Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction in trends

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers 4.00-6.00 lower, in a light test. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 266 cows and bulls sold with 53 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.10/cwt on 493 head.

Average price

$160.10

493 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$3.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.60

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	471	161.80	762	241
Medium and Large 1	540	158.47	856	252

One grade step is worth $3.32/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale493 hd

160.10

—

OK average7 barns · 8,639 hd

140.50

+19.60

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	1,601	87.47	1,401	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,293	62.91	813	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	62.16	779	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	50.89	509	87

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	474	183.21/cwt	178.00–188.00	868	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	129.49/cwt	124.00–134.00	941	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	144.56/cwt	136.50–147.00	886	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	161.95/cwt	157.00–167.00	845	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	154.76/cwt	149.00–159.00	873	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	172.47/cwt	168.00–178.00	645	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	185.25/cwt	177.00–187.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.34/cwt	123.00–133.00	692	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	137.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	665	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.97/cwt	134.00–144.00	579	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	146.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	557	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	146.69/cwt	141.00–151.00	480	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	740	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.96/cwt	134.00–144.00	723	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.47/cwt	141.00–151.00	680	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	148.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	634	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	156.40/cwt	151.00–161.00	585	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	123.14/cwt	116.00–126.50	832	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.31/cwt	124.00–134.50	789	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	120.16/cwt	115.00–124.00	854	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	158.36/cwt	152.00–162.00	502	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	145.48/cwt	140.00–151.00	828	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.47/cwt	129.00–139.00	834	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	158.25/cwt	151.00–161.00	834	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	159.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	739	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	166.97/cwt	164.00–174.00	695	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	123.69/cwt	119.00–129.00	837	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	173.72/cwt	168.00–178.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	183.08/cwt	177.00–187.00	591	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	40.86/cwt	38.00–43.00	486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	807	35.41/cwt	30.00–37.50	286	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	911	53.26/cwt	50.00–56.00	485	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	49.57/cwt	47.00–52.00	557	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	53.33/cwt	51.00–56.00	605	2
Bulls	—	—	1,554	84.49/cwt	82.50–87.00	1,313	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	56.28/cwt	53.00–58.00	746	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	95.25/cwt	95.00–95.50	1,672	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	67.53/cwt	66.00–70.00	825	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	65.59/cwt	63.50–67.50	836	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	61.20/cwt	60.00–63.00	740	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	60.99/cwt	59.00–64.00	576	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	57.14/cwt	56.00–58.00	516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	55.15/cwt	53.00–58.00	623	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	62.55/cwt	60.00–64.00	827	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	61.07/cwt	58.00–63.00	769	9
Bulls	—	—	1,653	91.51/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,513	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	959.28/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	9,813	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	956.64/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	11,690	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,063.42/cwt	760.00–1,310.00	12,719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	168.47/cwt	163.00–173.00	735	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	170.76/cwt	167.00–177.00	823	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	142.29/cwt	138.00–148.00	820	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	165.50/cwt	157.00–167.00	624	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.86/cwt	146.00–156.00	804	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	169.27/cwt	166.00–176.00	562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	175.91/cwt	174.00–185.00	749	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	134.21/cwt	129.50–140.00	905	40

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 →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,283Last week 1,941Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 329Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 19Year ago 0

Correction in trends

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	474	178.00–188.00	183.21
29	—	727	124.00–134.00	129.49
26	—	613	136.50–147.00	144.56
25	—	522	157.00–167.00	161.95
23	—	564	149.00–159.00	154.76
18	—	374	168.00–178.00	172.47
9	—	312	177.00–187.00	185.25
48	—	426	174.00–185.00	175.91
40	—	674	129.50–140.00	134.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	436	163.00–173.00	168.47
52	—	482	167.00–177.00	170.76
51	—	576	138.00–148.00	142.29
30	—	377	157.00–167.00	165.50
20	—	526	146.00–156.00	152.86
11	—	332	166.00–176.00	169.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	527	123.00–133.00	131.34
27	—	484	130.00–140.00	137.43
25	—	420	134.00–144.00	137.97
20	—	381	140.00–150.00	146.08
14	—	327	141.00–151.00	146.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	565	125.00–135.00	131.00
56	—	524	134.00–144.00	137.96
49	—	471	141.00–151.00	144.47
46	—	426	145.00–155.00	148.80
37	—	374	151.00–161.00	156.40
28	—	676	116.00–126.50	123.14
26	—	625	124.00–134.50	126.31
22	—	711	115.00–124.00	120.16
18	—	317	152.00–162.00	158.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	569	140.00–151.00	145.48
26	—	625	129.00–139.00	133.47
25	—	527	151.00–161.00	158.25
17	—	465	155.00–165.00	159.02
14	—	416	164.00–174.00	166.97
12	—	677	119.00–129.00	123.69
12	—	375	168.00–178.00	173.72
8	—	323	177.00–187.00	183.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	38.00–43.00	40.86
7	—	1,123	47.00–52.00	49.57
6	—	1,209	60.00–63.00	61.20
25	—	1,129	53.00–58.00	55.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	807	30.00–37.50	35.41
25	—	911	50.00–56.00	53.26
3	—	945	59.00–64.00	60.99
3	—	903	56.00–58.00	57.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	51.00–56.00	53.33
8	—	1,274	63.50–67.50	65.59
9	—	1,260	58.00–63.00	61.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	53.00–58.00	56.28
5	—	1,222	66.00–70.00	67.53
9	—	1,322	60.00–64.00	62.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,554	82.50–87.00	84.49
2	—	1,755	95.00–95.50	95.25
5	—	1,653	88.00–93.00	91.51

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	1	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,196	760.00–1,310.00	1,063.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,023	875.00–1,050.00	959.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,222	800.00–1,175.00	956.64

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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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