Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale on 12-16-2019. Steers 3.00-5.00 higher. Heifers 7.00-9.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 9.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 9.00 higher. A total of 514 cows and bulls sold with 56 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.87/cwt on 1,522 head.

Average price

$160.87

1,522 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$13.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.54

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	164.95	895	623
Medium and Large 1-2	510	161.62	824	587
Medium and Large 2	513	151.33	776	312

One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about $119 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 sale1,522 hd

160.87

—

OK average2 barns · 8,546 hd

154.33

+6.54

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	1,591	79.91	1,272	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,284	55.09	707	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,292	53.12	687	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	42.66	433	195

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	385	148.76/cwt	142.00–152.00	573	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	182.37/cwt	179.00–189.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	157.54/cwt	152.00–162.00	827	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	166.76/cwt	163.00–173.00	870	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	187.29/cwt	184.00–194.00	708	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.69/cwt	128.00–138.00	977	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	126.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	606	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	129.45/cwt	123.50–133.50	743	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.46/cwt	131.00–141.50	663	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	168.36/cwt	163.00–173.00	561	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.12/cwt	138.00–148.00	816	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	154.06/cwt	149.00–159.00	889	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	849	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	176.00/cwt	172.00–182.00	655	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	180.31/cwt	173.00–183.00	687	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	187.98/cwt	184.00–194.00	609	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	184.93/cwt	179.00–189.00	799	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	176.57/cwt	175.00–185.00	856	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	200.51/cwt	195.00–205.00	660	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	132.58/cwt	126.00–136.00	579	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	143.60/cwt	141.00–151.00	454	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	156.78/cwt	153.00–163.00	585	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	121.69/cwt	119.50–129.50	927	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.70/cwt	159.00–169.00	679	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	158.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	843	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	123.19/cwt	118.50–128.50	897	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	117.88/cwt	114.50–124.00	908	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.11/cwt	135.50–145.50	876	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	152.64/cwt	146.50–156.25	942	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	163.26/cwt	159.00–169.00	926	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	132.55/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,018	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	144.34/cwt	141.00–151.00	967	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.68/cwt	116.00–126.00	649	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.59/cwt	127.00–137.00	712	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.26/cwt	137.00–147.00	606	76
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	823.30/cwt	650.00–935.00	9,336	44
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	899.96/cwt	800.00–1,055.00	9,711	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	941.47/cwt	925.00–950.00	11,863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	176.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	778	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	169.07/cwt	167.00–177.00	810	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.66/cwt	132.50–142.00	847	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	149.91/cwt	144.00–154.00	792	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	129.08/cwt	122.00–132.00	796	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.48/cwt	138.00–148.00	734	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.98/cwt	152.00–162.00	517	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	135.70/cwt	130.00–140.50	920	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	168.34/cwt	164.00–174.00	810	116
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	143.58/cwt	137.00–147.00	827	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	166.16/cwt	164.00–174.00	605	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.29/cwt	148.00–158.00	653	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	146.10/cwt	142.00–152.50	697	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	153.88/cwt	148.00–158.00	891	106
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	163.92/cwt	156.00–167.00	698	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	148.58/cwt	141.00–151.00	776	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	125.20/cwt	118.00–128.00	909	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	132.98/cwt	125.50–135.25	906	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.46/cwt	134.50–144.50	779	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	174.17/cwt	168.00–178.00	735	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	130.63/cwt	124.00–134.00	811	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	160.08/cwt	153.00–163.00	751	73
Bulls	—	—	1,444	74.83/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,081	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	45.36/cwt	42.00–47.00	529	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	47.97/cwt	45.00–50.00	649	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,391	62.02/cwt	59.00–64.00	863	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	49.77/cwt	47.00–52.00	575	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	27.41/cwt	25.00–30.00	232	32
Bulls	—	—	1,674	82.63/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,383	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	58.31/cwt	54.00–59.00	794	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,197	53.95/cwt	51.00–56.00	646	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	56.92/cwt	53.00–58.50	676	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	44.00/cwt	41.00–46.00	485	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	931	41.45/cwt	40.00–45.00	386	44
Bulls	—	—	1,843	89.24/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,645	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	61.00/cwt	60.00–65.00	832	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	50.96/cwt	48.00–53.00	652	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	58.23/cwt	57.00–62.00	768	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	798	34.10/cwt	31.00–36.00	272	25

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 3,680Last week 2,715Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 451Last week 225Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 84Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	385	142.00–152.00	148.76
61	—	479	120.00–130.00	126.46
56	—	437	126.00–136.00	132.58
15	—	316	141.00–151.00	143.60
26	—	525	116.00–126.00	123.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	574	123.50–133.50	129.45
69	—	482	131.00–141.50	137.46
96	—	373	153.00–163.00	156.78
122	—	529	127.00–137.00	134.59
76	—	423	137.00–147.00	143.26
37	—	325	152.00–162.00	158.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	333	163.00–173.00	168.36
18	—	762	119.50–129.50	121.69
44	—	617	122.00–132.00	129.08
93	—	515	138.00–148.00	142.48
43	—	364	164.00–174.00	166.16
88	—	426	148.00–158.00	153.29
166	—	477	142.00–152.50	146.10
36	—	726	118.00–128.00	125.20
85	—	681	125.50–135.25	132.98
101	—	571	134.50–144.50	136.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	336	179.00–189.00	182.37
41	—	577	149.00–159.00	154.06
26	—	673	120.00–130.00	126.20
15	—	372	172.00–182.00	176.00
36	—	532	155.00–165.00	158.41
20	—	728	118.50–128.50	123.19
11	—	770	114.50–124.00	117.88
16	—	440	170.00–180.00	176.93
34	—	479	167.00–177.00	169.07
47	—	620	132.50–142.00	136.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	574	138.00–148.00	142.12
20	—	420	159.00–169.00	161.70
57	—	528	144.00–154.00	149.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	525	152.00–162.00	157.54
61	—	381	173.00–183.00	180.31
43	—	324	184.00–194.00	187.98
58	—	625	135.50–145.50	140.11
68	—	678	130.00–140.50	135.70
116	—	481	164.00–174.00	168.34
106	—	579	148.00–158.00	153.88
80	—	422	168.00–178.00	174.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	522	163.00–173.00	166.76
63	—	378	184.00–194.00	187.29
21	—	720	128.00–138.00	135.69
72	—	432	179.00–189.00	184.93
34	—	485	175.00–185.00	176.57
21	—	329	195.00–205.00	200.51
171	—	617	146.50–156.25	152.64
69	—	567	159.00–169.00	163.26
33	—	768	127.50–137.50	132.55
15	—	670	141.00–151.00	144.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	576	137.00–147.00	143.58
57	—	426	156.00–167.00	163.92
86	—	522	141.00–151.00	148.58
29	—	621	124.00–134.00	130.63
73	—	469	153.00–163.00	160.08

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,134	650.00–935.00	823.30
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,079	800.00–1,055.00	899.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,260	925.00–950.00	941.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,444	72.00–78.00	74.83
14	—	1,674	80.00–86.00	82.63
3	—	1,843	87.00–93.00	89.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,167	42.00–47.00	45.36
10	—	1,362	54.00–59.00	58.31
4	—	1,364	60.00–65.00	61.00
17	—	1,279	48.00–53.00	50.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	45.00–50.00	47.97
8	—	1,197	51.00–56.00	53.95
12	—	1,319	57.00–62.00	58.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,391	59.00–64.00	62.02
30	—	1,155	47.00–52.00	49.77
20	—	1,188	53.00–58.50	56.92
33	—	1,102	41.00–46.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	845	25.00–30.00	27.41
44	—	931	40.00–45.00	41.45
25	—	798	31.00–36.00	34.10

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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How this sale compares

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