Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Steer calves under 500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher; over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, most advance on 500-600 lbs. Demand good for all classes. Supply again included several nice sets of feeder cattle. Quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Packer demand extremely good. Cow numbers have declined and this is prompting the good demand. A total of 291 cows and bulls sold with 65 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.13/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$149.13

492 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	150.78	915	332
Medium and Large 1-2	551	145.88	803	108
Medium and Large 2	505	145.36	733	52

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about $182 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 sale492 hd

149.13

—

OK average7 barns · 8,678 hd

141.29

+7.84

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	1,583	98.50	1,559	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	72.35	959	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	70.56	847	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	64.83	704	102

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	297	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.27/cwt	123.50–129.25	843	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	137.39/cwt	130.50–142.00	665	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,349	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	930.61/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,376	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	921.86/cwt	860.00–975.00	10,399	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	67.32/cwt	64.50–70.00	821	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	886	56.59/cwt	55.00–58.00	501	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	985	70.01/cwt	68.00–72.00	690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	936	62.10/cwt	60.50–64.00	581	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	70.56/cwt	68.00–73.00	895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	148.29/cwt	144.00–157.50	715	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	153.47/cwt	152.00–161.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	137.48/cwt	125.00–140.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.72/cwt	146.00–147.00	773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	177.45/cwt	172.50–184.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.95/cwt	142.50–146.50	690	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	461	139.85/cwt	139.50–140.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	148.28/cwt	144.50–152.00	629	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	150.78/cwt	149.00–160.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	144.20/cwt	135.00–147.50	554	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	971	66.55/cwt	64.00–67.50	646	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	74.71/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,060	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	55.41/cwt	53.00–58.00	593	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	74.11/cwt	70.00–80.00	887	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	970	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	640	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	49.48/cwt	49.00–50.00	562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	67.80/cwt	66.00–74.00	781	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	64.46/cwt	61.00–66.50	717	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	46.35/cwt	45.00–47.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	131.25/cwt	125.00–132.50	823	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	400	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	126.19/cwt	125.00–127.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.78/cwt	135.00–146.50	746	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.50	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	143.08/cwt	140.00–146.50	972	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	194.58/cwt	185.00–199.00	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	169.36/cwt	169.00–170.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.55/cwt	145.00–152.50	699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	104.45/cwt	104.25–104.50	1,120	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	135.02/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	136.65/cwt	135.50–140.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	139.68/cwt	130.00–143.50	914	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	167.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.09/cwt	143.00–155.00	850	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	159.77/cwt	157.00–165.00	775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.41/cwt	141.50–152.00	759	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	158.13/cwt	158.00–158.50	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	150.12/cwt	141.00–153.50	928	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	138.23/cwt	134.00–140.00	988	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	140.81/cwt	138.00–145.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	603	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	155.47/cwt	143.00–159.50	819	71
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,078	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	12,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	132.95/cwt	121.00–139.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	125.37/cwt	125.25–126.50	931	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.59/cwt	134.00–135.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	138.72/cwt	125.00–147.00	785	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.90/cwt	150.00–161.00	665	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	641	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	87.28/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,339	7
Bulls	—	—	1,560	101.81/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.41/cwt	131.00–137.50	770	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.65/cwt	125.00–132.50	804	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	137.74/cwt	135.00–140.50	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	145.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	748	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	182.51/cwt	173.50–189.00	690	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.14/cwt	129.00–151.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	176.69/cwt	165.00–180.00	754	21
Bulls	—	—	1,663	108.27/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,801	6

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 1,804Last week 1,444Year ago 1,736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 296Year ago 248

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 66Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	297	150.00	150.00
3	—	595	123.00	123.00
3	—	693	123.50	123.50
4	—	363	142.00	142.00
12	—	479	142.00–143.00	142.49
17	—	625	125.00–132.50	128.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	668	123.50–129.25	126.27
2	—	773	112.50	112.50
42	—	476	142.50–146.50	144.95
5	—	237	209.00	209.00
43	—	424	144.50–152.00	148.28
7	—	374	149.00–160.00	150.78
53	—	627	125.00–132.50	131.25
8	—	253	158.00	158.00
55	—	530	135.00–146.50	140.78
9	—	339	156.00	156.00
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
30	—	743	125.25–126.50	125.37
70	—	573	131.00–137.50	134.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	484	130.50–142.00	137.39
3	—	333	140.00	140.00
3	—	632	116.50	116.50
4	—	384	135.00–147.50	144.20
5	—	593	125.00–127.00	126.19
1	—	730	116.50	116.50
14	—	533	121.00–139.00	132.95
6	—	404	135.00–140.50	137.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	139.50–140.00	139.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	137.00	137.00
10	—	668	115.00–120.50	118.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	482	144.00–157.50	148.29
3	—	768	118.00	118.00
6	—	626	125.00–140.00	137.48
7	—	527	146.00–147.00	146.72
12	—	372	172.50–184.00	177.45
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
26	—	566	125.00–147.00	138.72
17	—	421	150.00–161.00	157.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	392	152.00–161.00	153.47
2	—	598	140.50	140.50
2	—	793	114.00	114.00
5	—	518	134.00–135.00	134.59
5	—	490	140.00	140.00
3	—	448	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	132.00	132.00
13	—	474	145.00–152.50	147.55
5	—	822	127.50	127.50
20	—	654	130.00–143.50	139.68
7	—	381	165.00–170.00	167.27
46	—	522	141.50–152.00	145.41
8	—	428	158.00–158.50	158.13
2	—	565	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	679	140.00–146.50	143.08
10	—	317	185.00–199.00	194.58
32	—	1,072	104.25–104.50	104.45
10	—	765	127.00–138.00	135.02
36	—	570	143.00–155.00	149.09
16	—	485	157.00–165.00	159.77
57	—	618	141.00–153.50	150.12
16	—	715	134.00–140.00	138.23
71	—	527	143.00–159.50	155.47
3	—	837	128.00–130.00	129.33
25	—	378	173.50–189.00	182.51
21	—	427	165.00–180.00	176.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	169.00–170.00	169.36
4	—	624	135.50–140.00	136.65
4	—	672	135.00–136.00	135.50
6	—	424	138.00–145.00	140.81
2	—	305	179.00–180.00	179.50
21	—	514	140.00–150.00	145.50
1	—	720	128.00	128.00
11	—	480	129.00–151.00	143.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	150.00	150.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	800.00–1,050.00	930.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,128	860.00–975.00	921.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,220	64.50–70.00	67.32
24	—	1,197	70.00–80.00	74.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	886	55.00–58.00	56.59
5	—	936	60.50–64.00	62.10
13	—	971	64.00–67.50	66.55
3	—	883	45.00–47.00	46.35
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	68.00–72.00	70.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,268	68.00–73.00	70.56
8	—	1,419	73.00–78.50	74.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	53.00–58.00	55.41
2	—	1,135	49.00–50.00	49.48
49	—	1,152	66.00–74.00	67.80
23	—	1,113	61.00–66.50	64.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,534	80.00–94.00	87.28
6	—	1,560	97.50–105.00	101.81
6	—	1,663	106.00–115.00	108.27

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle