Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 337 cows and bulls sold with 58 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.22/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$129.22

704 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$14.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.51

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	134.10	708	274
Medium and Large 1-2	487	128.96	628	300
Medium and Large 2	508	119.54	607	130

One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $101 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 sale704 hd

129.22

—

OK average7 barns · 9,369 hd

122.71

+6.51

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	1,739	105.74	1,839	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	64.82	872	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	63.95	900	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	58.40	649	83

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	470	141.61/cwt	138.50–148.50	666	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	110.80/cwt	106.00–116.00	807	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.43/cwt	127.00–137.00	622	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	109.81/cwt	104.50–114.50	690	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	149.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	476	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	123.77/cwt	119.00–129.00	699	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.99/cwt	131.00–141.00	579	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	782	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	60.16/cwt	58.00–63.50	827	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	71.22/cwt	69.50–74.00	904	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	50.00/cwt	48.00–53.00	472	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	70.59/cwt	68.00–73.00	925	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	59.82/cwt	58.00–61.00	780	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	951	56.49/cwt	54.00–59.00	537	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	52.31/cwt	50.00–55.00	570	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	65.50/cwt	62.00–67.00	895	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	65.11/cwt	62.00–67.00	818	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	57.16/cwt	56.00–61.00	649	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	73.56/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,026	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	44.92/cwt	41.00–47.50	422	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	67.12/cwt	64.00–69.50	973	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.24/cwt	129.00–139.00	713	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	132.52/cwt	128.00–138.00	641	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	130.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	880	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	131.59/cwt	124.00–134.00	770	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	144.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	167.98/cwt	164.00–174.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.89/cwt	136.00–146.00	614	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	154.27/cwt	147.00–157.00	660	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	141.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	789	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	119.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	124.67/cwt	118.00–128.00	647	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	125.01/cwt	119.00–129.00	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	163.22/cwt	158.00–168.00	687	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	175.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	551	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,213.60/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	12,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	111.71/cwt	108.50–118.50	763	25
Bulls	—	—	1,577	97.43/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,536	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.89/cwt	158.00–168.00	607	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.10/cwt	148.00–159.00	642	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.37/cwt	142.00–152.00	682	37
Bulls	—	—	1,919	116.18/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	135.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	705	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	117.79/cwt	114.00–124.00	752	9
Bulls	—	—	1,802	110.67/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,994	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.45/cwt	127.50–137.50	744	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	173.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	540	18
Bulls	—	—	1,765	104.96/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	124.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	103.82/cwt	99.00–109.00	715	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	145.09/cwt	142.00–152.00	622	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	117.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	121.61/cwt	115.00–126.00	593	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	139.54/cwt	134.00–144.00	465	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	119.42/cwt	115.50–125.50	748	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	164.28/cwt	159.00–169.00	560	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	810	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	706	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.05/cwt	139.00–149.00	684	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	160.04/cwt	153.00–163.00	602	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.07/cwt	122.00–132.00	905	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	825.14/cwt	685.00–975.00	9,910	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,409	1,052.78/cwt	1,035.00–1,075.00	14,834	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	61.67/cwt	60.00–63.00	577	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	908.88/cwt	790.00–1,025.00	9,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	108.47/cwt	105.00–115.00	844	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	114.13/cwt	108.00–118.00	659	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	523	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	135.60/cwt	132.50–142.50	715	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.68/cwt	146.00–156.00	562	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.18/cwt	121.00–131.00	665	53

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 2,018Last week 2,041Year ago 1,767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 301Last week 302Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 34Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	470	138.50–148.50	141.61
18	—	728	106.00–116.00	110.80
19	—	319	145.00–155.00	149.30
24	—	576	130.00–140.00	135.69
29	—	429	142.00–152.00	145.09
13	—	681	110.00–120.00	117.29
31	—	626	115.50–125.50	119.42
14	—	778	105.00–115.00	108.47
41	—	527	132.50–142.50	135.60
15	—	378	146.00–156.00	148.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	470	127.00–137.00	132.43
17	—	628	104.50–114.50	109.81
56	—	565	119.00–129.00	123.77
19	—	423	131.00–141.00	136.99
20	—	689	99.00–109.00	103.82
35	—	333	134.00–144.00	139.54
46	—	371	135.00–145.00	141.02
53	—	527	121.00–131.00	126.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	435	120.00–130.00	124.78
40	—	488	115.00–126.00	121.61
52	—	577	108.00–118.00	114.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	523	129.00–139.00	136.24
47	—	585	124.00–134.00	131.59
15	—	428	147.00–157.00	154.27
15	—	619	119.00–129.00	125.01
19	—	341	159.00–169.00	164.28
22	—	478	139.00–149.00	143.05
15	—	376	153.00–163.00	160.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	484	128.00–138.00	132.52
17	—	433	136.00–146.00	141.89
43	—	519	118.00–128.00	124.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	672	125.00–135.00	130.91
38	—	519	140.00–150.00	144.30
5	—	364	164.00–174.00	167.98
38	—	558	135.00–145.00	141.37
10	—	753	115.00–125.00	119.00
39	—	421	158.00–168.00	163.22
13	—	314	170.00–180.00	175.33
47	—	617	130.00–140.00	131.35
19	—	460	150.00–160.00	153.43
20	—	718	122.00–132.00	126.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	683	108.50–118.50	111.71
37	—	375	158.00–168.00	161.89
37	—	422	148.00–159.00	152.10
37	—	469	142.00–152.00	145.37
41	—	519	132.00–142.00	135.80
9	—	638	114.00–124.00	117.79
41	—	570	127.50–137.50	130.45
18	—	311	170.00–180.00	173.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,374	58.00–63.50	60.16
1	—	1,280	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,395	73.00–74.00	73.56
20	—	1,450	64.00–69.50	67.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	69.50–74.00	71.22
7	—	1,304	58.00–61.00	59.82
23	—	1,367	62.00–67.00	65.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	943	48.00–53.00	50.00
8	—	951	54.00–59.00	56.49
3	—	940	41.00–47.50	44.92
6	—	935	60.00–63.00	61.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,310	68.00–73.00	70.59
10	—	1,089	50.00–55.00	52.31
12	—	1,257	62.00–67.00	65.11
28	—	1,136	56.00–61.00	57.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,577	95.00–101.00	97.43
7	—	1,919	115.00–118.00	116.18
7	—	1,802	108.00–113.00	110.67
10	—	1,765	102.00–107.00	104.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,042	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,213.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,201	685.00–975.00	825.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,409	1,035.00–1,075.00	1,052.78
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	790.00–1,025.00	908.88

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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