Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru good. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. A total of 288 cows and bulls sold with 66 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.61/cwt on 593 head.

Average price

$151.61

593 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$9.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.06

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	154.67	885	301
Medium and Large 1-2	521	149.23	778	236
Medium and Large 2	439	145.19	637	56

One grade step is worth $9.48/cwt here — about $248 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 sale593 hd

151.61

—

OK average7 barns · 12,399 hd

141.55

+10.06

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	—	High	1,798	89.63	1,612	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	66.71	915	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	62.52	722	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	54.58	566	116

Every lot, as filed

62 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	161.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	760	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.08/cwt	127.50–137.50	896	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	862.84/cwt	735.00–1,150.00	10,147	34
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	920.65/cwt	835.00–1,000.00	10,707	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	895	53.31/cwt	52.00–54.50	477	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	96.08/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,701	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	61.15/cwt	59.00–64.00	724	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	967	61.90/cwt	59.00–64.00	599	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	87.50/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,593	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	56.44/cwt	53.00–58.50	615	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	74.30/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,022	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	573	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	62.27/cwt	60.00–64.00	833	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	56.68/cwt	55.00–60.50	526	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	66.81/cwt	64.00–69.50	934	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	59.69/cwt	56.00–61.00	719	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	131.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	883	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.03/cwt	132.50–142.50	860	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	152.65/cwt	149.00–159.00	864	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	189.65/cwt	184.00–194.00	601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	786	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	148.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.28/cwt	151.00–161.00	730	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	153.61/cwt	149.00–159.00	742	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	982	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	136.12/cwt	129.50–139.50	840	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	132.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	952	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	141.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	813	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.44/cwt	141.00–151.00	768	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	177.05/cwt	172.00–182.00	584	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	149.54/cwt	143.50–153.50	929	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	736	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	150.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	497	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.82/cwt	139.00–149.00	762	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	180.29/cwt	176.00–186.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	144.18/cwt	138.00–148.00	812	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	159.14/cwt	154.00–164.00	692	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	169.68/cwt	165.50–175.50	721	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.90/cwt	133.00–143.00	590	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	146.98/cwt	142.00–152.00	575	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	861	45.26/cwt	44.00–47.00	390	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	64.56/cwt	61.50–66.50	758	26
Bulls	—	—	1,785	85.27/cwt	85.00–85.50	1,522	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	887	50.12/cwt	49.00–53.00	445	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	51.81/cwt	47.00–52.50	588	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	135.64/cwt	129.50–139.50	844	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	155.39/cwt	152.00–162.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.20/cwt	138.00–148.00	681	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.78/cwt	129.00–139.00	899	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	157.35/cwt	152.00–162.00	825	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.66/cwt	124.00–134.00	618	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.86/cwt	136.00–146.00	666	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	144.73/cwt	141.00–151.00	611	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	165.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	603	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	145.98/cwt	143.00–153.00	601	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	164.30/cwt	159.00–169.00	636	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	142.45/cwt	135.50–146.50	1,014	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	174.22/cwt	170.00–180.00	639	12

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 1,460Last week 1,736Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 248Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	470	160.00–170.00	161.62
44	—	566	149.00–159.00	152.65
13	—	317	184.00–194.00	189.65
74	—	677	140.00–150.00	145.04
34	—	621	143.50–153.50	149.54
35	—	425	165.50–175.50	169.68
35	—	524	152.00–162.00	157.35
37	—	712	135.50–146.50	142.45
12	—	367	170.00–180.00	174.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	623	132.50–142.50	138.03
32	—	483	149.00–159.00	153.61
50	—	521	141.00–151.00	147.44
11	—	330	172.00–182.00	177.05
59	—	563	138.00–148.00	144.18
16	—	435	154.00–164.00	159.14
20	—	672	129.00–139.00	133.78
24	—	387	159.00–169.00	164.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	472	138.00–148.00	144.20
31	—	412	143.00–153.00	145.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	668	127.50–137.50	134.08
47	—	570	130.00–140.00	137.94
11	—	435	145.00–155.00	148.31
54	—	617	129.50–139.50	136.12
15	—	718	125.00–135.00	132.53
60	—	528	135.00–145.00	139.30
18	—	331	145.00–155.00	150.29
31	—	391	142.00–152.00	146.98
36	—	473	136.00–146.00	140.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	428	133.00–143.00	137.90
67	—	473	124.00–134.00	130.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	468	140.00–150.00	147.04
23	—	422	141.00–151.00	144.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	671	125.00–135.00	131.66
18	—	473	151.00–161.00	154.28
19	—	576	135.00–145.00	141.09
22	—	530	139.00–149.00	143.82
8	—	333	176.00–186.00	180.29
27	—	622	129.50–139.50	135.64
12	—	431	152.00–162.00	155.39
15	—	364	160.00–170.00	165.58

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)	34	—	1,176	735.00–1,150.00	862.84
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,163	835.00–1,000.00	920.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	52.00–54.50	53.31
3	—	967	59.00–64.00	61.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,184	59.00–64.00	61.15
30	—	1,089	53.00–58.50	56.44
2	—	1,260	65.00	65.00
15	—	1,134	47.00–52.50	51.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	73.00–76.00	74.30
7	—	1,338	60.00–64.00	62.27
8	—	1,398	64.00–69.50	66.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,175	69.00	69.00
11	—	1,205	56.00–61.00	59.69
26	—	1,174	61.50–66.50	64.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	63.00	63.00
9	—	928	55.00–60.50	56.68
11	—	861	44.00–47.00	45.26
25	—	887	49.00–53.00	50.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	94.00–98.00	96.08
5	—	1,820	85.00–89.50	87.50
2	—	1,785	85.00–85.50	85.27

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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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

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