Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-11.00 lower. Heifers 10.00-15.00 lower. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 9.00-13.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00-10.00 lower. A total of 165 cows and bulls sold with 61 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.83/cwt on 510 head.

Average price

$132.83

510 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$3.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.15

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	134.30	656	296
Medium and Large 1-2	445	130.79	581	214

One grade step is worth $3.52/cwt here — about $75 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 sale510 hd

132.83

—

OK average7 barns · 5,077 hd

119.67

+13.15

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	—	Low	1,691	84.90	1,436	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	59.10	875	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	53.64	617	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	45.21	471	71

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	839	36.10/cwt	34.00–39.00	303	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	45.44/cwt	42.00–47.00	500	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	37.86/cwt	36.00–41.00	423	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,012	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	62.76/cwt	62.00–63.50	687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	923	41.96/cwt	40.00–45.00	387	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,068	54.47/cwt	51.00–57.50	582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	56.71/cwt	54.00–59.00	600	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	61.22/cwt	58.00–63.50	920	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	53.90/cwt	52.00–55.50	621	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	54.84/cwt	52.00–57.00	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	47.30/cwt	46.00–48.00	561	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	275	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	50.90/cwt	48.00–53.00	597	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.77/cwt	129.50–139.50	698	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	119.12/cwt	112.50–122.50	730	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	105.44/cwt	99.00–109.00	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	103.55/cwt	97.50–107.50	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.57/cwt	131.00–142.50	502	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.73/cwt	132.00–142.00	455	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.88/cwt	137.00–147.00	596	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	146.93/cwt	143.00–153.00	542	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	133.91/cwt	129.50–139.50	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	132.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	554	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.76/cwt	119.00–129.00	650	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.73/cwt	132.00–142.00	649	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	148.71/cwt	143.00–153.00	467	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	102.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	684	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	857.15/cwt	700.00–1,085.00	9,840	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	906.79/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	129.60/cwt	121.00–131.00	622	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	122.70/cwt	118.00–128.00	692	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,293.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,360.00	15,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	147.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	149.07/cwt	145.00–153.50	696	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	767	4
Bulls	—	—	1,666	83.51/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.48/cwt	117.00–127.00	719	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	774	5
Bulls	—	—	1,752	87.87/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	160.07/cwt	153.50–163.50	708	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	136.72/cwt	134.50–144.50	727	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	149.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	781	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	170.51/cwt	164.50–174.50	711	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	157.22/cwt	151.00–161.00	604	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.18/cwt	124.00–134.00	725	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	167.53/cwt	162.00–172.00	630	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	134.60/cwt	128.50–138.75	894	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	552	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	136.74/cwt	133.00–143.00	846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.34/cwt	153.00–163.00	739	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	159.76/cwt	152.00–163.00	508	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	171.38/cwt	163.50–173.50	799	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	138.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	793	15

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,401Last week 1,411Year ago 2,260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 290Year ago 264

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 56Year ago 25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	839	34.00–39.00	36.10
17	—	923	40.00–45.00	41.96
2	—	1,068	51.00–57.50	54.47
3	—	860	32.00	32.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,101	42.00–47.00	45.44
10	—	1,118	36.00–41.00	37.86
10	—	1,058	54.00–59.00	56.71
12	—	1,172	48.00–53.00	50.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	65.50	65.50
3	—	1,502	58.00–63.50	61.22
3	—	1,437	52.00–57.00	54.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	62.00–63.50	62.76
3	—	1,152	52.00–55.50	53.90
3	—	1,185	46.00–48.00	47.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,666	82.00–84.50	83.51
7	—	1,752	86.50–90.50	87.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	522	129.50–139.50	133.77
37	—	613	112.50–122.50	119.12
11	—	787	99.00–109.00	105.44
5	—	712	97.50–107.50	103.55
55	—	420	137.00–147.00	141.88
18	—	369	143.00–153.00	146.93
6	—	566	129.50–139.50	133.91
59	—	475	132.00–142.00	136.73
35	—	314	143.00–153.00	148.71
7	—	667	100.00–110.00	102.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	370	131.00–142.50	135.57
17	—	330	132.00–142.00	137.73
50	—	419	125.00–136.00	132.25
18	—	525	119.00–129.00	123.76
56	—	480	121.00–131.00	129.60
27	—	564	118.00–128.00	122.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	413	140.00–150.00	147.40
4	—	350	140.00	140.00
19	—	467	145.00–153.50	149.07
4	—	664	115.50	115.50
19	—	578	117.00–127.00	124.48
5	—	532	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	442	153.50–163.50	160.07
18	—	532	134.50–144.50	136.72
31	—	384	151.00–161.00	157.22
17	—	579	124.00–134.00	125.18
27	—	473	153.00–163.00	156.34
15	—	318	152.00–163.00	159.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	524	145.00–155.00	149.12
25	—	417	164.50–174.50	170.51
45	—	376	162.00–172.00	167.53
15	—	664	128.50–138.75	134.60
14	—	325	165.00–175.00	169.86
12	—	619	133.00–143.00	136.74
25	—	466	163.50–173.50	171.38
15	—	572	135.00–145.00	138.65

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)	12	—	1,148	700.00–1,085.00	857.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,068	800.00–1,050.00	906.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,200.00–1,360.00	1,293.33

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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