Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs. 7.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs. 4.00 lower. All in a light test. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 228 cows and bulls sold with 67 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.31/cwt on 643 head.

Average price

$160.31

643 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.36

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	496	164.47	816	215
Medium and Large 1	569	161.17	916	239
Medium and Large 2	532	154.48	822	189

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale643 hd

160.31

—

OK average7 barns · 13,778 hd

143.95

+16.36

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	1,663	86.68	1,441	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	53.68	765	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	52.93	667	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	45.39	483	64

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2	—	532	154.71/cwt	151.00–161.00	823	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	157.75/cwt	153.00–163.00	681	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	150.34/cwt	145.00–155.00	640	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.52/cwt	142.00–152.00	681	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.50/cwt	108.50–119.00	724	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	134.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.09/cwt	118.00–129.00	656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.10/cwt	157.00–167.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	125.24/cwt	120.50–130.50	781	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	137.60/cwt	131.50–141.25	839	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	158.21/cwt	156.00–166.00	506	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	119.24/cwt	114.00–124.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	169.87/cwt	164.00–174.00	739	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	127.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	734	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	163.31/cwt	156.00–166.00	681	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	108.75/cwt	106.00–116.00	852	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	155.85/cwt	153.00–163.00	731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	109.21/cwt	105.00–115.00	798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	116.67/cwt	112.50–122.50	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	125.46/cwt	122.00–132.00	986	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	180.17/cwt	175.00–185.00	850	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	177.14/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,022	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	181.95/cwt	175.00–185.00	741	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	148.29/cwt	141.50–151.50	902	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	186.53/cwt	185.00–195.00	664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	155.30/cwt	151.00–161.00	744	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	177.98/cwt	173.00–183.00	584	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	153.58/cwt	149.00–159.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	132.79/cwt	125.50–135.75	952	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	176.62/cwt	173.00–183.00	922	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	147.62/cwt	143.00–153.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	142.52/cwt	138.50–148.50	945	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	198.04/cwt	196.00–206.00	604	16
Bulls	—	—	1,620	86.26/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,397	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	973	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	448	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	37.21/cwt	36.00–41.00	428	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	55.51/cwt	54.00–59.00	797	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	97.45/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,739	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	49.95/cwt	48.00–53.00	563	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	53.17/cwt	52.00–57.00	675	29
Bulls	—	—	1,465	77.93/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,142	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	51.84/cwt	51.00–53.00	734	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	821	35.98/cwt	35.00–38.00	295	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	893	43.02/cwt	40.00–45.00	384	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	873.57/cwt	750.00–975.00	10,789	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,123.91/cwt	1,010.00–1,175.00	15,735	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	90.22/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,676	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	45.15/cwt	42.00–47.00	539	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	54.12/cwt	54.00–54.50	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	138.18/cwt	131.00–141.00	661	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	163.25/cwt	158.00–168.00	947	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	167.82/cwt	163.50–174.00	789	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	178.88/cwt	175.00–185.00	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	160.18/cwt	157.50–167.50	828	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	951.77/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	9,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	180.76/cwt	174.00–184.00	685	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.03/cwt	153.00–163.00	760	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	152.11/cwt	147.00–157.00	875	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.80/cwt	146.00–156.00	581	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	181.87/cwt	176.00–187.00	618	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	130.25/cwt	127.00–137.00	884	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	165.26/cwt	162.00–172.00	844	71

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 1,816Last week 4,174Year ago 2,044

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 316Year ago 419

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 67Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	532	151.00–161.00	154.71
25	—	432	153.00–163.00	157.75
17	—	475	153.00–163.00	160.03
81	—	575	147.00–157.00	152.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	621	130.00–140.00	134.38
34	—	435	164.00–174.00	169.87
27	—	580	158.00–168.00	163.25
25	—	470	163.50–174.00	167.82
13	—	379	174.00–184.00	180.76
19	—	340	176.00–187.00	181.87
12	—	679	127.00–137.00	130.25
71	—	511	162.00–172.00	165.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	786	122.00–132.00	125.46
18	—	472	175.00–185.00	180.17
35	—	577	169.00–179.00	177.14
28	—	407	175.00–185.00	181.95
32	—	608	141.50–151.50	148.29
9	—	356	185.00–195.00	186.53
32	—	717	125.50–135.75	132.79
17	—	522	173.00–183.00	176.62
36	—	663	138.50–148.50	142.52
16	—	305	196.00–206.00	198.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	426	145.00–155.00	150.34
45	—	471	142.00–152.00	144.52
22	—	638	108.50–119.00	113.50
10	—	323	145.00–155.00	147.13
13	—	520	118.00–129.00	126.09
7	—	574	114.00–124.00	119.24
12	—	380	146.00–156.00	152.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	157.00–167.00	160.10
26	—	624	120.50–130.50	125.24
16	—	320	156.00–166.00	158.21
43	—	574	125.00–135.00	127.91
17	—	417	156.00–166.00	163.31
18	—	783	106.00–116.00	108.75
12	—	469	153.00–163.00	155.85
11	—	731	105.00–115.00	109.21
10	—	685	112.50–122.50	116.67
61	—	526	130.00–140.00	134.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	478	131.00–141.00	138.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	610	131.50–141.25	137.60
22	—	479	151.00–161.00	155.30
11	—	328	173.00–183.00	177.98
9	—	431	149.00–159.00	153.58
7	—	576	143.00–153.00	147.62
9	—	388	175.00–185.00	178.88
8	—	517	157.50–167.50	160.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,620	85.00–88.00	86.26
2	—	1,785	97.00–98.00	97.45
4	—	1,465	75.00–81.00	77.93
5	—	1,858	89.00–94.00	90.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	973	46.00	46.00
7	—	821	35.00–38.00	35.98
12	—	893	40.00–45.00	43.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	36.00–41.00	37.21
14	—	1,128	48.00–53.00	49.95
12	—	1,193	42.00–47.00	45.15
7	—	1,302	54.00–54.50	54.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,435	54.00–59.00	55.51
19	—	1,415	51.00–53.00	51.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	46.00	46.00
29	—	1,269	52.00–57.00	53.17

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)	20	—	1,235	750.00–975.00	873.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,400	1,010.00–1,175.00	1,123.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,023	825.00–1,050.00	951.77

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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