Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifers 6.00-9.00 lower. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 610 cows and bulls sold with 53 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.65/cwt on 1,321 head.

Average price

$155.65

1,321 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$14.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.97

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	162.78	935	421
Medium and Large 1-2	547	155.67	852	505
Medium and Large 2	517	148.02	765	395

One grade step is worth $14.76/cwt here — about $170 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 sale1,321 hd

155.65

—

OK average7 barns · 10,620 hd

150.68

+4.97

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	—	Low	1,644	83.97	1,380	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	62.64	858	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	62.08	779	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	55.12	610	171

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1	—	420	187.63/cwt	186.00–196.00	788	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	195.05/cwt	187.00–197.00	749	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	163.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	877	97
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	136.98/cwt	133.00–144.00	790	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	142.86/cwt	138.00–149.00	899	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.75/cwt	132.50–142.50	851	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.95/cwt	146.00–156.00	633	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	134.21/cwt	129.00–139.50	756	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	135.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,051	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	130.09/cwt	127.00–137.00	822	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	165.10/cwt	159.00–169.00	779	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	140.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	445	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	136.56/cwt	132.50–142.50	706	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	564	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.51/cwt	122.00–132.00	801	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	144.99/cwt	141.50–151.50	1,112	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	167.88/cwt	164.00–174.50	729	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.94/cwt	123.00–134.00	552	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.07/cwt	119.00–129.00	852	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.76/cwt	133.00–143.00	658	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	127.79/cwt	123.00–133.00	925	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.30/cwt	144.00–154.00	700	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	150.57/cwt	146.00–156.00	512	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	127.68/cwt	124.00–134.00	418	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	206.22/cwt	197.00–207.00	641	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	174.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	814	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	179.71/cwt	176.00–186.00	652	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	179.40/cwt	175.00–185.00	605	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	131.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	885	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	152.64/cwt	148.00–158.00	727	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.70/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	132.44/cwt	127.00–137.00	968	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	180.68/cwt	175.00–185.00	786	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.72/cwt	138.00–148.00	744	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	142.14/cwt	136.00–146.00	969	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	153.49/cwt	149.00–159.00	806	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	148.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	841	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	159.25/cwt	156.50–166.50	928	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	153.58/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,035	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.98/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,037	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	154.75/cwt	149.50–159.50	955	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	131.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,028	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	188.18/cwt	186.00–196.00	630	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	173.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.94/cwt	137.00–147.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	151.27/cwt	146.00–156.50	803	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.11/cwt	169.00–179.00	654	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	148.34/cwt	142.50–152.50	918	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	122.14/cwt	115.00–126.00	889	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	61.96/cwt	59.00–64.00	780	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	58.19/cwt	55.00–59.00	726	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	59.01/cwt	57.00–62.00	716	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	49.85/cwt	47.00–52.00	461	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	964	55.55/cwt	53.00–58.00	536	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	638	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	50.67/cwt	47.00–52.00	540	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	55.64/cwt	53.50–58.00	649	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,385	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	914	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	63.45/cwt	60.00–65.00	885	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	67.36/cwt	66.00–69.00	984	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	64.06/cwt	63.00–65.00	824	26
Bulls	—	—	1,599	82.01/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,311	25
Bulls	—	—	1,685	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	87.21/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,511	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	815.81/cwt	560.00–925.00	9,292	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	815.12/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,942	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	1,049.55/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	14,568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	120.21/cwt	115.00–125.00	819	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	123.99/cwt	118.00–128.00	722	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	132.25/cwt	126.00–136.00	866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	140.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	745	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.72/cwt	135.00–145.50	601	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.85/cwt	111.00–121.00	753	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	128.97/cwt	123.00–133.00	478	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.41/cwt	118.00–128.00	711	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	143.77/cwt	134.50–144.50	1,041	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.29/cwt	122.00–132.00	610	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	109.56/cwt	107.00–117.00	644	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	591	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	135.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	895	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	139.91/cwt	134.00–144.00	516	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.82/cwt	121.00–131.50	684	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.37/cwt	149.00–159.00	624	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	696	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.77/cwt	149.00–159.00	732	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.54/cwt	129.00–139.00	763	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	134.63/cwt	131.00–141.00	847	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.32/cwt	108.00–118.00	765	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	175.82/cwt	171.00–181.00	751	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	812	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.12/cwt	124.00–134.00	681	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	164.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	768	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	121.30/cwt	116.00–126.00	936	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	793	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.37/cwt	158.00–168.00	617	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.69/cwt	138.00–148.00	672	51

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 3,254Last week 2,274Year ago 2,568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 576Last week 313Year ago 440

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 51Year ago 108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	420	186.00–196.00	187.63
26	—	384	187.00–197.00	195.05
97	—	535	160.00–170.00	163.87
16	—	767	141.50–151.50	144.99
14	—	311	197.00–207.00	206.22
27	—	467	170.00–180.00	174.23
55	—	583	156.50–166.50	159.25
46	—	674	147.00–157.00	153.58
58	—	720	137.50–147.50	143.98
58	—	617	149.50–159.50	154.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	577	133.00–144.00	136.98
21	—	632	127.00–137.00	130.09
61	—	434	164.00–174.50	167.88
17	—	337	175.00–185.00	179.40
33	—	673	125.00–135.00	131.52
62	—	476	148.00–158.00	152.64
22	—	375	165.00–175.00	168.70
87	—	525	138.00–148.00	141.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	629	138.00–149.00	142.86
77	—	472	159.00–169.00	165.10
29	—	363	176.00–186.00	179.71
33	—	731	127.00–137.00	132.44
64	—	435	175.00–185.00	180.68
28	—	682	136.00–146.00	142.14
98	—	525	149.00–159.00	153.49
78	—	566	145.00–155.00	148.57
28	—	780	130.00–140.00	131.82
10	—	335	186.00–196.00	188.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	618	132.50–142.50	137.75
29	—	422	146.00–156.00	149.95
23	—	563	129.00–139.50	134.21
29	—	775	130.00–140.00	135.60
61	—	517	132.50–142.50	136.56
64	—	380	145.00–155.00	148.29
31	—	472	144.00–154.00	148.30
14	—	340	146.00–156.00	150.57
46	—	724	134.50–144.50	143.77
20	—	661	130.00–140.00	135.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	317	135.00–145.00	140.47
55	—	628	122.00–132.00	127.51
27	—	676	119.00–129.00	126.07
88	—	474	133.00–143.00	138.76
30	—	724	123.00–133.00	127.79
65	—	427	135.00–145.50	140.72
62	—	576	118.00–128.00	123.41
36	—	369	134.00–144.00	139.91
75	—	535	121.00–131.50	127.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	428	123.00–134.00	128.94
23	—	327	124.00–134.00	127.68
36	—	628	111.00–121.00	119.85
40	—	371	123.00–133.00	128.97
42	—	479	122.00–132.00	127.29
24	—	588	107.00–117.00	109.56
27	—	516	110.00–120.00	114.55
28	—	675	108.00–118.00	113.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	322	170.00–180.00	173.84
5	—	670	137.00–147.00	140.94
29	—	531	146.00–156.50	151.27
12	—	380	169.00–179.00	172.11
10	—	619	142.50–152.50	148.34
23	—	728	115.00–126.00	122.14
12	—	427	171.00–181.00	175.82
15	—	569	140.00–150.00	142.65
16	—	466	160.00–170.00	164.70
16	—	772	116.00–126.00	121.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	681	115.00–125.00	120.21
16	—	582	118.00–128.00	123.99
31	—	415	149.00–159.00	150.37
20	—	523	124.00–134.00	130.12
23	—	635	120.00–130.00	124.82
51	—	474	138.00–148.00	141.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	655	126.00–136.00	132.25
57	—	529	135.00–145.00	140.83
11	—	426	160.00–170.00	163.46
13	—	473	149.00–159.00	154.77
23	—	576	129.00–139.00	132.54
34	—	629	131.00–141.00	134.63
18	—	380	158.00–168.00	162.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,259	59.00–64.00	61.96
32	—	1,066	47.00–52.00	50.67
53	—	1,167	53.50–58.00	55.64
1	—	1,385	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,248	55.00–59.00	58.19
2	—	1,275	50.00	50.00
37	—	1,395	60.00–65.00	63.45
16	—	1,461	66.00–69.00	67.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,213	57.00–62.00	59.01
1	—	1,215	69.00	69.00
26	—	1,287	63.00–65.00	64.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	925	47.00–52.00	49.85
16	—	964	53.00–58.00	55.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,599	79.00–85.00	82.01
1	—	1,685	94.00	94.00
12	—	1,733	86.00–90.00	87.21

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	—	1,005	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,139	560.00–925.00	815.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,097	700.00–950.00	815.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,388	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,049.55

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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