Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady. Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. A total of 359 cows and bulls sold with 78 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.08/cwt on 544 head.

Average price

$148.08

544 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$9.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.73

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	152.62	789	278
Medium and Large 1-2	513	143.34	735	266

One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about $54 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 sale544 hd

148.08

—

OK average5 barns · 7,493 hd

131.35

+16.73

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	1,704	102.33	1,744	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	64.09	878	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	61.65	748	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	52.10	569	211

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%	—	1,229	59.48/cwt	57.50–62.50	731	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	53.73/cwt	52.00–57.00	626	96
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	56.41/cwt	52.50–58.50	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	118.66/cwt	117.00–122.00	720	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	125.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	853	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.73/cwt	118.00–128.00	710	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.96/cwt	138.00–148.00	655	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.67/cwt	109.00–119.00	820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.37/cwt	117.00–127.00	642	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.73/cwt	142.00–152.00	609	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	151.13/cwt	147.00–157.00	475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	133.89/cwt	126.00–137.00	643	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.95/cwt	129.00–139.00	781	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	128.01/cwt	123.50–133.50	801	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	134.95/cwt	128.00–138.00	710	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	115.31/cwt	107.00–117.00	886	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	148.79/cwt	143.00–153.00	867	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	565	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	133.64/cwt	127.00–137.00	847	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	174.42/cwt	169.00–179.00	647	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	145.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	629	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	152.24/cwt	151.00–161.00	656	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	165.47/cwt	158.00–168.00	617	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	140.85/cwt	137.00–147.00	956	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.00/cwt	139.00–149.50	696	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	152.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	699	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	137.47/cwt	132.00–142.00	800	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.68/cwt	145.50–155.50	790	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	144.22/cwt	138.00–148.00	874	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	759.66/cwt	600.00–875.00	8,873	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,098.81/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	13,900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	57.02/cwt	54.00–59.00	546	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	62.84/cwt	60.00–64.50	878	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	132.63/cwt	130.00–141.00	557	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	148.15/cwt	144.00–154.00	566	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	139.29/cwt	134.00–144.00	734	73
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,099.91/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	11,813	10
Bulls	—	—	1,668	98.48/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	142.85/cwt	139.00–149.00	623	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	120.44/cwt	115.50–124.50	805	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.08/cwt	123.50–133.50	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	139.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	665	14
Bulls	—	—	1,746	106.73/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.14/cwt	125.00–134.00	801	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,286	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	902	38.29/cwt	36.00–41.00	345	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	67.89/cwt	66.00–70.00	963	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	70.52/cwt	69.00–74.00	786	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	50.33/cwt	48.00–53.00	470	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	65.32/cwt	64.00–69.00	783	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	54.02/cwt	53.00–55.00	611	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	45.33/cwt	42.50–47.50	410	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	60.08/cwt	58.00–63.00	713	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	66.63/cwt	63.00–68.00	858	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	49.92/cwt	47.00–51.50	555	29

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 1,515Last week 2,144Year ago 1,333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 342Last week 383Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 45Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,229	57.50–62.50	59.48
3	—	1,115	69.00–74.00	70.52
4	—	1,131	53.00–55.00	54.02
6	—	1,288	63.00–68.00	66.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,165	52.00–57.00	53.73
12	—	1,199	64.00–69.00	65.32
16	—	1,187	58.00–63.00	60.08
29	—	1,111	47.00–51.50	49.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	52.50–58.50	56.41
12	—	1,397	60.00–64.50	62.84
12	—	1,418	66.00–70.00	67.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	54.00–59.00	57.02
16	—	902	36.00–41.00	38.29
16	—	933	48.00–53.00	50.33
22	—	904	42.50–47.50	45.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,668	96.00–102.00	98.48
7	—	1,746	106.00–108.00	106.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	607	117.00–122.00	118.66
34	—	583	118.00–128.00	121.73
48	—	520	117.00–127.00	123.37
88	—	480	126.00–137.00	133.89
15	—	420	130.00–141.00	132.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	682	120.00–130.00	125.14
32	—	465	138.00–148.00	140.96
10	—	715	109.00–119.00	114.67
36	—	418	142.00–152.00	145.73
12	—	314	147.00–157.00	151.13
51	—	579	129.00–139.00	134.95
13	—	626	123.50–133.50	128.01
60	—	526	128.00–138.00	134.95
18	—	768	107.00–117.00	115.31
20	—	382	144.00–154.00	148.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	583	143.00–153.00	148.79
17	—	325	170.00–180.00	173.72
22	—	371	169.00–179.00	174.42
30	—	431	151.00–161.00	152.24
30	—	679	137.00–147.00	140.85
36	—	459	150.00–160.00	152.22
56	—	521	145.50–155.50	151.68
16	—	606	138.00–148.00	144.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	634	127.00–137.00	133.64
29	—	432	140.00–150.00	145.66
33	—	373	158.00–168.00	165.47
42	—	477	139.00–149.50	146.00
65	—	582	132.00–142.00	137.47
73	—	527	134.00–144.00	139.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	436	139.00–149.00	142.85
3	—	330	180.00	180.00
25	—	668	115.50–124.50	120.44
4	—	368	171.00	171.00
7	—	580	123.50–133.50	129.08
8	—	519	134.00–137.00	135.50
14	—	477	135.00–145.00	139.31
19	—	620	125.00–134.00	129.14

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)	4	—	1,168	600.00–875.00	759.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,098.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,074	925.00–1,250.00	1,099.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	725.00	725.00

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

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

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