Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of steers 11.00-15.00 higher. Heifers 7.00-12.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good thru attractive. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. A total of 346 cows and bulls sold with 53 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.29/cwt on 415 head.

Average price

$135.29

415 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.08

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	143.18	776	162
Medium and Large 1-2	553	130.24	721	253

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $55 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 sale415 hd

135.29

—

OK average7 barns · 4,737 hd

124.21

+11.08

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	—	Average	1,647	88.57	1,459	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	64.60	879	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	64.07	760	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,057	56.47	597	112

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	332	196.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	651	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	163.03/cwt	159.00–169.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	160.51/cwt	154.00–164.00	692	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	901	43.64/cwt	41.00–46.00	393	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	58.64/cwt	57.00–62.50	667	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	67.21/cwt	65.00–70.50	906	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	71.19/cwt	70.00–73.50	826	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	936	55.53/cwt	54.00–59.00	520	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	61.02/cwt	60.00–63.00	561	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	64.34/cwt	63.00–68.00	743	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	61.00/cwt	59.00–64.00	839	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	65.64/cwt	63.00–68.00	800	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	551	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	886	50.22/cwt	47.00–52.00	445	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	54.47/cwt	51.00–56.50	618	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,398	73.91/cwt	71.50–76.50	1,033	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	56.63/cwt	56.00–57.50	779	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	58.59/cwt	57.00–62.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	588	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	161.01/cwt	157.00–167.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	143.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.93/cwt	146.00–156.00	498	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	144.44/cwt	138.50–149.00	813	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	113.09/cwt	109.00–119.00	824	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.61/cwt	150.50–160.50	642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.10/cwt	115.50–126.50	771	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	133.66/cwt	127.00–137.00	782	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	141.69/cwt	137.00–147.00	686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	135.12/cwt	128.50–139.00	828	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.53/cwt	147.50–157.50	700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,115.29/cwt	800.00–1,375.00	12,625	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	170.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	721	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	177.72/cwt	174.00–184.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	177.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	830	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	142.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	893	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.70/cwt	134.00–144.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	153.09/cwt	148.00–158.00	739	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	129.19/cwt	124.00–134.00	797	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	159.86/cwt	156.50–166.50	849	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	182.46/cwt	175.50–185.25	770	52
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	986.13/cwt	825.00–1,300.00	9,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.07/cwt	109.00–119.00	778	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	143.98/cwt	139.00–149.00	530	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.66/cwt	136.00–146.00	722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.87/cwt	147.00–157.00	799	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	1,206.83/cwt	925.00–1,460.00	12,841	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.50/cwt	163.50–174.00	725	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	161.21/cwt	155.00–165.00	603	10
Bulls	—	—	1,794	92.40/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,658	8
Bulls	—	—	1,520	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,459	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	85.10/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,321	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	132.63/cwt	131.00–135.00	840	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	138.68/cwt	137.00–147.00	778	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	123.97/cwt	118.50–128.50	895	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	890	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	188.18/cwt	185.00–195.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	166.33/cwt	159.50–169.50	805	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	185.16/cwt	178.50–189.00	611	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	153.85/cwt	147.00–158.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	173.44/cwt	167.00–177.00	898	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,411Last week 206Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 225Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	332	190.00–200.00	196.15
4	—	561	159.00–169.00	163.03
30	—	468	170.00–180.00	177.33
13	—	629	135.00–145.00	142.05
4	—	665	134.00–144.00	136.70
52	—	422	175.50–185.25	182.46
18	—	722	118.50–128.50	123.97
11	—	774	110.00–120.00	115.02
3	—	367	185.00–195.00	188.18
23	—	518	167.00–177.00	173.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	431	154.00–164.00	160.51
60	—	483	148.00–158.00	153.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	165.00–175.00	170.11
8	—	391	174.00–184.00	177.72
18	—	617	124.00–134.00	129.19
12	—	531	156.50–166.50	159.86
32	—	484	159.50–169.50	166.33
15	—	330	178.50–189.00	185.16
7	—	577	147.00–158.00	153.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	375	150.00–160.00	156.72
3	—	303	157.00–167.00	161.01
33	—	563	138.50–149.00	144.44
23	—	729	109.00–119.00	113.09
13	—	410	150.50–160.50	156.61
25	—	613	128.50–139.00	135.12
14	—	468	147.50–157.50	149.53
2	—	665	120.00–130.00	124.89
32	—	519	147.00–157.00	153.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	429	140.00–150.00	143.54
17	—	330	146.00–156.00	150.93
46	—	616	115.50–126.50	125.10
17	—	585	127.00–137.00	133.66
14	—	484	137.00–147.00	141.69
88	—	670	109.00–119.00	116.07
21	—	368	139.00–149.00	143.98
14	—	513	136.00–146.00	140.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	425	163.50–174.00	170.50
10	—	374	155.00–165.00	161.21
47	—	472	150.00–160.00	155.13
10	—	633	131.00–135.00	132.63
3	—	675	111.00	111.00
18	—	561	137.00–147.00	138.68
7	—	523	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	901	41.00–46.00	43.64
18	—	936	54.00–59.00	55.53
5	—	920	60.00–63.00	61.02
12	—	886	47.00–52.00	50.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,137	57.00–62.50	58.64
18	—	1,155	63.00–68.00	64.34
23	—	1,135	51.00–56.50	54.47
3	—	1,398	71.50–76.50	73.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,348	65.00–70.50	67.21
1	—	1,370	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,375	59.00–64.00	61.00
2	—	1,375	56.00–57.50	56.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	70.00–73.50	71.19
22	—	1,219	63.00–68.00	65.64
1	—	1,060	52.00	52.00
8	—	1,124	57.00–62.00	58.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,794	91.00–94.00	92.40
1	—	1,520	96.00	96.00
11	—	1,552	83.00–88.00	85.10

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)	43	—	1,132	800.00–1,375.00	1,115.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	825.00–1,300.00	986.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,064	925.00–1,460.00	1,206.83

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

Heifers · 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