Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers and heifers 7.00-9.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 438 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.19/cwt on 1,060 head.

Average price

$140.19

1,060 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$10.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.15

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	143.84	818	520
Medium and Large 1-2	504	138.42	697	353
Medium and Large 2	470	133.38	627	187

One grade step is worth $10.45/cwt here — about $190 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 sale1,060 hd

140.19

—

OK average7 barns · 10,257 hd

135.04

+5.15

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	1,672	86.26	1,442	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	59.21	804	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	55.87	665	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	49.34	502	173

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	375	169.20/cwt	161.50–171.50	634	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.46/cwt	113.00–123.00	616	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.44/cwt	124.50–134.25	809	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	148.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	710	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.43/cwt	126.00–136.00	630	78
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,023.70/cwt	775.00–1,250.00	11,793	24
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,004.37/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	11,329	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,016.40/cwt	700.00–1,300.00	10,794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.63/cwt	137.00–147.00	665	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	132.10/cwt	126.00–136.00	918	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	124.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	971	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	115.70/cwt	111.50–121.00	675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	132.55/cwt	128.00–138.00	634	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.82/cwt	134.00–144.00	668	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.72/cwt	122.00–132.00	791	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	124.81/cwt	119.00–129.00	759	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	756	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	143.00/cwt	137.00–147.00	589	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	155.81/cwt	151.00–161.50	678	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	53.46/cwt	52.00–57.00	601	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	56.10/cwt	55.00–60.00	686	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	867	37.93/cwt	35.00–40.00	329	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	66.38/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,044	6
Bulls	—	—	1,767	93.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,652	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	55.37/cwt	53.00–58.00	517	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	61.30/cwt	59.00–64.50	829	14
Bulls	—	—	1,476	80.92/cwt	77.00–83.50	1,194	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	48.95/cwt	47.00–51.00	447	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	55.20/cwt	53.00–58.00	712	18
Bulls	—	—	1,740	86.09/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,498	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	44.01/cwt	41.00–46.00	378	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	59.50/cwt	58.00–63.00	660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	63.55/cwt	61.00–66.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.41/cwt	145.00–156.00	636	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.51/cwt	130.00–140.50	853	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.98/cwt	157.00–167.00	705	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	121.23/cwt	117.00–127.00	581	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	128.05/cwt	122.50–132.50	850	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	120.46/cwt	112.50–122.25	936	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	169.10/cwt	162.50–172.50	558	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	124.31/cwt	118.50–128.50	832	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	129.90/cwt	124.00–134.00	746	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	155.30/cwt	152.00–162.00	494	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	802	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.68/cwt	132.00–143.00	516	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	130.80/cwt	124.00–134.00	689	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	148.43/cwt	142.00–152.00	485	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	141.02/cwt	137.00–147.00	721	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	120.61/cwt	115.50–125.50	882	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	124.94/cwt	118.00–128.00	662	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	154.63/cwt	149.00–159.00	598	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	129.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	953	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	48.40/cwt	46.00–51.00	526	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	53.79/cwt	51.00–54.50	614	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	131.17/cwt	126.00–136.00	561	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	126.94/cwt	117.50–127.50	897	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	148.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	567	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.21/cwt	129.50–139.50	743	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	159.49/cwt	155.00–165.00	592	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.79/cwt	134.00–144.00	596	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.30/cwt	129.00–139.00	704	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	152.14/cwt	148.50–159.00	714	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	170.14/cwt	164.00–174.00	551	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	137.26/cwt	131.00–141.00	435	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.50/cwt	122.50–132.50	739	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	145.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	35

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 2,512Last week 1,989Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	375	161.50–171.50	169.20
59	—	695	126.00–136.00	132.10
31	—	782	115.00–125.00	124.20
83	—	523	140.00–150.00	144.56
83	—	620	130.00–140.50	137.51
49	—	435	157.00–167.00	161.98
50	—	579	135.00–145.00	138.50
53	—	736	125.00–135.00	129.47
56	—	469	148.50–159.00	152.14
21	—	324	164.00–174.00	170.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	476	126.00–136.00	132.43
42	—	530	118.00–128.00	124.94
67	—	426	134.00–144.00	139.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	466	137.00–147.00	142.63
56	—	608	119.00–129.00	124.81
66	—	420	145.00–156.00	151.41
91	—	574	124.00–134.00	129.90
15	—	318	152.00–162.00	155.30
25	—	387	149.00–159.00	154.63
48	—	524	129.00–139.00	134.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	520	113.00–123.00	118.46
17	—	583	111.50–121.00	115.70
28	—	479	117.00–127.00	121.23
39	—	372	132.00–143.00	138.68
42	—	428	126.00–136.00	131.17
17	—	317	131.00–141.00	137.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	625	124.50–134.25	129.44
52	—	478	128.00–138.00	132.55
17	—	412	137.00–147.00	143.00
72	—	664	122.50–132.50	128.05
21	—	777	112.50–122.25	120.46
75	—	527	124.00–134.00	130.80
22	—	327	142.00–152.00	148.43
92	—	707	117.50–127.50	126.94
22	—	381	145.00–155.00	148.74
40	—	571	122.50–132.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	477	145.00–155.00	148.77
28	—	619	122.00–132.00	127.72
32	—	435	151.00–161.50	155.81
33	—	330	162.50–172.50	169.10
15	—	669	118.50–128.50	124.31
37	—	511	137.00–147.00	141.02
16	—	731	115.50–125.50	120.61
39	—	566	129.50–139.50	131.21
20	—	371	155.00–165.00	159.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	478	134.00–144.00	139.82
35	—	427	140.00–150.00	145.26

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)	24	—	1,152	775.00–1,250.00	1,023.70
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,128	850.00–1,150.00	1,004.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,062	700.00–1,300.00	1,016.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,124	52.00–57.00	53.46
4	—	1,109	58.00–63.00	59.50
49	—	1,086	46.00–51.00	48.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,222	55.00–60.00	56.10
5	—	1,198	61.00–66.00	63.55
22	—	1,142	51.00–54.50	53.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	867	35.00–40.00	37.93
8	—	933	53.00–58.00	55.37
22	—	913	47.00–51.00	48.95
33	—	860	41.00–46.00	44.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	65.00–68.00	66.38
14	—	1,353	59.00–64.50	61.30
18	—	1,290	53.00–58.00	55.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,767	90.00–95.00	93.50
9	—	1,476	77.00–83.50	80.92
16	—	1,740	84.00–89.00	86.09

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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