Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 9.00 lower in a light test. Heifers 6.00 lower also in a light test. Quality plain, few attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 374 cows and bulls sold with 44 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.74/cwt on 489 head.

Average price

$158.74

489 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$1.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.78

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	159.42	799	228
Medium and Large 1	568	158.14	898	261

One grade step is worth $1.28/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale489 hd

158.74

—

OK average7 barns · 8,746 hd

138.96

+19.78

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	1,706	90.87	1,550	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	65.47	840	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	64.48	794	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	60.01	615	91

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	422	159.14/cwt	152.50–163.00	672	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.06/cwt	134.00–143.00	792	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	126.95/cwt	124.00–135.00	682	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	67.12/cwt	65.00–68.00	839	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	63.40/cwt	63.00–64.00	599	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	824	58.24/cwt	57.00–60.00	480	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	163.30/cwt	159.00–169.00	846	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	155.39/cwt	151.00–161.00	824	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	140.99/cwt	138.50–148.50	905	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	64.04/cwt	62.50–67.00	841	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	20,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,081	1,205.06/cwt	1,000.00–1,600.00	13,027	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	734.74/cwt	500.00–950.00	7,979	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	157.05/cwt	154.00–164.00	598	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	136.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	774	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	167.11/cwt	162.00–172.00	854	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	139.64/cwt	132.00–144.00	881	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	155.39/cwt	148.50–158.50	721	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	127.42/cwt	119.50–129.50	808	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.23/cwt	141.00–151.00	610	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	174.90/cwt	172.00–182.00	661	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	157.51/cwt	153.00–163.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	122.00/cwt	119.00–129.00	827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	158.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	927	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	143.58/cwt	137.00–148.00	692	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	154.34/cwt	153.00–163.00	761	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	945	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,090	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	812	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	99.03/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	175.87/cwt	171.00–180.00	589	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.49/cwt	124.00–134.00	750	34
Bulls	—	—	1,677	87.79/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,472	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	68.86/cwt	68.00–70.00	783	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	59.51/cwt	58.00–60.50	674	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	49.73/cwt	49.00–50.00	432	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,741	91.92/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,600	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	977	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	61.47/cwt	60.00–63.00	711	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	688	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	52.30/cwt	50.00–55.00	584	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	64.57/cwt	62.00–66.00	727	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	157.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.55/cwt	160.00–163.00	690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	186.13/cwt	181.00–191.00	642	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	169.22/cwt	163.50–173.50	729	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	152.50/cwt	149.00–159.00	962	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.13/cwt	136.00–146.00	736	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	171.99/cwt	169.50–179.50	894	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	168.44/cwt	165.50–175.50	987	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	147.11/cwt	144.00–154.00	975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	169.27/cwt	164.50–174.50	807	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	137.09/cwt	128.50–138.75	979	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	156.90/cwt	152.00–163.00	683	41

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 1,607Last week 2,202Year ago 1,823

Slaughter CattleReceipts 331Last week 332Year ago 229

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 37Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	422	152.50–163.00	159.14
22	—	381	154.00–164.00	157.05
12	—	569	135.00–145.00	136.05
31	—	464	148.50–158.50	155.39
35	—	634	119.50–129.50	127.42
8	—	316	153.00–163.00	157.51
13	—	678	119.00–129.00	122.00
61	—	518	136.00–146.00	142.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	537	124.00–135.00	126.95
26	—	420	141.00–151.00	145.23
44	—	482	137.00–148.00	143.58
34	—	575	124.00–134.00	130.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	574	134.00–143.00	138.06
21	—	530	151.00–161.00	155.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	161.00	161.00
17	—	511	162.00–172.00	167.11
20	—	631	132.00–144.00	139.64
3	—	392	167.00	167.00
11	—	469	155.00–165.00	157.14
12	—	427	160.00–163.00	161.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	518	159.00–169.00	163.30
19	—	642	138.50–148.50	140.99
50	—	583	155.00–165.00	158.93
37	—	493	153.00–163.00	154.34
28	—	335	171.00–180.00	175.87
41	—	435	152.00–163.00	156.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	378	172.00–182.00	174.90
18	—	765	120.00–130.00	123.49
14	—	345	181.00–191.00	186.13
29	—	431	163.50–173.50	169.22
45	—	631	149.00–159.00	152.50
22	—	520	169.50–179.50	171.99
26	—	586	165.50–175.50	168.44
8	—	663	144.00–154.00	147.11
36	—	477	164.50–174.50	169.27
47	—	714	128.50–138.75	137.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,250	65.00–68.00	67.12
4	—	1,338	73.00	73.00
9	—	1,156	60.00–63.00	61.47
4	—	1,240	55.50	55.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	945	63.00–64.00	63.40
18	—	824	57.00–60.00	58.24
11	—	868	49.00–50.00	49.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,313	62.50–67.00	64.04
3	—	1,090	74.50	74.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,137	68.00–70.00	68.86
7	—	1,132	58.00–60.50	59.51
10	—	1,116	50.00–55.00	52.30
34	—	1,126	62.00–66.00	64.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	98.00–100.00	99.03
11	—	1,677	85.00–90.00	87.79
9	—	1,741	91.00–94.00	91.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,081	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,205.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,086	500.00–950.00	734.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,360	1,010.00	1,010.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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