Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 lower. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Quality good thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 581 cows and bulls sold with 41 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.77/cwt on 2,021 head.

Average price

$128.77

2,021 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$14.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	134.16	688	1,026
Medium and Large 1-2	527	124.56	656	716
Medium and Large 2	460	119.80	551	279

One grade step is worth $14.36/cwt here — about $137 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 sale2,021 hd

128.77

—

OK average7 barns · 13,599 hd

131.86

−3.09

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	1,728	80.64	1,393	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	50.05	675	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	48.39	591	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	45.23	474	152

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	639	121.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	776	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.65/cwt	156.00–166.00	682	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.16/cwt	158.00–168.00	762	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	150.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	645	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	108.56/cwt	101.00–111.00	839	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	104.06/cwt	102.50–112.50	696	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	133.64/cwt	128.50–138.50	953	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	145.46/cwt	140.50–150.50	483	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.94/cwt	113.00–123.00	806	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	134.09/cwt	129.00–139.00	506	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	192.42/cwt	188.00–198.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	107.65/cwt	99.00–109.00	797	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	186.56/cwt	185.00–195.00	819	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	123.40/cwt	116.50–126.50	779	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	551	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	177.09/cwt	168.00–178.00	855	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	176.51/cwt	174.00–184.00	736	129
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	141.95/cwt	136.50–146.50	748	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	112.27/cwt	105.00–116.50	808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.55/cwt	113.00–123.00	919	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.92/cwt	126.00–136.00	741	134
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.40/cwt	121.00–131.00	739	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	135.80/cwt	129.00–139.50	426	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	138.31/cwt	131.00–141.00	914	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.61/cwt	139.50–149.50	603	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	172.51/cwt	167.00–177.50	738	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	131.07/cwt	127.00–137.00	700	207
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	138.23/cwt	132.00–142.00	793	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	166.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	631	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	129.34/cwt	124.00–134.00	997	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	202.01/cwt	199.00–209.00	764	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	195.76/cwt	194.00–204.00	632	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	187.36/cwt	179.00–189.00	892	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.66/cwt	135.50–145.50	859	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	153.77/cwt	149.00–159.00	873	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.41/cwt	136.50–146.50	658	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	161.97/cwt	156.50–166.50	847	158
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	117.62/cwt	114.50–124.50	793	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	170.14/cwt	167.00–177.00	570	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	171.48/cwt	169.00–179.00	794	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	902.86/cwt	785.00–1,010.00	9,480	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	835.39/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	10,075	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	902.26/cwt	725.00–975.00	9,916	21
Bulls	—	—	1,708	78.34/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,338	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	43.53/cwt	42.50–47.50	403	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	49.69/cwt	47.00–52.00	664	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	45.53/cwt	44.00–49.00	535	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	38.03/cwt	35.00–40.00	441	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	44.69/cwt	41.00–46.00	564	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	53.72/cwt	53.00–58.00	617	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	55.58/cwt	53.00–58.50	805	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	48.12/cwt	47.00–52.50	557	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	899	38.37/cwt	36.00–41.00	345	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	43.85/cwt	41.00–46.50	485	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	52.05/cwt	50.00–55.00	670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	120.35/cwt	115.50–125.50	697	168
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	131.64/cwt	127.00–137.00	766	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	181.58/cwt	177.00–187.00	686	31
Bulls	—	—	1,828	94.54/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,728	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	55.91/cwt	55.00–60.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	169.31/cwt	163.00–173.00	721	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	133.96/cwt	128.50–138.50	584	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	123.72/cwt	117.50–127.50	536	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.24/cwt	147.00–157.00	714	39
Bulls	—	—	1,788	85.09/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	871	48.36/cwt	48.00–53.00	421	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	123.64/cwt	118.00–128.00	413	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	143.08/cwt	138.00–148.00	828	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	636	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.46/cwt	116.00–126.00	658	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	109.65/cwt	105.50–115.50	581	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	139.15/cwt	134.00–144.50	726	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	110.84/cwt	104.00–114.00	631	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	128.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	683	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.43/cwt	145.00–155.50	775	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	805	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	176.74/cwt	172.00–182.00	597	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	592	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	112.20/cwt	105.50–115.50	692	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	114.79/cwt	110.50–120.50	839	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.84/cwt	117.50–127.50	868	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	187.68/cwt	183.00–193.00	597	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	161.36/cwt	157.00–167.50	770	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	124.75/cwt	118.00–128.00	464	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	126.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	832	11

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 →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,733Last week 3,419Year ago 4,191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 537Last week 728Year ago 617

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 40Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	639	115.00–125.00	121.38
96	—	527	136.50–146.50	141.95
13	—	720	105.00–116.50	112.27
50	—	428	167.00–177.50	172.51
38	—	574	132.00–142.00	138.23
29	—	380	160.00–170.00	166.09
55	—	674	114.50–124.50	117.62
14	—	335	167.00–177.00	170.14
12	—	463	169.00–179.00	171.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	430	156.00–166.00	158.65
49	—	473	158.00–168.00	161.16
45	—	580	121.00–131.00	127.40
30	—	533	126.00–136.00	128.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	429	145.00–155.00	150.38
39	—	475	147.00–157.00	150.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	773	101.00–111.00	108.56
53	—	669	102.50–112.50	104.06
46	—	377	129.00–139.00	134.09
19	—	740	99.00–109.00	107.65
37	—	314	129.00–139.50	135.80
168	—	579	115.50–125.50	120.35
72	—	436	128.50–138.50	133.96
161	—	478	126.00–136.00	133.09
103	—	529	116.00–126.00	124.46
36	—	617	105.50–115.50	112.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	332	140.50–150.50	145.46
28	—	678	113.00–123.00	118.94
90	—	631	116.50–126.50	123.40
142	—	380	140.00–150.00	145.03
14	—	775	113.00–123.00	118.55
134	—	570	126.00–136.00	129.92
103	—	420	139.50–149.50	143.61
207	—	534	127.00–137.00	131.07
191	—	472	136.50–146.50	139.41
66	—	731	110.50–120.50	114.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	433	117.50–127.50	123.72
26	—	334	118.00–128.00	123.64
33	—	530	105.50–115.50	109.65
45	—	569	104.00–114.00	110.84
51	—	485	115.00–125.00	122.12
32	—	372	118.00–128.00	124.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	713	128.50–138.50	133.64
30	—	439	185.00–195.00	186.56
58	—	661	131.00–141.00	138.31
25	—	771	124.00–134.00	129.34
24	—	378	199.00–209.00	202.01
21	—	323	194.00–204.00	195.76
32	—	476	179.00–189.00	187.36
92	—	615	135.50–145.50	139.66
63	—	568	149.00–159.00	153.77
158	—	523	156.50–166.50	161.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	373	188.00–198.00	192.42
63	—	483	168.00–178.00	177.09
129	—	417	174.00–184.00	176.51
43	—	579	138.00–148.00	143.08
123	—	515	145.00–155.50	150.43
85	—	621	125.00–135.00	129.68
52	—	718	117.50–127.50	120.84
21	—	318	183.00–193.00	187.68
11	—	659	120.00–130.00	126.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	582	127.00–137.00	131.64
31	—	378	177.00–187.00	181.58
82	—	426	163.00–173.00	169.31
125	—	522	134.00–144.50	139.15
19	—	338	172.00–182.00	176.74
183	—	477	157.00–167.50	161.36

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	4	—	1,050	785.00–1,010.00	902.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,206	700.00–1,075.00	835.39
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,099	725.00–975.00	902.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,708	76.00–81.00	78.34
2	—	1,828	93.00–96.00	94.54
2	—	1,788	83.00–87.00	85.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	925	42.50–47.50	43.53
13	—	899	36.00–41.00	38.37
6	—	895	55.00–60.00	55.91
13	—	871	48.00–53.00	48.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,337	47.00–52.00	49.69
15	—	1,262	41.00–46.00	44.69
16	—	1,448	53.00–58.50	55.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,176	44.00–49.00	45.53
1	—	1,250	58.00	58.00
13	—	1,287	50.00–55.00	52.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,159	35.00–40.00	38.03
11	—	1,148	53.00–58.00	53.72
25	—	1,158	47.00–52.50	48.12
51	—	1,107	41.00–46.50	43.85

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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