Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cow 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower. A total of 451 cows and bulls sold with 41 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.23/cwt on 1,140 head.

Average price

$148.23

1,140 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$11.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	149.41	767	374
Medium and Large 1	562	149.27	839	657
Medium and Large 2	498	137.88	686	109

One grade step is worth $11.53/cwt here — about $81 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 sale1,140 hd

148.23

—

OK average7 barns · 8,655 hd

141.58

+6.65

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	1,752	83.77	1,468	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	51.86	721	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	49.33	604	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	46.79	514	116

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	627	122.59/cwt	119.00–129.00	769	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	130.28/cwt	123.00–134.50	823	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.40/cwt	153.00–163.00	740	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	131.87/cwt	128.00–138.00	438	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	132.41/cwt	127.50–137.50	961	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	134.19/cwt	128.00–139.00	495	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	122.48/cwt	117.00–127.00	691	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	138.07/cwt	134.00–144.50	723	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	177.53/cwt	174.00–184.00	683	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	181.88/cwt	178.00–188.00	602	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.46/cwt	124.50–134.50	874	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	130.38/cwt	122.50–132.75	876	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	137.37/cwt	133.00–143.00	794	61
Bulls	—	—	1,682	82.33/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,385	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.31/cwt	113.50–123.50	818	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	130.46/cwt	123.00–133.00	564	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	59.71/cwt	58.00–60.00	782	6
Bulls	—	—	1,954	86.27/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,686	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	942	46.98/cwt	45.00–51.00	443	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	52.40/cwt	51.00–56.00	606	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	52.53/cwt	50.00–55.00	750	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	53.34/cwt	52.00–57.00	698	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	47.45/cwt	44.00–49.50	602	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	47.59/cwt	45.00–50.50	545	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	48.22/cwt	46.00–51.00	586	12
Bulls	—	—	1,740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	58.86/cwt	57.00–62.00	904	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	43.20/cwt	41.00–44.00	505	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	42.41/cwt	39.00–44.00	398	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	669	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.39/cwt	115.50–125.50	630	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	160.96/cwt	154.00–164.50	691	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	121.91/cwt	117.00–127.00	875	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	116.35/cwt	109.00–119.00	561	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	120.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	733	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.11/cwt	122.00–132.00	716	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	129.14/cwt	123.00–133.00	681	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	117.59/cwt	112.00–122.50	503	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,078.50/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	13,805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	778	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	171.04/cwt	167.00–177.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	120.90/cwt	115.50–125.50	688	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	148.92/cwt	143.00–153.00	639	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.14/cwt	142.00–152.00	689	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.64/cwt	145.00–155.00	777	168
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	168.36/cwt	162.50–172.50	645	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	151.28/cwt	147.00–157.00	655	23
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	912.45/cwt	810.00–1,050.00	11,086	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	769.43/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,772	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,269	1,101.13/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	13,973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	144.81/cwt	140.50–150.50	526	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	142.32/cwt	139.50–149.50	474	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	164.91/cwt	164.00–174.00	813	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	120.70/cwt	119.00–122.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	185.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	190.34/cwt	189.00–199.00	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.93/cwt	114.50–124.50	931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.82/cwt	126.00–136.00	756	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	139.18/cwt	135.00–145.50	862	102
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	134.88/cwt	131.00–141.00	693	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	130.94/cwt	125.00–135.50	1,007	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	133.61/cwt	130.50–140.50	627	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.64/cwt	128.00–139.00	757	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.78/cwt	126.00–136.00	817	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.11/cwt	144.00–154.00	850	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	138.20/cwt	133.00–143.00	915	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	131.80/cwt	126.50–136.50	700	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	125.90/cwt	120.50–130.50	904	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.40/cwt	136.00–146.00	608	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	138.92/cwt	133.50–143.50	583	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	170.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	706	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.32/cwt	141.00–151.00	679	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 3,437Last week 2,568Year ago 2,389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 409Last week 440Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 108Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	627	119.00–129.00	122.59
18	—	675	110.00–120.00	115.28
13	—	330	167.00–177.00	171.04
30	—	383	162.50–172.50	168.36
23	—	433	147.00–157.00	151.28
7	—	710	119.00–122.00	120.70
20	—	514	131.00–141.00	134.88
44	—	571	128.00–139.00	132.64
31	—	467	141.00–151.00	145.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	564	117.00–127.00	122.48
54	—	530	120.00–130.00	126.21
31	—	470	130.00–140.00	134.69
40	—	433	136.00–146.00	140.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	632	123.00–134.50	130.28
47	—	473	153.00–163.00	156.40
59	—	524	134.00–144.50	138.07
45	—	385	174.00–184.00	177.53
39	—	331	178.00–188.00	181.88
28	—	672	122.50–132.75	130.38
61	—	578	133.00–143.00	137.37
33	—	429	154.00–164.50	160.96
14	—	718	117.00–127.00	121.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	726	127.50–137.50	132.41
168	—	516	145.00–155.00	150.64
10	—	493	164.00–174.00	164.91
12	—	378	185.00–195.00	185.77
11	—	313	189.00–199.00	190.34
102	—	619	135.00–145.50	139.18
20	—	769	125.00–135.50	130.94
107	—	578	144.00–154.00	147.11
89	—	662	133.00–143.00	138.20
95	—	413	165.00–175.00	170.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	568	122.00–132.00	126.11
23	—	527	123.00–133.00	129.14
29	—	429	143.00–153.00	148.92
29	—	475	142.00–152.00	145.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	332	128.00–138.00	131.87
35	—	369	128.00–139.00	134.19
23	—	680	113.50–123.50	120.31
100	—	474	120.00–130.00	125.67
62	—	432	123.00–133.00	130.46
83	—	523	115.50–125.50	120.39
45	—	609	115.00–125.00	120.39
60	—	569	115.50–125.50	120.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	670	124.50–134.50	130.46
43	—	363	140.50–150.50	144.81
25	—	333	139.50–149.50	142.32
6	—	770	114.50–124.50	120.93
96	—	578	126.00–136.00	130.82
78	—	469	130.50–140.50	133.61
35	—	625	126.00–136.00	130.78
81	—	531	126.50–136.50	131.80
18	—	718	120.50–130.50	125.90
86	—	420	133.50–143.50	138.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	482	109.00–119.00	116.35
41	—	428	112.00–122.50	117.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,682	79.00–84.00	82.33
7	—	1,954	85.00–89.00	86.27
1	—	1,740	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,310	58.00–60.00	59.71
12	—	1,157	51.00–56.00	52.40
39	—	1,145	45.00–50.50	47.59
24	—	1,169	41.00–44.00	43.20
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	942	45.00–51.00	46.98
21	—	938	39.00–44.00	42.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,427	50.00–55.00	52.53
8	—	1,268	44.00–49.50	47.45
4	—	1,535	57.00–62.00	58.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	52.00–57.00	53.34
12	—	1,215	46.00–51.00	48.22
2	—	1,023	44.00	44.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,280	900.00–1,175.00	1,078.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,215	810.00–1,050.00	912.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,140	700.00–825.00	769.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,269	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,101.13

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 this sale compares

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