Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers unevenly steady with instances of Value Added cattle 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good, several attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls had too few receipts to establish a trend. A total of 285 cows and bulls sold with 52 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.54/cwt on 1,408 head.

Average price

$157.54

1,408 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.62

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	162.54	907	790
Medium and Large 1-2	529	152.17	805	342
Medium and Large 2	479	149.87	718	276

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $188 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 sale1,408 hd

157.54

—

OK average7 barns · 14,147 hd

147.92

+9.62

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	—	Average	1,629	69.26	1,128	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	52.79	775	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	45.68	535	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	38.67	401	99

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	—	336	132.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	445	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	122.90/cwt	117.00–127.00	740	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	144.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.32/cwt	151.00–161.00	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	143.06/cwt	137.00–147.00	754	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	154.29/cwt	148.00–158.00	795	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.04/cwt	127.00–137.00	821	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.80/cwt	169.00–179.00	643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	168.11/cwt	159.00–169.00	878	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	177.72/cwt	170.00–180.50	764	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	187.74/cwt	181.00–191.00	715	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	115.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,066	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	126.10/cwt	121.00–131.00	598	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	125.58/cwt	119.00–129.00	419	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	141.59/cwt	132.50–142.85	657	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	129.94/cwt	124.50–134.50	659	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	120.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	813	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	148.38/cwt	141.00–151.00	852	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	115.11/cwt	107.50–117.50	821	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	154.57/cwt	147.00–157.00	733	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	149.43/cwt	144.00–154.00	852	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	129.39/cwt	123.00–133.00	879	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	178.97/cwt	177.00–187.00	580	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	140.43/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,027	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	174.74/cwt	169.00–179.00	840	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	194.58/cwt	188.00–198.00	648	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.46/cwt	114.00–124.00	685	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	482	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	133.98/cwt	125.00–135.10	785	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	128.59/cwt	119.50–129.35	907	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.82/cwt	134.50–144.50	587	18
Bulls	—	—	1,624	70.14/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,139	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	26.04/cwt	24.00–29.00	220	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	975	44.47/cwt	42.00–47.00	434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	53.37/cwt	50.00–55.00	677	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	54.42/cwt	52.00–57.00	884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,677	74.66/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,252	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	38.27/cwt	36.00–41.00	349	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	41.14/cwt	38.00–43.00	457	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	45.35/cwt	43.00–48.00	577	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	44.02/cwt	42.00–47.00	501	11
Bulls	—	—	1,595	61.51/cwt	60.00–63.00	981	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	861	32.22/cwt	30.00–35.00	277	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	46.65/cwt	44.00–49.00	593	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	61.88/cwt	60.00–64.00	1,035	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	50.26/cwt	48.00–54.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.88/cwt	121.00–131.50	793	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.98/cwt	159.00–169.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	151.54/cwt	148.00–158.00	656	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	164.62/cwt	159.00–169.00	724	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	163.59/cwt	158.00–168.00	772	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	190.10/cwt	190.10–190.10	785	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	148.02/cwt	138.50–148.50	934	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	160.56/cwt	155.50–165.50	933	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,080.82/cwt	900.00–1,360.00	13,240	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	886.86/cwt	675.00–1,085.00	10,163	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	910.39/cwt	735.00–985.00	10,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	139.35/cwt	134.00–144.00	929	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	136.40/cwt	128.50–138.50	1,067	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	126.97/cwt	124.00–134.00	540	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.77/cwt	113.00–123.00	612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	145.30/cwt	136.50–146.50	549	67

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,819Last week 4,191Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 617Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 66Year 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	—	336	130.00–140.00	132.36
16	—	602	117.00–127.00	122.90
206	—	464	132.50–142.85	141.59
38	—	507	124.50–134.50	129.94
17	—	672	115.00–125.00	120.97
252	—	586	125.00–135.10	133.98
58	—	705	119.50–129.35	128.59
18	—	420	134.50–144.50	139.82
67	—	378	136.50–146.50	145.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	474	121.00–131.00	126.10
31	—	334	119.00–129.00	125.58
60	—	578	114.00–124.00	118.46
45	—	371	125.00–135.00	129.96
47	—	425	124.00–134.00	126.97
13	—	524	113.00–123.00	116.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	521	140.00–150.00	144.40
12	—	478	151.00–161.00	154.32
96	—	574	141.00–151.00	148.38
13	—	713	107.50–117.50	115.11
26	—	625	121.00–131.50	126.88
5	—	423	159.00–169.00	164.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	527	137.00–147.00	143.06
103	—	474	147.00–157.00	154.57
82	—	433	148.00–158.00	151.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	515	148.00–158.00	154.29
37	—	622	127.00–137.00	132.04
10	—	370	169.00–179.00	173.80
90	—	570	144.00–154.00	149.43
38	—	679	123.00–133.00	129.39
17	—	324	177.00–187.00	178.97
57	—	440	159.00–169.00	164.62
30	—	472	158.00–168.00	163.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	522	159.00–169.00	168.11
66	—	430	170.00–180.50	177.72
33	—	381	181.00–191.00	187.74
14	—	922	110.00–120.00	115.61
79	—	731	132.00–142.00	140.43
47	—	481	169.00–179.00	174.74
16	—	333	188.00–198.00	194.58
169	—	631	138.50–148.50	148.02
65	—	581	155.50–165.50	160.56
26	—	667	134.00–144.00	139.35
14	—	782	128.50–138.50	136.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	413	190.10	190.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,624	68.00–73.00	70.14
3	—	1,677	74.00–75.00	74.66
3	—	1,595	60.00–63.00	61.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	843	24.00–29.00	26.04
2	—	975	42.00–47.00	44.47
16	—	913	36.00–41.00	38.27
10	—	861	30.00–35.00	32.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	50.00–55.00	53.37
32	—	1,110	38.00–43.00	41.14
15	—	1,271	44.00–49.00	46.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	52.00–57.00	54.42
9	—	1,273	43.00–48.00	45.35
7	—	1,673	60.00–64.00	61.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,138	42.00–47.00	44.02
4	—	1,261	48.00–54.00	50.26

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	900.00–1,360.00	1,080.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,146	675.00–1,085.00	886.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,194	735.00–985.00	910.39

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle