Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady, to 3.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls had too few receipts to establish a trend however, a slightly lower undertone is noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.06/cwt on 1,126 head.

Average price

$149.06

1,126 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$7.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.69

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	152.74	863	436
Medium and Large 2	458	148.58	681	263
Medium and Large 1-2	536	145.60	780	427

One grade step is worth $7.14/cwt here — about $83 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 sale1,126 hd

149.06

—

OK average7 barns · 9,876 hd

140.37

+8.69

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	—	Average	1,663	86.06	1,431	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	56.13	748	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	54.17	662	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	49.12	547	121

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2	—	528	128.11/cwt	123.00–133.50	676	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.11/cwt	117.00–127.00	702	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	148.40/cwt	141.00–151.00	499	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	179.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	695	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.71/cwt	134.00–144.00	720	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	737	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	134.64/cwt	129.00–139.00	502	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	181.65/cwt	176.00–186.00	603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.52/cwt	119.00–129.00	652	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	158.51/cwt	154.00–164.00	770	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	139.87/cwt	134.50–144.50	590	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	133.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	443	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.82/cwt	129.00–139.50	644	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	853	51
Bulls	—	—	1,851	88.39/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,636	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	52.05/cwt	51.00–53.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.03/cwt	133.00–143.00	788	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	112.43/cwt	106.00–116.00	649	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	126.91/cwt	123.50–133.50	530	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.06/cwt	116.50–126.50	757	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	63.64/cwt	62.50–65.50	724	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	93.74/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	56.22/cwt	55.00–59.00	679	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	58.73/cwt	56.00–61.00	814	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	55.83/cwt	54.00–59.00	648	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	44.08/cwt	42.00–47.00	524	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	52.70/cwt	48.00–54.50	650	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	53.86/cwt	51.00–55.00	699	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	44.96/cwt	42.00–47.00	397	6
Bulls	—	—	1,501	81.94/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,230	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	51.15/cwt	48.00–53.50	577	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	39.17/cwt	38.00–40.00	368	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.19/cwt	117.00–127.00	707	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	171.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	561	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	112.93/cwt	108.00–118.00	586	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.56/cwt	122.00–132.00	737	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	162.75/cwt	158.00–168.00	698	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	131.49/cwt	126.00–136.00	813	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	122.76/cwt	118.50–128.50	584	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	167.21/cwt	162.00–173.00	649	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	131.61/cwt	124.50–134.50	686	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	150.02/cwt	143.00–153.00	696	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	153.87/cwt	147.00–157.00	669	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	769.62/cwt	600.00–985.00	8,766	81
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	132.58/cwt	128.00–138.00	758	25
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,904	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	1,088.74/cwt	1,010.00–1,260.00	12,706	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	168.58/cwt	164.00–174.00	652	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	125.15/cwt	118.00–128.00	484	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	172.40/cwt	169.00–179.00	553	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	174.78/cwt	169.00–179.00	732	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	116.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	132.16/cwt	127.50–137.50	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	136.36/cwt	131.00–141.00	919	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	188.51/cwt	186.00–196.00	714	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.84/cwt	151.00–161.00	739	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.74/cwt	165.00–175.00	795	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	107.83/cwt	107.50–109.00	788	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	117.16/cwt	114.00–124.00	842	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.49/cwt	113.00–123.00	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	142.28/cwt	137.00–147.00	884	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	147.46/cwt	144.50–154.50	863	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	146.50/cwt	145.50–155.50	636	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	133.60/cwt	128.50–138.50	965	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.79/cwt	127.00–137.00	809	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.00/cwt	129.50–139.50	697	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	152.91/cwt	148.00–158.00	662	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	125.56/cwt	119.50–129.50	1,045	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	143.97/cwt	140.50–150.50	667	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	192.10/cwt	187.00–197.00	638	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	133.90/cwt	128.00–138.00	771	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	854	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	777	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.11/cwt	145.50–155.50	794	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	116.62/cwt	114.00–124.00	784	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	147.22/cwt	140.50–150.50	567	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	31

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 2,568Last week 3,188Year ago 2,849

Slaughter CattleReceipts 440Last week 505Year ago 388

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 59Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	528	123.00–133.50	128.11
27	—	570	117.00–127.00	123.11
31	—	472	140.00–150.00	144.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	523	134.00–144.00	137.71
14	—	388	162.00–173.00	167.21
25	—	572	128.00–138.00	132.58
18	—	321	169.00–179.00	172.40
10	—	667	110.00–120.00	116.27
27	—	474	151.00–161.00	155.84
23	—	731	107.50–109.00	107.83
39	—	433	148.00–158.00	152.91
26	—	622	120.00–130.00	124.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	336	141.00–151.00	148.40
11	—	719	114.00–124.00	117.16
8	—	765	113.00–123.00	115.49
43	—	434	145.50–155.50	146.50
32	—	623	127.00–137.00	129.79
91	—	520	129.50–139.50	134.00
20	—	463	140.50–150.50	143.97
64	—	576	128.00–138.00	133.90
49	—	669	125.00–135.00	127.58
41	—	385	140.50–150.50	147.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	373	129.00–139.00	134.64
46	—	528	119.00–129.00	123.52
28	—	422	134.50–144.50	139.87
25	—	331	130.00–140.00	133.81
95	—	478	129.00–139.50	134.82
72	—	620	116.50–126.50	122.06
25	—	574	117.00–127.00	123.19
32	—	672	114.00–124.00	116.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	577	106.00–116.00	112.43
29	—	418	123.50–133.50	126.91
31	—	519	108.00–118.00	112.93
43	—	476	118.50–128.50	122.76
17	—	387	118.00–128.00	125.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	386	175.00–185.00	179.98
80	—	529	135.00–145.00	139.36
12	—	332	176.00–186.00	181.65
60	—	486	154.00–164.00	158.51
51	—	681	120.00–130.00	125.22
82	—	575	133.00–143.00	137.03
46	—	429	158.00–168.00	162.75
63	—	618	126.00–136.00	131.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	328	165.00–175.00	171.16
45	—	573	122.00–132.00	128.56
67	—	521	124.50–134.50	131.61
35	—	464	143.00–153.00	150.02
31	—	435	147.00–157.00	153.87
37	—	387	164.00–174.00	168.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	419	169.00–179.00	174.78
9	—	751	127.50–137.50	132.16
34	—	674	131.00–141.00	136.36
18	—	379	186.00–196.00	188.51
31	—	477	165.00–175.00	166.74
94	—	621	137.00–147.00	142.28
52	—	585	144.50–154.50	147.46
44	—	722	128.50–138.50	133.60
15	—	832	119.50–129.50	125.56
27	—	332	187.00–197.00	192.10
60	—	522	145.50–155.50	152.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,851	86.00–91.00	88.39
2	—	1,775	92.00–95.00	93.74
6	—	1,501	79.00–85.00	81.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	51.00–53.00	52.05
6	—	883	42.00–47.00	44.96
11	—	939	38.00–40.00	39.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	62.50–65.50	63.64
16	—	1,160	54.00–59.00	55.83
27	—	1,188	42.00–47.00	44.08
56	—	1,129	48.00–53.50	51.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	63.00–64.00	63.49
10	—	1,386	56.00–61.00	58.73
18	—	1,297	51.00–55.00	53.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	55.00–59.00	56.22
7	—	1,233	48.00–54.50	52.70

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)	81	—	1,139	600.00–985.00	769.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,167	1,010.00–1,260.00	1,088.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	685.00	685.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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