Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 6.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 9.00 higher. A total of 221 cows and bulls sold with 48 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.92/cwt on 911 head.

Average price

$163.92

911 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

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	473	168.13	796	345
Medium and Large 1	561	164.16	921	366
Medium and Large 2	484	156.24	757	200

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $39 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 sale911 hd

163.92

—

OK average7 barns · 15,749 hd

156.08

+7.84

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	—	High	1,653	85.53	1,414	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,259	55.28	696	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	52.61	641	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	50.29	585	74

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 1-2	—	542	140.52/cwt	132.50–142.00	762	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	140.22/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,011	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	162.26/cwt	157.00–167.00	707	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	160.72/cwt	155.00–165.00	762	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.29/cwt	138.00–148.00	815	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	174.22/cwt	168.50–178.50	746	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	173.10/cwt	166.00–176.00	826	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	188.97/cwt	186.00–196.00	711	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	181.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	654	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.16/cwt	149.00–159.50	876	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	184.33/cwt	179.00–189.00	575	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	140.31/cwt	134.00–144.00	967	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	141.52/cwt	136.00–146.00	886	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	161.18/cwt	154.00–164.00	848	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	152.78/cwt	147.00–157.00	927	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	147.02/cwt	143.00–153.00	775	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	180.58/cwt	177.00–187.00	847	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	185.88/cwt	179.00–189.00	814	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	169.55/cwt	165.00–175.00	875	33
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,131.96/cwt	975.00–1,310.00	12,882	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	946.29/cwt	675.00–1,275.00	11,214	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,316.04/cwt	1,285.00–1,335.00	14,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,442.72/cwt	1,425.00–1,460.00	14,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	167.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	972	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	193.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	634	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	168.02/cwt	160.50–171.00	793	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	137.87/cwt	132.00–142.00	997	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	134.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	914	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	170.32/cwt	165.50–175.50	719	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	151.12/cwt	144.00–154.00	914	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	180.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	558	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	46.64/cwt	46.00–51.00	426	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	392	5
Bulls	—	—	1,664	91.28/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,519	7
Bulls	—	—	1,751	85.10/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,490	6
Bulls	—	—	1,542	79.24/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,222	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.94/cwt	147.50–157.50	874	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	163.21/cwt	158.00–168.00	858	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	175.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	677	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	49.87/cwt	48.00–53.00	582	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	49.05/cwt	48.00–53.00	642	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	44.30/cwt	42.00–47.00	504	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	55.57/cwt	54.00–59.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	133.74/cwt	125.50–135.50	844	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	156.75/cwt	151.00–161.00	513	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	57.40/cwt	54.00–59.00	676	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	61.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	760	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	54.70/cwt	52.00–57.00	667	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	60.38/cwt	58.00–63.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.56/cwt	141.00–151.00	627	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	737	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.97/cwt	137.00–147.00	672	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	132.71/cwt	124.50–134.50	885	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	147.42/cwt	143.00–153.00	557	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.26/cwt	148.50–158.50	716	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	152.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.04/cwt	154.00–164.00	597	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.32/cwt	143.50–153.50	773	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.41/cwt	152.00–162.00	658	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	142.61/cwt	136.00–146.00	829	29

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 2,108Last week 1,868Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 148Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	542	132.50–142.00	140.52
45	—	422	141.00–151.00	148.56
35	—	576	125.00–135.00	127.87
31	—	473	137.00–147.00	141.97
29	—	378	143.00–153.00	147.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	631	125.50–135.50	133.74
23	—	327	151.00–161.00	156.75
14	—	667	124.50–134.50	132.71
79	—	467	148.50–158.50	153.26
57	—	373	154.00–164.00	160.04
52	—	528	143.50–153.50	146.32
49	—	418	152.00–162.00	157.41
29	—	581	136.00–146.00	142.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	721	132.00–142.00	140.22
29	—	376	186.00–196.00	188.97
63	—	607	147.00–157.00	152.78
38	—	469	177.00–187.00	180.58
34	—	438	179.00–189.00	185.88
33	—	516	165.00–175.00	169.55
47	—	581	160.00–170.00	167.27
22	—	327	190.00–200.00	193.92
4	—	669	145.00–155.00	152.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	436	157.00–167.00	162.26
69	—	474	155.00–165.00	160.72
29	—	573	138.00–148.00	142.29
34	—	527	143.00–153.00	147.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	428	168.50–178.50	174.22
63	—	477	166.00–176.00	173.10
41	—	361	175.00–185.00	181.30
44	—	572	149.00–159.50	153.16
27	—	312	179.00–189.00	184.33
23	—	689	134.00–144.00	140.31
12	—	626	136.00–146.00	141.52
38	—	526	154.00–164.00	161.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	472	160.50–171.00	168.02
17	—	723	132.00–142.00	137.87
17	—	679	130.00–140.00	134.56
17	—	422	165.50–175.50	170.32
10	—	605	144.00–154.00	151.12
10	—	309	180.00–185.00	180.55
36	—	579	147.50–157.50	150.94
33	—	526	158.00–168.00	163.21
31	—	386	170.00–180.00	175.33

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)	4	—	1,138	975.00–1,310.00	1,131.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,185	675.00–1,275.00	946.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,117	1,285.00–1,335.00	1,316.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,425.00–1,460.00	1,442.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	913	46.00–51.00	46.64
5	—	870	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	48.00–53.00	49.87
1	—	1,075	46.00	46.00
5	—	1,277	54.00–59.00	55.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,309	48.00–53.00	49.05
17	—	1,137	42.00–47.00	44.30
15	—	1,178	54.00–59.00	57.40
7	—	1,238	60.00–65.00	61.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	48.00	48.00
5	—	1,220	52.00–57.00	54.70
2	—	1,295	58.00–63.00	60.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,664	88.00–94.00	91.28
6	—	1,751	83.00–87.00	85.10
6	—	1,542	77.00–81.00	79.24

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