Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain, several attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 383 cows and bulls sold with 62 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.13/cwt on 1,645 head.

Average price

$152.13

1,645 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$11.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.67

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	158.08	879	622
Medium and Large 2	503	152.11	765	298
Medium and Large 1-2	573	147.03	843	725

One grade step is worth $11.04/cwt here — about $36 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 sale1,645 hd

152.13

—

OK average7 barns · 20,305 hd

143.46

+8.67

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	1,711	85.33	1,460	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	54.41	758	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	53.76	656	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	49.54	517	86

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	113.82/cwt	106.00–116.00	713	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	113.03/cwt	107.50–117.75	767	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	125.55/cwt	119.50–129.50	909	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	144.38/cwt	139.00–149.00	462	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	114.55/cwt	109.00–119.00	725	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.26/cwt	134.00–143.00	785	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.41/cwt	141.00–151.50	781	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.42/cwt	126.00–136.00	816	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	164.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	932	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.77/cwt	143.00–153.00	694	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	154.69/cwt	149.50–159.50	582	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.60/cwt	118.00–128.00	835	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	118.33/cwt	111.50–121.50	853	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	144.26/cwt	139.50–149.00	551	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	513	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	137.50/cwt	134.00–144.00	716	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.72/cwt	137.00–147.00	880	150
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	121.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	834	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	623	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.02/cwt	173.50–183.50	664	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	177.86/cwt	173.00–183.00	839	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	175.31/cwt	171.00–181.00	586	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	122.79/cwt	117.00–127.00	775	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.58/cwt	131.00–141.00	751	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	126.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	968	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	121.56/cwt	114.50–124.75	1,010	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	149.91/cwt	144.00–154.00	836	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	123.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	765	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	180.30/cwt	175.50–185.50	770	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	632	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	398	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	45.76/cwt	42.00–47.50	482	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	60.73/cwt	60.00–64.50	857	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	56.35/cwt	54.00–59.00	743	17
Bulls	—	—	1,700	82.83/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,408	13
Bulls	—	—	1,794	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,668	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	51.16/cwt	48.00–53.00	574	34
Bulls	—	—	1,443	75.78/cwt	73.50–77.00	1,094	3
Bulls	—	—	1,762	87.87/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,548	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	49.71/cwt	46.00–51.00	596	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	44.14/cwt	42.00–46.00	402	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	54.26/cwt	52.00–57.00	675	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	115.10/cwt	107.00–117.00	848	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	60.70/cwt	58.00–63.50	715	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	706.86/cwt	500.00–875.00	8,595	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,367	1,062.37/cwt	1,025.00–1,110.00	14,523	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	354	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	58.53/cwt	54.00–59.00	659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	159.32/cwt	153.00–163.00	696	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	51.65/cwt	48.00–53.00	740	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.18/cwt	123.00–133.00	681	94
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	140.34/cwt	138.00–148.00	824	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	169.06/cwt	164.50–174.50	869	93
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.33/cwt	149.00–158.00	733	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	148.66/cwt	143.00–153.00	779	76
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	883.12/cwt	725.00–1,150.00	10,465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	131.44/cwt	123.50–133.50	900	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.93/cwt	109.00–119.00	678	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.62/cwt	112.00–122.00	623	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	126.55/cwt	121.00–131.00	600	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	151.49/cwt	149.00–159.00	880	158
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	157.96/cwt	151.00–161.00	750	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	165.66/cwt	162.00–172.00	792	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	138.72/cwt	132.00–142.50	663	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	166.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	555	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	137.86/cwt	134.00–144.00	587	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	156.77/cwt	154.00–164.00	825	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.10/cwt	123.00–133.00	540	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.43/cwt	134.00–144.00	901	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	732	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	166.68/cwt	162.00–172.00	622	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	169.22/cwt	164.00–174.00	721	51

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 4,174Last week 3,405Year ago 2,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 316Last week 286Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 51Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	626	106.00–116.00	113.82
107	—	679	107.50–117.75	113.03
23	—	320	139.00–149.00	144.38
65	—	382	139.50–149.00	144.26
94	—	527	123.00–133.00	129.18
127	—	478	132.00–142.50	138.72
57	—	426	134.00–144.00	137.86
71	—	573	120.00–130.00	127.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	473	143.00–153.00	146.77
43	—	376	149.50–159.50	154.69
54	—	670	118.00–128.00	124.60
25	—	721	111.50–121.50	118.33
38	—	331	150.00–160.00	155.00
129	—	521	134.00–144.00	137.50
54	—	420	145.00–155.00	148.38
119	—	631	117.00–127.00	122.79
103	—	558	131.00–141.00	134.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	580	109.00–119.00	116.93
62	—	525	112.00–122.00	118.62
55	—	474	121.00–131.00	126.55
49	—	418	123.00–133.00	129.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	724	119.50–129.50	125.55
32	—	566	160.00–170.00	164.61
150	—	621	137.00–147.00	141.72
37	—	373	173.50–183.50	178.02
115	—	472	173.00–183.00	177.86
14	—	334	171.00–181.00	175.31
31	—	767	120.00–130.00	126.17
30	—	831	114.50–124.75	121.56
69	—	427	175.50–185.50	180.30
93	—	514	164.50–174.50	169.06
18	—	665	134.00–144.00	135.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	626	126.00–136.00	130.42
226	—	685	123.50–133.50	131.44
158	—	581	149.00–159.00	151.49
42	—	478	162.00–172.00	165.66
19	—	334	160.00–170.00	166.18
92	—	526	154.00–164.00	156.77
53	—	373	162.00–172.00	166.68
51	—	426	164.00–174.00	169.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	437	153.00–163.00	159.32
64	—	587	138.00–148.00	140.34
76	—	524	143.00–153.00	148.66
91	—	475	151.00–161.00	157.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	633	109.00–119.00	114.55
37	—	572	134.00–143.00	137.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	523	141.00–151.50	149.41
17	—	687	115.00–125.00	121.39
48	—	558	144.00–154.00	149.91
18	—	617	120.00–130.00	123.94
21	—	737	107.00–117.00	115.10
23	—	481	149.00–158.00	152.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	63.00	63.00
18	—	910	42.00–46.00	44.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,054	42.00–47.50	45.76
34	—	1,122	48.00–53.00	51.16
2	—	1,010	35.00	35.00
11	—	1,126	54.00–59.00	58.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	60.00–64.50	60.73
17	—	1,319	54.00–59.00	56.35
28	—	1,433	48.00–53.00	51.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,198	46.00–51.00	49.71
37	—	1,244	52.00–57.00	54.26
9	—	1,178	58.00–63.50	60.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,700	80.00–84.00	82.83
4	—	1,794	92.00–94.00	93.00
3	—	1,443	73.50–77.00	75.78
12	—	1,762	86.50–90.00	87.87

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)	46	—	1,216	500.00–875.00	706.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,367	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,062.37
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,185	725.00–1,150.00	883.12

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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