Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 9.00 lower. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 536 cows and bulls sold with 46 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.01/cwt on 1,160 head.

Average price

$118.01

1,160 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$17.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.04

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	124.17	658	480
Medium and Large 1-2	519	115.60	600	538
Medium and Large 2	519	106.25	551	142

One grade step is worth $17.92/cwt here — about $106 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 sale1,160 hd

118.01

—

OK average7 barns · 7,670 hd

124.04

−6.04

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	1,648	79.98	1,319	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	55.24	770	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	53.45	685	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	47.12	500	175

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	577	128.60/cwt	127.00–137.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	108.34/cwt	102.00–112.00	525	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	162.33/cwt	158.00–169.00	610	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.83/cwt	133.00–144.00	583	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	201.63/cwt	198.00–208.00	684	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	148.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	640	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	128.77/cwt	122.00–132.00	856	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.60/cwt	111.00–121.00	772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	104.09/cwt	99.00–109.50	654	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	128.61/cwt	124.00–134.50	430	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.04/cwt	116.00–126.00	864	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	129.23/cwt	122.00–132.00	883	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	131.06/cwt	124.50–134.50	1,076	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	152.00/cwt	148.00–158.00	713	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	748	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	153.60/cwt	149.00–159.00	656	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.45/cwt	137.00–147.00	732	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	172.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	637	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	128.52/cwt	124.00–134.50	783	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	124.34/cwt	120.00–130.50	597	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	116.56/cwt	114.00–124.00	445	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	114.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	606	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	122.94/cwt	121.00–131.00	637	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	126.83/cwt	120.50–130.75	741	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	136.97/cwt	131.00–141.00	656	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	130.54/cwt	128.00–138.00	570	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	129.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	603	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	128.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	489	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	138.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	443	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	163.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	670	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	122.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	931	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	148.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	822	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	189.38/cwt	185.00–195.00	689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.81/cwt	159.00–169.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	106.69/cwt	104.50–114.50	826	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	98.09/cwt	92.50–102.50	805	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.80/cwt	151.00–161.00	820	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,309	1,216.08/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	15,918	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,115.53/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	12,037	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	1,391.33/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	16,362	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	741.89/cwt	600.00–900.00	9,081	35
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	655.31/cwt	500.00–800.00	7,405	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,145	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	47.52/cwt	45.00–50.00	550	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	52.79/cwt	51.00–56.00	721	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	968	54.27/cwt	51.00–56.00	525	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	776	35.20/cwt	33.00–38.00	273	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	41.73/cwt	39.00–44.00	483	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	48.68/cwt	44.00–50.00	611	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	59.41/cwt	57.00–62.00	759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	53.28/cwt	51.00–56.00	626	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	927	48.42/cwt	45.00–50.00	449	25
Bulls	—	—	1,524	76.08/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,159	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	50.04/cwt	47.00–51.00	618	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	894	41.01/cwt	39.00–44.00	367	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.10/cwt	116.00–126.00	694	105
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	117.64/cwt	113.00–123.00	728	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	179.01/cwt	174.00–184.00	669	16
Bulls	—	—	1,678	86.88/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,458	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	59.81/cwt	58.50–61.00	787	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	65.76/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	119.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	741	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	120.65/cwt	113.00–124.00	572	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	113.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	648	88
Bulls	—	—	1,793	82.28/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,475	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	183.40/cwt	179.00–189.00	620	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	129.27/cwt	125.50–135.50	804	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	144.25/cwt	138.00–148.00	625	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	138.75/cwt	137.00–147.00	670	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	104.58/cwt	99.00–109.00	557	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	112.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	702	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.08/cwt	112.50–122.50	801	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.07/cwt	105.50–115.50	805	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	103.86/cwt	99.00–109.00	607	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	132.47/cwt	129.50–139.50	703	98
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	167.76/cwt	163.00–173.00	622	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	173.75/cwt	168.00–178.00	580	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	129.37/cwt	126.00–136.00	671	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	105.73/cwt	101.00–111.00	712	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	182.33/cwt	176.00–186.00	576	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.14/cwt	123.00–133.00	737	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	111.90/cwt	106.00–116.00	478	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	138.30/cwt	134.00–144.00	783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	191.20/cwt	187.00–197.00	623	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	122.06/cwt	117.00–127.00	516	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	58.88/cwt	57.00–62.00	873	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	54.85/cwt	52.00–57.00	720	8

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 3,040Last week 3,209Year ago 3,835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 454Last week 463Year ago 625

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 125Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	577	127.00–137.00	128.60
50	—	432	145.00–155.00	148.17
18	—	665	122.00–132.00	128.77
25	—	521	137.00–147.00	140.45
20	—	369	170.00–180.00	172.74
19	—	609	124.00–134.50	128.52
88	—	479	131.00–141.00	136.97
17	—	338	179.00–189.00	183.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	376	158.00–169.00	162.33
44	—	423	133.00–144.00	137.83
52	—	480	120.00–130.50	124.34
105	—	578	116.00–126.00	120.10
61	—	619	113.00–123.00	117.64
21	—	334	168.00–178.00	173.75
61	—	519	126.00–136.00	129.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	485	102.00–112.00	108.34
61	—	533	99.00–109.00	104.58
30	—	584	99.00–109.00	103.86
19	—	427	106.00–116.00	111.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	628	99.00–109.50	104.09
45	—	334	124.00–134.50	128.61
22	—	382	114.00–124.00	116.56
87	—	529	110.00–120.00	114.48
120	—	474	113.00–124.00	120.65
88	—	571	110.00–120.00	113.55
75	—	673	101.00–111.00	105.73
54	—	423	117.00–127.00	122.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	518	121.00–131.00	122.94
75	—	584	120.50–130.75	126.83
70	—	437	128.00–138.00	130.54
66	—	466	125.00–135.00	129.41
52	—	380	125.00–135.00	128.80
20	—	320	135.00–145.00	138.51
15	—	774	104.50–114.50	106.69
14	—	821	92.50–102.50	98.09
23	—	622	110.00–120.00	112.88
25	—	667	112.50–122.50	120.08
32	—	725	105.50–115.50	111.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	339	198.00–208.00	201.63
34	—	720	116.00–126.00	120.04
45	—	683	122.00–132.00	129.23
39	—	821	124.50–134.50	131.06
29	—	410	160.00–170.00	163.37
23	—	758	120.00–130.00	122.79
14	—	555	145.00–155.00	148.12
12	—	364	185.00–195.00	189.38
3	—	470	159.00–169.00	165.81
48	—	523	151.00–161.00	156.80
83	—	622	125.50–135.50	129.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	111.00–121.00	115.60
23	—	469	148.00–158.00	152.00
53	—	518	140.00–150.00	144.32
25	—	427	149.00–159.00	153.60
16	—	374	174.00–184.00	179.01
55	—	621	115.00–125.00	119.37
17	—	566	134.00–144.00	138.30
23	—	326	187.00–197.00	191.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	433	138.00–148.00	144.25
80	—	483	137.00–147.00	138.75
98	—	531	129.50–139.50	132.47
35	—	371	163.00–173.00	167.76
17	—	316	176.00–186.00	182.33
29	—	575	123.00–133.00	128.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,309	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,216.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,224	600.00–900.00	741.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,079	975.00–1,175.00	1,115.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,176	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,391.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,130	500.00–800.00	655.31
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,143	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,158	45.00–50.00	47.52
13	—	1,157	39.00–44.00	41.73
2	—	1,278	57.00–62.00	59.41
39	—	1,175	51.00–56.00	53.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,365	51.00–56.00	52.79
5	—	1,256	44.00–50.00	48.68
5	—	1,520	64.00–68.00	65.76
6	—	1,483	57.00–62.00	58.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	968	51.00–56.00	54.27
10	—	776	33.00–38.00	35.20
25	—	927	45.00–50.00	48.42
27	—	894	39.00–44.00	41.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,235	47.00–51.00	50.04
2	—	1,315	58.50–61.00	59.81
8	—	1,312	52.00–57.00	54.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,524	73.00–79.00	76.08
3	—	1,678	86.00–89.00	86.88
8	—	1,793	80.00–85.00	82.28

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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