Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 lower. Heifers 6.00-8.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. A total of 266 cows and bulls sold with 52 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.71/cwt on 677 head.

Average price

$124.71

677 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$5.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.82

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	477	126.01	600	266
Medium and Large 1	550	124.51	685	339
Medium and Large 2	439	120.84	530	72

One grade step is worth $5.17/cwt here — about $70 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 sale677 hd

124.71

—

OK average7 barns · 10,857 hd

113.89

+10.82

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	1,759	89.66	1,577	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,268	62.94	798	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	62.03	776	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	52.11	538	93

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	465	155.62/cwt	151.50–161.50	724	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	114.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	891	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	182.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	601	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	832	40.89/cwt	38.00–43.00	340	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	56.86/cwt	55.00–60.50	634	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	45.14/cwt	43.00–48.00	484	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,206	57.22/cwt	55.00–58.50	690	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	58.16/cwt	57.00–59.50	690	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	52.87/cwt	51.00–55.00	483	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	52.82/cwt	49.00–54.00	547	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	63.91/cwt	62.50–65.50	795	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	45.73/cwt	44.00–49.00	420	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	495	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	63.29/cwt	61.00–66.00	796	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	67.31/cwt	66.00–71.00	913	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.81/cwt	60.50–65.50	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	113.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	755	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	116.63/cwt	109.50–119.50	725	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	157.65/cwt	155.00–165.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	121.52/cwt	116.00–126.00	519	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	144.47/cwt	139.00–149.00	540	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	109.21/cwt	104.00–114.00	647	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	119.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	674	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.15/cwt	138.00–148.00	607	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	151.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.73/cwt	124.00–134.00	602	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	113.05/cwt	107.00–117.00	608	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	148.00/cwt	144.00–154.00	488	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.57/cwt	118.00–128.00	651	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	138.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	640	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	887.25/cwt	680.00–1,000.00	10,682	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,191.20/cwt	1,075.00–1,500.00	14,735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	135.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	654	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	145.16/cwt	139.00–149.50	633	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	173.52/cwt	169.00–179.00	576	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	147.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	861	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.93/cwt	137.00–147.00	888	32
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	1,111.60/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	15,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	119.39/cwt	113.00–123.00	554	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	132.53/cwt	127.00–137.00	565	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	102.41/cwt	97.50–107.50	642	23
Bulls	—	—	1,886	92.82/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,751	4
Bulls	—	—	2,240	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	2,408	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	85.30/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,379	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.71/cwt	120.50–130.50	843	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	162.10/cwt	154.00–164.00	601	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.56/cwt	128.00–137.50	829	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.05/cwt	147.00–156.00	633	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	137.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	794	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	168.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	546	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	144.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	691	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	136.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	132.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	879	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	143.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	689	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.94/cwt	134.00–144.50	812	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	156.58/cwt	151.00–161.00	811	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	123.26/cwt	117.50–127.50	871	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	178.17/cwt	175.00–185.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.03/cwt	128.00–138.00	567	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	145.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	761	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	167.83/cwt	164.00–174.00	628	18

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 1,823Last week 1,575Year ago 2,387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 311Year ago 291

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 50Year ago 174

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	465	151.50–161.50	155.62
24	—	775	110.00–120.00	114.99
4	—	330	180.00–190.00	182.27
50	—	582	145.00–155.00	147.99
32	—	630	137.00–147.00	140.93
16	—	663	130.00–140.00	132.52
99	—	421	150.00–160.00	154.71
35	—	518	151.00–161.00	156.58
19	—	707	117.50–127.50	123.26
3	—	379	175.00–185.00	178.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	483	129.00–139.00	135.36
20	—	423	128.00–138.00	134.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	436	139.00–149.50	145.16
35	—	332	169.00–179.00	173.52
56	—	479	140.00–150.00	143.94
41	—	576	134.00–144.50	140.94
42	—	521	140.00–150.00	145.97
18	—	374	164.00–174.00	167.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	667	105.00–115.00	113.25
44	—	622	109.50–119.50	116.63
5	—	328	155.00–165.00	157.65
100	—	564	115.00–125.00	119.58
46	—	424	138.00–148.00	143.15
5	—	374	150.00–160.00	151.87
54	—	527	118.00–128.00	123.57
27	—	461	135.00–145.00	138.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	427	116.00–126.00	121.52
23	—	464	113.00–123.00	119.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	374	139.00–149.00	144.47
29	—	592	104.00–114.00	109.21
84	—	475	124.00–134.00	126.73
33	—	538	107.00–117.00	113.05
17	—	330	144.00–154.00	148.00
38	—	426	127.00–137.00	132.53
23	—	627	97.50–107.50	102.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	665	120.50–130.50	126.71
22	—	371	154.00–164.00	162.10
9	—	625	128.00–137.50	132.56
34	—	419	147.00–156.00	151.05
23	—	576	135.00–140.00	137.81
18	—	324	165.00–175.00	168.57
24	—	480	140.00–150.00	144.00
20	—	515	130.00–140.00	136.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	832	38.00–43.00	40.89
4	—	913	51.00–55.00	52.87
26	—	918	44.00–49.00	45.73
2	—	825	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,115	55.00–60.50	56.86
7	—	1,073	43.00–48.00	45.14
16	—	1,036	49.00–54.00	52.82
13	—	1,258	61.00–66.00	63.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	55.00–58.50	57.22
11	—	1,244	62.50–65.50	63.91
1	—	1,255	49.00	49.00
6	—	1,357	66.00–71.00	67.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	57.00–59.50	58.16
1	—	1,300	69.00	69.00
6	—	1,275	60.50–65.50	62.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,886	89.00–95.00	92.82
1	—	2,240	107.50	107.50
7	—	1,617	82.00–88.50	85.30

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)	23	—	1,204	680.00–1,000.00	887.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,237	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,191.20
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,362	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,111.60

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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