Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves unevenly steady, except 300-400 lbs which sold up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher; 500-600 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Demand very good for light weight calves and feeder cattle; moderate for other classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower, except Breaker cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower. Packer demand moderate to good. A total of 362 cows and bulls sold with 68 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.92/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$147.92

399 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.56

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	149.21	868	354
Medium and Large 1-2	510	146.61	747	9thin
Medium and Large 2	580	135.86	788	33
Medium and Large 3	352	132.00	464	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $404 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 sale399 hd

147.92

—

OK average7 barns · 11,320 hd

137.36

+10.56

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	1,713	97.05	1,663	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	64.71	917	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	61.08	738	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	53.28	575	139

Every lot, as filed

122 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 2	—	366	136.55/cwt	134.00–145.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.92/cwt	137.50–149.00	674	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	378	137.36/cwt	136.00–140.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	109.24/cwt	107.00–118.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	126.42/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	145.02/cwt	140.50–149.00	915	39
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,085	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	140.38/cwt	138.50–141.00	758	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,039.34/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	12,680	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,803	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	42.85/cwt	40.00–46.00	476	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	839	34.85/cwt	30.00–42.00	292	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	60.31/cwt	57.00–62.50	712	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	65.08/cwt	62.00–73.00	750	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	888	47.22/cwt	45.00–49.00	419	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	995	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	577	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	890	51.63/cwt	50.00–53.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	128.31/cwt	124.00–133.50	736	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	153.12/cwt	146.00–155.00	476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	136.21/cwt	128.00–138.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	425	2
Bulls	—	—	1,697	88.99/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,510	5
Bulls	—	—	1,637	96.92/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,587	7
Bulls	—	—	1,821	105.95/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,929	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	173.97/cwt	164.50–186.50	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	15,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	852.06/cwt	700.00–950.00	10,446	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	800.18/cwt	675.00–925.00	9,834	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	934.17/cwt	900.00–960.00	12,228	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	136.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	118.25/cwt	118.00–118.50	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	133.46/cwt	127.00–136.25	1,030	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	156.38/cwt	150.00–161.00	733	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	919	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	190.87/cwt	183.50–202.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.90/cwt	160.00–174.00	689	38
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	126.83/cwt	122.00–138.00	611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	151.17/cwt	140.00–157.50	636	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	126.59/cwt	120.00–128.50	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.39/cwt	134.00–137.50	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.93/cwt	128.00–140.00	715	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,244.08/cwt	1,225.00–1,260.00	13,411	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	908.17/cwt	860.00–950.00	7,084	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	142.22/cwt	137.00–150.00	754	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	133.61/cwt	125.00–137.50	823	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	179.35/cwt	179.00–181.00	552	6
Bulls	—	—	1,465	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	131.81/cwt	125.50–140.50	825	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	136.60/cwt	135.00–138.50	770	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	120.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.41/cwt	140.00–157.00	714	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.82/cwt	125.00–139.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	156.06/cwt	145.00–164.50	669	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	66.32/cwt	63.00–74.50	869	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	931	53.11/cwt	52.00–54.00	494	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	63.88/cwt	60.00–65.00	924	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	54.96/cwt	53.00–56.50	652	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	56.52/cwt	55.00–58.00	516	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	67.01/cwt	66.00–69.00	931	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	56.58/cwt	55.50–61.00	644	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	52.40/cwt	50.00–54.00	574	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	108.40/cwt	108.00–108.50	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	121.11/cwt	119.50–123.50	865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	698	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	154.31/cwt	152.00–158.00	562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	185.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	693	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	154.55/cwt	150.00–157.50	827	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	137.81/cwt	135.50–139.00	846	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	141.75/cwt	137.50–145.00	954	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	136.38/cwt	131.00–140.00	987	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	148.65/cwt	140.50–154.50	862	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	765	2

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 1,444Last week 1,639Year ago 1,399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 254Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 34Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	134.00–145.00	136.55
1	—	320	136.00	136.00
5	—	676	107.00–118.00	109.24
1	—	520	129.00	129.00
9	—	434	128.00–138.00	136.21
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
12	—	482	122.00–138.00	126.83
3	—	720	107.50	107.50
2	—	293	139.00	139.00
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
3	—	378	136.00–140.00	137.36
2	—	505	125.00	125.00
3	—	455	132.00	132.00
2	—	630	113.00	113.00
2	—	698	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	475	137.50–149.00	141.92
7	—	1,011	89.50	89.50
53	—	574	124.00–133.50	128.31
10	—	311	146.00–155.00	153.12
35	—	421	140.00–157.50	151.17
6	—	654	120.00–128.50	126.59
46	—	530	128.00–140.00	134.93
7	—	626	125.50–140.50	131.81
5	—	771	108.00–108.50	108.40
13	—	714	119.50–123.50	121.11
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
3	—	820	110.50	110.50
10	—	364	152.00–158.00	154.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	100.00	100.00
3	—	383	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	145.00	145.00
4	—	434	138.00	138.00
10	—	522	125.00–132.00	129.98
5	—	473	134.00–137.50	135.39
3	—	628	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	121.00–127.50	126.42
39	—	631	140.50–149.00	145.02
11	—	1,148	94.50	94.50
1	—	225	206.00	206.00
2	—	918	118.00–118.50	118.25
19	—	772	127.00–136.25	133.46
3	—	867	105.00	105.00
31	—	469	150.00–161.00	156.38
5	—	266	183.50–202.00	190.87
38	—	418	160.00–174.00	164.90
19	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.89
66	—	535	150.00–157.50	154.55
1	—	325	193.00	193.00
17	—	673	137.50–145.00	141.75
18	—	724	131.00–140.00	136.38
45	—	580	140.50–154.50	148.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	150.00	150.00
4	—	540	138.50–141.00	140.38
2	—	488	137.00	137.00
3	—	587	138.50	138.50
3	—	710	125.00	125.00
15	—	614	135.50–139.00	137.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	137.00	137.00
1	—	280	136.00	136.00
1	—	415	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	143.00	143.00
5	—	506	135.00–140.00	136.05
9	—	568	135.00	135.00
13	—	711	129.25	129.25
1	—	380	148.00	148.00
3	—	322	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	168.00	168.00
2	—	473	148.00	148.00
5	—	571	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
6	—	564	120.00–123.00	120.53
3	—	530	125.00–139.00	131.82
1	—	355	159.00	159.00
2	—	668	114.50	114.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	164.50–186.50	173.97
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
14	—	530	137.00–150.00	142.22
4	—	717	107.00–109.00	107.98
18	—	616	125.00–137.50	133.61
6	—	308	179.00–181.00	179.35
1	—	855	101.00	101.00
12	—	564	135.00–138.50	136.60
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
12	—	475	140.00–157.00	150.41
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
10	—	429	145.00–164.50	156.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	137.00	137.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,039.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	1,040.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,237	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,226	700.00–950.00	852.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,229	675.00–925.00	800.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,309	900.00–960.00	934.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,325	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	1,225.00–1,260.00	1,244.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	860.00–950.00	908.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,110	40.00–46.00	42.85
15	—	1,153	62.00–73.00	65.08
57	—	1,138	55.50–61.00	56.58
28	—	1,096	50.00–54.00	52.40
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	839	30.00–42.00	34.85
9	—	888	45.00–49.00	47.22
7	—	931	52.00–54.00	53.11
2	—	913	55.00–58.00	56.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,180	57.00–62.50	60.31
18	—	1,310	63.00–74.50	66.32
8	—	1,187	53.00–56.50	54.96
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	58.00	58.00
2	—	890	50.00–53.00	51.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,447	60.00–65.00	63.88
9	—	1,389	66.00–69.00	67.01
1	—	1,160	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,697	84.00–92.00	88.99
7	—	1,637	94.00–102.00	96.92
8	—	1,821	103.00–114.00	105.95
1	—	1,465	67.00	67.00

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