Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good thru attractive. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 552 cows and bulls sold with 42 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.13/cwt on 1,592 head.

Average price

$166.13

1,592 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$21.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.37

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	174.41	933	880
Medium and Large 1-2	530	159.76	847	319
Medium and Large 2	505	152.77	771	393

One grade step is worth $21.64/cwt here — about $162 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 sale1,592 hd

166.13

—

OK average7 barns · 10,779 hd

152.76

+13.37

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	1,767	83.56	1,477	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	62.58	866	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	60.25	747	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,098	54.54	599	127

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2	—	624	144.75/cwt	138.00–148.00	903	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	134.14/cwt	127.00–137.00	854	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	176.44/cwt	173.00–183.00	663	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	182.45/cwt	176.00–186.00	587	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	974	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	139.25/cwt	134.50–144.50	997	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	152.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	862	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	139.37/cwt	130.50–140.35	875	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	161.79/cwt	152.50–162.25	662	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	145.61/cwt	140.50–150.00	737	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	311	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	701	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	171.45/cwt	167.00–177.00	806	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	164.50/cwt	158.00–168.00	870	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	148.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	498	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.32/cwt	124.00–134.00	732	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.33/cwt	129.00–139.00	701	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	158.84/cwt	154.00–164.00	594	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	160.15/cwt	156.00–166.00	756	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	135.64/cwt	126.50–136.75	1,040	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	123.32/cwt	118.00–128.00	666	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	121.71/cwt	119.00–129.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	140.58/cwt	134.00–144.00	460	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	147.17/cwt	143.00–153.00	564	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	199.65/cwt	195.00–205.00	765	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	169.14/cwt	163.00–173.00	722	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	140.20/cwt	136.00–146.00	747	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	178.04/cwt	174.00–184.00	758	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	152.17/cwt	147.00–157.50	784	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	141.72/cwt	134.50–144.50	1,179	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	154.46/cwt	149.50–159.50	968	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	155.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,126	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	192.37/cwt	187.00–197.00	650	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	135.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	927	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.22/cwt	134.00–144.00	798	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	161.67/cwt	156.00–166.00	920	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	157.24/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,036	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	189.03/cwt	185.00–195.00	813	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	201.98/cwt	198.00–208.00	658	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	184.13/cwt	178.00–188.00	864	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	189.34/cwt	184.00–194.00	714	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	165.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	760	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.27/cwt	134.00–144.00	723	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.85/cwt	126.00–136.00	815	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	140.37/cwt	137.00–147.00	890	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	152.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	814	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.64/cwt	146.00–156.00	860	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	67.42/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,123	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	62.38/cwt	60.00–65.00	848	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,158	57.86/cwt	57.00–59.00	670	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	849	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	869	45.77/cwt	45.00–46.00	398	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	48.60/cwt	46.00–51.00	520	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	58.63/cwt	57.00–62.00	689	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	55.61/cwt	53.00–58.50	624	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	773	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	60.53/cwt	59.00–64.00	771	25
Bulls	—	—	1,810	83.98/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,520	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	49.21/cwt	47.00–52.00	462	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	54.32/cwt	53.00–58.00	518	8
Bulls	—	—	1,627	77.52/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,261	9
Bulls	—	—	1,837	90.26/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,658	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	708.27/cwt	500.00–975.00	7,989	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	1,166.61/cwt	1,085.00–1,210.00	13,638	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	915.49/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,290	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	894.06/cwt	775.00–975.00	10,112	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,171.41/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	16,165	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	150.14/cwt	147.00–157.00	649	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	190.06/cwt	185.00–195.00	717	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.63/cwt	169.00–179.00	741	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	124.71/cwt	121.50–131.50	827	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	144.54/cwt	138.00–148.00	698	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	128.19/cwt	124.00–134.00	746	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	197.31/cwt	193.00–203.00	637	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	154.87/cwt	149.00–159.00	751	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	185.44/cwt	182.00–192.00	597	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	142.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	815	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	127.00/cwt	122.00–132.00	682	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.57/cwt	158.00–168.00	699	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.41/cwt	141.00–151.50	626	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	711	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	123.65/cwt	118.00–129.50	772	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	594	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	142.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	822	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	907	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	128.94/cwt	124.00–134.50	930	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.67/cwt	123.00–133.00	602	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	119.13/cwt	113.00–123.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.61/cwt	156.00–166.00	530	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.65/cwt	132.00–142.00	516	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	139.60/cwt	134.00–144.00	666	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	406	200.25/cwt	200.25–200.25	813	148

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

Mon Oct 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,140Last week 3,254Year ago 3,437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 505Last week 576Year ago 409

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 34Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	624	138.00–148.00	144.75
25	—	675	140.00–150.00	144.35
23	—	716	134.50–144.50	139.25
49	—	567	145.00–155.00	152.02
41	—	470	167.00–177.00	171.45
51	—	426	174.00–184.00	178.04
58	—	515	147.00–157.50	152.17
17	—	338	187.00–197.00	192.37
12	—	377	184.00–194.00	189.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	637	127.00–137.00	134.14
39	—	376	173.00–183.00	176.44
15	—	322	176.00–186.00	182.45
84	—	472	156.00–166.00	160.15
54	—	427	163.00–173.00	169.14
65	—	533	136.00–146.00	140.20
14	—	685	129.00–139.00	135.36
91	—	573	134.00–144.00	139.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	311	225.50	225.50
148	—	406	200.25	200.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	529	158.00–168.00	164.50
14	—	383	195.00–205.00	199.65
46	—	832	134.50–144.50	141.72
47	—	627	149.50–159.50	154.46
15	—	725	148.00–158.00	155.30
66	—	569	156.00–166.00	161.67
185	—	659	151.00–161.00	157.24
44	—	430	185.00–195.00	189.03
13	—	326	198.00–208.00	201.98
52	—	469	178.00–188.00	184.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
254	—	628	130.50–140.35	139.37
131	—	409	152.50–162.25	161.79
244	—	506	140.50–150.00	145.61
24	—	374	154.00–164.00	158.84
63	—	767	126.50–136.75	135.64
25	—	476	145.00–155.00	149.29
46	—	578	135.00–145.00	142.27
21	—	671	130.00–140.00	135.14
20	—	721	124.00–134.50	128.94
61	—	320	156.00–166.00	165.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	335	145.00–155.00	148.75
34	—	566	124.00–134.00	129.32
65	—	522	129.00–139.00	134.33
14	—	668	119.00–129.00	121.71
45	—	383	143.00–153.00	147.17
69	—	425	141.00–151.50	147.41
56	—	624	118.00–129.50	123.65
119	—	477	134.00–144.00	139.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	540	118.00–128.00	123.32
20	—	327	134.00–144.00	140.58
19	—	432	130.00–140.00	137.46
23	—	468	123.00–133.00	128.67
14	—	581	113.00–123.00	119.13
13	—	375	132.00–142.00	137.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	458	160.00–170.00	165.96
22	—	634	137.00–147.00	140.37
21	—	535	145.00–155.00	152.07
18	—	575	146.00–156.00	149.64
11	—	377	185.00–195.00	190.06
17	—	427	169.00–179.00	173.63
14	—	663	121.50–131.50	124.71
12	—	323	193.00–203.00	197.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	519	134.00–144.00	139.27
24	—	623	126.00–136.00	130.85
28	—	485	149.00–159.00	154.87
16	—	322	182.00–192.00	185.44
28	—	571	135.00–145.00	142.77
14	—	430	158.00–168.00	162.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	432	147.00–157.00	150.14
31	—	483	138.00–148.00	144.54
22	—	582	124.00–134.00	128.19
35	—	537	122.00–132.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,666	66.00–69.00	67.42
28	—	1,360	60.00–65.00	62.38
7	—	1,158	57.00–59.00	57.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,348	63.00	63.00
17	—	1,176	57.00–62.00	58.63
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	45.00–46.00	45.77
20	—	939	47.00–52.00	49.21
8	—	953	53.00–58.00	54.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,069	46.00–51.00	48.60
48	—	1,122	53.00–58.50	55.61
4	—	1,153	67.00	67.00
25	—	1,274	59.00–64.00	60.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,810	81.00–87.00	83.98
9	—	1,627	74.00–80.00	77.52
7	—	1,837	88.00–93.00	90.26

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)	Open	6	—	1,128	500.00–975.00	708.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,525	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,169	1,085.00–1,210.00	1,166.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,124	850.00–975.00	915.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,131	775.00–975.00	894.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,380	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,171.41

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle