Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 lower, both in a light test. Demand good. Quality average. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 407 cows and bulls sold with 49 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.21/cwt on 1,054 head.

Average price

$149.21

1,054 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$4.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

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	481	152.36	733	314
Medium and Large 1	563	148.32	834	329
Medium and Large 2	463	147.50	683	411

One grade step is worth $4.86/cwt here — about $50 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 sale1,054 hd

149.21

—

OK average7 barns · 16,029 hd

144.91

+4.29

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	—	Average	1,728	76.62	1,324	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	51.03	672	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	46.75	644	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	43.80	489	122

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	629	122.05/cwt	114.00–124.50	768	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	109.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	686	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	126.52/cwt	124.00–134.00	712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	658	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	130.97/cwt	125.50–135.50	564	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	127.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	800	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	176.69/cwt	175.00–185.00	728	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	115.07/cwt	111.00–121.00	780	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	134.54/cwt	131.00–141.00	433	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.21/cwt	136.00–146.00	606	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	139.86/cwt	137.00–147.00	540	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	112.81/cwt	106.00–116.00	870	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	174.54/cwt	169.00–179.00	819	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	108.75/cwt	105.50–115.50	787	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	849	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	129.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	700	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	125.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	726	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	185.13/cwt	179.00–189.00	702	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	164.72/cwt	160.00–167.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	137.04/cwt	133.50–143.50	661	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	151.69/cwt	146.50–156.50	802	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	134.58/cwt	131.00–141.00	709	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	128.45/cwt	124.00–134.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	175.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	573	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	123.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	758	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.07/cwt	141.00–150.00	684	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	154.29/cwt	148.00–158.00	640	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	121.47/cwt	116.50–126.50	876	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	53.68/cwt	51.00–56.00	756	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	896	49.77/cwt	46.00–51.00	446	11
Bulls	—	—	1,778	81.48/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,449	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	41.49/cwt	39.00–44.00	480	42
Bulls	—	—	1,715	75.41/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,293	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	52.19/cwt	52.00–53.00	722	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	53.19/cwt	51.00–56.00	630	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	36.08/cwt	33.00–38.00	402	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	43.40/cwt	41.00–45.00	583	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	47.78/cwt	45.00–50.00	588	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	47.93/cwt	45.00–50.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	113.09/cwt	105.00–115.00	757	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	42.52/cwt	40.00–45.00	373	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	725.40/cwt	575.00–950.00	7,842	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	979.64/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	12,794	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,650	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	47.86/cwt	46.00–51.00	671	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	161.36/cwt	157.00–167.00	607	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	35.82/cwt	34.00–39.00	326	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.97/cwt	109.00–119.00	596	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	157.98/cwt	153.00–163.00	667	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	152.08/cwt	147.00–157.00	710	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	119.83/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,046	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	153.78/cwt	148.00–158.00	506	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	849.68/cwt	760.00–875.00	8,573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	116.82/cwt	113.00–123.50	665	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	119.48/cwt	112.00–122.50	569	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	129.76/cwt	123.00–133.00	742	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	131.34/cwt	124.00–135.00	697	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	120.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	454	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	120.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	502	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	127.96/cwt	126.00–136.00	475	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	163.70/cwt	158.00–168.00	774	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	141.18/cwt	136.00–146.00	755	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	168.76/cwt	164.00–174.00	727	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	138.34/cwt	134.00–144.00	784	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	171.01/cwt	168.00–178.00	633	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	121.94/cwt	116.50–126.50	749	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	164.77/cwt	159.00–169.00	539	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.45/cwt	123.00–133.00	612	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	402	12

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 2,425Last week 4,733Year ago 2,819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 369Last week 537Year ago 263

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 44Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	629	114.00–124.50	122.05
58	—	473	158.00–168.00	163.70
96	—	535	136.00–146.00	141.18
25	—	431	164.00–174.00	168.76
43	—	567	134.00–144.00	138.34
38	—	370	168.00–178.00	171.01
36	—	327	159.00–169.00	164.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	627	125.00–135.00	127.52
32	—	412	175.00–185.00	176.69
20	—	771	106.00–116.00	112.81
15	—	469	169.00–179.00	174.54
12	—	568	145.00–155.00	149.50
31	—	379	179.00–189.00	185.13
85	—	529	146.50–156.50	151.69
7	—	654	124.00–134.00	128.45
23	—	327	170.00–180.00	175.25
26	—	721	116.50–126.50	121.47
25	—	873	111.00–121.00	119.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	376	157.00–167.00	161.36
103	—	422	153.00–163.00	157.98
91	—	467	147.00–157.00	152.08
30	—	329	148.00–158.00	153.78
65	—	572	123.00–133.00	129.76
74	—	531	124.00–135.00	131.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	627	105.00–115.00	109.45
61	—	522	120.00–130.00	126.14
66	—	431	125.50–135.50	130.97
77	—	569	113.00–123.50	116.82
30	—	371	126.00–136.00	127.96
90	—	473	123.00–133.00	129.45
12	—	321	120.00–130.00	125.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	124.00–134.00	126.52
25	—	678	111.00–121.00	115.07
15	—	322	131.00–141.00	134.54
40	—	423	136.00–146.00	143.21
38	—	386	137.00–147.00	139.86
18	—	724	105.50–115.50	108.75
71	—	482	133.50–143.50	137.04
63	—	527	131.00–141.00	134.58
33	—	614	116.50–126.50	121.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	109.00–119.00	113.97
30	—	476	112.00–122.50	119.48
22	—	377	115.00–125.00	120.41
26	—	417	115.00–125.00	120.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	541	125.00–135.00	129.45
41	—	577	120.00–130.00	125.75
6	—	386	160.00–167.00	164.72
3	—	330	165.00	165.00
21	—	613	120.00–125.00	123.71
20	—	468	141.00–150.00	146.07
20	—	415	148.00–158.00	154.29
15	—	669	105.00–115.00	113.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,408	51.00–56.00	53.68
8	—	1,271	45.00–50.00	47.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	896	46.00–51.00	49.77
6	—	878	40.00–45.00	42.52
9	—	910	34.00–39.00	35.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,157	39.00–44.00	41.49
11	—	1,185	51.00–56.00	53.19
14	—	1,113	33.00–38.00	36.08
29	—	1,231	45.00–50.00	47.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	52.00–53.00	52.19
17	—	1,343	41.00–45.00	43.40
22	—	1,401	46.00–51.00	47.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,778	80.00–84.00	81.48
16	—	1,715	73.00–79.00	75.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,081	575.00–950.00	725.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,306	825.00–1,050.00	979.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,009	760.00–875.00	849.68

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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