Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 208 cows and bulls sold with 35 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.45/cwt on 585 head.

Average price

$165.45

585 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$14.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.17

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	446	171.42	765	180
Medium and Large 1	524	165.69	868	278
Medium and Large 2	455	156.45	712	127

One grade step is worth $14.98/cwt here — about $53 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 sale585 hd

165.45

—

OK average7 barns · 11,085 hd

145.28

+20.17

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	1,786	82.47	1,473	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	65.71	902	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,329	59.96	797	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	53.07	574	46

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	—	476	164.97/cwt	159.00–169.00	785	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.80/cwt	139.00–149.00	840	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	180.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	760	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	139.79/cwt	134.50–144.50	945	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	209.47/cwt	205.00–215.00	744	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	218.26/cwt	210.00–220.00	679	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	46.93/cwt	44.00–49.00	424	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	59.30/cwt	58.00–63.00	750	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	62.33/cwt	60.00–65.00	802	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	795	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	52.88/cwt	50.00–55.00	499	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	36.85/cwt	34.00–39.00	328	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	48.21/cwt	47.00–51.00	546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	72.47/cwt	71.50–73.50	1,120	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	916	57.97/cwt	56.00–60.00	531	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	54.94/cwt	52.00–57.00	620	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	64.79/cwt	64.00–65.50	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	61.28/cwt	61.00–62.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	145.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	819	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.49/cwt	143.50–153.50	777	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	122.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	136.40/cwt	132.50–142.50	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	153.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	649	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.40/cwt	147.00–157.00	721	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	130.17/cwt	126.00–136.00	830	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	126.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	146.64/cwt	142.00–152.00	484	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.81/cwt	136.00–146.00	663	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.12/cwt	129.00–139.00	783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	168.42/cwt	161.00–171.00	618	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	843.03/cwt	735.00–1,035.00	9,847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	158.74/cwt	153.00–163.00	691	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	168.23/cwt	164.50–174.50	690	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	149.49/cwt	144.00–154.00	764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	171.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	809	44
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,019.60/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	166.38/cwt	164.00–174.00	544	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	130.89/cwt	128.50–138.50	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	144.30/cwt	139.00–149.00	530	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.43/cwt	139.00–149.00	617	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	157.60/cwt	153.00–163.00	530	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,091.13/cwt	885.00–1,210.00	12,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.84/cwt	165.00–174.50	810	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	136.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	206.24/cwt	204.50–208.00	738	6
Bulls	—	—	1,787	91.48/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,635	3
Bulls	—	—	1,896	84.23/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,597	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	76.84/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,287	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.39/cwt	130.50–140.50	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	158.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	151.67/cwt	146.50–156.00	852	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	174.82/cwt	170.00–176.00	764	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.50/cwt	124.50–129.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	133.71/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	154.39/cwt	148.00–158.50	730	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	196.15/cwt	194.00–204.00	734	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	201.51/cwt	199.00–209.00	641	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.74/cwt	155.50–165.50	851	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	153.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	866	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	137.10/cwt	130.50–140.50	978	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.08/cwt	137.00–147.00	887	7

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 1,574Last week 2,241Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 158Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 44Year 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
42	—	476	159.00–169.00	164.97
34	—	580	139.00–149.00	144.80
38	—	410	164.50–174.50	168.23
9	—	511	144.00–154.00	149.49
41	—	374	194.00–204.00	196.15
16	—	318	199.00–209.00	201.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	422	175.00–185.00	180.03
37	—	676	134.50–144.50	139.79
23	—	355	205.00–215.00	209.47
8	—	311	210.00–220.00	218.26
44	—	471	170.00–180.00	171.68
9	—	761	126.00–136.00	133.71
52	—	523	155.50–165.50	162.74
24	—	564	150.00–160.00	153.48
21	—	713	130.50–140.50	137.10
7	—	620	137.00–147.00	143.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	435	153.00–163.00	158.74
67	—	473	148.00–158.50	154.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	563	140.00–150.00	145.47
27	—	520	143.50–153.50	149.49
6	—	677	120.00–130.00	122.61
50	—	424	150.00–160.00	153.12
43	—	473	147.00–157.00	152.40
29	—	638	126.00–136.00	130.17
6	—	782	125.00–135.00	126.60
31	—	367	161.00–171.00	168.42
18	—	327	164.00–174.00	166.38
4	—	731	128.50–138.50	130.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	383	150.00–160.00	155.08
15	—	532	132.50–142.50	136.40
40	—	471	136.00–146.00	140.81
10	—	575	129.00–139.00	136.12
41	—	427	139.00–149.00	144.43
15	—	336	153.00–163.00	157.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	330	142.00–152.00	146.64
32	—	367	139.00–149.00	144.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	165.00–174.50	168.84
8	—	614	134.00–140.00	136.28
6	—	358	204.50–208.00	206.24
8	—	665	130.50–140.50	134.39
6	—	543	155.00–165.00	158.27
18	—	562	146.50–156.00	151.67
10	—	437	170.00–176.00	174.82
6	—	725	124.50–129.00	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	44.00–49.00	46.93
5	—	943	50.00–55.00	52.88
4	—	890	34.00–39.00	36.85
4	—	916	56.00–60.00	57.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	58.00–63.00	59.30
5	—	1,133	47.00–51.00	48.21
15	—	1,128	52.00–57.00	54.94
2	—	1,378	64.00–65.50	64.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	60.00–65.00	62.33
2	—	1,545	71.50–73.50	72.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,298	61.00–62.00	61.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	89.00–94.00	91.48
7	—	1,896	83.00–86.00	84.23
7	—	1,675	75.00–81.00	76.84

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,168	735.00–1,035.00	843.03
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,120	900.00–1,150.00	1,019.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	885.00–1,210.00	1,091.13

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle