Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers had too few receipts to establish a trend, however a much lower undertone is noted. Demand moderate. Quality plain thru good. Slaughter cows mostly steady, in a light test. Slaughter bulls steady, also in a light test. A total of 318 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 $131.45/cwt on 722 head.

Average price

$131.45

722 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

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

$4.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

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	487	133.32	649	329
Medium and Large 2	458	131.00	600	161
Medium and Large 1	586	129.11	757	232

One grade step is worth $4.21/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale722 hd

131.45

—

OK average7 barns · 7,542 hd

130.53

+0.92

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	1,747	82.00	1,432	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,351	54.97	742	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	54.42	650	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	47.29	488	126

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	426	130.72/cwt	126.00–136.00	557	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	134.66/cwt	129.00–139.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	150.69/cwt	149.00–159.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	116.62/cwt	110.50–120.50	549	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.67/cwt	138.00–148.00	690	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	112.33/cwt	108.00–118.00	703	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	115.30/cwt	112.00–122.00	598	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	111.10/cwt	108.00–118.00	368	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	113.50/cwt	107.00–117.00	783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.84/cwt	124.00–134.00	715	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	108.03/cwt	101.00–111.00	838	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	119.43/cwt	115.50–125.50	432	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	126.23/cwt	124.00–127.00	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	92.54/cwt	87.50–97.50	531	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	127.40/cwt	119.00–129.00	419	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	117.28/cwt	114.50–124.50	839	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	115.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	119.84/cwt	117.00–127.00	694	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	92.60/cwt	86.00–97.50	573	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	123.86/cwt	117.00–127.00	586	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	138.32/cwt	134.50–144.50	718	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	102.67/cwt	98.00–108.00	581	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	146.46/cwt	145.00–155.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	103.08/cwt	99.00–109.00	639	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	122.32/cwt	117.50–127.50	531	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	105.85/cwt	97.50–107.50	708	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	152.84/cwt	151.00–161.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	122.97/cwt	119.50–129.50	767	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	132.54/cwt	128.00–138.00	632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	143.43/cwt	138.00–147.00	597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	140.96/cwt	136.00–146.00	434	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	665.26/cwt	600.00–735.00	6,799	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	805.16/cwt	725.00–860.00	8,438	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	775.18/cwt	650.00–900.00	9,201	13
Bulls	—	—	1,633	77.02/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,258	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	48.48/cwt	45.00–50.00	530	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	49.70/cwt	47.00–52.00	593	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	58.81/cwt	57.50–61.00	632	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	42.85/cwt	39.00–44.00	500	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	797	36.19/cwt	33.00–37.50	288	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	53.90/cwt	51.00–56.00	496	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	60.29/cwt	59.00–63.00	757	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	47.14/cwt	45.00–50.00	442	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	53.74/cwt	51.00–56.00	660	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	41.06/cwt	39.00–44.00	363	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	52.12/cwt	49.00–54.00	675	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	53.79/cwt	53.00–58.00	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	112.96/cwt	106.50–116.50	480	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	145.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	630	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	102.80/cwt	99.00–109.50	493	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	62.75/cwt	62.50–63.00	865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	87.94/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.24/cwt	127.00–137.50	619	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	111.10/cwt	106.50–116.50	699	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	140.35/cwt	134.50–144.50	528	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	150.92/cwt	148.00–159.00	495	31
Bulls	—	—	1,777	82.92/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,473	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	59.27/cwt	57.00–61.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	125.67/cwt	123.00–133.00	675	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	110.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	563	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	105.36/cwt	99.00–109.00	547	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	110.53/cwt	104.00–114.50	416	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	116.11/cwt	113.00–123.00	668	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.03/cwt	129.00–139.00	577	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	99.98/cwt	93.00–104.00	526	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.58/cwt	119.00–129.00	809	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	167.80/cwt	164.00–174.00	519	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	102.25/cwt	96.00–106.00	674	22

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 1,958Last week 3,040Year ago 2,148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 454Year ago 244

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 82Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	426	126.00–136.00	130.72
8	—	358	124.00–127.00	126.23
23	—	473	117.00–127.00	123.86
14	—	519	99.00–109.00	105.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	129.00–139.00	134.66
28	—	521	110.00–120.00	115.63
15	—	579	117.00–127.00	119.84
18	—	669	97.50–107.50	105.85
12	—	477	128.00–138.00	132.54
10	—	416	138.00–147.00	143.43
4	—	308	136.00–146.00	140.96
23	—	629	106.50–116.50	111.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	149.00–159.00	150.69
39	—	568	124.00–134.00	125.84
21	—	776	101.00–111.00	108.03
30	—	715	114.50–124.50	117.28
43	—	519	134.50–144.50	138.32
8	—	362	145.00–155.00	146.46
5	—	435	151.00–161.00	152.84
53	—	624	119.50–129.50	122.97
12	—	660	119.00–129.00	122.58
13	—	309	164.00–174.00	167.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	477	138.00–148.00	144.67
28	—	626	108.00–118.00	112.33
17	—	690	107.00–117.00	113.50
71	—	432	140.00–150.00	145.73
44	—	376	134.50–144.50	140.35
31	—	328	148.00–159.00	150.92
74	—	537	123.00–133.00	125.67
34	—	575	113.00–123.00	116.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	519	112.00–122.00	115.30
70	—	468	127.00–137.50	132.24
68	—	427	129.00–139.00	135.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	471	110.50–120.50	116.62
33	—	362	115.50–125.50	119.43
23	—	329	119.00–129.00	127.40
41	—	566	98.00–108.00	102.67
36	—	620	99.00–109.00	103.08
67	—	434	117.50–127.50	122.32
76	—	509	105.00–115.00	110.62
22	—	659	96.00–106.00	102.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	331	108.00–118.00	111.10
16	—	574	87.50–97.50	92.54
17	—	619	86.00–97.50	92.60
89	—	425	106.50–116.50	112.96
58	—	480	99.00–109.50	102.80
42	—	376	104.00–114.50	110.53
20	—	526	93.00–104.00	99.98

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	3	—	1,022	600.00–735.00	665.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,048	725.00–860.00	805.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,187	650.00–900.00	775.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,633	75.00–79.00	77.02
5	—	1,863	86.00–89.00	87.94
11	—	1,777	80.00–85.50	82.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,093	45.00–50.00	48.48
3	—	1,075	57.50–61.00	58.81
16	—	1,168	39.00–44.00	42.85
23	—	1,228	51.00–56.00	53.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	47.00–52.00	49.70
6	—	1,255	59.00–63.00	60.29
11	—	1,161	53.00–58.00	53.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	797	33.00–37.50	36.19
15	—	920	51.00–56.00	53.90
15	—	938	45.00–50.00	47.14
17	—	885	39.00–44.00	41.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,296	49.00–54.00	52.12
2	—	1,378	62.50–63.00	62.75
3	—	1,515	57.00–61.00	59.27

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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Replacement Cattle

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