Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 288 cows and bulls sold with 41 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.26/cwt on 639 head.

Average price

$132.26

639 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$9.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.79

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	135.67	721	404
Medium and Large 1-2	515	126.41	651	235

One grade step is worth $9.26/cwt here — about $70 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 sale639 hd

132.26

—

OK average7 barns · 7,823 hd

128.47

+3.79

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	1,722	98.42	1,694	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,337	60.83	813	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	59.69	726	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	51.84	527	85

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	—	529	126.98/cwt	122.00–132.00	672	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	124.50/cwt	120.50–130.50	829	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	171.57/cwt	170.00–180.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.32/cwt	144.00–154.00	623	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.14/cwt	153.00–163.00	732	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	178.49/cwt	174.00–184.00	598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	137.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	923	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	145.51/cwt	140.50–150.50	834	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	811	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	127.80/cwt	122.50–132.25	983	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.01/cwt	139.00–150.50	682	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	155.93/cwt	151.50–161.50	876	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	682	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.35/cwt	124.00–134.00	865	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	132.05/cwt	127.00–137.00	967	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	126.98/cwt	123.00–134.00	608	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	132.90/cwt	125.50–135.75	809	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	141.13/cwt	136.00–146.00	521	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	659	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	114.86/cwt	110.00–119.50	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	127.16/cwt	124.50–135.00	551	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	143.10/cwt	137.00–147.00	590	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	149.73/cwt	146.50–156.50	475	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	58.53/cwt	56.00–62.00	530	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	142.77/cwt	139.00–149.00	767	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	143.62/cwt	138.50–148.50	911	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	114.07/cwt	110.50–120.50	830	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	116.53/cwt	113.00–123.00	721	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.93/cwt	133.50–143.50	712	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	151.60/cwt	147.00–157.00	562	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	832.79/cwt	600.00–975.00	9,968	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	1,034.96/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	14,158	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	869	46.18/cwt	43.00–48.00	401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	721	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	140.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.97/cwt	131.00–141.00	775	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.96/cwt	128.50–137.00	838	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	130.68/cwt	127.50–137.00	697	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	131.66/cwt	129.50–134.50	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.39/cwt	130.00–141.50	776	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.08/cwt	125.00–125.50	779	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	169.34/cwt	162.00–172.00	539	15
Bulls	—	—	1,813	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	172.53/cwt	167.00–177.50	650	24
Bulls	—	—	1,784	101.01/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,802	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	133.29/cwt	129.50–138.00	586	24
Bulls	—	—	1,641	94.52/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,551	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	137.76/cwt	130.00–139.50	670	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	853.64/cwt	700.00–985.00	9,945	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	58.48/cwt	58.00–59.00	742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	38.41/cwt	36.00–41.00	324	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	62.11/cwt	60.00–65.00	870	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	64.83/cwt	63.00–68.00	829	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	906	51.96/cwt	49.00–54.50	471	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	49.33/cwt	46.00–51.50	541	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	53.63/cwt	53.00–55.00	621	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	60.27/cwt	58.00–63.00	704	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	59.75/cwt	57.00–62.00	752	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	54.49/cwt	52.00–57.00	605	21

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 1,639Last week 1,515Year ago 1,423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 342Year ago 335

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 17Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	529	122.00–132.00	126.98
22	—	479	123.00–134.00	126.98
25	—	369	136.00–146.00	141.13
39	—	433	124.50–135.00	127.16
46	—	619	113.00–123.00	116.53
56	—	577	120.00–130.00	125.00
7	—	337	135.00–145.00	140.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	666	120.50–130.50	124.50
44	—	609	125.50–135.75	132.90
53	—	470	135.00–145.00	140.13
5	—	776	110.00–119.50	114.86
63	—	412	137.00–147.00	143.10
13	—	317	146.50–156.50	149.73
16	—	728	110.50–120.50	114.07
100	—	520	133.50–143.50	136.93
19	—	371	147.00–157.00	151.60
26	—	574	131.00–141.00	134.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	170.00–180.00	171.57
35	—	472	153.00–163.00	155.14
8	—	335	174.00–184.00	178.49
28	—	671	135.00–145.00	137.55
42	—	522	150.00–160.00	155.36
20	—	769	122.50–132.25	127.80
47	—	562	151.50–161.50	155.93
21	—	427	155.00–165.00	159.83
25	—	732	127.00–137.00	132.05
30	—	634	138.50–148.50	143.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	423	144.00–154.00	147.32
63	—	573	140.50–150.50	145.51
78	—	477	139.00–150.50	143.01
27	—	669	124.00–134.00	129.35
41	—	537	139.00–149.00	142.77
35	—	635	128.50–137.00	131.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	533	127.50–137.00	130.68
7	—	654	129.50–134.50	131.66
39	—	573	130.00–141.50	135.39
13	—	623	125.00–125.50	125.08
15	—	318	162.00–172.00	169.34
24	—	377	167.00–177.50	172.53
24	—	440	129.50–138.00	133.29
27	—	486	130.00–139.50	137.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,150	66.00	66.00
4	—	1,269	58.00–59.00	58.48
11	—	1,400	60.00–65.00	62.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	905	56.00–62.00	58.53
7	—	869	43.00–48.00	46.18
12	—	843	36.00–41.00	38.41
14	—	906	49.00–54.50	51.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	69.00	69.00
4	—	1,279	63.00–68.00	64.83
5	—	1,158	53.00–55.00	53.63
6	—	1,258	57.00–62.00	59.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,097	46.00–51.50	49.33
16	—	1,168	58.00–63.00	60.27
21	—	1,111	52.00–57.00	54.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	105.00	105.00
10	—	1,784	99.00–103.00	101.01
10	—	1,641	91.00–97.00	94.52

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)	25	—	1,197	600.00–975.00	832.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,368	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,034.96
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,165	700.00–985.00	853.64

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

Heifers · 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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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