Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00 lower. Heifers 5.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. A total of 312 cows and bulls sold with 56 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.72/cwt on 440 head.

Average price

$151.72

440 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$2.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.20

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	153.01	787	206
Medium and Large 1-2	481	150.59	724	234

One grade step is worth $2.43/cwt here — about $64 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 sale440 hd

151.72

—

OK average7 barns · 18,470 hd

123.52

+28.20

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	1,711	95.14	1,628	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	61.49	738	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,308	60.26	789	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	53.32	566	99

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	68.86/cwt	66.00–72.00	904	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	47.47/cwt	45.00–50.00	422	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	52.39/cwt	49.00–54.50	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	135.43/cwt	129.00–139.00	657	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.88/cwt	114.00–124.00	691	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	116.33/cwt	111.50–121.50	889	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	177.88/cwt	176.00–186.00	585	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	42.44/cwt	41.50–43.50	373	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	57.26/cwt	55.00–60.00	693	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	46.69/cwt	46.00–47.00	557	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	62.63/cwt	60.00–65.00	744	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	971	53.50/cwt	51.00–56.00	519	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	60.04/cwt	58.00–62.00	573	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	61.83/cwt	61.00–63.00	744	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	56.46/cwt	55.00–59.50	689	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	62.70/cwt	60.00–65.50	856	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	57.14/cwt	55.00–59.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	496	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.18/cwt	119.00–129.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	119.04/cwt	114.00–124.00	743	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	116.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	781	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	134.30/cwt	129.00–139.00	501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	680	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	155.99/cwt	151.00–161.00	484	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	137.34/cwt	130.50–140.50	695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.29/cwt	141.50–151.50	620	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	551	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	127.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	714	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	954.53/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	10,003	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	836.00/cwt	700.00–985.00	10,316	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	1,064.71/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	674	71
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,340.65/cwt	1,200.00–1,550.00	14,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.01/cwt	148.00–158.00	655	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.12/cwt	132.00–142.00	723	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	795	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	95.71/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,641	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	166.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	838	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	105.41/cwt	102.00–108.00	2,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.53/cwt	144.00–154.00	701	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	136.39/cwt	131.00–137.50	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	573	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	87.84/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.73/cwt	116.00–126.00	763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	162.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	774	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.16/cwt	144.50–154.50	833	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	131.15/cwt	127.00–137.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	136.41/cwt	133.00–143.00	798	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	169.46/cwt	164.00–174.00	622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.30/cwt	146.50–156.50	774	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	128.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	861	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	176.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.26/cwt	149.00–159.00	731	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	171.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.71/cwt	161.00–171.00	692	42

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,415Last week 1,810Year ago 1,283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 239Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 90Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	66.00–72.00	68.86
10	—	1,188	60.00–65.00	62.63
6	—	1,183	55.00–59.00	57.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	890	45.00–50.00	47.47
10	—	880	41.50–43.50	42.44
31	—	971	51.00–56.00	53.50
4	—	955	58.00–62.00	60.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,183	49.00–54.50	52.39
24	—	1,211	55.00–60.00	57.26
3	—	1,192	46.00–47.00	46.69
7	—	1,203	61.00–63.00	61.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,220	55.00–59.50	56.46
25	—	1,365	60.00–65.50	62.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,715	93.00–97.00	95.71
3	—	1,965	102.00–108.00	105.41
5	—	1,551	85.00–90.50	87.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	485	129.00–139.00	135.43
17	—	572	114.00–124.00	120.88
21	—	340	140.00–150.00	145.87
11	—	525	119.00–129.00	124.18
42	—	418	130.00–140.00	136.76
12	—	373	129.00–139.00	134.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	624	114.00–124.00	119.04
18	—	669	110.00–120.00	116.75
40	—	471	140.00–150.00	144.35
28	—	310	151.00–161.00	155.99
11	—	506	130.50–140.50	137.34
42	—	427	141.50–151.50	145.29
29	—	380	140.00–150.00	145.00
13	—	559	125.00–135.00	127.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	764	111.50–121.50	116.33
7	—	329	176.00–186.00	177.88
48	—	477	160.00–170.00	162.27
21	—	570	144.50–154.50	146.16
8	—	631	127.00–137.00	131.15
42	—	515	146.50–156.50	150.30
17	—	669	125.00–135.00	128.76
7	—	381	175.00–185.00	176.59
42	—	415	161.00–171.00	166.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	430	150.00–160.00	156.77
12	—	627	116.00–126.00	121.73
34	—	585	133.00–143.00	136.41
12	—	367	164.00–174.00	169.46
86	—	480	149.00–159.00	152.26
13	—	528	135.00–145.00	142.31
6	—	330	165.00–175.00	171.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	425	148.00–158.00	154.01
13	—	527	132.00–142.00	137.12
4	—	678	117.00–117.50	117.25
14	—	371	160.00–170.00	166.06
5	—	637	131.50	131.50
19	—	475	144.00–154.00	147.53
6	—	558	131.00–137.50	136.39
4	—	320	179.00	179.00

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)	2	—	1,048	850.00–1,050.00	954.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,234	700.00–985.00	836.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,187	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,064.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,070	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,340.65

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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