Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 1.00-3.00 higher. Steer calves 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifers 7.00-9.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 456 cows and bulls sold with 44 percent going to packers. A reminder, The Tulsa Stockyards will be closed Monday, September 7, in order to observe Labor Day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.09/cwt on 1,209 head.

Average price

$155.09

1,209 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.26

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	159.61	853	456
Medium and Large 1-2	499	155.01	774	530
Medium and Large 2	474	146.04	692	223

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $161 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 sale1,209 hd

155.09

—

OK average7 barns · 11,826 hd

141.83

+13.26

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	1,664	95.33	1,586	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,347	60.47	815	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	57.45	721	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	51.68	558	83

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.88/cwt	130.00–139.50	713	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	143.15/cwt	138.00–148.00	467	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.96/cwt	134.00–145.00	661	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	163.17/cwt	158.00–170.50	439	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.58/cwt	122.00–132.00	661	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	138.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	598	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	131.64/cwt	124.50–134.50	887	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	130.12/cwt	124.00–134.00	566	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.08/cwt	131.50–141.50	778	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	117.80/cwt	111.50–119.75	921	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.32/cwt	133.50–143.50	719	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	146.32/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	52.65/cwt	50.00–56.00	575	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	65.53/cwt	65.00–66.00	949	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,212	56.97/cwt	54.00–58.00	690	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	61.06/cwt	59.00–64.50	840	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	661	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	814	41.20/cwt	40.00–45.00	335	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	39.32/cwt	38.00–40.00	408	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	62.29/cwt	60.00–65.00	799	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	916	52.00/cwt	50.00–54.00	476	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	46.69/cwt	44.00–49.00	528	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	57.16/cwt	55.00–59.00	713	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	133.81/cwt	129.50–139.50	907	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.30/cwt	169.00–179.00	724	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	133.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.43/cwt	160.00–170.00	637	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	180.19/cwt	177.00–187.00	602	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	163.30/cwt	159.00–169.00	758	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	128.60/cwt	124.00–134.00	941	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	131.96/cwt	123.00–133.00	760	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	181.26/cwt	174.00–184.00	696	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	148.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	845	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,154	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	151.63/cwt	147.00–157.00	646	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.21/cwt	148.00–158.50	734	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	161.40/cwt	153.50–163.50	838	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	137.82/cwt	133.00–143.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	152.64/cwt	149.00–159.00	487	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	730	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.40/cwt	114.00–124.00	740	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	131.68/cwt	125.50–135.50	809	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.66/cwt	123.50–133.00	618	69
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	101.83/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.13/cwt	128.50–138.50	832	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	1,147.57/cwt	910.00–1,325.00	15,699	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	58.88/cwt	57.00–64.00	707	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	563	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,169.40/cwt	950.00–1,360.00	13,799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	192.94/cwt	188.00–198.00	594	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	145.84/cwt	138.00–147.00	688	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	138.01/cwt	134.00–144.00	803	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.09/cwt	148.50–158.50	943	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	145.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	969	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.61/cwt	158.00–168.50	709	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	149.48/cwt	142.00–153.00	791	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.63/cwt	136.00–146.50	876	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	187.24/cwt	184.50–194.50	680	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	190.06/cwt	187.00–192.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	134.81/cwt	131.00–141.00	692	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	91.11/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,467	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.73/cwt	128.00–139.00	775	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	561	6
Bulls	—	—	1,664	95.57/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,590	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	125.44/cwt	123.00–130.50	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	131.31/cwt	126.00–134.00	864	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	721	22
Bulls	—	—	2,145	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,381	1

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,424Last week 2,014Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 157Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 255Last week 57Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	525	130.00–139.50	135.88
2	—	480	157.00	157.00
32	—	625	128.50–138.50	133.13
4	—	310	161.00	161.00
33	—	571	128.00–139.00	135.73
6	—	368	150.00–155.00	152.55
6	—	726	123.00–130.50	125.44
9	—	658	126.00–134.00	131.31
22	—	415	165.00–175.00	173.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	326	138.00–148.00	143.15
44	—	518	122.00–132.00	127.58
52	—	435	124.00–134.00	130.12
13	—	375	133.00–143.00	137.82
59	—	574	120.00–130.00	127.17
18	—	625	114.00–124.00	118.40
69	—	480	123.50–133.00	128.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	472	134.00–145.00	139.96
9	—	269	158.00–170.50	163.17
59	—	431	135.00–145.00	138.79
13	—	674	124.50–134.50	131.64
96	—	576	131.50–141.50	135.08
21	—	782	111.50–119.75	117.80
102	—	520	133.50–143.50	138.32
22	—	382	145.00–155.00	146.32
24	—	319	149.00–159.00	152.64
46	—	614	125.50–135.50	131.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	678	129.50–139.50	133.81
43	—	334	177.00–187.00	180.19
48	—	384	174.00–184.00	181.26
62	—	473	148.00–158.50	155.21
96	—	582	134.00–144.00	138.01
108	—	428	158.00–168.50	165.61
101	—	529	142.00–153.00	149.48
32	—	623	136.00–146.50	140.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	418	169.00–179.00	173.30
6	—	755	125.00–135.00	133.33
58	—	464	159.00–169.00	163.30
11	—	732	124.00–134.00	128.60
65	—	568	145.00–155.00	148.72
13	—	852	135.50	135.50
82	—	519	153.50–163.50	161.40
18	—	308	188.00–198.00	192.94
103	—	620	148.50–158.50	152.09
20	—	665	140.00–150.00	145.71
31	—	363	184.50–194.50	187.24
5	—	279	187.00–192.00	190.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	385	160.00–170.00	165.43
43	—	576	123.00–133.00	131.96
47	—	426	147.00–157.00	151.63
61	—	472	138.00–147.00	145.84
34	—	513	131.00–141.00	134.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,092	50.00–56.00	52.65
3	—	1,037	38.00–40.00	39.32
8	—	1,131	44.00–49.00	46.69
11	—	1,201	57.00–64.00	58.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	65.00–66.00	65.53
8	—	1,212	54.00–58.00	56.97
31	—	1,376	59.00–64.50	61.06
1	—	1,125	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	53.00	53.00
7	—	1,283	60.00–65.00	62.29
25	—	1,248	55.00–59.00	57.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	814	40.00–45.00	41.20
6	—	916	50.00–54.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,694	100.00–104.00	101.83
11	—	1,610	87.00–93.00	91.11
20	—	1,664	94.00–98.00	95.57
1	—	2,145	111.00	111.00

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	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,368	910.00–1,325.00	1,147.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,180	950.00–1,360.00	1,169.40

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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