Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 5.00-8.00 higher. Heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls had too few receipts to establish a trend, however a much lower undertone is noted. A total of 223 cows and bulls sold with 45 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.19/cwt on 774 head.

Average price

$161.19

774 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$6.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.97

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	492	162.49	800	309
Medium and Large 1	580	161.65	938	363
Medium and Large 2	483	155.63	752	102

One grade step is worth $6.86/cwt here — about $48 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 sale774 hd

161.19

—

OK average7 barns · 7,940 hd

149.22

+11.97

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	1,679	82.96	1,393	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	58.07	658	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	57.83	761	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	50.47	561	77

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	62.40/cwt	61.00–66.00	741	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	980	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	539	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	949	40.77/cwt	39.00–44.00	387	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	44.68/cwt	43.50–48.50	504	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	60.30/cwt	58.00–63.00	757	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	63.01/cwt	62.00–64.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	151.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	716	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	154.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.00/cwt	134.00–144.00	655	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.46/cwt	143.50–153.75	791	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	131.36/cwt	124.00–134.00	825	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	158.46/cwt	150.50–160.50	531	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	117.07/cwt	112.00–122.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	143.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	614	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	131.34/cwt	126.00–136.00	757	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.73/cwt	146.50–156.50	648	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.75/cwt	137.00–147.00	807	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	128.35/cwt	121.50–131.50	875	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,186.90/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	13,709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	158.24/cwt	151.50–161.50	894	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	165.63/cwt	159.00–169.00	628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	180.95/cwt	180.00–182.00	765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	76.83/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	127.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	846	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	915	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	83.36/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,424	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.68/cwt	163.00–173.00	863	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,523	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	992.91/cwt	790.00–1,210.00	11,021	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	167.98/cwt	161.00–171.00	778	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	189.01/cwt	185.00–196.00	616	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	142.71/cwt	132.50–142.85	1,112	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	178.88/cwt	172.50–182.50	835	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	187.03/cwt	184.00–194.00	692	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	132.31/cwt	129.00–139.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	142.07/cwt	138.00–148.00	834	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	172.14/cwt	167.00–178.00	738	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	179.61/cwt	173.00–183.00	688	43
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,462.02/cwt	1,125.00–1,585.00	17,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.52/cwt	131.00–142.50	721	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	127.27/cwt	120.00–131.50	944	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	131.09/cwt	125.50–135.50	890	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	148.48/cwt	140.50–150.50	932	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	182.51/cwt	179.00–189.00	787	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	163.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	925	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	155.23/cwt	148.00–158.00	834	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.79/cwt	129.00–139.00	835	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	154.03/cwt	149.00–159.00	892	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	165.50/cwt	159.50–169.50	866	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	143.04/cwt	136.50–146.25	948	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	178.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	895	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	200.21/cwt	197.50–207.00	645	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	161.25/cwt	156.00–166.00	677	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	954	53.30/cwt	51.00–56.50	508	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	56.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	692	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	55.36/cwt	53.00–57.50	763	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	55.81/cwt	55.00–56.50	655	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	47.15/cwt	45.00–50.00	443	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	50.45/cwt	49.00–54.00	580	23

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 →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Mon Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,847Last week 2,430Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 183Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	61.00–66.00	62.40
15	—	1,128	43.50–48.50	44.68
17	—	1,216	55.00–60.00	56.93
23	—	1,149	49.00–54.00	50.45
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	949	39.00–44.00	40.77
6	—	954	51.00–56.50	53.30
8	—	939	45.00–50.00	47.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	58.00–63.00	60.30
3	—	1,378	53.00–57.50	55.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	62.00–64.00	63.01
3	—	1,173	55.00–56.50	55.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	75.00–79.00	76.83
8	—	1,708	80.00–85.00	83.36
1	—	1,655	92.00	92.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	472	145.00–155.00	151.72
16	—	374	150.00–160.00	154.02
71	—	522	143.50–153.75	151.46
60	—	628	124.00–134.00	131.36
32	—	335	150.50–160.50	158.46
2	—	760	112.00–122.00	117.07
61	—	424	146.50–156.50	152.73
40	—	569	137.00–147.00	141.75
14	—	682	121.50–131.50	128.35
62	—	742	120.00–131.50	127.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	468	134.00–144.00	140.00
70	—	429	135.00–145.00	143.21
41	—	576	126.00–136.00	131.34
59	—	528	131.00–142.50	136.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	151.50–161.50	158.24
6	—	379	159.00–169.00	165.63
2	—	423	180.00–182.00	180.95
7	—	661	125.00–135.00	127.92
3	—	640	143.00	143.00
13	—	518	163.00–173.00	166.68
4	—	475	153.00	153.00
1	—	320	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	463	161.00–171.00	167.98
37	—	326	185.00–196.00	189.01
51	—	429	167.00–178.00	172.14
43	—	383	173.00–183.00	179.61
29	—	679	125.50–135.50	131.09
44	—	624	129.00–139.00	133.79
40	—	579	149.00–159.00	154.03
22	—	523	159.50–169.50	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	779	132.50–142.85	142.71
42	—	467	172.50–182.50	178.88
22	—	370	184.00–194.00	187.03
8	—	727	129.00–139.00	132.31
60	—	628	140.50–150.50	148.48
39	—	431	179.00–189.00	182.51
20	—	567	160.00–170.00	163.10
52	—	663	136.50–146.25	143.04
31	—	502	170.00–180.00	178.35
18	—	322	197.50–207.00	200.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	587	138.00–148.00	142.07
22	—	537	148.00–158.00	155.23
57	—	420	156.00–166.00	161.25

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	8	—	1,155	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,186.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,110	790.00–1,210.00	992.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,220	1,125.00–1,585.00	1,462.02

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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