Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Cold freezing weather kept receipts too few to establish a trend. However a much lower undertone is noted on both steers and heifers. Demand moderate. Quality plain few attractive. Slaughter cows 6.00 higher, in a light test. Slaughter bulls had too few receipts to establish a trend, however a lower undertone is noted. A total of 119 cows and bulls sold with 30 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.00/cwt on 343 head.

Average price

$150.00

343 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$2.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.25

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	151.34	801	156
Medium and Large 1-2	515	148.88	767	187

One grade step is worth $2.47/cwt here — about $33 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 sale343 hd

150.00

—

OK average7 barns · 12,199 hd

143.75

+6.25

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	1,592	86.59	1,379	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,297	70.02	908	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	65.94	810	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	57.97	596	18

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	131.26/cwt	126.00–136.00	623	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	117.55/cwt	111.00–121.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.27/cwt	142.00–152.00	563	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.04/cwt	119.50–129.50	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	121.04/cwt	113.50–123.50	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	115.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	832	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.53/cwt	133.00–143.00	725	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	146.49/cwt	143.00–153.00	618	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	168.22/cwt	162.00–172.00	545	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	121.95/cwt	116.50–126.50	890	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.10/cwt	154.50–165.00	749	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	133.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	776	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.43/cwt	158.50–168.50	773	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	143.36/cwt	137.00–147.00	687	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	147.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	484	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.73/cwt	128.00–138.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	166.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	636	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	166.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	695	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	158.97/cwt	157.00–167.00	811	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	61.00/cwt	59.00–63.00	717	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	67.24/cwt	65.00–68.50	896	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	72.80/cwt	71.00–75.00	917	3
Bulls	—	—	1,418	82.94/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	78.49/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	92.47/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,584	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	49.33/cwt	47.00–51.00	464	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	62.28/cwt	61.00–63.50	561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	906	56.56/cwt	55.00–61.00	512	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	56.50/cwt	55.00–58.00	593	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	63.58/cwt	62.00–65.50	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	138.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	743	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	163.23/cwt	157.00–167.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	854.88/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,369	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	67.82/cwt	67.00–68.50	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	154.65/cwt	149.50–159.50	663	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	134.78/cwt	131.00–141.00	518	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	155.61/cwt	149.00–159.00	616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	150.15/cwt	146.00–156.00	805	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.66/cwt	147.00–157.00	713	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	129.18/cwt	121.00–131.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	126.92/cwt	122.00–132.00	682	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	139.18/cwt	133.50–143.50	868	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.45/cwt	122.50–132.50	744	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	137.65/cwt	134.00–144.00	424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.16/cwt	132.00–142.00	583	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	126.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	812	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	147.69/cwt	144.00–154.00	871	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	156.40/cwt	155.00–165.00	879	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	116.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	796	15

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 1,192Last week 2,304Year ago 1,847

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 169Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 48Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	675	125.00	125.00
48	—	429	149.50–159.50	154.65
10	—	396	149.00–159.00	155.61
25	—	536	146.00–156.00	150.15
34	—	470	147.00–157.00	151.66
11	—	640	120.00–130.00	126.90
52	—	590	144.00–154.00	147.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	771	113.50–123.50	121.04
13	—	324	162.00–172.00	168.22
8	—	730	116.50–126.50	121.95
21	—	473	158.50–168.50	163.43
6	—	670	128.00–138.00	131.73
19	—	383	160.00–170.00	166.00
18	—	417	160.00–170.00	166.63
9	—	510	157.00–167.00	158.97
49	—	624	133.50–143.50	139.18
7	—	562	155.00–165.00	156.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	126.00–136.00	131.26
3	—	560	111.00–121.00	117.55
34	—	384	131.00–141.00	134.78
15	—	537	122.00–132.00	126.92
7	—	308	134.00–144.00	137.65
43	—	428	132.00–142.00	136.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	380	142.00–152.00	148.27
7	—	619	119.50–129.50	124.04
15	—	721	110.00–120.00	115.33
37	—	523	133.00–143.00	138.53
30	—	422	143.00–153.00	146.49
67	—	479	137.00–147.00	143.36
8	—	328	145.00–155.00	147.67
29	—	570	122.50–132.50	130.45
15	—	682	110.00–120.00	116.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	474	154.50–165.00	158.10
18	—	583	126.00–136.00	133.09
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
10	—	537	135.00–145.00	138.36
7	—	418	157.00–167.00	163.23
2	—	300	150.00	150.00
15	—	611	121.00–131.00	129.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	59.00–63.00	61.00
4	—	1,049	55.00–58.00	56.50
2	—	1,278	67.00–68.50	67.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	65.00–68.50	67.24
3	—	1,260	71.00–75.00	72.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,202	62.00–65.50	63.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	47.00–51.00	49.33
2	—	900	61.00–63.50	62.28
4	—	906	55.00–61.00	56.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	81.00–85.00	82.94
2	—	1,525	78.00–79.00	78.49
4	—	1,713	91.00–94.50	92.47

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,096	725.00–950.00	854.88

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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