Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Following a light test last week with a higher undertone. Steers and heifers are both 8.00-10.00 higher. Demand very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher, following a light test last week. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 221 cows and bulls sold with 57 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.18/cwt on 1,450 head.

Average price

$159.18

1,450 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$19.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.52

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	532	166.01	884	614
Medium and Large 1	603	158.73	957	523
Medium and Large 2	586	146.56	859	313

One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about $25 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 sale1,450 hd

159.18

—

OK average7 barns · 13,302 hd

144.66

+14.52

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	1,671	87.20	1,457	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,361	61.74	840	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	59.97	808	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,187	54.34	645	62

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	143.25/cwt	139.00–149.50	888	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	152.79/cwt	146.00–156.00	584	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	152.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	952	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	122.28/cwt	118.00–128.00	757	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.22/cwt	144.00–154.00	717	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	761	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	164.05/cwt	155.00–165.00	879	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	172.48/cwt	171.00–181.00	983	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	183.16/cwt	179.50–189.50	854	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	152.42/cwt	147.00–157.00	849	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	120.63/cwt	112.00–122.00	891	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.07/cwt	154.50–164.50	749	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	154.30/cwt	150.50–160.50	787	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.41/cwt	164.00–174.00	561	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	131.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	876	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	180.89/cwt	175.50–185.25	935	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	112.11/cwt	108.00–118.00	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	161.58/cwt	157.00–167.00	617	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	168.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	209.26/cwt	205.00–215.00	655	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.93/cwt	148.00–158.00	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	151.32/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,008	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	135.36/cwt	128.50–138.50	828	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	158.41/cwt	154.00–164.00	689	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	193.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	733	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	125.08/cwt	115.00–126.50	793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	175.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	825	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	186.11/cwt	180.50–190.50	808	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	61.74/cwt	60.00–65.50	840	16
Bulls	—	—	1,676	81.26/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,362	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	88.09/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,436	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	60.55/cwt	58.00–63.50	752	6
Bulls	—	—	1,771	94.37/cwt	92.50–96.00	1,671	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,237	66.05/cwt	63.00–67.50	817	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	47.52/cwt	47.00–48.00	454	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	932	49.52/cwt	48.00–51.00	462	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	822	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	50.52/cwt	49.00–52.00	557	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,353	55.56/cwt	52.00–58.00	752	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.21/cwt	120.00–131.00	820	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	58.47/cwt	56.00–61.00	792	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,177.90/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	13,369	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	12,886	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	931.91/cwt	900.00–975.00	10,950	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	130.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	896	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	198.97/cwt	194.00–204.00	669	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	163.69/cwt	158.00–168.00	707	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	133.36/cwt	128.50–138.50	850	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	130.83/cwt	123.50–133.50	973	131
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	162.36/cwt	158.50–168.50	748	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	788.00/cwt	650.00–900.00	10,015	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	117.08/cwt	113.00–123.00	850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	158.78/cwt	153.00–163.00	861	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	153.99/cwt	148.00–159.00	881	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	137.34/cwt	133.00–143.00	661	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.20/cwt	132.00–142.00	586	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	182.99/cwt	179.00–189.00	699	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.43/cwt	143.00–153.00	618	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	140.98/cwt	136.50–146.50	823	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	158.35/cwt	152.00–163.00	519	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	119.14/cwt	114.00–124.00	802	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	174.42/cwt	169.50–179.50	743	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.34/cwt	136.00–146.00	966	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	123.66/cwt	120.50–130.50	958	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	165.57/cwt	160.00–170.50	947	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	171.95/cwt	164.00–174.00	918	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	176.71/cwt	169.00–179.00	864	95

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 3,090Last week 700Year ago 1,574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 129Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 31Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	620	139.00–149.50	143.25
20	—	336	194.00–204.00	198.97
17	—	726	113.00–123.00	117.08
47	—	382	179.00–189.00	182.99
69	—	426	169.50–179.50	174.42
71	—	679	136.00–146.00	142.34
76	—	572	160.00–170.50	165.57
156	—	534	164.00–174.00	171.95
95	—	489	169.00–179.00	176.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	626	150.00–160.00	152.11
46	—	570	171.00–181.00	172.48
31	—	466	179.50–189.50	183.16
78	—	517	175.50–185.25	180.89
14	—	313	205.00–215.00	209.26
22	—	666	147.00–157.00	151.32
15	—	378	190.00–200.00	193.92
48	—	434	180.50–190.50	186.11
131	—	744	123.50–133.50	130.83
33	—	775	120.50–130.50	123.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	686	125.00–135.00	130.65
20	—	432	158.00–168.00	163.69
97	—	637	128.50–138.50	133.36
16	—	461	158.50–168.50	162.36
88	—	542	153.00–163.00	158.78
46	—	572	148.00–159.00	153.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	382	146.00–156.00	152.79
44	—	619	118.00–128.00	122.28
106	—	474	144.00–154.00	151.22
52	—	521	140.00–150.00	146.14
31	—	422	143.00–153.00	146.43
76	—	584	136.50–146.50	140.98
55	—	328	152.00–163.00	158.35
28	—	673	114.00–124.00	119.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	557	147.00–157.00	152.42
33	—	739	112.00–122.00	120.63
73	—	468	154.50–164.50	160.07
31	—	510	150.50–160.50	154.30
23	—	335	164.00–174.00	167.41
13	—	667	125.00–135.00	131.30
10	—	771	108.00–118.00	112.11
41	—	382	157.00–167.00	161.58
128	—	612	128.50–138.50	135.36
88	—	435	154.00–164.00	158.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	481	133.00–143.00	137.34
22	—	430	132.00–142.00	136.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	536	155.00–165.00	164.05
11	—	437	165.00–175.00	168.12
10	—	573	148.00–158.00	152.93
8	—	634	115.00–126.50	125.08
2	—	353	188.00	188.00
16	—	470	170.00–180.00	175.43
11	—	655	120.00–131.00	125.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,361	60.00–65.50	61.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	64.00	64.00
4	—	955	47.00–48.00	47.52
8	—	932	48.00–51.00	49.52
1	—	965	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,242	58.00–63.50	60.55
2	—	1,265	65.00	65.00
12	—	1,102	49.00–52.00	50.52
27	—	1,353	52.00–58.00	55.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	63.00–67.50	66.05
17	—	1,354	56.00–61.00	58.47
1	—	1,770	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,676	78.00–84.50	81.26
13	—	1,630	85.00–90.00	88.09
5	—	1,771	92.50–96.00	94.37

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)	3	—	1,135	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,177.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,271	650.00–900.00	788.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	900.00–975.00	931.91

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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