Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers steady, both in a light test. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 298 Cows and bulls sold with 55 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.34/cwt on 467 head.

Average price

$144.34

467 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.10

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	147.28	788	306
Medium and Large 1-2	511	138.76	709	161

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $79 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 sale467 hd

144.34

—

OK average7 barns · 7,879 hd

139.24

+5.10

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	1,697	90.91	1,543	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,413	73.40	1,037	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	69.02	917	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	64.48	642	43

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	—	—	1,707	92.29/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,575	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	68.97/cwt	66.00–71.50	822	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	74.85/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,144	26
Bulls	—	—	1,867	96.32/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,798	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	86.70/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,383	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	71.30/cwt	68.00–73.00	888	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	159.47/cwt	154.00–163.50	928	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	196.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	202.66/cwt	198.00–208.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.68/cwt	154.00–164.00	683	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	176.95/cwt	173.00–183.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.88/cwt	154.00–160.00	729	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	159.92/cwt	154.00–164.00	857	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	135.63/cwt	128.00–138.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	120.21/cwt	117.00–127.00	927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	150.30/cwt	146.00–156.00	935	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	156.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	172.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	819	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	192.76/cwt	187.00–197.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	132.69/cwt	127.00–137.00	898	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	162.48/cwt	154.50–164.25	1,027	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	174.27/cwt	168.50–178.50	734	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	141.25/cwt	135.50–145.50	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	954	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.92/cwt	131.00–141.00	787	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	163.67/cwt	159.00–169.00	771	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	170.19/cwt	165.00–175.00	873	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.28/cwt	150.00–160.50	730	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.11/cwt	158.00–168.00	624	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	864.60/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,358	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,118.36/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	14,315	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	75.32/cwt	72.00–77.00	972	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	749	55.55/cwt	54.00–56.00	416	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	62.20/cwt	60.00–64.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	152.85/cwt	149.00–159.00	870	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.07/cwt	117.50–127.50	754	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	856	66.87/cwt	66.50–67.00	572	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	64.59/cwt	62.00–66.00	584	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.61/cwt	139.50–149.50	964	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,148.81/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	11,948	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	162.15/cwt	157.00–167.00	707	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	147.84/cwt	143.00–153.00	627	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	68.98/cwt	67.00–71.00	976	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,201	63.27/cwt	61.00–66.00	760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	151.47/cwt	147.00–157.00	574	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	185.00/cwt	179.00–189.00	707	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.40/cwt	132.00–142.00	717	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.41/cwt	139.00–149.00	694	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	162.55/cwt	156.00–166.00	527	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	129.20/cwt	121.00–131.00	922	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	159.82/cwt	155.00–164.00	839	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.21/cwt	142.00–152.00	832	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.66/cwt	143.00–153.00	773	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	149.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	496	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.40/cwt	115.00–126.50	817	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	134.92/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,055	5

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.

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,291Last week 2,419Year ago 1,401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 278Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 7Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,707	90.00–94.00	92.29
6	—	1,867	95.00–100.00	96.32
11	—	1,595	84.00–89.50	86.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,192	66.00–71.50	68.97
7	—	1,109	60.00–64.00	62.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,528	74.00–76.00	74.85
18	—	1,246	68.00–73.00	71.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,290	72.00–77.00	75.32
25	—	1,415	67.00–71.00	68.98
13	—	1,201	61.00–66.00	63.27
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	749	54.00–56.00	55.55
1	—	895	60.00	60.00
4	—	856	66.50–67.00	66.87
14	—	904	62.00–66.00	64.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	582	154.00–163.50	159.47
5	—	367	173.00–183.00	176.95
15	—	465	154.00–160.00	156.88
28	—	622	146.00–156.00	150.30
27	—	671	139.50–149.50	143.61
1	—	310	193.00	193.00
30	—	525	155.00–164.00	159.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	364	190.00–200.00	196.11
4	—	322	198.00–208.00	202.66
9	—	665	150.00–160.00	156.15
19	—	474	170.00–180.00	172.76
23	—	632	154.50–164.25	162.48
32	—	421	168.50–178.50	174.27
10	—	716	135.50–145.50	141.25
23	—	575	160.00–170.00	165.87
25	—	513	165.00–175.00	170.19
5	—	782	133.00–143.00	134.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	536	154.00–164.00	159.92
6	—	313	187.00–197.00	192.76
31	—	471	159.00–169.00	163.67
18	—	569	149.00–159.00	152.85
15	—	436	157.00–167.00	162.15
22	—	382	179.00–189.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	425	154.00–164.00	160.68
13	—	617	128.00–138.00	135.63
8	—	771	117.00–127.00	120.21
65	—	677	127.00–137.00	132.69
30	—	476	150.00–160.50	153.28
39	—	380	158.00–168.00	164.11
14	—	324	156.00–166.00	162.55
8	—	714	121.00–131.00	129.20
33	—	569	142.00–152.00	146.21
70	—	520	143.00–153.00	148.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	579	131.00–141.00	135.92
16	—	623	117.50–127.50	121.07
21	—	424	143.00–153.00	147.84
15	—	379	147.00–157.00	151.47
15	—	518	132.00–142.00	138.40
34	—	474	139.00–149.00	146.41
13	—	331	145.00–155.00	149.79
25	—	673	115.00–126.50	121.40

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)	11	—	1,198	750.00–950.00	864.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,280	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,118.36
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	—	1,040	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,148.81

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

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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