Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Quality mostly attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 326 cows and bulls sold with 47 percent going to packers. A reminder: The Tulsa Stockyards will be closed Monday, May 25, 2020 to observe Memorial Day. Stay Safe.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.37/cwt on 763 head.

Average price

$134.37

763 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$8.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.16

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	138.12	704	404
Medium and Large 2	379	133.49	506	30
Medium and Large 1-2	509	129.84	661	329

One grade step is worth $8.28/cwt here — about $43 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 sale763 hd

134.37

—

OK average7 barns · 11,181 hd

120.21

+14.16

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	1,734	95.58	1,657	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	62.87	838	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	60.88	743	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	55.36	579	88

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.50	826	9
Bulls	—	—	1,502	89.36/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,342	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.49/cwt	124.50–134.50	887	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	128.47/cwt	125.00–136.00	799	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	161.63/cwt	158.00–168.00	619	8
Bulls	—	—	1,847	95.32/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,761	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.49/cwt	139.00–149.00	741	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	688	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	170.25/cwt	164.00–174.00	535	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	47.79/cwt	44.00–50.00	531	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	70.78/cwt	68.50–73.50	963	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	70.79/cwt	68.50–73.00	924	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	832	45.51/cwt	43.00–48.00	379	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	39.55/cwt	39.00–40.00	344	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	64.64/cwt	63.00–68.50	802	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	58.82/cwt	55.00–60.00	755	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	63.99/cwt	63.00–65.00	728	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	59.02/cwt	57.00–62.00	552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	54.43/cwt	51.00–56.00	592	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	62.58/cwt	61.00–66.50	843	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	57.29/cwt	54.00–59.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	155.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	575	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.47/cwt	132.00–142.00	702	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	150.71/cwt	146.00–156.00	621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	118.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	133.49/cwt	128.00–138.00	506	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	142.55/cwt	139.00–149.00	550	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	146.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	143.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	660	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	113.97/cwt	105.50–115.50	817	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	139.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	611	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.41/cwt	121.00–131.00	670	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,055.78/cwt	1,000.00–1,160.00	12,353	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	844.34/cwt	755.00–975.00	9,803	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	152.46/cwt	147.00–157.00	746	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	823	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.31/cwt	146.50–156.50	847	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	159.61/cwt	153.50–163.50	825	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	131.03/cwt	122.50–132.85	967	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	163.35/cwt	158.00–168.00	781	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	142.00/cwt	136.00–146.00	676	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	140.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	822	35
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	953.56/cwt	800.00–1,160.00	11,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	110.85/cwt	104.00–114.00	766	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	127.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	779	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.69/cwt	129.00–139.50	762	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	159.43/cwt	151.00–161.00	493	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.93/cwt	118.50–128.50	701	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.43/cwt	129.00–139.00	643	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.12/cwt	109.00–119.00	705	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	153.89/cwt	149.00–159.00	648	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	138.90/cwt	131.50–141.35	929	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	121.77/cwt	112.50–122.25	994	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	183.07/cwt	176.00–186.00	569	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	148.00/cwt	142.00–152.00	783	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	163.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	634	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	126.57/cwt	116.00–126.85	1,010	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	705	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	143.00/cwt	136.50–146.75	878	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.72/cwt	171.00–181.00	644	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	961	52.83/cwt	51.00–56.00	508	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	59.40/cwt	57.00–62.50	650	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,341.80/cwt	1,250.00–1,425.00	16,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,854	103.75/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,924	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	154.02/cwt	149.00–159.50	715	28

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 2,230Last week 1,415Year ago 1,622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 287Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 25Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	140.00–146.50	143.64
31	—	680	124.50–134.50	130.49
13	—	622	125.00–136.00	128.47
8	—	383	158.00–168.00	161.63
40	—	524	139.00–149.00	141.49
14	—	433	155.00–165.00	158.93
9	—	314	164.00–174.00	170.25
28	—	464	149.00–159.50	154.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	371	150.00–160.00	155.06
63	—	518	132.00–142.00	135.47
18	—	412	146.00–156.00	150.71
11	—	665	115.00–125.00	118.07
64	—	461	140.00–150.00	143.23
26	—	717	105.50–115.50	113.97
12	—	779	100.00–110.00	105.06
65	—	613	120.00–130.00	127.15
41	—	579	129.00–139.50	131.69
17	—	309	151.00–161.00	159.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	379	128.00–138.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	386	139.00–149.00	142.55
10	—	322	140.00–150.00	146.52
65	—	439	135.00–145.00	139.09
34	—	526	121.00–131.00	127.41
24	—	691	104.00–114.00	110.85
82	—	566	118.50–128.50	123.93
36	—	475	129.00–139.00	135.43
33	—	618	109.00–119.00	114.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	489	147.00–157.00	152.46
27	—	625	125.00–135.00	131.60
35	—	584	135.00–145.00	140.73
15	—	421	149.00–159.00	153.89
49	—	529	142.00–152.00	148.00
31	—	387	160.00–170.00	163.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	571	146.50–156.50	148.31
45	—	517	153.50–163.50	159.61
33	—	738	122.50–132.85	131.03
18	—	478	158.00–168.00	163.35
69	—	669	131.50–141.35	138.90
42	—	816	112.50–122.25	121.77
21	—	311	176.00–186.00	183.07
84	—	798	116.00–126.85	126.57
62	—	430	160.00–170.00	164.02
38	—	614	136.50–146.75	143.00
19	—	373	171.00–181.00	172.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	476	136.00–146.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,502	86.00–93.00	89.36
12	—	1,847	94.00–99.00	95.32
8	—	1,854	101.00–106.00	103.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	44.00–50.00	47.79
11	—	1,240	63.00–68.50	64.64
12	—	1,088	51.00–56.00	54.43
33	—	1,094	57.00–62.50	59.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	68.50–73.50	70.78
5	—	1,283	55.00–60.00	58.82
12	—	1,347	61.00–66.50	62.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	68.50–73.00	70.79
4	—	1,138	63.00–65.00	63.99
9	—	1,238	54.00–59.00	57.29
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	832	43.00–48.00	45.51
2	—	870	39.00–40.00	39.55
3	—	935	57.00–62.00	59.02
7	—	961	51.00–56.00	52.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,170	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,055.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,161	755.00–975.00	844.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	800.00–1,160.00	953.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,341.80

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

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How this sale compares

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