Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Heavy rain across the trade area kept receipts too few to establish a trend, however a lower undertone is noted on both steers and heifers. Demand good. Quality average thru good. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower also in a light test. A total of 139 cows and bulls sold with 56 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.66/cwt on 427 head.

Average price

$139.66

427 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$4.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.49

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	141.21	776	285
Medium and Large 1-2	467	136.56	637	142

One grade step is worth $4.64/cwt here — about $138 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 sale427 hd

139.66

—

OK average7 barns · 12,441 hd

132.17

+7.49

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	1,744	84.45	1,472	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	60.31	836	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	56.46	687	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	53.37	596	45

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	482	161.96/cwt	157.00–167.00	781	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	114.22/cwt	106.50–117.50	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	157.05/cwt	156.00–166.00	498	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	132.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	135.54/cwt	127.50–137.00	828	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	139.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	745	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	118.60/cwt	116.00–126.00	757	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	152.76/cwt	147.00–157.00	628	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	167.19/cwt	162.50–172.50	868	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	192.49/cwt	188.00–194.50	810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.82/cwt	181.00–191.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	148.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	698	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	127.28/cwt	124.00–134.00	929	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	172.54/cwt	168.50–178.50	828	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	185.09/cwt	182.00–192.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.35/cwt	155.00–165.00	602	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	118.30/cwt	118.00–120.00	690	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	175.59/cwt	175.00–178.00	604	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	83.29/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,453	13
Bulls	—	—	1,737	89.49/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,554	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	52.89/cwt	51.00–56.00	649	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	59.38/cwt	57.00–62.00	642	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	59.08/cwt	57.00–60.00	736	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	731.50/cwt	575.00–800.00	9,224	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	56.24/cwt	55.00–57.00	846	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	975	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	48.30/cwt	45.00–50.00	536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	150.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	490	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	62.06/cwt	58.00–63.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	167.68/cwt	160.00–170.00	966	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	163.31/cwt	155.50–166.50	719	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	119.77/cwt	119.00–122.00	737	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	175.29/cwt	170.50–181.00	759	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,252.78/cwt	1,025.00–1,450.00	14,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.12/cwt	159.00–169.00	711	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	141.22/cwt	136.00–146.00	606	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	149.77/cwt	144.00–154.00	554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.62/cwt	124.00–134.00	665	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	142.84/cwt	140.50–150.50	898	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.87/cwt	151.00–161.00	840	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.33/cwt	129.00–139.00	817	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	154.39/cwt	149.00–159.00	875	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.67/cwt	123.00–133.00	745	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.47/cwt	134.00–144.00	654	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	129.13/cwt	126.50–136.50	1,005	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	143.25/cwt	134.50–144.75	835	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.90/cwt	124.00–134.00	844	31

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 1,321Last week 3,693Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 316Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	482	157.00–167.00	161.96
40	—	428	159.00–169.00	166.12
18	—	529	151.00–161.00	158.87
11	—	622	129.00–139.00	131.33
14	—	567	149.00–159.00	154.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	125.00–135.00	132.15
31	—	519	162.50–172.50	167.19
9	—	325	181.00–191.00	186.82
15	—	730	124.00–134.00	127.28
25	—	480	168.50–178.50	172.54
7	—	377	182.00–192.00	185.09
16	—	576	160.00–170.00	167.68
27	—	433	170.50–181.00	175.29
24	—	629	140.50–150.50	142.84
11	—	778	126.50–136.50	129.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	421	188.00–194.50	192.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	736	106.50–117.50	114.22
9	—	317	156.00–166.00	157.05
52	—	611	127.50–137.00	135.54
43	—	535	135.00–145.00	139.27
18	—	411	147.00–157.00	152.76
30	—	469	145.00–155.00	148.82
20	—	378	155.00–165.00	159.35
71	—	583	134.50–144.75	143.25
31	—	660	124.00–134.00	127.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	638	116.00–126.00	118.60
29	—	326	145.00–155.00	150.29
17	—	429	136.00–146.00	141.22
13	—	370	144.00–154.00	149.77
32	—	525	124.00–134.00	126.62
15	—	579	123.00–133.00	128.67
23	—	476	134.00–144.00	137.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	175.50	175.50
13	—	583	118.00–120.00	118.30
10	—	344	175.00–178.00	175.59
2	—	525	157.00	157.00
18	—	440	155.50–166.50	163.31
16	—	615	119.00–122.00	119.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,745	81.00–86.00	83.29
3	—	1,737	88.00–91.00	89.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,227	51.00–56.00	52.89
14	—	1,081	57.00–62.00	59.38
13	—	1,109	45.00–50.00	48.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	57.00–60.00	59.08
2	—	1,330	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,060	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	55.00–57.00	56.24
7	—	1,335	58.00–63.00	62.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	47.00	47.00
2	—	975	54.00	54.00

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)	13	—	1,261	575.00–800.00	731.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,131	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,252.78

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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