Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 7.00-9.00 lower. Heifers 8.00-10.00 lower. Demand good. Quality mostly plain thru good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 lower. A total of 202 cows and bulls sold with 62 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.27/cwt on 988 head.

Average price

$157.27

988 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.78

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	490	162.09	793	339
Medium and Large 1	573	158.74	909	417
Medium and Large 2	499	147.57	737	232

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $57 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 sale988 hd

157.27

—

OK average8 barns · 22,585 hd

149.49

+7.78

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	1,557	86.25	1,343	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	64.19	831	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	59.67	748	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	56.56	638	90

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	704	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	186.43/cwt	184.00–194.00	712	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	167.10/cwt	161.50–171.50	859	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	140.39/cwt	134.50–144.50	929	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	200.08/cwt	195.00–205.00	732	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	171.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	822	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	954	52.96/cwt	50.00–55.00	505	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	48.63/cwt	46.00–51.00	588	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	64.19/cwt	62.00–67.50	831	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	58.14/cwt	57.00–60.00	768	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	942	58.41/cwt	56.00–61.00	550	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	41.67/cwt	38.00–43.00	383	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	59.77/cwt	58.00–63.50	689	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	63.68/cwt	62.50–65.50	751	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	44.94/cwt	44.00–49.00	426	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	66.74/cwt	64.00–69.00	837	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	55.40/cwt	52.00–57.00	617	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	55.19/cwt	52.50–56.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.89/cwt	141.00–151.00	741	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	147.59/cwt	144.50–154.50	685	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	119.94/cwt	117.50–127.50	806	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	140.49/cwt	134.00–144.00	677	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	141.70/cwt	135.00–146.50	521	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.04/cwt	147.00–157.00	581	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	156.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	530	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	116.91/cwt	114.50–124.50	844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	721	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	144.85/cwt	139.00–149.00	475	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	151.62/cwt	146.00–156.00	658	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	774	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.88/cwt	137.00–147.00	813	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	83.46/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,271	8
Bulls	—	—	1,563	88.52/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	171.65/cwt	163.00–175.00	645	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	146.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	852	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	182.13/cwt	178.00–188.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	166.73/cwt	165.00–175.00	719	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	153.67/cwt	148.00–158.00	808	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	150.63/cwt	146.00–156.00	731	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	136.30/cwt	131.00–141.00	927	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,058.12/cwt	650.00–1,400.00	13,269	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	137.81/cwt	133.00–143.00	788	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	157.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	850	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	148.26/cwt	144.00–154.00	860	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	195.82/cwt	192.00–202.00	646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	141.17/cwt	133.50–143.75	1,016	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	174.34/cwt	171.00–181.00	743	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	128.06/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,039	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	155.02/cwt	149.00–159.00	681	85
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	132.35/cwt	126.00–136.00	753	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	138.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	584	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	151.44/cwt	148.00–158.00	721	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	163.09/cwt	159.00–169.00	763	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	134.19/cwt	129.00–139.00	824	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	932	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	157.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	897	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	208.75/cwt	203.00–213.00	691	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	130.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,021	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	144.56/cwt	139.00–149.00	762	42

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,241Last week 1,695Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 420Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 87Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	423	160.00–170.00	166.34
35	—	382	184.00–194.00	186.43
107	—	541	150.00–160.00	157.08
41	—	580	144.00–154.00	148.26
12	—	330	192.00–202.00	195.82
58	—	468	159.00–169.00	163.09
18	—	614	129.00–139.00	134.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	514	161.50–171.50	167.10
44	—	662	134.50–144.50	140.39
17	—	366	195.00–205.00	200.08
13	—	479	170.00–180.00	171.67
48	—	720	133.50–143.75	141.17
36	—	426	171.00–181.00	174.34
14	—	811	121.00–131.00	128.06
67	—	630	140.00–150.00	147.95
42	—	568	155.00–165.00	157.86
17	—	331	203.00–213.00	208.75
12	—	781	125.00–135.00	130.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	572	133.00–143.00	137.81
85	—	439	149.00–159.00	155.02
38	—	476	148.00–158.00	151.44
42	—	527	139.00–149.00	144.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	515	141.00–151.00	143.89
42	—	464	144.50–154.50	147.59
21	—	672	117.50–127.50	119.94
64	—	375	147.00–157.00	155.04
22	—	338	150.00–160.00	156.72
10	—	722	114.50–124.50	116.91
68	—	434	146.00–156.00	151.62
30	—	623	120.00–130.00	124.20
12	—	569	137.00–147.00	142.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	482	134.00–144.00	140.49
21	—	368	135.00–146.50	141.70
97	—	524	130.00–140.00	137.61
33	—	328	139.00–149.00	144.85
98	—	569	126.00–136.00	132.35
43	—	421	135.00–145.00	138.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	376	163.00–175.00	171.65
22	—	581	140.00–150.00	146.62
7	—	311	178.00–188.00	182.13
24	—	431	165.00–175.00	166.73
13	—	526	148.00–158.00	153.67
24	—	485	146.00–156.00	150.63
16	—	680	131.00–141.00	136.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	954	50.00–55.00	52.96
9	—	942	56.00–61.00	58.41
4	—	918	38.00–43.00	41.67
6	—	947	44.00–49.00	44.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,210	46.00–51.00	48.63
14	—	1,153	58.00–63.50	59.77
23	—	1,254	64.00–69.00	66.74
12	—	1,113	52.00–57.00	55.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	62.00–67.50	64.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	57.00–60.00	58.14
6	—	1,179	62.50–65.50	63.68
4	—	1,300	52.50–56.00	55.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	95.00	95.00
8	—	1,523	80.00–85.00	83.46
6	—	1,563	87.00–90.00	88.52

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	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,254	650.00–1,400.00	1,058.12
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle