Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Heifers 5.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 7.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 285 cows and bulls sold with 62 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.77/cwt on 798 head.

Average price

$168.77

798 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.59

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	174.45	910	310
Medium and Large 1-2	490	170.01	833	267
Medium and Large 2	485	159.29	772	221

One grade step is worth $15.17/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 sale798 hd

168.77

—

OK average7 barns · 10,292 hd

148.17

+20.59

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	1,622	91.44	1,483	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,300	71.98	936	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	69.83	807	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	63.57	639	73

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	73.96/cwt	72.00–77.50	828	5
Bulls	—	—	1,685	82.64/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,392	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	56.09/cwt	54.00–58.00	462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	919	64.71/cwt	60.00–66.00	595	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	150.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	924	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	68.96/cwt	67.50–70.00	805	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,945	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	848.51/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	61.20/cwt	58.00–64.50	647	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	69.33/cwt	66.50–71.00	819	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	141.34/cwt	138.00–148.00	817	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	74.37/cwt	72.50–77.00	879	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	151.43/cwt	146.00–156.00	940	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	150.44/cwt	145.00–155.00	560	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	148.04/cwt	143.00–153.00	709	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	153.05/cwt	146.00–156.00	669	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.24/cwt	137.00–147.00	754	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	160.84/cwt	156.00–166.00	767	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	152.23/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,044	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	189.28/cwt	185.00–195.00	723	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	192.89/cwt	188.00–198.00	648	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	784	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	170.56/cwt	167.50–177.50	827	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	146.89/cwt	142.00–153.00	781	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	131.96/cwt	125.50–135.25	829	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	159.42/cwt	154.50–164.50	834	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	147.46/cwt	141.00–151.00	857	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	123.63/cwt	117.00–127.00	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	152.77/cwt	149.00–159.00	895	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	142.38/cwt	137.00–147.00	951	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	158.34/cwt	154.00–164.00	762	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	166.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	962	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	156.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	192.07/cwt	189.00–199.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	116.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	741	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.57/cwt	156.50–166.50	610	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	135.39/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	144.02/cwt	136.50–146.50	1,041	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	203.29/cwt	199.00–209.00	634	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.98/cwt	141.00–151.00	842	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	157.46/cwt	151.00–161.00	698	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.84/cwt	153.50–163.50	739	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	155.79/cwt	151.00–161.00	823	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	200.21/cwt	196.00–206.00	749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	130.30/cwt	128.75–138.50	885	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	153.57/cwt	148.00–158.00	815	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	556	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.86/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,002	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	115.64/cwt	113.50–123.50	881	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	188.12/cwt	186.50–196.50	820	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	182.59/cwt	178.75–188.50	889	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	169.01/cwt	165.00–175.00	894	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	192.72/cwt	187.00–197.00	721	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.30/cwt	162.00–172.00	703	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	802	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.24/cwt	157.50–167.50	692	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	902	61.38/cwt	60.00–64.00	554	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	786	48.12/cwt	45.00–50.50	378	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	69.64/cwt	67.00–72.50	887	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	75.13/cwt	73.00–78.50	980	24
Bulls	—	—	1,697	96.18/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,632	12
Bulls	—	—	1,550	90.68/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,406	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	171.58/cwt	164.50–174.50	736	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.04/cwt	151.50–161.50	884	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	122.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	881	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	151.86/cwt	149.00–159.00	487	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	179.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	770	50

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 2,419Last week 2,676Year ago 1,411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 224Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 35Year ago 56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	63.00	63.00
5	—	1,119	72.00–77.50	73.96
16	—	1,168	67.50–70.00	68.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	54.00–58.00	56.09
12	—	919	60.00–66.00	64.71
13	—	902	60.00–64.00	61.38
9	—	786	45.00–50.50	48.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	60.00	60.00
22	—	1,273	67.00–72.50	69.64
24	—	1,304	73.00–78.50	75.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,057	58.00–64.50	61.20
15	—	1,181	66.50–71.00	69.33
11	—	1,182	72.50–77.00	74.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	80.00–86.00	82.64
12	—	1,697	94.00–99.00	96.18
17	—	1,550	87.00–93.00	90.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	616	145.00–155.00	150.05
33	—	668	137.00–147.00	142.38
10	—	320	189.00–199.00	192.07
46	—	528	151.00–161.00	155.79
39	—	374	187.00–197.00	192.72
16	—	425	162.00–172.00	165.30
31	—	475	165.00–175.00	168.85
29	—	570	151.50–161.50	155.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	581	141.00–151.00	147.46
7	—	518	140.00–150.00	145.03
26	—	481	154.00–164.00	158.34
29	—	443	151.00–161.00	157.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	578	138.00–148.00	141.34
99	—	477	156.00–166.00	160.84
29	—	532	142.00–153.00	146.89
62	—	429	164.50–174.50	171.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	621	146.00–156.00	151.43
11	—	686	144.00–154.00	152.23
38	—	382	185.00–195.00	189.28
21	—	336	188.00–198.00	192.89
47	—	485	167.50–177.50	170.56
44	—	523	154.50–164.50	159.42
10	—	586	149.00–159.00	152.77
50	—	430	175.00–185.00	179.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	577	160.00–170.00	166.71
5	—	680	155.00–165.00	156.91
7	—	771	134.00–144.00	135.39
16	—	723	136.50–146.50	144.02
19	—	312	199.00–209.00	203.29
17	—	374	196.00–206.00	200.21
42	—	615	157.50–167.50	162.86
49	—	436	186.50–196.50	188.12
45	—	487	178.75–188.50	182.59
72	—	529	165.00–175.00	169.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	372	145.00–155.00	150.44
37	—	479	143.00–153.00	148.04
72	—	437	146.00–156.00	153.05
59	—	530	137.00–147.00	142.24
29	—	573	130.00–140.00	136.77
11	—	674	117.00–127.00	123.63
27	—	634	115.00–125.00	116.90
25	—	321	149.00–159.00	151.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	628	125.50–135.25	131.96
58	—	375	156.50–166.50	162.57
61	—	565	141.00–151.00	148.98
69	—	477	153.50–163.50	154.84
14	—	679	128.75–138.50	130.30
69	—	531	148.00–158.00	153.57
31	—	337	160.00–170.00	165.12
23	—	762	113.50–123.50	115.64
88	—	424	157.50–167.50	163.24
33	—	720	115.00–125.00	122.31

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)	3	—	1,170	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	700.00–1,000.00	848.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,165	925.00	925.00

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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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