Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers 4.00-6.00 lower. Quality mostly plain, few attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. A total of 183 cows and bulls sold with 52 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.38/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$150.38

564 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$23.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.86

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	156.02	837	310
Medium and Large 1-2	494	148.35	733	175
Medium and Large 2	548	132.75	728	79

One grade step is worth $23.27/cwt here — about $109 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 sale564 hd

150.38

—

OK average7 barns · 10,091 hd

139.51

+10.86

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	1,781	88.21	1,571	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	61.81	782	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,245	60.66	755	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,068	54.56	583	40

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	379	169.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	641	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.94/cwt	123.00–133.00	621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.40/cwt	125.50–136.00	808	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	721	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	129.08/cwt	126.00–136.00	751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	131.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	749	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	44.77/cwt	43.00–48.00	389	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	63.26/cwt	61.00–66.00	768	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	52.31/cwt	50.00–55.50	480	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	955	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	458	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	915	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	97.43/cwt	95.50–99.50	1,661	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	689	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	978	63.01/cwt	62.00–64.00	616	2
Bulls	—	—	1,704	89.51/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,525	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	47.84/cwt	46.00–50.00	598	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	56.48/cwt	56.00–57.00	819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,842	85.59/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	160.28/cwt	154.00–164.00	527	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	133.80/cwt	129.00–139.00	906	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.21/cwt	118.00–128.00	701	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.60/cwt	131.00–141.00	700	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.69/cwt	134.00–144.00	642	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.18/cwt	127.00–137.00	827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	134.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	707	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	157.22/cwt	151.00–161.00	654	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.57/cwt	158.00–168.00	774	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	125.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	143.93/cwt	139.00–149.00	548	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	126.78/cwt	122.00–132.00	970	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	122.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	822	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	159.27/cwt	154.00–164.00	591	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.34/cwt	147.00–157.00	884	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	129.20/cwt	124.00–134.00	552	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	61.19/cwt	59.00–64.00	707	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	61.12/cwt	58.00–63.00	761	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	56.29/cwt	54.00–58.00	623	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	65.73/cwt	64.00–67.00	848	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	59.01/cwt	57.00–60.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	135.09/cwt	129.00–139.00	762	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	127.44/cwt	122.00–132.00	872	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	159.26/cwt	154.00–164.00	613	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	166.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	133.86/cwt	129.00–139.00	826	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	149.09/cwt	140.50–150.10	933	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	168.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	568	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	139.98/cwt	134.50–144.50	675	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.16/cwt	145.00–155.00	481	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	149.13/cwt	145.00–156.00	683	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	159.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.55/cwt	136.00–146.00	804	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	158.40/cwt	151.50–161.25	833	85
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	886.69/cwt	685.00–1,150.00	11,314	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	940.98/cwt	700.00–1,175.00	10,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	166.52/cwt	162.00–172.00	711	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	602	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.54/cwt	121.00–131.00	938	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	148.18/cwt	144.00–154.00	619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.39/cwt	141.00–151.00	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	769	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	152.33/cwt	147.00–157.00	727	10

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,348Last week 1,460Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 245Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	379	165.00–175.00	169.07
26	—	677	129.00–139.00	133.80
35	—	473	158.00–168.00	163.57
35	—	573	147.00–157.00	154.34
73	—	626	140.50–150.10	149.09
13	—	337	165.00–175.00	168.69
85	—	526	151.50–161.25	158.40
20	—	427	162.00–172.00	166.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	571	125.00–135.00	131.09
40	—	526	129.00–139.00	134.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	329	154.00–164.00	160.28
19	—	416	151.00–161.00	157.22
21	—	371	154.00–164.00	159.27
21	—	617	129.00–139.00	133.86
33	—	572	136.00–146.00	140.55
56	—	522	140.00–150.00	147.38
10	—	477	147.00–157.00	152.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	485	123.00–133.00	127.94
20	—	578	118.00–128.00	121.21
28	—	519	120.00–130.00	125.80
35	—	427	124.00–134.00	129.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	615	125.50–136.00	131.40
26	—	520	131.00–141.00	134.60
36	—	381	139.00–149.00	143.93
13	—	765	122.00–132.00	126.78
38	—	564	129.00–139.00	135.09
18	—	684	122.00–132.00	127.44
45	—	482	134.50–144.50	139.98
20	—	320	145.00–155.00	150.16
51	—	424	135.00–145.00	142.06
24	—	730	121.00–131.00	128.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	534	130.00–140.00	135.08
30	—	470	134.00–144.00	136.69
10	—	418	144.00–154.00	148.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	582	126.00–136.00	129.08
15	—	626	127.00–137.00	132.18
15	—	672	120.00–130.00	122.28
18	—	385	154.00–164.00	159.26
11	—	341	165.00–175.00	166.83
22	—	458	145.00–156.00	149.13
13	—	409	155.00–165.00	159.96
14	—	525	141.00–151.00	145.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	868	43.00–48.00	44.77
6	—	917	50.00–55.50	52.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	60.00	60.00
1	—	955	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,214	61.00–66.00	63.26
1	—	1,185	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,488	57.00–60.00	59.01
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	55.00	55.00
2	—	978	62.00–64.00	63.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,251	46.00–50.00	47.84
10	—	1,155	59.00–64.00	61.19
13	—	1,107	54.00–58.00	56.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	56.00–57.00	56.48
3	—	1,245	58.00–63.00	61.12
4	—	1,290	64.00–67.00	65.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	95.50–99.50	97.43
6	—	1,704	88.00–93.50	89.51
10	—	1,842	82.00–87.50	85.59

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,276	685.00–1,150.00	886.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,074	700.00–1,175.00	940.98

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle