Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale on December 14th: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 8.00-10.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 343 cows and bulls sold with 51 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.22/cwt on 1,071 head.

Average price

$153.22

1,071 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$3.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.12

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	154.17	890	427
Medium and Large 1-2	531	153.61	815	384
Medium and Large 2	502	151.07	758	260

One grade step is worth $3.10/cwt here — about $132 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 sale1,071 hd

153.22

—

OK average2 barns · 7,075 hd

143.10

+10.12

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	1,650	80.80	1,333	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,346	53.72	723	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	53.12	689	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,137	47.61	541	85

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	434	139.19/cwt	136.00–146.00	604	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.41/cwt	125.00–135.50	820	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	111.33/cwt	107.00–117.00	697	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	140.44/cwt	136.00–146.00	869	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	183.94/cwt	178.00–188.00	785	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	122.04/cwt	117.00–127.00	825	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	166.97/cwt	164.00–174.00	798	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	110.82/cwt	107.50–117.50	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.74/cwt	129.50–139.50	699	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	182.87/cwt	179.00–189.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.75/cwt	125.50–135.50	740	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	164.16/cwt	159.50–169.50	844	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	124.27/cwt	119.00–129.00	667	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	163.00/cwt	157.00–167.00	924	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	174.83/cwt	169.50–179.50	731	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	136.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	913	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	115.14/cwt	108.50–118.25	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.85/cwt	146.50–156.50	647	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	122.76/cwt	118.00–128.00	768	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	188.52/cwt	184.00–194.00	707	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	168.24/cwt	166.00–176.00	552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	128.21/cwt	124.00–134.00	995	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	173.62/cwt	170.00–180.00	814	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	157.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	177.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	822	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	59.39/cwt	58.00–63.50	813	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	34.95/cwt	34.00–36.00	306	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	644	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	53.38/cwt	52.00–57.00	699	13
Bulls	—	—	1,472	70.82/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,042	5
Bulls	—	—	1,807	90.39/cwt	87.50–93.50	1,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	119.17/cwt	114.00–124.00	694	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	132.71/cwt	126.50–136.25	942	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.22/cwt	134.00–144.00	659	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	175.49/cwt	173.00–183.00	669	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	160.99/cwt	156.50–166.50	687	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.72/cwt	148.00–158.00	802	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	109.58/cwt	106.00–116.00	740	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.04/cwt	149.00–159.00	575	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	151.03/cwt	146.00–156.00	852	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	141.46/cwt	139.00–149.00	471	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	172.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.62/cwt	124.50–134.50	868	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	172.01/cwt	167.00–177.00	726	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	143.01/cwt	138.00–148.00	539	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	823	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	157.87/cwt	153.00–163.00	740	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	55.26/cwt	54.00–59.50	749	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	144.01/cwt	137.00–147.00	750	56
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	869.78/cwt	550.00–1,050.00	9,515	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	780.91/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,918	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.51/cwt	138.00–148.00	814	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	43.69/cwt	41.00–46.00	512	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	140.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	743	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	61.91/cwt	60.50–63.50	754	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	48.58/cwt	47.00–52.00	589	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	48.78/cwt	47.00–51.00	602	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	456	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	51.34/cwt	50.00–53.50	682	13
Bulls	—	—	1,662	83.52/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,388	9
Bulls	—	—	1,649	77.97/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,286	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	929	42.41/cwt	40.00–45.00	394	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	55.99/cwt	53.00–57.50	700	16

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,478Last week 1,568Year ago 3,680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 110Year ago 451

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 52Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	434	136.00–146.00	139.19
36	—	626	107.00–117.00	111.33
49	—	537	119.00–129.00	124.27
26	—	582	114.00–124.00	119.17
54	—	473	134.00–144.00	139.22
16	—	675	106.00–116.00	109.58
22	—	333	139.00–149.00	141.46
30	—	377	138.00–148.00	143.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	676	117.00–127.00	122.04
9	—	764	107.50–117.50	110.82
120	—	523	129.50–139.50	133.74
54	—	575	125.50–135.50	128.75
5	—	473	145.00–155.00	146.90
11	—	730	108.50–118.25	115.14
31	—	423	146.50–156.50	152.85
71	—	626	118.00–128.00	122.76
11	—	332	150.00–160.00	157.36
16	—	373	149.00–159.00	154.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	629	125.00–135.50	130.41
57	—	478	164.00–174.00	166.97
18	—	381	173.00–183.00	175.49
79	—	525	148.00–158.00	152.72
105	—	564	146.00–156.00	151.03
19	—	675	124.50–134.50	128.62
51	—	422	167.00–177.00	172.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	619	136.00–146.00	140.44
48	—	427	178.00–188.00	183.94
10	—	334	179.00–189.00	182.87
32	—	514	159.50–169.50	164.16
59	—	567	157.00–167.00	163.00
39	—	667	135.00–145.00	136.92
21	—	375	184.00–194.00	188.52
23	—	776	124.00–134.00	128.21
29	—	462	175.00–185.00	177.86
54	—	710	126.50–136.25	132.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	427	156.50–166.50	160.99
64	—	588	135.00–145.00	139.98
91	—	469	153.00–163.00	157.87
56	—	521	137.00–147.00	144.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	735	116.00	116.00
16	—	418	169.50–179.50	174.83
12	—	328	166.00–176.00	168.24
13	—	469	170.00–180.00	173.62
11	—	376	170.00–180.00	172.91
19	—	579	138.00–148.00	140.51
11	—	529	135.00–145.00	140.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	58.00–63.50	59.39
13	—	1,309	52.00–57.00	53.38
8	—	1,234	47.00–51.00	48.78
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	34.00–36.00	34.95
2	—	950	48.00	48.00
18	—	929	40.00–45.00	42.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	45.00	45.00
20	—	1,355	54.00–59.50	55.26
1	—	1,300	62.50	62.50
13	—	1,329	50.00–53.50	51.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,172	41.00–46.00	43.69
2	—	1,218	60.50–63.50	61.91
27	—	1,212	47.00–52.00	48.58
16	—	1,251	53.00–57.50	55.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,472	68.00–73.00	70.82
5	—	1,807	87.50–93.50	90.39
9	—	1,662	81.00–85.50	83.52
8	—	1,649	76.00–80.00	77.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,094	550.00–1,050.00	869.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,270	650.00–850.00	780.91

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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Slaughter Cattle

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