Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-9.00 higher, in a light test. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower, also in a light test. Demand good. Quality plain, few attractive. Slaughter cows 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 146 cows and bulls sold with 58 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.07/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$156.07

281 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+33.14

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	159.66	833	172
Medium and Large 1-2	509	151.57	772	85
Medium and Large 2	456	146.31	667	24

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $165 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 sale281 hd

156.07

—

OK average7 barns · 6,431 hd

122.93

+33.14

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	1,630	90.48	1,475	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,268	66.63	845	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	66.15	783	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	54.05	553	46

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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	63.75/cwt	61.00–65.00	798	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	59.37/cwt	57.00–61.50	649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	902	48.40/cwt	45.00–49.50	437	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	39.53/cwt	39.00–40.00	346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	65.49/cwt	63.50–69.50	764	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	70.30/cwt	67.50–72.00	888	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	71.91/cwt	71.00–73.00	897	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	63.27/cwt	62.00–64.50	598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	59.75/cwt	58.00–63.00	684	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	75.14/cwt	73.00–78.00	973	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	64.97/cwt	62.50–67.00	763	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	975	53.28/cwt	51.00–56.00	519	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	55.16/cwt	52.00–57.50	576	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	47.09/cwt	45.00–49.50	509	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,143.01/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	13,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	109.00/cwt	101.00–111.00	750	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	147.82/cwt	141.00–151.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	136.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.35/cwt	128.00–138.00	696	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.25/cwt	121.00–131.00	706	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	132.65/cwt	129.00–139.00	568	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	147.51/cwt	144.00–154.00	562	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.17/cwt	134.00–144.00	664	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	108.88/cwt	102.00–112.00	783	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	116.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	138.36/cwt	133.00–143.00	520	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	147.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	627	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,097.91/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	13,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	138.39/cwt	132.00–142.00	887	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	141.00/cwt	137.00–147.00	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.79/cwt	168.00–178.00	828	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	163.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	711	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	116.71/cwt	109.50–119.50	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	148.84/cwt	144.00–154.00	710	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	162.30/cwt	157.00–167.00	776	18
Bulls	—	—	1,535	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	147.37/cwt	142.00–152.00	849	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.81/cwt	150.50–155.50	735	6
Bulls	—	—	1,793	85.40/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	149.24/cwt	146.00–150.50	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	528	4
Bulls	—	—	1,584	95.60/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	165.94/cwt	162.50–168.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	152.46/cwt	149.00–159.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	167.71/cwt	165.00–175.00	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	182.93/cwt	175.00–185.00	713	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	154.01/cwt	148.50–158.50	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	123.86/cwt	117.00–127.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.77/cwt	138.00–148.00	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	167.26/cwt	164.00–174.00	617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	150.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	869	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	148.13/cwt	143.50–153.50	915	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	179.16/cwt	176.00–186.00	602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	141.16/cwt	138.00–148.00	922	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 654Last week 1,401Year ago 1,887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 148Year ago 249

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,252	61.00–65.00	63.75
1	—	1,340	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,263	67.50–72.00	70.30
3	—	1,295	73.00–78.00	75.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	57.00–61.50	59.37
4	—	1,248	71.00–73.00	71.91
8	—	1,174	62.50–67.00	64.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	902	45.00–49.50	48.40
2	—	875	39.00–40.00	39.53
2	—	945	62.00–64.50	63.27
4	—	975	51.00–56.00	53.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	63.50–69.50	65.49
8	—	1,144	58.00–63.00	59.75
11	—	1,044	52.00–57.50	55.16
4	—	1,080	45.00–49.50	47.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,793	83.00–88.00	85.40
5	—	1,584	94.00–99.00	95.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,143.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,190	925.00–1,225.00	1,097.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	688	101.00–111.00	109.00
7	—	310	141.00–151.00	147.82
25	—	522	128.00–138.00	133.35
16	—	568	121.00–131.00	124.25
31	—	381	144.00–154.00	147.51
27	—	474	134.00–144.00	140.17
18	—	719	102.00–112.00	108.88
3	—	612	110.00–120.00	116.54
44	—	426	140.00–150.00	147.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	332	130.00–140.00	136.72
15	—	428	129.00–139.00	132.65
20	—	376	133.00–143.00	138.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	641	132.00–142.00	138.39
10	—	541	137.00–147.00	141.00
18	—	478	157.00–167.00	162.30
10	—	431	149.00–159.00	152.46
7	—	329	165.00–175.00	167.71
11	—	369	164.00–174.00	167.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	471	168.00–178.00	175.79
17	—	434	160.00–170.00	163.90
8	—	778	109.50–119.50	116.71
26	—	390	175.00–185.00	182.93
12	—	533	148.50–158.50	154.01
8	—	711	117.00–127.00	123.86
34	—	576	145.00–155.00	150.81
20	—	618	143.50–153.50	148.13
11	—	336	176.00–186.00	179.16
7	—	653	138.00–148.00	141.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	144.00–154.00	148.84
10	—	427	138.00–148.00	142.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	142.00–152.00	147.37
6	—	478	150.50–155.50	153.81
7	—	514	146.00–150.50	149.24
4	—	320	160.00–170.00	165.08
9	—	431	162.50–168.00	165.94
5	—	606	130.00–138.00	134.03

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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