Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain, few attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, in a light test. A total of 311 cows and bulls sold with 49 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.80/cwt on 356 head.

Average price

$157.80

356 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$8.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.61

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	162.37	897	173
Medium and Large 1-2	544	153.47	835	183

One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about $62 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 sale356 hd

157.80

—

OK average7 barns · 8,780 hd

135.19

+22.61

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	1,520	88.82	1,350	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	66.02	841	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,329	65.18	866	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	61.67	665	76

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	848.45/cwt	810.00–900.00	8,968	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,083.04/cwt	1,010.00–1,150.00	12,455	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	762.71/cwt	650.00–975.00	8,619	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	712	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	60.93/cwt	60.00–63.00	785	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	66.68/cwt	64.00–69.50	896	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.65/cwt	116.00–126.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	165.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	955	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	149.03/cwt	144.00–154.00	650	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	63.55/cwt	62.00–65.00	788	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	931	59.31/cwt	59.00–60.00	552	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	67.48/cwt	67.00–68.00	873	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	156.15/cwt	151.00–161.00	735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.80/cwt	169.50–179.50	722	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.64/cwt	127.00–137.00	690	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,721	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	17,205	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	49.91/cwt	49.00–51.00	439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.28/cwt	150.50–160.50	971	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	124.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	125.21/cwt	122.00–132.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	142.55/cwt	139.00–149.00	904	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	141.27/cwt	133.50–143.50	613	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	145.93/cwt	143.00–153.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	153.53/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,052	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	137.56/cwt	134.50–144.50	995	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.25/cwt	150.00–160.50	727	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.91/cwt	120.00–131.00	731	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	156.82/cwt	151.00–161.00	817	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	160.87/cwt	158.00–168.00	695	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	169.62/cwt	162.00–172.00	821	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	179.55/cwt	176.00–186.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	188.92/cwt	184.50–194.50	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	142.35/cwt	136.00–146.00	968	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	177.79/cwt	174.00–184.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	157.06/cwt	149.00–159.00	902	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	705	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	168.13/cwt	163.00–173.00	699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.19/cwt	148.00–158.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	142.88/cwt	139.00–147.00	767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	176.44/cwt	173.00–183.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	134.56/cwt	129.00–139.00	631	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	188.26/cwt	185.00–195.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	115.19/cwt	111.00–121.00	892	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	134.27/cwt	130.50–140.50	1,046	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	166.79/cwt	162.00–172.00	852	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	142.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	684	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	155.22/cwt	151.50–161.50	596	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	137.88/cwt	132.50–142.50	780	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	156.42/cwt	154.00–164.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	123.18/cwt	115.50–125.50	872	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	56.99/cwt	55.50–58.50	543	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	67.76/cwt	66.00–71.00	785	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,388	89.06/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,236	2
Bulls	—	—	1,394	83.42/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,163	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	95.44/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,664	4

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 1,314Last week 1,674Year ago 1,415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 259Year ago 287

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 34Year ago 25

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,057	810.00–900.00	848.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,010.00–1,150.00	1,083.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,130	650.00–975.00	762.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,550	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,233	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,139	60.00–65.00	62.51
16	—	1,159	66.00–71.00	67.76
2	—	1,000	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,288	60.00–63.00	60.93
17	—	1,344	64.00–69.50	66.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,240	62.00–65.00	63.55
27	—	1,294	67.00–68.00	67.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	931	59.00–60.00	59.31
4	—	880	49.00–51.00	49.91
8	—	953	55.50–58.50	56.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	88.00–90.00	89.06
5	—	1,394	80.00–85.00	83.42
4	—	1,743	93.00–97.00	95.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	116.00–126.00	119.65
26	—	434	133.50–143.50	141.27
23	—	576	120.00–131.00	126.91
14	—	469	129.00–139.00	134.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	436	144.00–154.00	149.03
15	—	520	127.00–137.00	132.64
10	—	678	120.00–130.00	124.06
8	—	633	122.00–132.00	125.21
12	—	774	111.00–121.00	115.19
48	—	479	140.00–150.00	142.90
23	—	384	151.50–161.50	155.22
34	—	566	132.50–142.50	137.88
4	—	310	154.00–164.00	156.42
14	—	708	115.50–125.50	123.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	576	160.00–170.00	165.81
29	—	423	169.50–179.50	170.80
15	—	625	150.50–160.50	155.28
19	—	685	147.00–157.50	153.53
11	—	723	134.50–144.50	137.56
20	—	484	162.00–172.00	169.62
10	—	323	184.50–194.50	188.92
3	—	384	185.00–195.00	188.26
14	—	779	130.50–140.50	134.27
30	—	511	162.00–172.00	166.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	471	151.00–161.00	156.15
52	—	634	139.00–149.00	142.55
20	—	521	151.00–161.00	156.82
35	—	432	158.00–168.00	160.87
23	—	680	136.00–146.00	142.35
8	—	381	174.00–184.00	177.79
22	—	574	149.00–159.00	157.06
8	—	337	173.00–183.00	176.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	143.00–153.00	145.93
19	—	471	150.00–160.50	154.25
5	—	332	176.00–186.00	179.55
14	—	366	192.50	192.50
10	—	416	163.00–173.00	168.13
8	—	525	148.00–158.00	155.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	139.00–147.00	142.88

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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