Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers 7.00-9.00 lower. Steer & Heifer calves have a sharply lower undertone. Demand good. Quality plain, few attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 259 cows and bulls sold with 41 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.34/cwt on 756 head.

Average price

$148.34

756 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.13

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	151.84	771	385
Medium and Large 1-2	468	149.14	697	232
Medium and Large 2	472	137.32	648	139

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $124 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 sale756 hd

148.34

—

OK average7 barns · 10,850 hd

137.21

+11.13

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	1,693	83.91	1,420	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	58.81	812	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	57.54	672	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	51.51	564	53

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%Light Weight	—	955	48.14/cwt	46.00–49.00	460	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	49.71/cwt	48.00–52.00	599	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	493	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	58.26/cwt	56.00–61.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	117.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	806	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	144.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	480	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.84/cwt	119.00–129.00	704	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	132.73/cwt	129.00–139.00	435	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.06/cwt	136.00–146.00	736	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	759	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	108.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	851	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	134.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	488	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	141.50/cwt	137.00–147.00	664	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	112.53/cwt	106.00–116.00	818	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,762	92.58/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	78.97/cwt	76.00–81.50	1,358	12
Bulls	—	—	1,631	84.51/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,378	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	138.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	803	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	123.00/cwt	118.00–128.00	834	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.77/cwt	153.50–165.50	752	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	124.85/cwt	119.00–129.00	764	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	159.80/cwt	156.00–166.00	681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	145.24/cwt	139.00–149.00	781	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	162.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.05/cwt	129.00–139.00	575	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.03/cwt	126.00–136.00	619	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.77/cwt	140.50–150.50	562	73
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	889.90/cwt	675.00–1,000.00	10,519	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.23/cwt	133.00–143.00	659	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	150.69/cwt	144.00–154.00	722	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	150.61/cwt	149.00–159.00	556	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	164.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	615	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	132.05/cwt	127.00–137.00	887	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	812	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.04/cwt	136.00–146.00	606	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.23/cwt	141.00–151.00	762	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.41/cwt	152.00–162.00	513	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.31/cwt	158.00–168.00	692	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	131.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	825	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	169.26/cwt	163.00–173.00	523	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	688	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	153.26/cwt	147.00–157.00	638	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.54/cwt	129.00–139.00	771	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.66/cwt	155.50–165.50	760	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	156.03/cwt	152.50–162.50	833	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	120.89/cwt	115.50–125.50	944	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	949	52.25/cwt	50.00–55.00	496	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	55.21/cwt	53.00–57.00	607	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	58.05/cwt	55.00–61.00	789	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	41.10/cwt	40.00–42.00	355	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	61.82/cwt	60.00–65.00	784	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	62.97/cwt	61.00–65.00	940	2

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,994Last week 1,574Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	955	46.00–49.00	48.14
8	—	949	50.00–55.00	52.25
2	—	863	40.00–42.00	41.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,205	48.00–52.00	49.71
5	—	1,146	43.00	43.00
10	—	1,100	53.00–57.00	55.21
7	—	1,269	60.00–65.00	61.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,172	56.00–61.00	58.26
2	—	1,150	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,360	55.00–61.00	58.05
2	—	1,493	61.00–65.00	62.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,762	89.00–95.00	92.58
12	—	1,720	76.00–81.50	78.97
12	—	1,631	83.00–87.00	84.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	684	110.00–120.00	117.84
27	—	332	140.00–150.00	144.47
8	—	565	130.00–140.00	134.97
56	—	522	136.00–146.00	141.06
30	—	610	120.00–130.00	124.46
15	—	783	100.00–110.00	108.65
63	—	469	137.00–147.00	141.50
36	—	422	140.00–150.00	145.05
25	—	727	106.00–116.00	112.53
73	—	380	140.50–150.50	147.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	578	119.00–129.00	121.84
17	—	328	129.00–139.00	132.73
46	—	363	130.00–140.00	134.32
21	—	528	125.00–135.00	131.09
68	—	423	129.00–139.00	136.05
31	—	465	126.00–136.00	133.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	795	124.00	124.00
16	—	580	130.00–140.00	138.45
6	—	678	118.00–128.00	123.00
25	—	468	153.50–165.50	160.77
17	—	612	119.00–129.00	124.85
10	—	426	156.00–166.00	159.80
27	—	538	139.00–149.00	145.24
18	—	378	155.00–165.00	158.98
11	—	322	160.00–170.00	162.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	473	133.00–143.00	139.23
54	—	433	136.00–146.00	140.04
38	—	525	130.00–140.00	131.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	479	144.00–154.00	150.69
15	—	369	149.00–159.00	150.61
81	—	521	141.00–151.00	146.23
21	—	330	152.00–162.00	155.41
38	—	416	147.00–157.00	153.26
12	—	573	129.00–139.00	134.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	374	160.00–170.00	164.39
38	—	672	127.00–137.00	132.05
30	—	559	140.00–150.00	145.17
71	—	424	158.00–168.00	163.31
42	—	627	130.00–140.00	131.64
32	—	309	163.00–173.00	169.26
3	—	730	120.00–130.00	125.06
50	—	470	155.50–165.50	161.66
36	—	534	152.50–162.50	156.03
27	—	781	115.50–125.50	120.89

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	2	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,182	675.00–1,000.00	889.90

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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