Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Quality mostly attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 309 cows and bulls sold with 35 percent going to packers. This is the last sale for 2019. Our next Sale will be Monday January 6, 2020. From all of us, Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.64/cwt on 1,174 head.

Average price

$158.64

1,174 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$17.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	499	161.89	808	396
Medium and Large 1	618	159.42	985	651
Medium and Large 2	544	144.49	787	127

One grade step is worth $17.40/cwt here — about $21 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 sale1,174 hd

158.64

—

OK average7 barns · 15,224 hd

150.84

+7.80

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	1,700	73.28	1,246	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	52.01	750	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	41.92	520	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	37.02	387	81

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	386	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	177.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	767	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	143.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	763	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.67/cwt	127.00–137.00	811	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.43/cwt	118.00–128.00	824	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	150.05/cwt	141.00–151.25	846	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,386.79/cwt	900.00–1,510.00	14,062	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	154.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	937	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	140.56/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,200	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.67/cwt	161.00–171.00	870	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	195.49/cwt	190.50–200.00	696	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	181.08/cwt	174.50–184.50	788	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	887.40/cwt	600.00–1,075.00	10,054	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	182.19/cwt	179.00–189.50	691	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	146.83/cwt	138.50–148.75	1,084	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	136.11/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,139	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	194.37/cwt	187.00–197.00	634	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	169.37/cwt	164.00–174.00	710	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.06/cwt	147.00–157.00	855	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	144.80/cwt	139.00–149.00	754	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.64/cwt	167.00–177.00	806	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	180.35/cwt	178.00–188.00	875	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	146.77/cwt	144.50–154.50	975	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	159.37/cwt	158.25–168.50	928	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	180.48/cwt	176.00–186.00	590	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	148.02/cwt	144.00–154.00	472	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.39/cwt	127.00–137.00	743	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	131.67/cwt	126.50–136.50	690	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	944	32.07/cwt	30.00–35.00	303	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	894	38.50/cwt	36.00–41.00	344	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	40.18/cwt	38.00–42.00	477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,553	74.05/cwt	71.50–76.00	1,150	6
Bulls	—	—	1,679	67.68/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,136	5
Bulls	—	—	1,946	79.11/cwt	77.50–82.50	1,539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	164.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	758	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	171.98/cwt	169.00–179.00	543	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	34.79/cwt	32.00–37.00	377	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	40.25/cwt	38.00–43.00	477	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	47.22/cwt	44.00–49.00	569	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	57.71/cwt	55.00–60.00	955	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	45.31/cwt	45.00–46.00	595	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,211	50.68/cwt	48.00–53.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	122.09/cwt	115.50–125.50	650	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.35/cwt	129.00–139.00	642	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	143.73/cwt	139.50–149.50	598	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	127.69/cwt	123.00–133.00	773	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	149.78/cwt	143.50–153.50	547	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	44.53/cwt	44.00–45.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	131.13/cwt	128.00–138.00	551	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	134.76/cwt	126.50–136.50	933	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.02/cwt	126.00–136.00	952	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	134.08/cwt	124.50–134.75	1,015	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.64/cwt	118.00–128.00	575	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	136.06/cwt	132.00–142.00	499	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	144.04/cwt	136.00–146.00	833	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	144.14/cwt	139.00–149.00	911	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	156.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	834	47

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 2,715Last week 3,740Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 330Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 132Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	386	173.00	173.00
16	—	433	170.00–180.00	177.05
16	—	533	140.00–150.00	143.12
24	—	630	127.00–137.00	128.67
44	—	673	118.00–128.00	122.43
18	—	564	141.00–151.25	150.05
21	—	461	160.00–170.00	164.42
19	—	316	169.00–179.00	171.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	608	150.00–160.00	154.15
71	—	854	131.00–141.00	140.56
92	—	525	161.00–171.00	165.67
37	—	356	190.50–200.00	195.49
39	—	435	174.50–184.50	181.08
152	—	738	138.50–148.75	146.83
21	—	837	127.50–137.50	136.11
29	—	326	187.00–197.00	194.37
45	—	485	178.00–188.00	180.35
60	—	664	144.50–154.50	146.77
66	—	582	158.25–168.50	159.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	379	179.00–189.50	182.19
52	—	419	164.00–174.00	169.37
68	—	570	147.00–157.00	150.06
71	—	475	167.00–177.00	169.64
36	—	327	176.00–186.00	180.48
80	—	632	139.00–149.00	144.14
47	—	532	150.00–160.00	156.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	521	139.00–149.00	144.80
52	—	578	136.00–146.00	144.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	319	144.00–154.00	148.02
40	—	570	127.00–137.00	130.39
51	—	524	126.50–136.50	131.67
72	—	478	129.00–139.00	134.35
54	—	416	139.50–149.50	143.73
53	—	605	123.00–133.00	127.69
29	—	365	143.50–153.50	149.78
85	—	692	126.50–136.50	134.76
84	—	705	126.00–136.00	135.02
80	—	757	124.50–134.75	134.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	532	115.50–125.50	122.09
52	—	420	128.00–138.00	131.13
59	—	465	118.00–128.00	123.64
28	—	367	132.00–142.00	136.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	—	1,014	900.00–1,510.00	1,386.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,133	600.00–1,075.00	887.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	944	30.00–35.00	32.07
13	—	894	36.00–41.00	38.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	38.00–42.00	40.18
2	—	1,320	44.00–45.00	44.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,083	32.00–37.00	34.79
13	—	1,186	38.00–43.00	40.25
10	—	1,204	44.00–49.00	47.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	55.00–60.00	57.71
3	—	1,313	45.00–46.00	45.31
2	—	1,211	48.00–53.00	50.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	71.50–76.00	74.05
5	—	1,679	66.00–70.00	67.68
4	—	1,946	77.50–82.50	79.11

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle