Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady, in a light test. A total of 317 cows and bulls sold with 64 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.26/cwt on 637 head.

Average price

$157.26

637 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$191

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

$12.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.27

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	461	165.17	762	230
Medium and Large 2	492	153.79	757	64
Medium and Large 1	624	152.61	953	343

One grade step is worth $12.56/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale637 hd

157.26

—

OK average7 barns · 13,717 hd

130.99

+26.27

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	1,534	87.96	1,350	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,333	59.03	787	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	58.78	748	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	52.80	558	88

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	470	174.41/cwt	166.50–176.75	820	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	122.35/cwt	115.50–125.00	1,028	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	149.93/cwt	147.50–157.50	942	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	114.16/cwt	105.50–115.50	981	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	126.93/cwt	121.50–131.00	913	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	172.84/cwt	164.00–174.00	880	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	129.38/cwt	126.00–136.00	995	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	188.69/cwt	181.00–192.00	583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	661	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	143.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	550	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.21/cwt	131.00–141.00	580	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	129.85/cwt	124.00–134.00	697	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	155.01/cwt	147.00–157.00	485	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	712	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.94/cwt	142.00–153.50	633	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.81/cwt	128.00–138.00	759	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	143.13/cwt	141.00–151.00	687	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	155.84/cwt	151.00–161.00	591	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	121.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	820	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.05/cwt	124.00–134.00	810	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	111.64/cwt	106.50–116.50	860	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	113.95/cwt	109.00–119.00	831	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	163.12/cwt	158.00–168.00	519	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	178.43/cwt	177.50–187.50	648	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	176.45/cwt	167.00–177.00	738	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	159.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	743	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	184.34/cwt	179.00–189.00	594	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	118.02/cwt	116.00–126.00	806	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	149.11/cwt	144.00–154.00	865	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.54/cwt	146.00–156.00	788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	133.71/cwt	129.00–138.50	824	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	36.53/cwt	35.00–38.00	372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	886	36.80/cwt	34.00–40.00	326	5
Bulls	—	—	1,441	85.05/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,226	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	47.10/cwt	45.00–51.00	430	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	56.64/cwt	53.00–59.00	736	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	49.53/cwt	46.50–52.00	562	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	54.92/cwt	52.00–57.00	658	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	65.33/cwt	64.00–66.50	813	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	66.73/cwt	65.00–68.50	946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	60.72/cwt	58.00–64.00	679	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	968	60.33/cwt	59.00–63.00	584	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	53.79/cwt	52.00–56.00	494	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	55.34/cwt	52.00–57.00	622	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	61.62/cwt	59.00–64.50	845	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	59.12/cwt	57.00–62.00	774	35
Bulls	—	—	1,651	91.60/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,512	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	932.70/cwt	775.00–1,110.00	11,398	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	971.32/cwt	800.00–1,060.00	11,199	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	734.98/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	148.88/cwt	142.00–152.00	780	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	163.16/cwt	157.00–167.00	703	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	175.85/cwt	168.00–178.00	767	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	160.29/cwt	155.00–165.00	755	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	158.82/cwt	153.00–163.00	847	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	170.81/cwt	166.00–176.00	646	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.55/cwt	143.00–153.00	848	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	176.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	589	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	161.51/cwt	154.00–164.00	929	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	185.35/cwt	179.00–189.00	806	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	179.00/cwt	177.50–187.50	655	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	117.13/cwt	108.50–118.00	1,140	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	146.36/cwt	140.00–150.50	989	31

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,622Last week 1,283Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 242Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	470	166.50–176.75	174.41
30	—	840	115.50–125.00	122.35
28	—	628	147.50–157.50	149.93
21	—	859	105.50–115.50	114.16
16	—	719	121.50–131.00	126.93
16	—	509	164.00–174.00	172.84
14	—	769	126.00–136.00	129.38
11	—	309	181.00–192.00	188.69
43	—	575	154.00–164.00	161.51
36	—	435	179.00–189.00	185.35
34	—	366	177.50–187.50	179.00
32	—	973	108.50–118.00	117.13
31	—	676	140.00–150.50	146.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	524	142.00–152.00	148.88
22	—	431	157.00–167.00	163.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	436	168.00–178.00	175.85
49	—	471	155.00–165.00	160.29
47	—	533	153.00–163.00	158.82
30	—	378	166.00–176.00	170.81
27	—	575	143.00–153.00	147.55
24	—	333	170.00–180.00	176.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	482	130.00–140.00	137.14
19	—	384	140.00–150.00	143.30
18	—	420	131.00–141.00	138.21
15	—	537	124.00–134.00	129.85
15	—	313	147.00–157.00	155.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	510	135.00–145.00	139.63
59	—	422	142.00–153.50	149.94
49	—	567	128.00–138.00	133.81
36	—	480	141.00–151.00	143.13
36	—	379	151.00–161.00	155.84
18	—	672	115.00–125.00	121.97
16	—	628	124.00–134.00	129.05
14	—	770	106.50–116.50	111.64
12	—	729	109.00–119.00	113.95
10	—	318	158.00–168.00	163.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	363	177.50–187.50	178.43
18	—	418	167.00–177.00	176.45
14	—	467	155.00–165.00	159.04
13	—	322	179.00–189.00	184.34
12	—	683	116.00–126.00	118.02
12	—	580	144.00–154.00	149.11
11	—	527	146.00–156.00	149.54
10	—	616	129.00–138.50	133.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,019	35.00–38.00	36.53
14	—	1,135	46.50–52.00	49.53
17	—	1,119	58.00–64.00	60.72
27	—	1,124	52.00–57.00	55.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	886	34.00–40.00	36.80
13	—	913	45.00–51.00	47.10
3	—	968	59.00–63.00	60.33
7	—	918	52.00–56.00	53.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,299	53.00–59.00	56.64
2	—	1,418	65.00–68.50	66.73
19	—	1,372	59.00–64.50	61.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,198	52.00–57.00	54.92
7	—	1,244	64.00–66.50	65.33
35	—	1,309	57.00–62.00	59.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	82.00–87.00	85.05
4	—	1,651	90.00–93.00	91.60

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)	8	—	1,222	775.00–1,110.00	932.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,153	800.00–1,060.00	971.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,212	650.00–800.00	734.98

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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Slaughter Cattle

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