Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-8.00 lower. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Quality average thru good. Demand good. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 348 cows and bulls sold with 56 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.23/cwt on 766 head.

Average price

$166.23

766 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$10.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.41

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	168.68	859	424
Medium and Large 1-2	451	166.72	753	205
Medium and Large 2	443	157.91	700	137

One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $159 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 sale766 hd

166.23

—

OK average7 barns · 10,186 hd

140.82

+25.41

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	1,591	85.80	1,365	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,293	59.69	772	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	57.41	665	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	53.44	562	101

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.03/cwt	128.00–138.00	561	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.17/cwt	139.00–149.00	607	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	197.77/cwt	191.00–201.00	637	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	132.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	962	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	164.31/cwt	155.50–165.50	946	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	148.27/cwt	141.00–151.00	922	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	141.99/cwt	137.50–147.50	933	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	177.93/cwt	173.00–183.00	678	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.71/cwt	131.00–141.00	661	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.78/cwt	131.00–141.00	717	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.29/cwt	129.00–139.00	776	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	144.90/cwt	139.00–149.00	554	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	147.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	494	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.77/cwt	142.50–152.50	692	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	147.23/cwt	142.00–152.00	780	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	154.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	643	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	155.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	586	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	158.87/cwt	151.00–161.00	532	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	127.30/cwt	124.00–134.00	806	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	116.84/cwt	112.00–122.00	855	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	123.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	820	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	828	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.53/cwt	132.00–143.00	855	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	140.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	794	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.56/cwt	159.00–169.00	866	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	174.60/cwt	169.00–179.00	746	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	173.08/cwt	169.00–179.00	653	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	183.96/cwt	179.00–189.00	607	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	170.30/cwt	164.00–174.00	802	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	44.08/cwt	40.00–46.00	494	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	847	40.80/cwt	38.00–44.00	346	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	893	48.14/cwt	45.00–51.00	430	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	50.53/cwt	47.00–52.00	540	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	56.08/cwt	53.00–59.00	693	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	54.27/cwt	50.00–56.50	629	20
Bulls	—	—	1,518	79.18/cwt	76.00–81.50	1,202	10
Bulls	—	—	1,683	94.26/cwt	91.50–98.00	1,586	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	65.44/cwt	63.00–68.50	815	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	66.63/cwt	66.00–67.50	853	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	61.10/cwt	59.00–65.00	708	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	60.05/cwt	58.00–62.00	560	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	54.40/cwt	52.00–58.00	499	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	56.08/cwt	53.00–59.00	660	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	62.84/cwt	60.00–65.50	884	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	927	55.29/cwt	54.00–58.00	513	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	58.71/cwt	57.00–61.00	683	10
Bulls	—	—	1,591	85.66/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,363	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	897.30/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	11,593	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	160.59/cwt	154.00–164.00	668	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	154.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	737	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	171.60/cwt	165.00–175.00	755	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	167.08/cwt	161.00–172.00	810	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.19/cwt	161.00–171.00	623	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.43/cwt	149.00–159.00	799	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	182.49/cwt	180.00–190.00	580	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.98/cwt	144.00–154.00	851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	173.79/cwt	173.00–183.00	832	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	181.72/cwt	176.00–186.00	763	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	165.21/cwt	160.00–170.50	871	82

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 1,941Last week 2,387Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 329Last week 291Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 174Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	425	128.00–138.00	132.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	424	139.00–149.00	143.17
58	—	480	131.00–141.00	137.71
46	—	524	131.00–141.00	136.78
24	—	578	129.00–139.00	134.29
18	—	382	139.00–149.00	144.90
16	—	335	140.00–150.00	147.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	465	142.50–152.50	148.77
82	—	530	142.00–152.00	147.23
63	—	416	150.00–160.00	154.49
38	—	378	150.00–160.00	155.09
37	—	335	151.00–161.00	158.87
31	—	633	124.00–134.00	127.30
26	—	732	112.00–122.00	116.84
24	—	663	120.00–130.00	123.62
22	—	577	140.00–150.00	143.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	322	191.00–201.00	197.77
15	—	727	125.00–135.00	132.27
72	—	576	155.50–165.50	164.31
25	—	622	141.00–151.00	148.27
20	—	657	137.50–147.50	141.99
16	—	381	173.00–183.00	177.93
92	—	479	173.00–183.00	173.79
87	—	420	176.00–186.00	181.72
82	—	527	160.00–170.50	165.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	416	154.00–164.00	160.59
61	—	477	150.00–160.00	154.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	440	165.00–175.00	171.60
48	—	485	161.00–172.00	167.08
30	—	375	161.00–171.00	166.19
25	—	524	149.00–159.00	152.43
13	—	318	180.00–190.00	182.49
12	—	575	144.00–154.00	147.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	626	132.00–143.00	136.53
27	—	566	135.00–145.00	140.37
16	—	526	159.00–169.00	164.56
14	—	427	169.00–179.00	174.60
13	—	377	169.00–179.00	173.08
12	—	330	179.00–189.00	183.96
9	—	471	164.00–174.00	170.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,121	40.00–46.00	44.08
13	—	1,068	47.00–52.00	50.53
16	—	1,159	59.00–65.00	61.10
29	—	1,176	53.00–59.00	56.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	847	38.00–44.00	40.80
16	—	893	45.00–51.00	48.14
3	—	933	58.00–62.00	60.05
14	—	917	52.00–58.00	54.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,235	53.00–59.00	56.08
3	—	1,280	66.00–67.50	66.63
6	—	1,407	60.00–65.50	62.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,159	50.00–56.50	54.27
7	—	1,245	63.00–68.50	65.44
10	—	1,163	57.00–61.00	58.71
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	54.00–58.00	55.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,518	76.00–81.50	79.18
8	—	1,683	91.50–98.00	94.26
11	—	1,591	83.00–88.00	85.66

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)	19	—	1,292	800.00–1,025.00	897.30

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle