Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, in a light test. Slaughter bulls mostly steady, also in a light test. A total of 200 cows and bulls sold with 59 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.04/cwt on 980 head.

Average price

$148.04

980 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.18

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	152.20	864	473
Medium and Large 1-2	523	145.07	759	366
Medium and Large 2	475	141.80	674	141

One grade step is worth $10.40/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 sale980 hd

148.04

—

OK average7 barns · 12,037 hd

144.86

+3.18

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	1,752	85.45	1,497	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,426	58.32	832	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	55.04	651	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	51.63	568	56

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	482	136.24/cwt	133.00–143.00	657	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	133.21/cwt	129.50–139.50	811	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	127.36/cwt	121.00–131.00	864	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	928.05/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	11,081	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	758	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	135.32/cwt	133.00–143.00	963	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	122.81/cwt	119.00–129.50	527	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	129.05/cwt	124.50–134.50	875	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.70/cwt	126.00–136.00	689	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	661	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.73/cwt	146.00–156.00	637	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	161.38/cwt	157.00–167.00	708	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	172.39/cwt	168.00–178.00	755	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	168.78/cwt	166.00–176.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	124.17/cwt	119.00–129.00	401	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	135.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	453	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.29/cwt	137.00–147.00	733	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	57.71/cwt	56.50–59.00	698	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.00/cwt	63.00–65.00	778	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	47.28/cwt	45.00–50.00	509	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	52.32/cwt	50.00–54.00	597	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	53.49/cwt	51.00–56.00	642	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.69/cwt	55.00–58.00	697	9
Bulls	—	—	1,970	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	893	40.66/cwt	39.00–43.00	363	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	50.70/cwt	49.00–53.00	650	3
Bulls	—	—	1,754	88.38/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,550	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	52.66/cwt	52.00–54.00	500	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	63.32/cwt	60.00–65.50	947	10
Bulls	—	—	1,723	81.94/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,412	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	135.88/cwt	129.00–139.00	701	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	133.47/cwt	129.00–139.00	822	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	155.30/cwt	151.50–161.00	822	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	174.38/cwt	170.00–180.00	575	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	54.79/cwt	53.00–58.00	526	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	56.24/cwt	54.00–59.00	791	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	934	47.18/cwt	45.00–50.00	441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	125.65/cwt	123.00–133.00	459	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	138.49/cwt	134.00–144.00	512	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.25/cwt	148.00–158.00	717	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	164.76/cwt	159.00–169.00	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	158.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	614	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	160.90/cwt	156.00–166.00	776	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	144.38/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,089	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.75/cwt	122.00–132.00	601	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	136.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	122.17/cwt	117.00–127.00	953	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	126.13/cwt	122.00–132.00	853	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.88/cwt	132.00–142.00	786	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	149.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	710	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.95/cwt	142.50–152.50	851	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	138.33/cwt	132.00–142.00	932	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	614	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	776	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.69/cwt	131.00–141.00	800	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	161.98/cwt	159.00–169.00	544	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.40/cwt	140.50–150.50	913	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.24/cwt	118.00–129.50	713	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.27/cwt	127.00–137.00	812	51

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 →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,389Last week 2,849Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 388Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	482	133.00–143.00	136.24
63	—	678	124.50–134.50	129.05
25	—	523	126.00–136.00	131.70
36	—	335	130.00–140.00	135.29
38	—	370	134.00–144.00	138.49
46	—	421	130.00–140.00	136.09
10	—	780	117.00–127.00	122.17
46	—	578	130.00–140.00	134.20
12	—	710	120.00–130.00	125.16
51	—	623	127.00–137.00	130.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	429	119.00–129.50	122.81
44	—	323	119.00–129.00	124.17
62	—	365	123.00–133.00	125.65
62	—	478	122.00–132.00	125.75
63	—	512	115.00–125.00	119.98
73	—	574	118.00–129.50	124.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	609	129.50–139.50	133.21
29	—	421	150.00–160.00	157.07
36	—	515	137.00–147.00	142.29
41	—	468	148.00–158.00	153.25
11	—	376	159.00–169.00	164.76
17	—	676	122.00–132.00	126.13
19	—	570	132.00–142.00	137.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	678	121.00–131.00	127.36
39	—	523	140.00–150.00	144.90
42	—	439	157.00–167.00	161.38
43	—	616	129.00–139.00	133.47
45	—	386	155.00–165.00	158.97
50	—	475	145.00–155.00	149.52
52	—	573	131.00–141.00	139.69
27	—	336	159.00–169.00	161.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	712	133.00–143.00	135.32
51	—	438	168.00–178.00	172.39
11	—	383	166.00–176.00	168.78
56	—	529	151.50–161.00	155.30
14	—	330	170.00–180.00	174.38
63	—	482	156.00–166.00	160.90
31	—	754	136.00–146.00	144.38
120	—	575	142.50–152.50	147.95
39	—	674	132.00–142.00	138.33
41	—	615	140.50–150.50	148.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	428	146.00–156.00	148.73
76	—	516	129.00–139.00	135.88

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)	10	—	1,194	675.00–1,050.00	928.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	56.50–59.00	57.71
7	—	1,076	45.00–50.00	47.28
25	—	1,200	51.00–56.00	53.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	63.00–65.00	64.00
8	—	1,141	50.00–54.00	52.32
9	—	1,230	55.00–58.00	56.69
1	—	1,010	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	39.00–43.00	40.66
3	—	950	52.00–54.00	52.66
4	—	960	53.00–58.00	54.79
8	—	934	45.00–50.00	47.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	49.00–53.00	50.70
10	—	1,496	60.00–65.50	63.32
13	—	1,406	54.00–59.00	56.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	96.00	96.00
6	—	1,754	85.00–90.00	88.38
8	—	1,723	79.00–84.00	81.94

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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