Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-4.00 lower. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 7.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 lower. A total of 736 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 $149.10/cwt on 1,457 head.

Average price

$149.10

1,457 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$12.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	156.02	830	520
Medium and Large 1-2	527	146.76	774	559
Medium and Large 2	476	143.04	680	378

One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about $150 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 sale1,457 hd

149.10

—

OK average7 barns · 16,720 hd

145.02

+4.08

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	1,643	79.11	1,300	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	46.70	550	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,334	46.46	620	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	43.42	480	216

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	966.33/cwt	775.00–1,110.00	11,461	13
Bulls	—	—	1,608	75.82/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,219	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.62/cwt	133.00–143.00	725	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	145.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	626	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	976.96/cwt	500.00–1,150.00	11,264	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.24/cwt	119.00–129.00	456	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.04/cwt	124.00–134.50	553	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	113.69/cwt	106.00–116.00	708	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	111.43/cwt	108.00–118.00	646	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	124.49/cwt	122.00–132.00	645	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	137.30/cwt	132.50–142.50	634	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.59/cwt	116.00–126.00	944	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	545	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.26/cwt	151.00–161.00	664	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	113.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	833	14
Bulls	—	—	1,674	81.04/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,357	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	703	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	769	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	159.36/cwt	156.00–166.00	759	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	128.92/cwt	123.00–133.00	875	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	174.47/cwt	170.00–180.00	567	19
Bulls	—	—	1,530	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.78/cwt	119.00–129.00	732	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	782	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.82/cwt	126.00–136.00	796	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.94/cwt	144.00–154.00	769	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	124.52/cwt	121.00–131.00	593	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.22/cwt	131.00–141.00	514	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	114.52/cwt	109.00–119.00	782	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	585	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	128.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	878	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	144.89/cwt	142.00–152.00	553	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	120.60/cwt	113.00–123.50	517	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	126.79/cwt	121.00–131.00	421	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	117.30/cwt	111.00–121.00	615	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.89/cwt	132.00–142.00	455	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.40/cwt	119.50–129.50	714	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	123.40/cwt	117.50–127.50	770	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.56/cwt	119.00–129.00	891	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	147.20/cwt	142.50–152.50	502	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	901.65/cwt	525.00–1,150.00	10,982	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.58/cwt	144.00–154.00	649	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	154.42/cwt	148.00–158.00	511	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	159.23/cwt	156.00–166.00	669	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	141.55/cwt	136.50–146.50	810	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	157.69/cwt	153.00–163.00	613	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	161.02/cwt	156.50–166.50	832	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	171.63/cwt	169.00–179.00	738	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	168.67/cwt	164.00–174.00	626	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	138.08/cwt	134.50–144.50	726	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	684	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	150.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	789	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	129.57/cwt	121.00–131.00	871	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	164.19/cwt	159.00–169.00	555	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	121.81/cwt	117.00–127.00	951	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	165.20/cwt	162.00–172.00	762	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	152.60/cwt	148.00–158.00	853	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	136.73/cwt	129.50–139.00	969	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	133.58/cwt	125.00–135.50	769	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	146.71/cwt	142.00–152.00	563	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	155.17/cwt	151.00–161.00	749	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.07/cwt	126.00–136.50	806	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	142.21/cwt	137.00–147.00	880	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	137.33/cwt	132.00–142.00	931	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	177.73/cwt	172.00–182.00	583	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	134.25/cwt	128.50–138.50	1,058	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	41.14/cwt	40.00–44.00	378	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	53.69/cwt	52.00–56.00	521	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	49.66/cwt	48.00–53.00	618	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	44.48/cwt	42.00–47.00	587	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	49.75/cwt	48.00–53.00	682	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	51.17/cwt	50.00–55.00	586	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	949	46.30/cwt	45.00–50.00	439	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	39.18/cwt	36.00–41.00	440	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	978	45.01/cwt	43.00–47.00	440	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	44.63/cwt	42.00–47.00	545	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	929	36.14/cwt	34.00–38.00	336	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	44.10/cwt	42.00–47.00	518	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	55.36/cwt	54.00–59.00	616	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	56.38/cwt	54.00–59.00	855	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	42.54/cwt	38.00–43.00	490	10

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 3,835Last week 3,804Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 625Last week 547Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 50Year ago 0

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	13	—	1,186	775.00–1,110.00	966.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,153	500.00–1,150.00	976.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	79	—	1,218	525.00–1,150.00	901.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,608	73.00–78.00	75.82
20	—	1,674	79.00–84.00	81.04
1	—	1,530	86.50	86.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	918	40.00–44.00	41.14
3	—	970	52.00–56.00	53.69
6	—	949	45.00–50.00	46.30
14	—	929	34.00–38.00	36.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,245	48.00–53.00	49.66
31	—	1,124	36.00–41.00	39.18
106	—	1,175	42.00–47.00	44.10
8	—	1,113	54.00–59.00	55.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,320	42.00–47.00	44.48
11	—	1,371	48.00–53.00	49.75
5	—	1,517	54.00–59.00	56.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,145	50.00–55.00	51.17
21	—	1,222	42.00–47.00	44.63
10	—	1,151	38.00–43.00	42.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	43.00–47.00	45.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	527	133.00–143.00	137.62
19	—	431	140.00–150.00	145.16
55	—	474	145.00–155.00	148.37
26	—	630	115.00–125.00	122.00
39	—	582	119.00–129.00	125.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	425	151.00–161.00	156.26
25	—	378	155.00–165.00	158.88
14	—	735	110.00–120.00	113.33
46	—	476	156.00–166.00	159.36
25	—	679	123.00–133.00	128.92
19	—	325	170.00–180.00	174.47
60	—	578	130.00–140.00	135.38
41	—	618	126.00–136.00	128.82
20	—	520	144.00–154.00	147.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	370	119.00–129.00	123.24
68	—	475	110.00–120.00	114.78
72	—	429	113.00–123.50	120.60
22	—	332	121.00–131.00	126.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	425	124.00–134.50	130.04
39	—	623	106.00–116.00	113.69
31	—	580	108.00–118.00	111.43
92	—	476	121.00–131.00	124.52
58	—	380	131.00–141.00	135.22
32	—	683	109.00–119.00	114.52
85	—	524	111.00–121.00	117.30
34	—	330	132.00–142.00	137.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	518	122.00–132.00	124.49
61	—	462	132.50–142.50	137.30
27	—	770	116.00–126.00	122.59
87	—	422	135.00–145.00	138.61
70	—	682	120.00–130.00	128.69
30	—	382	142.00–152.00	144.89
88	—	574	119.50–129.50	124.40
76	—	624	117.50–127.50	123.40
33	—	715	119.00–129.00	124.56
23	—	341	142.50–152.50	147.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	431	144.00–154.00	150.58
31	—	331	148.00–158.00	154.42
92	—	526	134.50–144.50	138.08
54	—	472	140.00–150.00	144.97
78	—	576	125.00–135.50	133.58
49	—	384	142.00–152.00	146.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	420	156.00–166.00	159.23
60	—	572	136.50–146.50	141.55
24	—	389	153.00–163.00	157.69
95	—	526	145.00–155.00	150.08
69	—	672	121.00–131.00	129.57
40	—	338	159.00–169.00	164.19
23	—	781	117.00–127.00	121.81
94	—	483	151.00–161.00	155.17
68	—	615	126.00–136.50	131.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	517	156.50–166.50	161.02
54	—	430	169.00–179.00	171.63
39	—	371	164.00–174.00	168.67
70	—	461	162.00–172.00	165.20
52	—	559	148.00–158.00	152.60
27	—	709	129.50–139.00	136.73
74	—	619	137.00–147.00	142.21
60	—	678	132.00–142.00	137.33
47	—	328	172.00–182.00	177.73
24	—	788	128.50–138.50	134.25

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

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