Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 261 cows and bulls sold with 62 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.86/cwt on 992 head.

Average price

$147.86

992 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$8.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.13

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	150.68	845	359
Medium and Large 1-2	484	148.45	719	416
Medium and Large 2	455	142.08	646	217

One grade step is worth $8.60/cwt here — about $199 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 sale992 hd

147.86

—

OK average7 barns · 9,673 hd

138.73

+9.13

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	1,646	85.07	1,401	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,420	58.85	835	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	53.65	622	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	48.73	492	79

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	144.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	464	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	132.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	890	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	148.23/cwt	143.00–153.00	639	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.84/cwt	131.00–141.00	714	74
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	917.87/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	11,308	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	908.95/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	9,780	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	1,106.95/cwt	850.00–1,335.00	13,660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.72/cwt	126.00–136.00	830	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.91/cwt	138.50–148.50	897	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	129.03/cwt	123.00–133.50	556	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	138.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	592	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	861	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	139.32/cwt	136.00–146.00	722	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	174.46/cwt	168.00–178.00	583	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	182.21/cwt	179.00–189.00	592	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	169.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	719	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	194.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	588	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	135.95/cwt	129.00–139.00	446	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	159.59/cwt	157.00–167.00	573	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	146.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	53.70/cwt	52.00–57.00	629	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	908	57.47/cwt	56.00–59.00	522	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,168	46.50/cwt	45.00–48.00	543	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	92.09/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,667	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	39.82/cwt	39.00–40.00	330	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	66.00/cwt	64.50–67.00	1,041	3
Bulls	—	—	1,567	79.36/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,244	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	49.69/cwt	47.00–52.00	471	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	55.10/cwt	52.00–57.50	714	17
Bulls	—	—	1,651	86.87/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,434	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	849	44.02/cwt	41.00–46.00	374	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	62.57/cwt	58.00–63.50	962	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.16/cwt	117.50–127.00	691	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	134.25/cwt	128.00–138.00	777	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.94/cwt	134.50–144.50	944	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	176.66/cwt	171.00–181.00	666	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	144.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.93/cwt	126.50–136.50	766	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	571	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	156.08/cwt	151.00–161.00	666	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	152.60/cwt	148.50–158.50	575	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	144.45/cwt	141.00–151.00	696	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.11/cwt	152.00–162.00	737	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	136.79/cwt	131.50–141.50	979	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.50/cwt	115.50–125.50	699	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	131.16/cwt	125.50–135.50	685	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.17/cwt	128.00–138.00	761	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	130.15/cwt	127.00–137.00	815	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	654	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	163.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	614	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	145.99/cwt	142.50–152.50	768	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	145.27/cwt	139.50–149.50	840	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	122.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	650	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	53.66/cwt	52.00–57.00	628	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	50.66/cwt	50.00–51.00	541	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	49.77/cwt	46.00–51.00	542	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.14/cwt	122.00–132.00	792	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	123.41/cwt	119.00–129.00	906	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	159.18/cwt	155.00–165.00	576	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	658	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	157.88/cwt	154.00–164.00	680	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	127.87/cwt	123.00–133.00	866	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	128.09/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,000	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	127.20/cwt	123.00–133.00	609	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.78/cwt	133.50–143.50	657	71

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 2,392Last week 2,512Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 303Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	321	140.00–150.00	144.45
85	—	426	134.00–144.00	138.93
33	—	672	120.00–130.00	128.15
34	—	359	157.00–167.00	159.59
53	—	585	126.50–136.50	130.93
63	—	522	125.50–135.50	131.16
63	—	618	122.00–132.00	128.14
30	—	734	119.00–129.00	123.41
71	—	480	133.50–143.50	136.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	431	123.00–133.50	129.03
32	—	328	129.00–139.00	135.95
39	—	379	140.00–150.00	144.04
51	—	571	115.50–125.50	122.50
70	—	530	115.00–125.00	122.57
74	—	479	123.00–133.00	127.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	672	130.00–140.00	132.38
37	—	518	136.00–146.00	139.32
39	—	466	140.00–150.00	146.04
40	—	328	170.00–180.00	174.20
27	—	427	151.00–161.00	156.08
40	—	580	128.00–138.00	131.17
27	—	626	127.00–137.00	130.15
28	—	362	155.00–165.00	159.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	431	143.00–153.00	148.23
23	—	334	168.00–178.00	174.46
30	—	566	117.50–127.00	122.16
38	—	377	148.50–158.50	152.60
38	—	484	130.00–140.00	135.12
39	—	518	120.00–130.00	127.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	518	131.00–141.00	137.84
32	—	630	126.00–136.00	131.72
33	—	325	179.00–189.00	182.21
58	—	579	128.00–138.00	134.25
60	—	482	141.00–151.00	144.45
68	—	376	160.00–170.00	163.32
71	—	431	154.00–164.00	157.88
20	—	677	123.00–133.00	127.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	628	138.50–148.50	142.91
39	—	424	165.00–175.00	169.46
17	—	303	190.00–200.00	194.12
44	—	670	134.50–144.50	140.94
26	—	377	171.00–181.00	176.66
45	—	475	152.00–162.00	155.11
29	—	716	131.50–141.50	136.79
52	—	526	142.50–152.50	145.99
34	—	578	139.50–149.50	145.27
35	—	781	124.00–134.00	128.09

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)	14	—	1,232	775.00–1,075.00	917.87
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,076	775.00–1,000.00	908.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,234	850.00–1,335.00	1,106.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,172	52.00–57.00	53.70
1	—	1,285	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,067	50.00–51.00	50.66
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	56.00–59.00	57.47
6	—	828	39.00–40.00	39.82
10	—	947	47.00–52.00	49.69
18	—	849	41.00–46.00	44.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	45.00–48.00	46.50
3	—	1,578	64.50–67.00	66.00
17	—	1,296	52.00–57.50	55.10
18	—	1,538	58.00–63.50	62.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,171	52.00–57.00	53.66
26	—	1,089	46.00–51.00	49.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,810	90.00–95.00	92.09
9	—	1,567	77.00–83.00	79.36
13	—	1,651	84.00–89.00	86.87

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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Replacement Cattle

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