Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 588 cows and bulls sold with 59 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.91/cwt on 1,206 head.

Average price

$148.91

1,206 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$9.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.80

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	154.18	823	513
Medium and Large 1-2	544	145.08	790	483
Medium and Large 2	477	144.81	690	210

One grade step is worth $9.38/cwt here — about $133 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 sale1,206 hd

148.91

—

OK average7 barns · 12,045 hd

139.10

+9.80

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	1,701	85.42	1,453	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	53.92	695	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,365	50.28	686	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,106	47.20	522	218

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.70/cwt	132.00–142.00	719	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	127.51/cwt	124.50–134.75	743	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	122.29/cwt	120.25–130.50	819	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	194.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	648	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.39/cwt	119.00–129.00	678	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.51/cwt	130.50–140.50	805	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	126.28/cwt	122.00–132.00	957	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	139.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	456	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	123.70/cwt	119.50–129.50	886	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	189.64/cwt	185.00–195.00	704	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.68/cwt	122.00–132.00	676	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.03/cwt	129.00–139.00	819	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	134.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	209.29/cwt	202.00–211.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	201.13/cwt	196.00–206.00	728	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	158.31/cwt	153.00–163.00	665	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	170.83/cwt	165.50–175.50	736	116
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.83/cwt	124.00–134.00	689	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	131.54/cwt	126.00–136.00	960	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.18/cwt	159.00–169.00	785	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.58/cwt	127.00–137.00	795	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	127.47/cwt	124.00–134.00	851	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	165.37/cwt	161.00–171.00	771	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	143.88/cwt	139.50–149.50	561	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.64/cwt	143.00–153.00	767	112
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	168.63/cwt	164.00–174.00	717	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	173.16/cwt	167.00–177.00	668	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	106.72/cwt	102.00–111.00	814	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	877.74/cwt	785.00–975.00	9,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.26/cwt	139.50–149.50	607	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.95/cwt	137.00–146.00	742	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	144.11/cwt	141.00–151.00	842	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	136.84/cwt	134.00–144.00	929	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	143.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	872	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	197.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	671	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,040	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	857.44/cwt	760.00–975.00	9,269	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	762.87/cwt	500.00–975.00	9,032	67
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,209	1,120.68/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	13,549	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,262	1,171.83/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	14,788	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	58.94/cwt	56.00–62.00	750	12
Bulls	—	—	1,725	92.90/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,603	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	40.91/cwt	38.00–43.00	469	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	37.12/cwt	33.00–38.00	335	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	44.31/cwt	42.00–47.00	551	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	908	42.40/cwt	39.00–44.00	385	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	56.17/cwt	54.00–59.00	820	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	55.45/cwt	52.50–57.00	760	10
Bulls	—	—	1,666	81.32/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,355	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	48.24/cwt	46.00–51.00	568	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	49.86/cwt	48.00–53.00	680	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	45.58/cwt	44.00–49.00	534	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.70/cwt	117.00–127.00	468	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	177.17/cwt	174.00–184.00	657	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	62.84/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,025	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	61.93/cwt	58.00–63.00	857	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	46.99/cwt	45.00–50.00	436	42
Bulls	—	—	1,731	86.93/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,505	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.35/cwt	123.50–133.50	877	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	130.56/cwt	124.00–134.00	436	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	53.76/cwt	50.00–55.50	682	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	124.09/cwt	119.00–129.00	710	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	122.73/cwt	117.00–127.00	511	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	117.17/cwt	113.00–123.00	393	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	124.95/cwt	119.00–129.00	595	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	115.81/cwt	112.00–122.00	720	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	150.23/cwt	143.00–153.00	644	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	116.47/cwt	111.00–121.00	616	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	143.22/cwt	139.00–149.00	683	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	114.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	756	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	150.70/cwt	148.00–158.00	734	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.78/cwt	114.00–124.00	674	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	182.56/cwt	179.00–189.00	577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.16/cwt	150.00–160.50	746	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	126.75/cwt	121.00–131.00	668	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	123.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	893	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	126.88/cwt	123.00–133.00	804	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	774	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.23/cwt	128.00–138.00	561	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	159.31/cwt	154.00–164.50	683	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	131.72/cwt	128.50–138.50	495	42

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 3,209Last week 3,437Year ago 3,804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 463Last week 409Year ago 547

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 42Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	522	132.00–142.00	137.70
19	—	333	190.00–200.00	194.62
113	—	581	130.50–140.50	138.51
20	—	371	185.00–195.00	189.64
51	—	620	129.00–139.00	132.03
59	—	678	123.50–133.50	129.35
72	—	478	150.00–160.50	156.16
23	—	726	115.00–125.00	123.01
53	—	429	154.00–164.50	159.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	758	122.00–132.00	126.28
6	—	328	202.00–211.00	209.29
21	—	362	196.00–206.00	201.13
116	—	431	165.50–175.50	170.83
26	—	730	126.00–136.00	131.54
53	—	466	161.00–171.00	165.37
112	—	523	143.00–153.00	146.64
89	—	584	141.00–151.00	144.11
47	—	679	134.00–144.00	136.84
30	—	609	140.00–150.00	143.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	371	174.00–184.00	177.17
68	—	572	119.00–129.00	124.09
31	—	429	143.00–153.00	150.23
21	—	477	139.00–149.00	143.22
14	—	316	179.00–189.00	182.56
34	—	527	121.00–131.00	126.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	583	124.50–134.75	127.51
37	—	670	120.25–130.50	122.29
25	—	327	135.00–145.00	139.49
19	—	716	119.50–129.50	123.70
107	—	521	122.00–132.00	129.68
98	—	477	130.00–140.00	134.37
39	—	390	139.50–149.50	143.88
4	—	763	102.00–111.00	106.72
57	—	418	139.50–149.50	145.26
36	—	634	123.00–133.00	126.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	378	117.00–127.00	123.70
27	—	416	117.00–127.00	122.73
14	—	335	113.00–123.00	117.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	334	124.00–134.00	130.56
44	—	476	119.00–129.00	124.95
34	—	622	112.00–122.00	115.81
45	—	529	111.00–121.00	116.47
24	—	662	110.00–120.00	114.26
31	—	572	114.00–124.00	117.78
64	—	424	128.00–138.00	132.23
42	—	376	128.50–138.50	131.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	563	119.00–129.00	120.39
30	—	420	153.00–163.00	158.31
43	—	527	124.00–134.00	130.83
57	—	487	148.00–158.00	150.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	475	159.00–169.00	165.18
13	—	618	127.00–137.00	128.58
23	—	668	124.00–134.00	127.47
29	—	425	164.00–174.00	168.63
12	—	386	167.00–177.00	173.16
35	—	523	137.00–146.00	141.95
24	—	339	190.00–200.00	197.91
33	—	577	130.00–140.00	134.22

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	2	—	1,050	785.00–975.00	877.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,081	760.00–975.00	857.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,262	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,171.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	—	1,184	500.00–975.00	762.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,209	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,120.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,273	56.00–62.00	58.94
21	—	1,146	38.00–43.00	40.91
57	—	1,172	44.00–49.00	45.58
50	—	1,269	50.00–55.50	53.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	903	33.00–38.00	37.12
24	—	908	39.00–44.00	42.40
42	—	928	45.00–50.00	46.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,244	42.00–47.00	44.31
12	—	1,460	54.00–59.00	56.17
33	—	1,363	48.00–53.00	49.86
5	—	1,631	60.00–65.00	62.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,370	52.50–57.00	55.45
14	—	1,177	46.00–51.00	48.24
8	—	1,384	58.00–63.00	61.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	91.00–96.00	92.90
11	—	1,666	79.00–83.00	81.32
10	—	1,731	85.00–89.00	86.93

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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