Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-7.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. A reminder: December 14th will be our last sale for 2020. Our next sale will be Jan 4, 2021. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 450 cows 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 $157.58/cwt on 1,877 head.

Average price

$157.58

1,877 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$9.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	163.24	885	683
Medium and Large 2	491	154.92	760	558
Medium and Large 1-2	557	153.85	857	636

One grade step is worth $9.39/cwt here — about $28 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 sale1,877 hd

157.58

—

OK average7 barns · 17,633 hd

148.98

+8.60

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	1,707	78.52	1,340	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	53.94	745	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	50.47	612	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	46.71	495	111

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	136.30/cwt	134.00–144.00	642	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	122.13/cwt	117.00–127.00	951	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	126.12/cwt	121.50–131.50	798	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	130.92/cwt	124.00–134.00	872	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	160.16/cwt	154.00–164.00	613	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.47/cwt	147.50–157.50	633	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.36/cwt	110.50–120.50	713	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	181.99/cwt	177.00–187.00	701	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	192.15/cwt	188.00–198.00	715	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.18/cwt	123.00–133.00	721	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.48/cwt	118.00–128.00	814	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	111.78/cwt	109.00–119.00	816	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	147.38/cwt	143.00–153.00	551	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	686	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	137.19/cwt	128.50–138.50	1,045	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	172.17/cwt	168.00–178.00	871	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	137.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	912	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	129.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	172.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	750	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	165.65/cwt	161.00–171.00	623	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	201.15/cwt	198.00–208.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	159.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	165.55/cwt	159.50–169.50	793	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	137.83/cwt	134.00–144.50	791	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	147.21/cwt	145.00–155.00	714	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.66/cwt	127.00–137.00	685	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	186.04/cwt	178.00–188.00	618	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	165.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	941	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	145.08/cwt	138.50–148.10	910	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	138.08/cwt	128.50–138.60	776	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	182.88/cwt	177.00–187.00	755	142
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.12/cwt	136.50–146.00	750	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	47.37/cwt	44.00–49.00	575	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	864	39.52/cwt	36.00–41.00	341	7
Bulls	—	—	1,634	76.98/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,258	10
Bulls	—	—	1,596	69.99/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,117	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	53.42/cwt	51.00–55.00	700	10
Bulls	—	—	1,824	83.46/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,522	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	51.79/cwt	50.50–55.00	627	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	964	44.70/cwt	42.00–47.00	431	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	59.24/cwt	59.00–59.50	729	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	49.99/cwt	46.00–51.00	683	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	64.32/cwt	63.00–68.00	841	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	121.29/cwt	116.50–125.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	177.78/cwt	175.00–185.00	837	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	43.14/cwt	41.00–44.00	475	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	55.86/cwt	53.00–58.50	814	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	710.37/cwt	500.00–910.00	7,530	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,026.29/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	11,033	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	140.88/cwt	137.50–148.00	816	153
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	160.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	686	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	924	50.95/cwt	48.00–53.00	471	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	47.31/cwt	45.00–50.00	546	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	112.29/cwt	106.00–116.00	650	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	158.88/cwt	153.00–163.00	763	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	137.21/cwt	132.00–142.00	505	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.94/cwt	123.00–133.00	608	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	132.39/cwt	129.50–138.00	898	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.24/cwt	164.00–174.00	803	60
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	796.95/cwt	685.00–975.00	9,715	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	162.67/cwt	157.00–167.00	878	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	169.34/cwt	166.00–176.00	618	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.66/cwt	149.00–159.00	879	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.17/cwt	117.00–127.00	694	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	130.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	570	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	150.95/cwt	146.00–156.00	788	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	189.44/cwt	187.00–197.00	638	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	180.30/cwt	176.00–186.00	588	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.03/cwt	127.00–137.50	830	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	109.65/cwt	105.50–115.00	575	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	171.52/cwt	166.00–176.00	732	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	142.54/cwt	139.00–149.00	472	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.08/cwt	114.00–124.00	829	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	144.11/cwt	136.00–146.00	604	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.87/cwt	116.00–126.00	647	156

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 4,179Last week 2,476Year ago 3,740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 402Last week 280Year ago 330

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 42Year ago 132

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	471	134.00–144.00	136.30
45	—	618	110.50–120.50	115.36
44	—	374	143.00–153.00	147.38
89	—	568	117.00–127.00	122.17
22	—	331	139.00–149.00	142.54
146	—	419	136.00–146.00	144.11
156	—	522	116.00–126.00	123.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	633	121.50–131.50	126.12
27	—	383	154.00–164.00	160.16
90	—	421	147.50–157.50	150.47
30	—	665	118.00–128.00	122.48
16	—	730	109.00–119.00	111.78
36	—	319	150.00–160.00	159.52
111	—	485	145.00–155.00	147.21
76	—	520	127.00–137.00	131.66
106	—	562	128.50–138.60	138.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	579	106.00–116.00	112.29
52	—	368	132.00–142.00	137.21
49	—	475	123.00–133.00	127.94
65	—	437	125.00–135.00	130.46
47	—	524	105.50–115.00	109.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	779	117.00–127.00	122.13
67	—	666	124.00–134.00	130.92
33	—	385	177.00–187.00	181.99
60	—	477	164.00–174.00	168.24
84	—	540	157.00–167.00	162.67
231	—	572	149.00–159.00	153.66
21	—	337	187.00–197.00	189.44
43	—	624	127.00–137.50	133.03
49	—	427	166.00–176.00	171.52
21	—	720	114.00–124.00	115.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	372	188.00–198.00	192.15
62	—	762	128.50–138.50	137.19
18	—	506	168.00–178.00	172.17
27	—	663	135.00–145.00	137.50
8	—	721	125.00–135.00	129.19
15	—	325	198.00–208.00	201.15
34	—	568	160.00–170.00	165.67
215	—	627	138.50–148.10	145.08
142	—	413	177.00–187.00	182.88
125	—	471	175.00–185.00	177.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	579	137.50–148.00	140.88
50	—	427	155.00–165.00	160.75
89	—	480	153.00–163.00	158.88
21	—	365	166.00–176.00	169.34
171	—	522	146.00–156.00	150.95
74	—	326	176.00–186.00	180.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	567	123.00–133.00	127.18
42	—	526	125.00–135.00	130.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	436	165.00–175.00	172.00
30	—	376	161.00–171.00	165.65
27	—	479	159.50–169.50	165.55
51	—	574	134.00–144.50	137.83
22	—	332	178.00–188.00	186.04
55	—	528	136.50–146.00	142.12
11	—	614	116.50–125.00	121.29
17	—	678	129.50–138.00	132.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,213	44.00–49.00	47.37
15	—	1,211	50.50–55.00	51.79
2	—	1,230	59.00–59.50	59.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	864	36.00–41.00	39.52
31	—	964	42.00–47.00	44.70
15	—	924	48.00–53.00	50.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,310	51.00–55.00	53.42
1	—	1,170	59.00	59.00
14	—	1,101	41.00–44.00	43.14
33	—	1,155	45.00–50.00	47.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,367	46.00–51.00	49.99
9	—	1,307	63.00–68.00	64.32
15	—	1,458	53.00–58.50	55.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,634	74.00–79.00	76.98
4	—	1,596	67.00–72.00	69.99
10	—	1,824	81.00–86.50	83.46

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)	24	—	1,060	500.00–910.00	710.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,075	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,026.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,219	685.00–975.00	796.95

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 this sale compares

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