Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady. Heifers 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows and bulls both 5.00 lower. A total of 369 cows and bulls sold with 52 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.18/cwt on 877 head.

Average price

$170.18

877 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.78

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	178.63	895	299
Medium and Large 1-2	506	167.89	849	399
Medium and Large 2	491	161.17	791	179

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $104 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 sale877 hd

170.18

—

OK average7 barns · 11,901 hd

144.40

+25.78

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	—	High	1,767	92.10	1,628	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	66.21	795	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	65.49	832	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	60.98	610	105

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	424	170.80/cwt	164.00–175.00	724	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	120.35/cwt	113.00–123.00	639	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	159.56/cwt	154.00–164.00	846	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	175.91/cwt	172.00–182.00	843	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.03/cwt	127.00–137.00	841	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	156.52/cwt	153.00–163.00	518	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	192.02/cwt	189.00–199.00	739	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	160.00/cwt	157.00–167.00	682	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	159.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	589	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	167.35/cwt	160.00–173.50	790	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	409	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	798	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	193.20/cwt	187.00–197.00	808	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	146.24/cwt	141.00–151.00	918	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.49/cwt	155.00–167.00	840	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.28/cwt	134.00–144.00	596	53
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	999.43/cwt	985.00–1,010.00	10,614	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	62.74/cwt	61.00–65.00	590	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	64.14/cwt	63.00–67.00	714	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	54.99/cwt	53.00–57.00	558	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	60.33/cwt	59.00–62.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	166.90/cwt	161.00–171.00	803	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	145.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	850	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	65.83/cwt	63.50–67.50	804	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	57.13/cwt	55.00–59.00	504	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	139.57/cwt	139.50–140.00	934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	165.04/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,124	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	751.59/cwt	710.00–800.00	8,110	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	1,138.06/cwt	1,035.00–1,210.00	13,862	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	183.69/cwt	178.00–188.00	689	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	151.91/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,031	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	126.12/cwt	122.00–132.00	738	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	145.96/cwt	143.00–153.00	777	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.48/cwt	111.00–121.00	639	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	136.64/cwt	131.00–141.00	638	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.78/cwt	151.00–161.00	901	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	147.49/cwt	142.00–152.00	482	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.95/cwt	142.00–152.00	704	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	121.22/cwt	114.50–124.50	892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	151.06/cwt	145.00–156.00	640	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	178.76/cwt	176.00–186.00	758	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	152.35/cwt	149.00–159.00	963	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.81/cwt	153.00–163.00	728	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	731	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.67/cwt	138.50–148.50	1,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	128.66/cwt	124.00–134.00	693	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	178.48/cwt	176.00–186.00	571	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	150.55/cwt	144.00–154.00	569	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	190.10/cwt	183.50–193.75	871	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	172.88/cwt	165.50–175.50	901	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.93/cwt	159.00–169.00	698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	127.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	863	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	155.62/cwt	150.50–163.00	899	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	182.74/cwt	176.00–187.00	577	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	177.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	661	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	165.41/cwt	162.00–172.00	944	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	137.16/cwt	133.00–143.00	776	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	163.53/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,011	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	189.73/cwt	187.00–197.00	641	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,756	96.34/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,692	12
Bulls	—	—	1,797	91.05/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,636	13
Bulls	—	—	1,716	84.67/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,453	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	869	50.65/cwt	49.00–53.00	440	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	65.49/cwt	63.00–68.50	832	36

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 →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,202Last week 2,743Year ago 1,575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 341Year ago 311

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	424	164.00–175.00	170.80
71	—	481	161.00–171.00	166.90
32	—	583	140.00–150.00	145.78
26	—	532	143.00–153.00	145.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	530	154.00–164.00	159.56
103	—	479	172.00–182.00	175.91
28	—	375	178.00–188.00	183.69
27	—	679	147.00–157.00	151.91
69	—	575	151.00–161.00	156.78
66	—	424	176.00–186.00	178.76
42	—	632	149.00–159.00	152.35
21	—	320	176.00–186.00	178.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	385	189.00–199.00	192.02
38	—	418	187.00–197.00	193.20
30	—	681	158.00–168.00	165.04
10	—	720	138.50–148.50	146.67
44	—	458	183.50–193.75	190.10
64	—	521	165.50–175.50	172.88
25	—	571	162.00–172.00	165.41
26	—	618	160.00–170.00	163.53
30	—	338	187.00–197.00	189.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	531	113.00–123.00	120.35
53	—	428	134.00–144.00	139.28
38	—	563	111.00–121.00	113.48
26	—	467	131.00–141.00	136.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	623	127.00–137.00	135.03
24	—	331	153.00–163.00	156.52
83	—	426	157.00–167.00	160.00
84	—	368	155.00–165.00	159.95
12	—	736	114.50–124.50	121.22
66	—	467	153.00–163.00	155.81
39	—	520	135.00–145.00	140.57
17	—	678	125.00–135.00	127.27
75	—	566	133.00–143.00	137.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	585	122.00–132.00	126.12
18	—	327	142.00–152.00	147.49
96	—	476	142.00–152.00	147.95
25	—	424	145.00–156.00	151.06
41	—	539	124.00–134.00	128.66
30	—	378	144.00–154.00	150.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	472	160.00–173.50	167.35
29	—	628	141.00–151.00	146.24
33	—	520	155.00–167.00	161.49
7	—	669	139.50–140.00	139.57
19	—	423	159.00–169.00	164.93
35	—	578	150.50–163.00	155.62
15	—	316	176.00–187.00	182.74
13	—	373	175.00–185.00	177.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	409	195.00	195.00

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)	13	—	1,062	985.00–1,010.00	999.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,079	710.00–800.00	751.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,218	1,035.00–1,210.00	1,138.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	940	61.00–65.00	62.74
15	—	883	55.00–59.00	57.13
9	—	869	49.00–53.00	50.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,113	63.00–67.00	64.14
4	—	1,015	53.00–57.00	54.99
6	—	1,095	59.00–62.00	60.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,221	63.50–67.50	65.83
2	—	1,000	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,270	63.00–68.50	65.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,756	94.00–99.00	96.34
13	—	1,797	88.00–93.00	91.05
5	—	1,716	82.00–87.00	84.67

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle