Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, also in a light test. A total of 210 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers. A reminder The Tulsa Livestock Auction will be closed Monday, May 31st, to observe Memorial Day. Our next sale will be Monday June 7th 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.97/cwt on 497 head.

Average price

$157.97

497 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$7.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.14

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	516	158.70	820	251
Medium and Large 1	569	158.32	900	205
Medium and Large 2	444	151.66	674	41

One grade step is worth $7.04/cwt here — about $146 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 sale497 hd

157.97

—

OK average7 barns · 9,000 hd

139.82

+18.14

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	1,768	89.36	1,580	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	69.16	953	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	68.73	838	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	63.20	694	101

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	505	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	776.69/cwt	660.00–885.00	9,421	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	52.25/cwt	50.00–55.00	428	8
Bulls	—	—	1,971	94.90/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,870	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	86.20/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,424	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	71.11/cwt	69.00–75.50	885	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	64.95/cwt	62.00–67.00	766	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	70.99/cwt	70.50–72.00	963	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	67.08/cwt	65.00–69.00	856	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	134.90/cwt	127.50–137.50	959	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	159.36/cwt	156.00–166.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	157.08/cwt	154.00–164.00	729	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	150.35/cwt	148.00–158.00	935	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	142.31/cwt	135.50–145.50	801	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	154.70/cwt	148.50–158.50	828	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	177.68/cwt	171.00–181.00	565	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	173.60/cwt	171.00–181.00	920	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	165.63/cwt	165.00–175.00	934	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	128.53/cwt	122.50–132.50	812	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.23/cwt	145.00–156.50	635	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.80/cwt	128.00–139.50	716	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	161.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	618	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	713	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	141.94/cwt	133.00–148.00	802	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	145.96/cwt	143.00–153.00	549	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	165.43/cwt	160.00–170.00	867	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	160.78/cwt	154.00–164.00	908	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	176.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	130.29/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	175.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	760	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	161.90/cwt	159.00–169.00	699	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.90/cwt	157.00–167.00	745	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	153.06/cwt	148.00–158.00	646	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	142.38/cwt	141.00–151.00	955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	174.26/cwt	168.50–178.50	836	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	146.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	747	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	122.31/cwt	121.00–124.00	819	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	159.40/cwt	155.00–166.00	666	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.87/cwt	146.00–156.00	709	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	122.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	162.39/cwt	157.00–167.00	697	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	159.59/cwt	154.00–164.00	618	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	354	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	967	59.74/cwt	56.00–61.50	578	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,043.36/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	11,279	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	151.65/cwt	147.00–155.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.61/cwt	143.00–153.00	697	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	164.45/cwt	160.00–170.00	562	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	983	65.33/cwt	63.00–66.50	642	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	67.76/cwt	66.00–70.50	944	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	61.98/cwt	59.00–64.00	705	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	129.96/cwt	124.00–134.00	750	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	908	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.50/cwt	137.00–147.50	889	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	56.01/cwt	53.00–58.00	563	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	70.67/cwt	70.00–72.50	799	23

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,420Last week 1,825Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 348Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	150.00–160.00	155.46
34	—	535	148.50–158.50	154.70
17	—	383	155.00–165.00	161.48
18	—	478	145.00–155.00	149.22
23	—	565	133.00–148.00	141.94
9	—	670	121.00–124.00	122.31
16	—	418	155.00–166.00	159.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	711	127.50–137.50	134.90
48	—	622	148.00–158.00	150.35
11	—	318	171.00–181.00	177.68
20	—	530	171.00–181.00	173.60
25	—	564	165.00–175.00	165.63
8	—	381	170.00–180.00	176.28
8	—	771	124.00–134.00	130.29
22	—	434	170.00–180.00	175.17
16	—	671	141.00–151.00	142.38
19	—	480	168.50–178.50	174.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	524	160.00–170.00	165.43
49	—	565	154.00–164.00	160.78
46	—	432	159.00–169.00	161.90
48	—	463	157.00–167.00	160.90
9	—	342	160.00–170.00	164.45
14	—	674	130.00–140.00	134.73
28	—	624	137.00–147.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	422	148.00–158.00	153.06
18	—	473	146.00–156.00	149.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	306	156.00–166.00	159.36
37	—	464	154.00–164.00	157.08
71	—	563	135.50–145.50	142.31
46	—	632	122.50–132.50	128.53
51	—	511	140.00–150.00	146.25
11	—	680	120.00–130.00	122.94
25	—	429	157.00–167.00	162.39
36	—	387	154.00–164.00	159.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	423	145.00–156.50	150.23
25	—	531	128.00–139.50	134.80
9	—	376	143.00–153.00	145.96
10	—	336	147.00–155.00	151.65
35	—	469	143.00–153.00	148.61
21	—	577	124.00–134.00	129.96

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)	2	—	1,030	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,213	660.00–885.00	776.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,081	900.00–1,250.00	1,043.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	820	50.00–55.00	52.25
3	—	885	40.00	40.00
9	—	967	56.00–61.50	59.74
6	—	983	63.00–66.50	65.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,244	69.00–75.50	71.11
12	—	1,179	62.00–67.00	64.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,357	70.50–72.00	70.99
17	—	1,393	66.00–70.50	67.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,276	65.00–69.00	67.08
28	—	1,138	59.00–64.00	61.98
5	—	1,006	53.00–58.00	56.01
23	—	1,131	70.00–72.50	70.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,971	91.00–97.50	94.90
7	—	1,652	83.00–88.00	86.20

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