Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-3.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower also in a light test. A total of 249 cows and bulls sold with 60 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.86/cwt on 435 head.

Average price

$136.86

435 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$9.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.16

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	140.08	731	281
Medium and Large 1-2	466	130.98	610	154

One grade step is worth $9.10/cwt here — about $120 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 sale435 hd

136.86

—

OK average7 barns · 3,966 hd

128.70

+8.16

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	1,701	88.69	1,509	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	61.25	909	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,261	59.49	750	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	54.25	568	77

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.06/cwt	129.00–139.00	896	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	123.50/cwt	117.00–127.00	955	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.76/cwt	151.00–161.00	743	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	121.40/cwt	117.00–126.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.79/cwt	153.00–163.00	660	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	148.23/cwt	140.50–150.75	1,009	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.72/cwt	122.50–132.50	722	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.05/cwt	137.00–147.00	679	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.22/cwt	137.00–148.00	812	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.79/cwt	157.00–167.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.76/cwt	147.00–157.00	716	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	844	53.71/cwt	51.00–55.00	453	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	59.74/cwt	58.00–61.50	845	12
Bulls	—	—	1,644	84.81/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,394	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	908	45.80/cwt	44.00–49.00	416	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	64.49/cwt	62.00–67.50	1,012	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	49.78/cwt	47.00–52.00	634	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	67.69/cwt	67.00–68.00	906	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	48.17/cwt	46.00–50.00	529	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	63.28/cwt	61.00–65.00	813	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	55.61/cwt	52.00–57.50	602	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	57.35/cwt	55.00–60.00	701	12
Bulls	—	—	1,866	95.64/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	159.87/cwt	154.50–164.50	835	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	597	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	130.17/cwt	124.00–134.00	564	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	161.54/cwt	158.00–168.00	780	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	166.03/cwt	161.00–171.00	520	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	172.24/cwt	166.00–176.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.78/cwt	122.50–132.50	907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	135.54/cwt	128.50–138.50	850	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	134.77/cwt	129.00–139.00	504	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	176.25/cwt	172.00–182.00	571	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	170.55/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	143.52/cwt	137.00–147.00	832	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.17/cwt	151.00–161.50	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	131.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	950	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	31
Bulls	—	—	1,705	91.38/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,558	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	55.24/cwt	53.00–57.50	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	57.80/cwt	57.00–59.00	536	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,139.12/cwt	895.00–1,350.00	13,385	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	975.49/cwt	800.00–1,250.00	13,511	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,018.33/cwt	910.00–1,110.00	12,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.84/cwt	133.00–143.00	793	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.78/cwt	126.00–136.00	614	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.93/cwt	148.50–158.50	869	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	139.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,017	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	147.51/cwt	143.00–153.00	780	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	128.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	670	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	142.32/cwt	136.00–147.00	756	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	152.26/cwt	145.00–155.00	493	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	151.16/cwt	145.00–155.00	655	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	142.12/cwt	138.50–148.00	971	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.07/cwt	154.00–164.00	597	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	150.44/cwt	142.50–152.25	939	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	170.23/cwt	164.00–174.00	725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	139.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	463	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.70/cwt	138.00–148.00	740	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	141.55/cwt	138.00–148.00	880	14

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 1,120Last week 1,348Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	129.00–139.00	134.06
11	—	773	117.00–127.00	123.50
56	—	478	137.00–147.00	142.05
36	—	423	135.00–145.00	141.24
11	—	710	122.50–132.50	127.78
29	—	627	128.50–138.50	135.54
22	—	575	133.00–143.00	137.84
70	—	531	136.00–147.00	142.32
15	—	324	145.00–155.00	152.26
18	—	375	140.00–150.00	144.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	565	122.50–132.50	127.72
25	—	433	124.00–134.00	130.17
25	—	374	129.00–139.00	134.77
17	—	473	126.00–136.00	129.78
42	—	521	125.00–135.00	128.52
16	—	331	134.00–144.00	139.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	477	151.00–161.00	155.76
6	—	773	117.00–126.00	121.40
20	—	579	137.00–148.00	140.22
8	—	423	157.00–167.00	161.79
6	—	309	166.00–176.00	172.24
17	—	368	165.00–175.00	172.12
4	—	523	151.00–161.50	156.17
14	—	721	130.00–140.00	131.76
9	—	683	138.50–148.00	142.12
14	—	622	138.00–148.00	141.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	472	140.00–150.00	145.21
14	—	433	145.00–155.00	151.16
22	—	515	138.00–148.00	143.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	421	153.00–163.00	156.79
23	—	478	147.00–157.00	149.76
8	—	313	161.00–171.00	166.03
32	—	580	137.00–147.00	143.52
28	—	529	143.00–153.00	147.51
25	—	380	154.00–164.00	157.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	681	140.50–150.75	148.23
26	—	522	154.50–164.50	159.87
22	—	483	158.00–168.00	161.54
16	—	324	172.00–182.00	176.25
41	—	371	165.00–175.00	170.55
12	—	568	148.50–158.50	152.93
40	—	728	135.00–145.00	139.70
31	—	624	142.50–152.25	150.44
12	—	426	164.00–174.00	170.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	844	51.00–55.00	53.71
7	—	908	44.00–49.00	45.80
4	—	928	57.00–59.00	57.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,415	58.00–61.50	59.74
13	—	1,569	62.00–67.50	64.49
4	—	1,413	53.00–57.50	55.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	47.00–52.00	49.78
3	—	1,338	67.00–68.00	67.69
8	—	1,285	61.00–65.00	63.28
12	—	1,223	55.00–60.00	57.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	63.00	63.00
6	—	1,098	46.00–50.00	48.17
55	—	1,082	52.00–57.50	55.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,644	82.00–87.00	84.81
4	—	1,866	94.00–97.00	95.64
7	—	1,705	88.00–93.50	91.38

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)	15	—	1,175	895.00–1,350.00	1,139.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,385	800.00–1,250.00	975.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	910.00–1,110.00	1,018.33

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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Heifers · 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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