average price

$147.62

875 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$4.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.57

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	149.66	757	502
Medium and Large 1-2	485	144.86	703	373

One grade step is worth $4.80/cwt here — about $54 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 sale875 hd

147.62

—

OK average7 barns · 9,634 hd

138.05

+9.57

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	1,703	87.77	1,494	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,330	62.20	827	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	60.41	705	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	52.76	549	127

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	466	176.93/cwt	173.50–183.50	824	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	168.99/cwt	161.50–171.50	965	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	170.71/cwt	165.00–175.00	901	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	192.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	722	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	199.88/cwt	196.00–206.00	678	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	143.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	945	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	164.78/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,010	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.68/cwt	184.00–194.00	798	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	138.65/cwt	131.00–142.50	1,088	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.46/cwt	142.00–152.00	635	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.42/cwt	139.00–149.00	682	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.01/cwt	131.00–141.00	788	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.93/cwt	144.00–154.00	777	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	151.92/cwt	146.00–156.00	568	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	158.95/cwt	153.50–163.50	663	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	733	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.22/cwt	129.00–139.00	851	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	161.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	528	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	132.13/cwt	126.50–136.00	963	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	160.65/cwt	157.00–167.00	593	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	143.94/cwt	142.00–152.00	816	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	127.13/cwt	123.00–133.00	976	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	158.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	130.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	894	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	169.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	784	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	157.56/cwt	155.00–165.00	822	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	185.85/cwt	179.00–190.00	714	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	156.54/cwt	153.00–164.00	891	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.79/cwt	144.00–154.00	912	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	173.62/cwt	169.00–179.00	754	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	144.77/cwt	138.50–148.50	995	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	183.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	622	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	874	36.93/cwt	34.00–43.00	323	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	42.14/cwt	37.00–45.00	483	7
Bulls	—	—	1,597	77.66/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,240	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	58.62/cwt	54.00–60.00	773	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	50.81/cwt	49.50–52.00	550	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	55.34/cwt	54.00–57.50	650	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	888	48.41/cwt	44.00–51.00	430	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	59.80/cwt	58.00–63.00	690	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	62.35/cwt	60.00–66.00	558	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	93.75/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,530	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	68.93/cwt	66.00–71.50	970	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	936	61.05/cwt	59.00–62.00	571	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	65.06/cwt	63.00–68.00	784	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	63.31/cwt	61.00–65.50	817	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	60.05/cwt	57.00–62.50	712	34
Bulls	—	—	1,820	85.43/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,555	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	55.94/cwt	52.00–58.00	629	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	908	55.30/cwt	52.00–59.00	502	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	862.88/cwt	625.00–1,200.00	10,510	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	707.81/cwt	585.00–850.00	7,453	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,193.77/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	13,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.93/cwt	142.00–152.00	781	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	163.82/cwt	158.00–168.00	695	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	158.99/cwt	151.00–161.00	758	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	145.11/cwt	139.00–149.00	837	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	177.41/cwt	172.00–183.00	752	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	167.77/cwt	162.50–172.50	800	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	185.93/cwt	179.00–189.50	682	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	160.03/cwt	153.00–163.00	829	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	151.29/cwt	147.50–158.00	924	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	191.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	627	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	157.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	914	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	143.86/cwt	136.00–146.25	1,020	60

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,387Last week 1,813Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 195Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 174Last week 167Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	466	173.50–183.50	176.93
44	—	571	161.50–171.50	168.99
43	—	528	165.00–175.00	170.71
35	—	374	190.00–200.00	192.97
25	—	339	196.00–206.00	199.88
20	—	659	140.00–150.00	143.37
19	—	613	159.00–169.00	164.78
19	—	425	184.00–194.00	187.68
9	—	785	131.00–142.50	138.65
60	—	709	136.00–146.25	143.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	528	142.00–152.00	147.93
59	—	424	158.00–168.00	163.82
55	—	477	151.00–161.00	158.99
54	—	577	139.00–149.00	145.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	424	172.00–183.00	177.41
54	—	477	162.50–172.50	167.77
48	—	367	179.00–189.50	185.93
42	—	518	153.00–163.00	160.03
27	—	611	147.50–158.00	151.29
25	—	328	185.00–195.00	191.09
18	—	581	150.00–160.00	157.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	428	142.00–152.00	148.46
94	—	472	139.00–149.00	144.42
84	—	575	131.00–141.00	137.01
64	—	529	144.00–154.00	146.93
28	—	374	146.00–156.00	151.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	417	153.50–163.50	158.95
95	—	477	150.00–160.00	153.64
62	—	629	129.00–139.00	135.22
53	—	328	155.00–165.00	161.09
47	—	729	126.50–136.00	132.13
47	—	369	157.00–167.00	160.65
30	—	567	142.00–152.00	143.94
22	—	768	123.00–133.00	127.13
18	—	508	155.00–165.00	158.53
16	—	687	125.00–135.00	130.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	462	165.00–175.00	169.64
52	—	522	155.00–165.00	157.56
40	—	384	179.00–190.00	185.85
31	—	569	153.00–164.00	156.54
27	—	621	144.00–154.00	146.79
21	—	434	169.00–179.00	173.62
16	—	687	138.50–148.50	144.77
9	—	339	180.00–190.00	183.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	874	34.00–43.00	36.93
14	—	888	44.00–51.00	48.41
4	—	895	60.00–66.00	62.35
16	—	908	52.00–59.00	55.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	37.00–45.00	42.14
10	—	1,083	49.50–52.00	50.81
26	—	1,154	58.00–63.00	59.80
36	—	1,125	52.00–58.00	55.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,318	54.00–60.00	58.62
11	—	1,407	66.00–71.50	68.93
14	—	1,290	61.00–65.50	63.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,175	54.00–57.50	55.34
16	—	1,205	63.00–68.00	65.06
34	—	1,186	57.00–62.50	60.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	59.00–62.00	61.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,597	75.00–80.00	77.66
16	—	1,632	93.00–95.00	93.75
15	—	1,820	82.00–88.00	85.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,218	625.00–1,200.00	862.88
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,053	585.00–850.00	707.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,132	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,193.77

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

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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