Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. A slightly lower undertone is noted on Steer and Heifer calves. Demand good. Quality mostly plain, few attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. A total of 425 cows and bulls sold with 49 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.29/cwt on 1,029 head.

Average price

$147.29

1,029 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$18.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	152.56	853	565
Medium and Large 1-2	549	141.85	778	404
Medium and Large 2	527	134.19	707	60

One grade step is worth $18.37/cwt here — about $146 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 sale1,029 hd

147.29

—

OK average7 barns · 11,760 hd

143.71

+3.58

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	1,594	86.65	1,381	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	60.62	842	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	55.52	680	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,094	52.38	573	127

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.34/cwt	129.00–139.00	783	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.24/cwt	126.00–136.00	830	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	152.15/cwt	147.00–157.00	656	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	143.76/cwt	138.50–148.50	875	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.19/cwt	117.00–127.00	516	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.69/cwt	128.00–138.00	836	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	137.72/cwt	132.00–142.00	731	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	113.39/cwt	107.50–117.50	812	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	133.28/cwt	127.00–137.00	836	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	145.48/cwt	139.50–149.50	969	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	176.61/cwt	171.00–181.00	570	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	132.73/cwt	129.00–139.00	487	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	670	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.32/cwt	134.00–144.00	669	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.99/cwt	159.50–169.50	603	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	146.41/cwt	141.00–151.00	701	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	162.62/cwt	158.00–168.00	696	77
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	821.20/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	8,557	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	828.57/cwt	550.00–1,075.00	10,299	29
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	817.51/cwt	675.00–975.00	9,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	171.43/cwt	168.50–178.50	653	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.98/cwt	120.50–130.50	709	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	538	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	151.24/cwt	147.00–157.00	653	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	846	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	144.56/cwt	139.50–149.50	763	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	138.84/cwt	130.00–140.75	1,026	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	136.00/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,050	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	146.81/cwt	144.00–155.00	479	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.65/cwt	139.50–149.00	609	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	158.15/cwt	156.00–166.00	506	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	151.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	723	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	47.69/cwt	45.00–50.00	531	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	995	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,801	82.93/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,494	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	53.51/cwt	51.00–56.00	610	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	71.31/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,048	5
Bulls	—	—	1,474	85.86/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,266	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	718	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	287	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	63.80/cwt	61.00–67.00	984	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	963	54.74/cwt	54.00–55.00	527	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	55.67/cwt	52.00–58.00	726	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	64.92/cwt	63.00–66.50	870	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	44.80/cwt	42.00–47.00	416	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	52.04/cwt	51.00–53.00	627	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	49.38/cwt	46.00–51.00	453	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	58.35/cwt	57.00–62.00	676	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	55.97/cwt	54.00–59.00	694	17
Bulls	—	—	1,744	95.79/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.88/cwt	134.00–144.00	800	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	158.93/cwt	152.50–162.50	739	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	814	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.49/cwt	129.00–139.50	640	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.53/cwt	131.00–141.25	781	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	131.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	880	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.20/cwt	158.00–168.00	699	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	173.73/cwt	171.00–181.00	591	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.19/cwt	129.00–139.00	707	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	134.40/cwt	128.00–138.00	909	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.40/cwt	145.50–155.50	871	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.68/cwt	128.00–138.50	569	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.20/cwt	131.50–141.50	708	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	125.71/cwt	121.50–131.50	898	40

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 2,849Last week 2,363Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 241Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	574	129.00–139.00	136.34
26	—	623	126.00–136.00	133.24
69	—	531	132.00–142.00	137.72
26	—	716	107.50–117.50	113.39
36	—	372	159.50–169.50	161.99
38	—	675	120.00–130.00	125.29
46	—	476	145.00–155.00	151.88
58	—	426	158.00–168.00	164.20
22	—	340	171.00–181.00	173.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	480	134.00–144.00	139.32
63	—	432	147.00–157.00	151.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	431	147.00–157.00	152.15
54	—	627	127.00–137.00	133.28
67	—	479	141.00–151.00	146.41
88	—	528	139.50–149.50	144.56
96	—	576	134.00–144.00	138.88
46	—	676	128.00–138.00	134.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	609	138.50–148.50	143.76
62	—	666	139.50–149.50	145.48
30	—	323	171.00–181.00	176.61
77	—	428	158.00–168.00	162.62
36	—	381	168.50–178.50	171.43
77	—	739	130.00–140.75	138.84
41	—	772	133.00–143.00	136.00
85	—	465	152.50–162.50	158.93
46	—	527	150.00–160.00	154.41
53	—	579	145.50–155.50	150.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	527	129.00–139.00	134.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	419	117.00–127.00	123.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	517	120.00–130.00	125.72
34	—	367	129.00–139.00	132.73
41	—	563	120.50–130.50	125.98
49	—	326	144.00–155.00	146.81
59	—	472	129.00–139.50	135.49
73	—	426	128.00–138.50	133.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	625	128.00–138.00	133.69
52	—	475	140.00–150.00	140.95
62	—	371	140.00–150.00	144.95
63	—	424	139.50–149.00	143.65
22	—	320	156.00–166.00	158.15
77	—	568	131.00–141.25	137.53
33	—	669	125.00–135.00	131.55
100	—	520	131.50–141.50	136.20
40	—	714	121.50–131.50	125.71

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	—	1,042	700.00–1,025.00	821.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,243	550.00–1,075.00	828.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,162	675.00–975.00	817.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,113	45.00–50.00	47.69
61	—	1,140	51.00–56.00	53.51
2	—	1,135	65.00	65.00
19	—	1,159	57.00–62.00	58.35
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	68.00–74.00	71.31
5	—	1,543	61.00–67.00	63.80
14	—	1,305	52.00–58.00	55.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	40.00	40.00
4	—	963	54.00–55.00	54.74
9	—	928	42.00–47.00	44.80
10	—	917	46.00–51.00	49.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	42.00	42.00
2	—	1,340	63.00–66.50	64.92
3	—	1,205	51.00–53.00	52.04
17	—	1,240	54.00–59.00	55.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,801	79.00–84.00	82.93
20	—	1,474	85.00–90.00	85.86
5	—	1,744	93.00–98.00	95.79

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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