Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good thru attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher. A total of 771 cows and bulls sold with 47 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.66/cwt on 1,518 head.

Average price

$171.66

1,518 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$18.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.90

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	182.01	922	483
Medium and Large 1-2	517	169.63	877	560
Medium and Large 2	489	163.53	799	475

One grade step is worth $18.48/cwt here — about $123 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 sale1,518 hd

171.66

—

OK average7 barns · 8,716 hd

157.76

+13.90

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	—	High	1,676	85.21	1,428	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,272	56.45	718	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,247	55.96	698	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	48.45	511	221

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	433	184.00/cwt	177.00–187.00	797	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	186.93/cwt	182.00–192.00	914	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	191.12/cwt	189.00–199.00	728	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	168.78/cwt	163.00–173.00	891	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	747	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.46/cwt	145.00–155.00	645	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	157.27/cwt	152.00–162.00	821	144
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	637	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	165.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	793	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	131.24/cwt	126.50–136.50	885	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	128.02/cwt	123.00–133.00	559	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	133.71/cwt	129.00–139.50	710	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	150.03/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,071	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	782	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	197.89/cwt	191.00–201.00	663	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.12/cwt	138.00–148.00	685	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.82/cwt	116.00–126.00	711	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.78/cwt	127.00–137.00	631	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	134.13/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,031	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	162.44/cwt	158.00–168.00	525	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.08/cwt	138.00–148.00	817	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	155.62/cwt	149.50–159.50	1,036	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.92/cwt	117.00–127.00	772	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	142.53/cwt	138.00–148.00	958	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	190.61/cwt	188.00–198.00	791	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	176.29/cwt	171.00–181.00	841	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	141.97/cwt	136.50–146.50	1,090	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	148.18/cwt	143.00–153.00	932	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	179.48/cwt	178.00–188.00	689	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	179.19/cwt	174.00–184.00	951	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	136.48/cwt	132.00–142.00	998	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	163.27/cwt	158.00–168.00	945	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	206.31/cwt	202.00–212.00	685	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	171.97/cwt	166.00–176.00	722	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	152.34/cwt	147.00–157.50	877	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	174.15/cwt	169.00–179.00	996	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	158.82/cwt	154.00–164.00	988	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	140.29/cwt	135.50–145.50	732	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	161.59/cwt	158.00–168.00	667	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,010	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	177.43/cwt	169.00–179.00	772	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	154.45/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,049	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	140.13/cwt	133.50–145.00	793	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	934	43.60/cwt	41.00–46.00	407	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	56.37/cwt	55.00–60.00	522	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,241	54.45/cwt	53.00–58.00	676	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	69.09/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,074	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	95.42/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,701	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	807	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,121	50.78/cwt	50.00–51.00	569	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	55.34/cwt	53.00–58.00	686	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	46.54/cwt	44.00–48.00	515	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	63.08/cwt	61.00–65.00	881	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	56.39/cwt	55.00–60.00	698	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	51.57/cwt	49.00–54.50	582	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	60.28/cwt	59.00–64.00	806	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	49.93/cwt	47.00–52.00	466	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	38.07/cwt	35.00–40.00	327	35
Bulls	—	—	1,543	90.39/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,395	4
Bulls	—	—	1,683	78.46/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,320	6
Bulls	—	—	1,716	85.11/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,460	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	1,140.87/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	13,337	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	737.28/cwt	535.00–900.00	8,449	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	869.59/cwt	600.00–950.00	10,826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	149.73/cwt	144.00–154.00	573	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	122.91/cwt	118.00–128.00	655	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	137.79/cwt	134.00–144.00	595	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.42/cwt	127.00–137.00	749	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	152.26/cwt	147.00–157.00	483	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	128.77/cwt	124.00–134.00	932	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.27/cwt	128.50–138.50	820	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	167.75/cwt	164.00–174.00	800	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	165.60/cwt	163.00–173.00	565	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	170.27/cwt	166.00–176.00	647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	152.46/cwt	149.50–159.50	710	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.75/cwt	155.50–165.50	592	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	123.91/cwt	116.00–126.00	820	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	142.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	897	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	151.10/cwt	146.50–156.50	941	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	158.18/cwt	153.00–163.00	755	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.21/cwt	122.00–133.00	738	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	122.40/cwt	119.50–126.00	886	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	680	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,194.68/cwt	1,035.00–1,350.00	14,037	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	786.31/cwt	775.00–810.00	8,634	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	1,122.61/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	12,584	7

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 3,505Last week 2,741Year ago 3,040

Slaughter CattleReceipts 719Last week 664Year ago 454

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 53Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	433	177.00–187.00	184.00
53	—	381	189.00–199.00	191.12
91	—	528	163.00–173.00	168.78
78	—	335	191.00–201.00	197.89
76	—	672	138.00–148.00	142.53
44	—	477	171.00–181.00	176.29
62	—	629	143.00–153.00	148.18
15	—	731	132.00–142.00	136.48
82	—	579	158.00–168.00	163.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	489	182.00–192.00	186.93
30	—	714	143.00–153.00	150.03
81	—	382	200.00–210.00	204.84
28	—	666	149.50–159.50	155.62
44	—	415	188.00–198.00	190.61
11	—	768	136.50–146.50	141.97
85	—	531	174.00–184.00	179.19
50	—	332	202.00–212.00	206.31
61	—	572	169.00–179.00	174.15
37	—	622	154.00–164.00	158.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	522	152.00–162.00	157.27
61	—	344	180.00–190.00	185.07
48	—	478	160.00–170.00	165.99
33	—	384	178.00–188.00	179.48
54	—	420	166.00–176.00	171.97
135	—	576	147.00–157.50	152.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	521	140.00–150.00	143.42
47	—	429	145.00–155.00	150.46
31	—	674	126.50–136.50	131.24
12	—	769	127.50–137.50	134.13
22	—	323	158.00–168.00	162.44
65	—	575	138.00–148.00	142.08
20	—	724	124.00–134.00	128.77
33	—	620	128.50–138.50	132.27
24	—	466	149.50–159.50	152.46
31	—	375	155.50–165.50	157.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	437	123.00–133.00	128.02
38	—	574	116.00–126.00	123.82
55	—	475	127.00–137.00	132.78
22	—	533	118.00–128.00	122.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	531	129.00–139.50	133.71
140	—	475	138.00–148.00	144.12
28	—	628	117.00–127.00	122.92
47	—	383	144.00–154.00	149.73
74	—	432	134.00–144.00	137.79
74	—	570	127.00–137.00	131.42
14	—	317	147.00–157.00	152.26
25	—	662	116.00–126.00	123.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	522	135.50–145.50	140.29
16	—	435	169.00–179.00	177.43
18	—	679	147.50–157.00	154.45
51	—	566	133.50–145.00	140.13
20	—	477	164.00–174.00	167.75
11	—	341	163.00–173.00	165.60
13	—	380	166.00–176.00	170.27
20	—	623	146.50–156.50	151.10
17	—	724	119.50–126.00	122.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	413	158.00–168.00	161.59
26	—	628	135.00–145.00	142.90
27	—	477	153.00–163.00	158.18
53	—	576	122.00–133.00	128.21
33	—	521	125.00–135.00	130.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	934	41.00–46.00	43.60
8	—	926	55.00–60.00	56.37
11	—	933	47.00–52.00	49.93
35	—	860	35.00–40.00	38.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,241	53.00–58.00	54.45
4	—	1,555	66.00–71.00	69.09
10	—	1,121	50.00–51.00	50.78
13	—	1,397	61.00–65.00	63.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	51.00	51.00
47	—	1,239	53.00–58.00	55.34
9	—	1,337	59.00–64.00	60.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	67.00	67.00
32	—	1,107	44.00–48.00	46.54
24	—	1,238	55.00–60.00	56.39
81	—	1,129	49.00–54.50	51.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	95.00–96.00	95.42
4	—	1,543	89.00–93.00	90.39
6	—	1,683	77.00–80.00	78.46
7	—	1,716	83.00–88.00	85.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,169	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,140.87
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,146	535.00–900.00	737.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,245	600.00–950.00	869.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,121	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,122.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,175	1,035.00–1,350.00	1,194.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,098	775.00–810.00	786.31

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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