Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 213 cows and bulls sold with 56 percent going to packers. A reminder The Tulsa Stockyards will be closed Monday, September 2nd to observe Labor Day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.55/cwt on 956 head.

Average price

$150.55

956 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$18.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.94

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	155.51	886	446
Medium and Large 1-2	521	149.76	780	365
Medium and Large 2	487	137.27	669	145

One grade step is worth $18.24/cwt here — about $217 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 sale956 hd

150.55

—

OK average7 barns · 5,787 hd

141.61

+8.94

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	1,707	90.89	1,552	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	63.12	949	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,192	59.37	708	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,057	54.04	571	54

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	—	429	137.92/cwt	124.00–144.00	592	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	140.05/cwt	135.50–145.00	822	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	158.44/cwt	156.00–166.00	502	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	140.85/cwt	135.50–145.50	869	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	128.55/cwt	123.00–133.00	728	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	133.83/cwt	129.00–139.00	889	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,139.52/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	11,771	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	894.75/cwt	700.00–1,085.00	10,853	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	982.45/cwt	875.00–1,250.00	10,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	159.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	842	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	144.81/cwt	139.00–149.00	556	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.04/cwt	136.00–146.00	668	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	148.68/cwt	145.00–155.00	619	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.22/cwt	149.00–159.00	739	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	130.87/cwt	125.50–135.00	695	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	137.46/cwt	133.00–143.50	858	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	170.43/cwt	166.50–176.50	748	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	169.36/cwt	163.00–173.00	552	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.96/cwt	122.00–132.00	597	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	133.02/cwt	125.50–135.50	883	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.64/cwt	142.00–152.00	765	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	52.05/cwt	49.00–54.50	616	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	42.59/cwt	40.00–45.00	409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	67.78/cwt	66.50–70.00	998	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	67.00/cwt	66.00–69.00	823	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	60.31/cwt	58.00–63.00	563	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	62.25/cwt	60.00–65.00	947	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	63.28/cwt	61.00–65.00	811	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	53.39/cwt	52.00–54.00	498	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	63.98/cwt	63.00–65.00	848	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	57.56/cwt	55.00–60.00	691	11
Bulls	—	—	1,608	85.11/cwt	83.50–86.50	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.79/cwt	139.00–149.00	620	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	160.45/cwt	155.00–165.00	675	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	154.53/cwt	150.50–160.50	890	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	176.29/cwt	168.00–179.00	670	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.08/cwt	121.00–131.00	654	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	155.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	587	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.93/cwt	139.00–149.00	674	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	165.97/cwt	160.00–171.00	722	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	886	47.93/cwt	45.00–52.00	425	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	48.71/cwt	46.00–50.50	536	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	980	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	627	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	95.76/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,684	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	59.80/cwt	57.00–62.00	721	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	970	56.50/cwt	56.00–57.00	548	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	90.77/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,561	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	53.69/cwt	51.00–56.00	577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	139.67/cwt	135.00–145.00	659	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.14/cwt	139.50–149.50	824	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	147.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	991	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	140.67/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,021	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	148.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	480	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	136.31/cwt	128.50–138.50	855	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	155.13/cwt	149.00–159.00	672	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	170.52/cwt	168.50–178.50	638	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	153.81/cwt	149.00–159.00	734	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	148.23/cwt	144.00–154.00	935	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	137.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,062	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	128.34/cwt	122.00–133.00	723	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	137.53/cwt	133.00–143.00	730	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	126.81/cwt	121.00–131.00	914	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	809	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	151.24/cwt	144.50–154.50	800	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	162.25/cwt	156.00–166.00	623	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	161.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	773	41

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 1,989Last week 1,120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 218Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	429	124.00–144.00	137.92
44	—	384	139.00–149.00	144.81
15	—	474	122.00–132.00	125.96
16	—	519	121.00–131.00	126.08
21	—	324	145.00–155.00	148.05
32	—	563	122.00–133.00	128.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	587	135.50–145.00	140.05
25	—	317	156.00–166.00	158.44
94	—	470	136.00–146.00	142.04
27	—	416	145.00–155.00	148.68
34	—	664	125.50–135.50	133.02
36	—	378	150.00–160.00	155.40
61	—	627	128.50–138.50	136.31
75	—	531	133.00–143.00	137.53
16	—	721	121.00–131.00	126.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	617	135.50–145.50	140.85
25	—	476	149.00–159.00	155.22
31	—	518	142.00–152.00	147.64
10	—	435	160.00–171.00	165.97
14	—	374	168.50–178.50	170.52
22	—	565	140.00–150.00	143.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	475	139.00–149.00	141.93
31	—	433	149.00–159.00	155.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	566	123.00–133.00	128.55
29	—	531	125.50–135.00	130.87
45	—	431	139.00–149.00	143.79
46	—	472	135.00–145.00	139.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	664	129.00–139.00	133.83
46	—	624	133.00–143.50	137.46
58	—	421	155.00–165.00	160.45
67	—	572	139.50–149.50	144.14
71	—	477	149.00–159.00	153.81
77	—	529	144.50–154.50	151.24
23	—	384	156.00–166.00	162.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	527	155.00–165.00	159.75
57	—	439	166.50–176.50	170.43
15	—	326	163.00–173.00	169.36
63	—	576	150.50–160.50	154.53
29	—	380	168.00–179.00	176.29
65	—	672	140.00–150.00	147.54
29	—	726	134.00–144.00	140.67
77	—	631	144.00–154.00	148.23
29	—	772	130.00–140.00	137.53
41	—	478	160.00–170.00	161.79

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)	Open	3	—	1,033	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,139.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,213	700.00–1,085.00	894.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,080	875.00–1,250.00	982.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,473	66.50–70.00	67.78
12	—	1,522	60.00–65.00	62.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,183	49.00–54.50	52.05
5	—	1,228	66.00–69.00	67.00
5	—	1,281	61.00–65.00	63.28
11	—	1,200	55.00–60.00	57.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	40.00–45.00	42.59
3	—	933	58.00–63.00	60.31
5	—	933	52.00–54.00	53.39
10	—	886	45.00–52.00	47.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	63.00–65.00	63.98
4	—	1,101	46.00–50.50	48.71
13	—	1,205	57.00–62.00	59.80
15	—	1,074	51.00–56.00	53.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	64.00	64.00
2	—	970	56.00–57.00	56.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	83.50–86.50	85.11
5	—	1,759	94.00–99.00	95.76
11	—	1,720	89.00–93.00	90.77

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle