Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-5.00 lower. Heifers 3.00-4.00 lower. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 12.00 higher. A total of 245 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 $154.23/cwt on 743 head.

Average price

$154.23

743 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$3.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	440	156.73	689	102
Medium and Large 1	577	154.45	891	383
Medium and Large 1-2	522	152.91	798	258

One grade step is worth $3.83/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale743 hd

154.23

—

OK average2 barns · 4,823 hd

152.04

+2.19

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	1,638	81.63	1,337	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	51.73	709	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	51.38	636	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	42.81	438	65

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	319	142.29/cwt	138.00–148.00	454	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	113.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	753	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.79/cwt	133.00–143.00	804	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	188.28/cwt	182.00–192.00	601	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	159.39/cwt	156.00–166.00	668	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.60/cwt	139.00–149.00	826	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	122.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	707	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	889.04/cwt	625.00–1,275.00	9,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	182.25/cwt	175.50–185.50	707	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	130.81/cwt	126.50–136.50	947	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	131.75/cwt	124.00–135.50	510	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	133.65/cwt	127.00–137.00	452	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	164.14/cwt	157.50–167.00	783	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.84/cwt	134.00–144.00	865	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	132.89/cwt	124.50–134.50	1,088	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	172.01/cwt	168.50–178.50	791	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	130.98/cwt	127.50–137.50	994	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	112.42/cwt	109.00–119.00	639	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	123.54/cwt	119.00–129.00	518	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	678	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.27/cwt	114.00–124.00	762	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	122.55/cwt	116.50–126.50	900	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	172.62/cwt	168.50–178.50	804	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.92/cwt	166.50–176.00	731	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	812	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	172.21/cwt	167.00–177.00	723	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	161.74/cwt	156.00–166.00	848	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	136.57/cwt	132.00–142.00	929	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	185.81/cwt	178.50–188.50	797	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	867	30.54/cwt	29.00–34.00	265	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	41.38/cwt	39.00–44.00	490	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	47.93/cwt	46.00–50.00	580	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	47.30/cwt	45.00–50.00	618	6
Bulls	—	—	1,452	73.43/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,066	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	513	1
Bulls	—	—	2,043	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	38.77/cwt	35.00–40.00	318	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	52.62/cwt	51.00–56.00	604	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	43.43/cwt	41.00–46.00	378	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	47.85/cwt	45.00–50.00	539	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	53.69/cwt	51.00–56.00	765	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	53.68/cwt	51.00–56.00	648	16
Bulls	—	—	1,606	81.61/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	130.73/cwt	125.50–135.50	633	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.56/cwt	114.00–124.00	628	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	135.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	141.99/cwt	139.00–149.00	524	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	144.76/cwt	136.50–146.50	669	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	122.60/cwt	118.50–128.50	946	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	151.16/cwt	143.00–153.00	780	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	177.60/cwt	174.50–184.50	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	152.78/cwt	146.50–156.50	718	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	127.29/cwt	123.00–133.00	798	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	179.26/cwt	173.00–183.00	597	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.55/cwt	150.50–160.50	894	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	191.08/cwt	184.00–194.00	602	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	928.77/cwt	850.00–1,110.00	10,012	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	782.11/cwt	660.00–1,075.00	9,299	7

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 2,038Last week 2,819Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 263Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	319	138.00–148.00	142.29
24	—	661	110.00–120.00	113.87
48	—	577	120.00–130.00	122.56
52	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.67
41	—	623	114.00–124.00	122.27
25	—	734	116.50–126.50	122.55
59	—	426	130.00–140.00	135.38
48	—	369	139.00–149.00	141.99
30	—	462	136.50–146.50	144.76
13	—	772	118.50–128.50	122.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	387	124.00–135.50	131.75
15	—	338	127.00–137.00	133.65
46	—	568	109.00–119.00	112.42
17	—	419	119.00–129.00	123.54
112	—	484	125.50–135.50	130.73
37	—	525	114.00–124.00	119.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	579	133.00–143.00	138.79
16	—	319	182.00–192.00	188.28
40	—	466	168.50–178.50	172.62
25	—	430	166.50–176.00	169.92
27	—	516	143.00–153.00	151.16
10	—	385	174.50–184.50	177.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	419	156.00–166.00	159.39
41	—	470	146.50–156.50	152.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	575	139.00–149.00	143.60
23	—	477	157.50–167.00	164.14
106	—	530	145.00–155.00	153.27
30	—	420	167.00–177.00	172.21
30	—	627	123.00–133.00	127.29
15	—	333	173.00–183.00	179.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	388	175.50–185.50	182.25
11	—	724	126.50–136.50	130.81
64	—	623	134.00–144.00	138.84
35	—	819	124.50–134.50	132.89
20	—	460	168.50–178.50	172.01
14	—	759	127.50–137.50	130.98
84	—	524	156.00–166.00	161.74
43	—	680	132.00–142.00	136.57
22	—	429	178.50–188.50	185.81
48	—	575	150.50–160.50	155.55
27	—	315	184.00–194.00	191.08

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	—	1,069	625.00–1,275.00	889.04
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,078	850.00–1,110.00	928.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,189	660.00–1,075.00	782.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	867	29.00–34.00	30.54
9	—	820	35.00–40.00	38.77
10	—	870	41.00–46.00	43.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,184	39.00–44.00	41.38
8	—	1,147	51.00–56.00	52.62
16	—	1,127	45.00–50.00	47.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	46.00–50.00	47.93
1	—	1,515	43.00	43.00
18	—	1,424	51.00–56.00	53.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,307	45.00–50.00	47.30
1	—	1,315	39.00	39.00
16	—	1,207	51.00–56.00	53.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	71.00–75.00	73.43
2	—	2,043	93.00–95.00	94.00
8	—	1,606	79.00–84.00	81.61

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle