Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers 2.00-4.00 lower. Heifers 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 514 cows and bulls sold with 61 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.88/cwt on 1,267 head.

Average price

$147.88

1,267 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$21.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.32

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	153.38	807	564
Medium and Large 1-2	517	146.74	758	544
Medium and Large 2	541	132.30	716	159

One grade step is worth $21.08/cwt here — about $91 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 sale1,267 hd

147.88

—

OK average6 barns · 15,661 hd

130.57

+17.32

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	—	High	1,752	98.37	1,724	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,329	65.97	877	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	63.45	810	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	57.29	626	186

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	131.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	747	135
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	165.84/cwt	160.00–171.00	625	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.01/cwt	132.00–142.00	790	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	158.80/cwt	151.00–161.00	673	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	115.86/cwt	110.00–120.50	849	20
Bulls	—	—	2,000	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	128.30/cwt	122.50–132.50	780	22
Bulls	—	—	1,714	89.69/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	113.65/cwt	109.00–119.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.46/cwt	114.00–124.50	703	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	144.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	611	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	152.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	131.77/cwt	125.00–135.50	626	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	130.75/cwt	126.00–136.00	681	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	120.97/cwt	117.00–127.00	742	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	112.19/cwt	106.00–116.00	708	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	796	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	133.42/cwt	127.00–137.00	579	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	154.62/cwt	151.00–161.00	513	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	143.76/cwt	139.00–149.00	546	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	139.61/cwt	136.00–146.00	651	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	178.36/cwt	171.00–181.00	637	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	126.26/cwt	121.00–131.00	803	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	136.71/cwt	132.50–142.50	844	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	127.32/cwt	124.00–134.00	867	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	162.39/cwt	159.00–169.00	758	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	128.45/cwt	125.50–135.50	1,007	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.69/cwt	134.00–144.00	809	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	166.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	647	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.89/cwt	158.00–168.50	691	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	179.80/cwt	174.00–184.00	566	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	142.24/cwt	137.00–147.00	694	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	152.35/cwt	147.00–157.00	649	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.86/cwt	149.75–159.00	799	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	143.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	944	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	871.31/cwt	650.00–975.00	10,822	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,349	1,131.26/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	15,261	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	63.76/cwt	61.00–66.00	827	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	50.26/cwt	48.00–54.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.62/cwt	127.00–137.00	698	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	145.23/cwt	138.00–148.00	778	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	148.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	858	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.09/cwt	131.50–141.50	970	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	129.46/cwt	123.00–133.00	737	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	152.93/cwt	148.00–158.00	736	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	169.12/cwt	163.00–173.00	546	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,297.76/cwt	1,025.00–1,425.00	15,690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	123.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	636	59
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,082.15/cwt	935.00–1,250.00	13,213	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	57.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	653	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	72.90/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,017	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	48.88/cwt	45.00–50.00	422	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,274	61.99/cwt	59.00–64.00	790	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	72.95/cwt	70.50–76.50	923	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	916	60.84/cwt	60.00–65.00	557	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	67.91/cwt	65.00–70.00	916	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	54.55/cwt	54.00–55.00	616	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	819	41.06/cwt	38.00–44.00	336	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,444	72.22/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,043	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	58.26/cwt	57.00–62.00	802	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	922	54.72/cwt	52.00–57.00	505	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	53.16/cwt	48.00–54.50	576	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	66.81/cwt	64.00–69.50	840	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.48/cwt	143.50–153.50	684	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	177.79/cwt	171.00–181.00	610	6
Bulls	—	—	1,820	104.77/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,907	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	117.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	790	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	114.65/cwt	109.00–118.50	884	11
Bulls	—	—	1,708	99.45/cwt	97.00–101.50	1,699	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.66/cwt	135.00–145.00	738	47

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 3,172Last week 2,230Year ago 1,877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 439Last week 278Year ago 446

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 48Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	569	125.00–135.00	131.23
6	—	729	109.00–119.00	113.65
142	—	424	138.00–148.00	144.13
16	—	381	150.00–160.00	152.54
171	—	521	126.00–136.00	130.75
30	—	613	117.00–127.00	120.97
33	—	670	115.00–125.00	118.88
50	—	332	151.00–161.00	154.62
69	—	466	136.00–146.00	139.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	574	114.00–124.50	122.46
109	—	475	125.00–135.50	131.77
14	—	631	106.00–116.00	112.19
49	—	434	127.00–137.00	133.42
57	—	380	139.00–149.00	143.76
59	—	517	115.00–125.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	377	160.00–171.00	165.84
84	—	585	132.00–142.00	135.01
19	—	424	151.00–161.00	158.80
20	—	733	110.00–120.50	115.86
22	—	608	122.50–132.50	128.30
24	—	467	143.50–153.50	146.48
6	—	343	171.00–181.00	177.79
24	—	674	115.00–125.00	117.17
11	—	771	109.00–118.50	114.65
47	—	525	135.00–145.00	140.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	357	171.00–181.00	178.36
68	—	617	132.50–142.50	136.71
72	—	467	159.00–169.00	162.39
12	—	784	125.50–135.50	128.45
89	—	427	158.00–168.50	161.89
25	—	315	174.00–184.00	179.80
103	—	523	149.75–159.00	152.86
25	—	657	135.00–145.00	143.61
113	—	579	145.00–155.00	148.12
27	—	718	131.50–141.50	135.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	636	121.00–131.00	126.26
48	—	681	124.00–134.00	127.32
107	—	575	134.00–144.00	140.69
67	—	389	160.00–170.00	166.23
72	—	426	147.00–157.00	152.35
96	—	536	138.00–148.00	145.23
98	—	481	148.00–158.00	152.93
13	—	323	163.00–173.00	169.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	488	137.00–147.00	142.24
61	—	530	127.00–137.00	131.62
73	—	569	123.00–133.00	129.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	114.00	114.00
14	—	1,714	88.00–93.00	89.69
14	—	1,820	102.00–107.50	104.77
15	—	1,708	97.00–101.50	99.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,297	61.00–66.00	63.76
46	—	1,137	55.00–60.00	57.47
13	—	1,444	70.00–76.50	72.22
24	—	1,083	48.00–54.50	53.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	48.00–54.00	50.26
5	—	1,395	71.00–77.00	72.90
11	—	1,274	59.00–64.00	61.99
29	—	1,349	65.00–70.00	67.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	863	45.00–50.00	48.88
11	—	916	60.00–65.00	60.84
12	—	819	38.00–44.00	41.06
35	—	922	52.00–57.00	54.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	70.50–76.50	72.95
4	—	1,130	54.00–55.00	54.55
9	—	1,376	57.00–62.00	58.26
16	—	1,258	64.00–69.50	66.81

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)	34	—	1,242	650.00–975.00	871.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,349	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,131.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,209	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,297.76
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,221	935.00–1,250.00	1,082.15

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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