Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, with instance of 15.00-20.00 higher. Steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Several light weight calves included and these sold to very good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, except Lean cows 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady in a light test. Packer demand moderate to good. A total of 363 cows and bulls sold with 70 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.94/cwt on 480 head.

Average price

$144.94

480 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$31.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.50

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	146.22	771	393
Medium and Large 1-2	521	144.91	754	19thin
Medium and Large 2	489	138.65	678	65
Medium and Large 3	580	115.00	667	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.22/cwt here — about $104 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 sale480 hd

144.94

—

OK average7 barns · 6,363 hd

136.45

+8.50

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	1,632	94.32	1,540	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	64.11	911	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	60.50	730	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	53.30	577	93

Every lot, as filed

124 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	66.87/cwt	65.00–69.00	952	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	60.00/cwt	59.00–61.00	575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	435	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	55.78/cwt	54.00–58.50	639	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	133.75/cwt	125.00–145.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	186.32/cwt	183.00–194.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.25/cwt	144.00–155.50	843	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	343	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	904	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	188.90/cwt	179.00–203.00	710	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	169.43/cwt	159.00–178.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.09/cwt	132.00–145.00	867	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.45/cwt	141.00–144.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	844	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	129.52/cwt	125.00–131.50	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.89/cwt	130.50–135.50	894	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	202.59/cwt	188.00–207.50	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	161.41/cwt	153.00–166.00	847	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	132.42/cwt	130.00–134.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	141.79/cwt	135.00–147.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	197.36/cwt	193.00–204.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	147.00/cwt	143.00–155.25	982	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	142.70/cwt	140.00–144.50	932	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	908	48.07/cwt	46.00–50.00	436	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	62.41/cwt	59.00–65.00	891	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	39.06/cwt	34.00–44.00	337	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	155.49/cwt	148.50–166.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.07/cwt	148.00–159.00	966	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	194.24/cwt	185.50–208.00	649	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	138.63/cwt	135.50–139.25	1,162	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	176.30/cwt	169.00–177.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	134.67/cwt	125.00–138.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	133.49/cwt	132.50–135.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	758	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	124.30/cwt	118.00–126.50	973	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	139.80/cwt	134.00–145.50	612	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	148.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	303	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	677	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	142.87/cwt	141.00–144.00	889	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	191.91/cwt	188.00–199.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	152.50/cwt	149.00–158.00	807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	135.00/cwt	134.00–135.50	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	155.37/cwt	149.50–167.00	755	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	145.64/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,057	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	302	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	156.74/cwt	149.50–164.50	889	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.99/cwt	136.00–149.00	825	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	168.02/cwt	160.50–172.50	563	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	152.66/cwt	144.50–156.00	560	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	155.85/cwt	152.00–158.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.40/cwt	143.00–154.50	700	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	163.00/cwt	155.00–166.00	665	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	1,001.49/cwt	900.00–1,085.00	7,992	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,068.28/cwt	1,035.00–1,100.00	8,867	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	13,904	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	473	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	367	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,033.11/cwt	785.00–1,110.00	12,769	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,070.74/cwt	985.00–1,125.00	12,185	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,945	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	922.95/cwt	910.00–935.00	11,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.10/cwt	160.50–181.00	799	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.69/cwt	158.00–167.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	183.98/cwt	174.00–192.00	775	45
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	593	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	267	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	143.37/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	62.04/cwt	59.00–64.00	753	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	808	46.03/cwt	44.00–48.00	372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	52.02/cwt	49.00–54.00	569	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	56.89/cwt	52.00–58.00	692	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	66.95/cwt	65.00–72.00	853	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	61.94/cwt	59.00–66.00	719	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	923	53.18/cwt	51.00–55.00	491	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,085.14/cwt	975.00–1,135.00	13,282	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	407	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	101.99/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,732	6
Bulls	—	—	1,576	93.57/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,475	6
Bulls	—	—	1,621	86.03/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,395	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	741	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	177.26/cwt	167.50–184.00	757	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,103.89/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	10,962	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	122.95/cwt	115.00–127.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	383	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.07/cwt	157.50–168.00	608	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	287	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,532	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	715	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	565	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	860	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	439	5

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 1,816Last week 1,895Year ago 1,120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 341Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 21Year ago 31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,424	65.00–69.00	66.87
1	—	1,305	57.00	57.00
17	—	1,427	59.00–65.00	62.41
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	59.00–61.00	60.00
5	—	908	46.00–50.00	48.07
6	—	862	34.00–44.00	39.06
6	—	923	51.00–55.00	53.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	54.00	54.00
2	—	808	44.00–48.00	46.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,146	54.00–58.50	55.78
1	—	1,150	30.00	30.00
27	—	1,094	49.00–54.00	52.02
7	—	1,160	59.00–66.00	61.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,213	59.00–64.00	62.04
23	—	1,217	52.00–58.00	56.89
11	—	1,274	65.00–72.00	66.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,698	99.00–106.00	101.99
6	—	1,576	90.00–98.00	93.57
5	—	1,621	80.00–88.00	86.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	125.00–145.00	133.75
3	—	462	140.00–146.00	143.97
3	—	425	150.00–155.00	153.35
2	—	390	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
7	—	333	183.00–194.00	186.32
32	—	565	144.00–155.50	149.25
6	—	904	100.00	100.00
22	—	376	179.00–203.00	188.90
8	—	622	141.00–144.00	142.87
3	—	272	188.00–199.00	191.91
9	—	529	149.00–158.00	152.50
3	—	692	134.00–135.50	135.00
14	—	486	149.50–167.00	155.37
3	—	760	125.00	125.00
4	—	741	129.50	129.50
16	—	427	167.50–184.00	177.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	143.50	143.50
6	—	432	185.50	185.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	266	159.00–178.00	169.43
41	—	628	132.00–145.00	138.09
4	—	712	125.00–131.50	129.52
27	—	673	130.50–135.50	132.89
59	—	522	140.00–148.00	145.27
12	—	783	118.00–126.50	124.30
76	—	573	136.00–149.00	143.99
13	—	335	160.50–172.50	168.02
94	—	472	143.00–154.50	148.40
21	—	408	155.00–166.00	163.00
2	—	920	115.50	115.50
26	—	373	157.50–168.00	163.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	142.00	142.00
2	—	675	125.00	125.00
2	—	615	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	141.00–144.00	142.45
5	—	628	132.50–135.00	133.49
2	—	493	148.00	148.00
2	—	755	121.00	121.00
4	—	388	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
7	—	844	95.50	95.50
8	—	571	125.00–138.00	134.67
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
12	—	438	134.00–145.50	139.80
3	—	264	145.00–155.00	148.60
16	—	367	144.50–156.00	152.66
3	—	322	152.00–158.00	155.85
3	—	682	115.00–127.00	122.95
3	—	642	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	166.00	166.00
3	—	287	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	186.50	186.50
6	—	310	210.50	210.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	362	188.00–207.50	202.59
53	—	525	153.00–166.00	161.41
6	—	266	193.00–204.00	197.36
50	—	668	143.00–155.25	147.00
53	—	623	148.00–159.00	155.07
14	—	334	185.50–208.00	194.24
13	—	838	135.50–139.25	138.63
14	—	726	141.00–148.00	145.64
1	—	890	131.50	131.50
37	—	567	149.50–164.50	156.74
33	—	478	160.50–181.00	167.10
3	—	993	115.50	115.50
45	—	421	174.00–192.00	183.98
4	—	778	140.00–144.50	143.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	130.00–134.00	132.42
5	—	653	140.00–144.50	142.70
5	—	524	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	590	135.00–147.00	141.79
10	—	481	148.50–166.00	155.49
11	—	398	169.00–177.00	176.30
1	—	670	136.00	136.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	158.00–167.00	162.69
2	—	503	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	145.00	145.00
3	—	508	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	302	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	593	45.00	45.00
5	—	860	51.00	51.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	72.00	72.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	79.00	79.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	900.00–1,085.00	1,001.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,035.00–1,100.00	1,068.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,135.00	1,135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	993	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,103.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,236	785.00–1,110.00	1,033.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,138	985.00–1,125.00	1,070.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,258	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	910.00–935.00	922.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,224	975.00–1,135.00	1,085.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	885.00	885.00

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