Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 259 cows and bulls sold with 53 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.31/cwt on 1,144 head.

Average price

$161.31

1,144 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.43

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	164.20	915	446
Medium and Large 1-2	495	162.92	806	367
Medium and Large 2	460	155.64	717	331

One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $199 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 sale1,144 hd

161.31

—

OK average7 barns · 12,145 hd

147.88

+13.43

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	1,628	91.47	1,489	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	64.19	891	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	60.97	786	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	54.83	554	80

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	—	389	157.76/cwt	153.50–163.50	614	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	145.68/cwt	143.00–153.00	548	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	147.38/cwt	143.00–153.00	706	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.89/cwt	129.00–139.00	787	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	159.38/cwt	155.00–165.00	528	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	159.85/cwt	154.50–164.50	753	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	149.36/cwt	144.00–154.00	638	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	125.46/cwt	121.00–131.00	839	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	162.54/cwt	158.00–168.00	928	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	151.33/cwt	146.00–156.00	887	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	160.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	142.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	830	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	121.10/cwt	114.50–124.50	891	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.68/cwt	132.50–142.50	978	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	177.27/cwt	173.00–183.00	762	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	119.86/cwt	114.00–124.00	927	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	147.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	794	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.29/cwt	120.50–130.50	783	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	155.61/cwt	154.00–164.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	177.77/cwt	172.00–182.00	836	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	172.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	133.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,032	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	196.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	153.64/cwt	151.25–161.50	1,032	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	190.54/cwt	186.00–196.00	720	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	166.09/cwt	162.00–172.00	874	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	160.91/cwt	157.50–167.50	983	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.53/cwt	127.00–137.00	844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	159.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	659	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	771	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	973	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	59.23/cwt	57.00–62.00	781	8
Bulls	—	—	1,595	87.04/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,388	11
Bulls	—	—	1,640	98.79/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,620	5
Bulls	—	—	1,667	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,550	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	61.62/cwt	59.00–64.00	696	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	63.28/cwt	63.00–63.50	790	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	60.42/cwt	58.00–64.00	554	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	836	41.44/cwt	40.00–45.00	346	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	459	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	53.49/cwt	53.00–54.00	511	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,101.41/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	13,019	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	55.47/cwt	53.00–58.00	630	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	1,065.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	13,329	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,337.12/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	15,083	16
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,005	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,040	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	67.16/cwt	65.00–70.00	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	155.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	727	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	63.73/cwt	61.00–66.00	921	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.81/cwt	133.00–143.00	579	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	172.71/cwt	168.00–178.00	573	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	698	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	177.70/cwt	175.00–185.00	686	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	873.89/cwt	700.00–985.00	10,731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	151.47/cwt	146.00–156.00	939	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	154.64/cwt	149.00–159.00	651	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	169.48/cwt	164.00–174.00	636	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	140.79/cwt	136.00–146.00	821	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	144.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	975	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	787	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.66/cwt	134.00–144.00	737	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.33/cwt	131.50–141.50	657	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	164.50/cwt	161.00–171.00	786	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	157.24/cwt	151.00–161.50	835	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	112.51/cwt	109.00–119.00	701	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	182.27/cwt	179.00–189.00	585	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	166.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	800	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	149.16/cwt	142.00–153.50	479	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	153.87/cwt	147.00–157.00	871	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	169.44/cwt	162.00–172.00	700	47

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 2,676Last week 1,321Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 117Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	389	153.50–163.50	157.76
41	—	331	155.00–165.00	159.38
66	—	471	154.50–164.50	159.85
26	—	669	121.00–131.00	125.46
51	—	422	155.00–165.00	160.17
49	—	582	140.00–150.00	142.61
17	—	736	114.50–124.50	121.10
40	—	773	114.00–124.00	119.86
142	—	539	145.00–155.00	147.30
45	—	620	120.50–130.50	126.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	376	143.00–153.00	145.68
127	—	479	143.00–153.00	147.38
69	—	579	129.00–139.00	135.89
56	—	427	144.00–154.00	149.36
52	—	524	134.00–144.00	140.66
21	—	623	109.00–119.00	112.51
36	—	321	142.00–153.50	149.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	426	133.00–143.00	135.81
45	—	475	131.50–141.50	138.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	571	158.00–168.00	162.54
36	—	710	132.50–142.50	137.68
58	—	430	173.00–183.00	177.27
39	—	470	172.00–182.00	177.77
13	—	775	130.00–140.00	133.15
6	—	312	190.00–200.00	196.84
51	—	672	151.25–161.50	153.64
24	—	378	186.00–196.00	190.54
72	—	526	162.00–172.00	166.09
68	—	611	157.50–167.50	160.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	468	150.00–160.00	155.34
37	—	332	168.00–178.00	172.71
51	—	421	149.00–159.00	154.64
47	—	375	164.00–174.00	169.48
37	—	583	136.00–146.00	140.79
74	—	536	140.00–150.00	146.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	386	175.00–185.00	177.70
40	—	620	146.00–156.00	151.47
43	—	674	140.00–150.00	144.73
43	—	478	161.00–171.00	164.50
80	—	531	151.00–161.50	157.24
45	—	321	179.00–189.00	182.27
24	—	566	147.00–157.00	153.87
47	—	413	162.00–172.00	169.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	586	146.00–156.00	151.33
6	—	534	154.00–164.00	155.61
4	—	384	170.00–180.00	172.41
9	—	627	127.00–137.00	134.53
7	—	412	155.00–165.00	159.92
2	—	698	132.50	132.50
1	—	310	186.00	186.00
15	—	481	160.00–170.00	166.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,333	73.00	73.00
12	—	1,445	61.00–66.00	63.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,319	57.00–62.00	59.23
6	—	1,248	63.00–63.50	63.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,129	59.00–64.00	61.62
8	—	1,135	53.00–58.00	55.47
10	—	1,224	65.00–70.00	67.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	917	58.00–64.00	60.42
21	—	836	40.00–45.00	41.44
7	—	918	50.00	50.00
4	—	955	53.00–54.00	53.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,595	84.00–89.00	87.04
5	—	1,640	98.00–102.00	98.79
8	—	1,667	91.00–95.00	92.99

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)	3	—	1,182	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,101.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,251	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,065.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,228	700.00–985.00	873.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,128	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,337.12
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	800.00	800.00

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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