Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Heavy snow throughout the trade area kept receipts too few for a comparable. However 700 to 800 pound cattle had a higher undertone noted. Calves had a slightly lower undertone noted. Quality mostly attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, in a light test. A total of 162 cows and bulls sold with 22 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.09/cwt on 625 head.

Average price

$144.09

625 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$205

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

$14.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

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	512	156.12	799	116
Medium and Large 1	711	141.35	1,005	509

One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about −$205 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 sale625 hd

144.09

—

OK average7 barns · 14,844 hd

148.11

−4.02

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	—	High	1,829	77.78	1,423	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	55.02	830	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	45.33	512	18

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,703	82.01/cwt	81.00–83.50	1,397	4
Bulls	—	—	2,110	70.72/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	48.30/cwt	47.00–49.00	564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	41.73/cwt	39.00–44.00	454	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	55.69/cwt	55.00–56.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	125.47/cwt	116.50–126.25	996	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	124.31/cwt	116.00–126.00	787	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	169.66/cwt	165.00–175.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	135.84/cwt	133.00–143.00	748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,161	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	127.37/cwt	122.00–132.00	861	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.08/cwt	119.00–129.00	861	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	143.68/cwt	139.00–149.00	466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	179.50/cwt	173.50–183.50	768	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	133.63/cwt	131.50–141.50	715	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	165.43/cwt	160.50–170.50	859	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	160.19/cwt	158.00–168.00	900	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	136.58/cwt	133.50–143.50	862	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,043	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.62/cwt	168.00–178.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	131.40/cwt	129.00–139.00	511	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	51.46/cwt	50.00–53.00	776	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	55.91/cwt	54.00–58.50	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	163.09/cwt	157.00–167.00	767	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	167.56/cwt	163.00–173.00	731	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	1,329.93/cwt	1,225.00–1,400.00	13,419	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	115.39/cwt	111.00–117.50	775	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	124.61/cwt	122.00–132.00	741	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	128.16/cwt	124.00–134.00	557	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,550	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	990	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	140.85/cwt	134.00–144.00	658	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	158.51/cwt	154.00–164.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	147.50/cwt	139.50–149.50	574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	140.44/cwt	135.50–145.50	593	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	844	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.87/cwt	147.00–157.00	856	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	171.05/cwt	168.00–178.00	807	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	134.60/cwt	134.60–134.60	1,098	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	132.46/cwt	126.00–136.00	951	99

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

Mon Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,568Last week 4,179Year ago 2,715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 402Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 48Year ago 84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,703	81.00–83.50	82.01
2	—	2,110	68.00–73.50	70.72
1	—	1,770	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	47.00–49.00	48.30
11	—	1,087	39.00–44.00	41.73
3	—	1,297	55.00–56.00	55.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	50.00–53.00	51.46
8	—	1,509	54.00–58.50	55.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	45.00	45.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	794	116.50–126.25	125.47
25	—	633	116.00–126.00	124.31
13	—	551	133.00–143.00	135.84
90	—	672	119.00–129.00	128.08
6	—	324	139.00–149.00	143.68
50	—	535	131.50–141.50	133.63
45	—	860	121.25	121.25
32	—	467	134.00–144.00	140.85
12	—	389	139.50–149.50	147.50
21	—	422	135.50–145.50	140.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	389	129.00–139.00	131.40
32	—	595	122.00–132.00	124.61
10	—	435	124.00–134.00	128.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	165.00–175.00	169.66
67	—	893	130.00	130.00
24	—	676	122.00–132.00	127.37
25	—	428	173.50–183.50	179.50
25	—	519	160.50–170.50	165.43
39	—	562	158.00–168.00	160.19
27	—	631	133.50–143.50	136.58
8	—	310	168.00–178.00	170.62
15	—	472	168.00–178.00	171.05
170	—	816	134.60	134.60
99	—	718	126.00–136.00	132.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	470	157.00–167.00	163.09
17	—	436	163.00–173.00	167.56
8	—	328	154.00–164.00	158.51
5	—	536	157.50	157.50
62	—	571	147.00–157.00	149.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	132.00	132.00
12	—	672	111.00–117.50	115.39
3	—	635	118.50	118.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,009	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,329.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,054	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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