Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Following several days of rain in the trade area. There were too few receipts to establish a trend. However a much lower undertone is noted. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher, in a light test. Slaughter bulls mostly steady, also in a light test. A total of 64 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.54/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$127.54

157 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$10.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	129.82	618	124
Medium and Large 1-2	508	118.98	604	33

One grade step is worth $10.85/cwt here — about $13 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 sale157 hd

127.54

—

OK average7 barns · 4,358 hd

124.26

+3.28

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	1,654	88.24	1,459	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	71.70	956	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	68.04	823	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	49.72	478	36

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	68.36/cwt	67.00–70.00	831	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	55.27/cwt	54.00–57.50	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	36.53/cwt	32.00–38.00	302	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	75.03/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,090	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	51.10/cwt	48.00–53.00	553	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	49.05/cwt	48.00–50.00	463	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	68.04/cwt	66.50–69.50	823	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	78.46/cwt	78.00–79.00	985	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	63.08/cwt	60.50–66.00	744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	57.65/cwt	54.00–60.00	541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.09/cwt	132.50–142.50	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	145.47/cwt	137.00–147.00	550	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.40/cwt	126.50–136.50	622	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	670	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	122.47/cwt	116.00–126.00	578	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	149.08/cwt	146.00–156.00	461	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	119.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	685	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	120.29/cwt	114.00–124.00	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	111.55/cwt	103.00–113.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	126.81/cwt	122.50–132.50	533	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	109.42/cwt	104.00–114.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	163.15/cwt	160.00–168.00	542	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	163.69/cwt	157.00–165.00	632	6
Bulls	—	—	1,543	90.37/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,394	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	86.11/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	166.81/cwt	158.00–168.00	557	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	134.75/cwt	129.00–139.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	133.71/cwt	129.00–139.00	707	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	146.55/cwt	140.50–150.50	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	146.34/cwt	143.00–153.00	640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	151.50/cwt	147.00–157.00	471	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	116.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	125.22/cwt	121.00–131.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	166.42/cwt	161.00–171.00	639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	154.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	579	11

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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 1,994Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 243Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	67.00–70.00	68.36
2	—	1,453	74.00–76.00	75.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	54.00–57.50	55.27
3	—	1,083	48.00–53.00	51.10
2	—	1,255	78.00–79.00	78.46
4	—	1,180	60.50–66.00	63.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	69.50	69.50
15	—	828	32.00–38.00	36.53
2	—	943	48.00–50.00	49.05
6	—	939	54.00–60.00	57.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	66.50–69.50	68.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	88.00–93.00	90.37
2	—	1,765	85.00–87.00	86.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	132.50–142.50	140.09
11	—	334	158.00–168.00	166.81
6	—	514	140.50–150.50	146.55
10	—	437	143.00–153.00	146.34
11	—	468	140.00–150.00	145.97
4	—	683	110.00–120.00	116.02
9	—	612	121.00–131.00	125.22
11	—	384	161.00–171.00	166.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	129.00–139.00	134.75
16	—	529	129.00–139.00	133.71
16	—	311	147.00–157.00	151.50
11	—	376	150.00–160.00	154.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	378	137.00–147.00	145.47
17	—	470	126.50–136.50	132.40
25	—	523	125.00–135.00	128.03
16	—	309	146.00–156.00	149.08
20	—	571	115.00–125.00	119.94
14	—	620	103.00–113.00	111.55
19	—	420	122.50–132.50	126.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	472	116.00–126.00	122.47
11	—	517	114.00–124.00	120.29
7	—	571	104.00–114.00	109.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
2	—	735	106.00	106.00
1	—	545	149.50	149.50
2	—	573	125.00	125.00
23	—	332	160.00–168.00	163.15
1	—	425	143.00	143.00
2	—	465	135.00	135.00
6	—	386	157.00–165.00	163.69

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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