Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-9.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. A reminder the Tulsa Stockyards will be closed Monday, September 6, 2021 in order to observe Labor Day. Our next sale will be Monday, September 13, 2021. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. A total of 416 cows and bulls sold with 57 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.59/cwt on 1,023 head.

Average price

$174.59

1,023 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.58

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	510	176.45	899	427
Medium and Large 1	549	176.42	969	383
Medium and Large 2	492	167.56	824	213

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $76 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 sale1,023 hd

174.59

—

OK average7 barns · 10,235 hd

160.01

+14.58

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	1,574	89.56	1,410	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	65.25	869	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	61.45	757	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	57.34	593	143

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2	—	468	148.51/cwt	141.00–151.00	695	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	139.13/cwt	133.00–143.00	800	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	154.13/cwt	149.00–159.00	780	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	147.99/cwt	144.00–154.00	845	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	154.13/cwt	149.00–159.00	506	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.50/cwt	126.00–136.00	837	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	158.22/cwt	153.00–163.00	600	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	128.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	994	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	154.42/cwt	147.50–157.50	888	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	170.66/cwt	165.00–175.00	807	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	153.68/cwt	148.00–158.00	788	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	187.56/cwt	182.00–192.00	726	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	181.08/cwt	177.00–187.00	775	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	178.72/cwt	176.00–186.00	849	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	159.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	990	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	198.18/cwt	193.00–203.00	749	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	164.96/cwt	158.00–169.00	949	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	172.58/cwt	159.50–177.50	903	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	190.29/cwt	188.00–198.00	837	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	149.68/cwt	145.50–156.00	1,079	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	171.17/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,054	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	203.11/cwt	199.50–209.50	855	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	214.24/cwt	211.00–221.00	686	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	159.92/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,083	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	204.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	676	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	147.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	172.79/cwt	169.25–179.50	981	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	166.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,104	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	208.54/cwt	204.00–214.00	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	173.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	894	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	190.07/cwt	187.00–197.00	897	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	832	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	160.01/cwt	154.50–165.00	902	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	157.93/cwt	150.50–160.50	1,009	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	188.58/cwt	186.00–191.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	188.68/cwt	185.00–195.00	623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	187.42/cwt	183.00–193.00	873	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	56.41/cwt	53.00–58.00	605	43
Bulls	—	—	1,530	89.19/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,365	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	73.56/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,063	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	67.71/cwt	65.00–70.00	994	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,184	61.91/cwt	60.00–64.50	733	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	50.75/cwt	47.00–52.00	518	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	66.41/cwt	65.00–70.50	730	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	61.03/cwt	59.00–64.00	680	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	58.79/cwt	57.00–62.00	745	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	81.52/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,172	3
Bulls	—	—	1,707	93.65/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,599	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	65.05/cwt	63.50–68.50	753	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	50.13/cwt	47.00–52.00	453	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	941	54.34/cwt	54.00–58.00	511	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	42.32/cwt	41.00–45.00	332	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,039.25/cwt	885.00–1,160.00	10,871	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	722.05/cwt	650.00–785.00	7,654	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	625.74/cwt	575.00–675.00	6,351	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,146.42/cwt	1,135.00–1,160.00	14,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.60/cwt	129.50–139.50	973	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	179.36/cwt	174.00–184.00	757	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	148.25/cwt	143.00–153.00	838	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	151.92/cwt	147.00–157.00	785	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	175.45/cwt	172.00–182.00	812	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	163.56/cwt	158.00–168.00	852	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	147.11/cwt	142.00–152.00	565	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	133.29/cwt	127.00–137.00	713	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.33/cwt	132.00–143.00	594	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.38/cwt	156.00–166.00	690	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	167.23/cwt	164.00–174.00	634	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	164.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	526	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.41/cwt	152.50–162.50	748	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.54/cwt	137.00–147.00	878	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	144.71/cwt	138.00–148.50	764	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	150.58/cwt	144.50–155.00	631	56

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 2,232Last week 1,944Year ago 2,424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 392Last week 268Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 13Year ago 255

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	468	141.00–151.00	148.51
28	—	575	133.00–143.00	139.13
23	—	328	149.00–159.00	154.13
20	—	632	126.00–136.00	132.50
28	—	379	153.00–163.00	158.22
70	—	528	138.00–148.50	144.71
56	—	419	144.50–155.00	150.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	506	149.00–159.00	154.13
64	—	571	144.00–154.00	147.99
8	—	771	125.00–135.00	128.91
24	—	723	129.50–139.50	134.60
49	—	430	156.00–166.00	160.38
26	—	379	164.00–174.00	167.23
23	—	320	160.00–170.00	164.31
81	—	475	152.50–162.50	157.41
8	—	668	135.00–145.00	139.37
74	—	616	137.00–147.00	142.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	471	130.00–140.00	135.47
15	—	384	142.00–152.00	147.11
26	—	535	127.00–137.00	133.29
26	—	426	132.00–143.00	139.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	575	147.50–157.50	154.42
34	—	473	165.00–175.00	170.66
26	—	513	148.00–158.00	153.68
37	—	387	182.00–192.00	187.56
39	—	428	177.00–187.00	181.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	475	176.00–186.00	178.72
20	—	622	155.00–165.00	159.24
18	—	378	193.00–203.00	198.18
80	—	575	158.00–169.00	164.96
67	—	523	159.50–177.50	172.58
55	—	440	188.00–198.00	190.29
42	—	677	154.00–164.00	159.92
29	—	331	200.00–210.00	204.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	721	145.50–156.00	149.68
38	—	616	166.00–176.00	171.17
14	—	421	199.50–209.50	203.11
14	—	320	211.00–221.00	214.24
4	—	761	140.00–150.00	147.54
176	—	568	169.25–179.50	172.79
12	—	662	165.00–175.00	166.82
12	—	370	204.00–214.00	208.54
57	—	516	170.00–180.00	173.28
30	—	472	187.00–197.00	190.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	438	185.00–195.00	189.93
30	—	564	154.50–165.00	160.01
26	—	639	150.50–160.50	157.93
6	—	375	186.00–191.00	188.58
11	—	330	185.00–195.00	188.68
11	—	466	183.00–193.00	187.42
21	—	521	158.00–168.00	163.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	422	174.00–184.00	179.36
34	—	565	143.00–153.00	148.25
25	—	517	147.00–157.00	151.92
21	—	463	172.00–182.00	175.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,073	53.00–58.00	56.41
4	—	1,020	47.00–52.00	50.75
27	—	1,099	65.00–70.50	66.41
27	—	1,114	59.00–64.00	61.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	72.00–75.00	73.56
19	—	1,468	65.00–70.00	67.71
19	—	1,184	60.00–64.50	61.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,267	57.00–62.00	58.79
1	—	1,335	75.00	75.00
11	—	1,158	63.50–68.50	65.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	903	47.00–52.00	50.13
19	—	941	54.00–58.00	54.34
7	—	785	41.00–45.00	42.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,530	86.00–91.00	89.19
3	—	1,438	79.00–83.00	81.52
7	—	1,707	92.00–95.00	93.65

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,046	885.00–1,160.00	1,039.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,060	650.00–785.00	722.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	575.00–675.00	625.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,243	1,135.00–1,160.00	1,146.42

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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