Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2019-09-30

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Sep 30
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,849 head
▲ 486 vs last sale 2,363▲ 2,849 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
388 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 241▲ 388 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 16▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. A slightly lower undertone is noted on Steer and Heifer calves. Demand good. Quality mostly plain, few attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. A total of 425 cows and bulls sold with 49 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.29/cwt on 1,029 head.
Average price
$147.29
1,029 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.58
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559152.56853565
Medium and Large 1-2549141.85778404
Medium and Large 2527134.1970760
One grade step is worth $18.37/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 sale1,029 hd
147.29
—
OK average7 barns · 11,760 hd
143.71
+3.58
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,59486.651,38133
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38960.6284224
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22455.5268024
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09452.38573127

Every lot

66 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323176.61/cwt171.00–181.0057030
Steers—Medium and Large 1381171.43/cwt168.50–178.5065336
Steers—Medium and Large 1428162.62/cwt158.00–168.0069677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431152.15/cwt147.00–157.0065653
Steers—Medium and Large 1465158.93/cwt152.50–162.5073985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479146.41/cwt141.00–151.0070167
Steers—Medium and Large 1527154.41/cwt150.00–160.0081446
Steers—Medium and Large 2527134.19/cwt129.00–139.0070760
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528144.56/cwt139.50–149.5076388
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576138.88/cwt134.00–144.0080096
Steers—Medium and Large 1579150.40/cwt145.50–155.5087153
Steers—Medium and Large 1609143.76/cwt138.50–148.5087558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627133.28/cwt127.00–137.0083654
Steers—Medium and Large 1666145.48/cwt139.50–149.5096962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676134.40/cwt128.00–138.0090946
Steers—Medium and Large 1739138.84/cwt130.00–140.751,02677
Steers—Medium and Large 1772136.00/cwt133.00–143.001,05041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320158.15/cwt156.00–166.0050622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326146.81/cwt144.00–155.0047949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367132.73/cwt129.00–139.0048734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371144.95/cwt140.00–150.0053862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419123.19/cwt117.00–127.0051686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424143.65/cwt139.50–149.0060963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426133.68/cwt128.00–138.5056973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472135.49/cwt129.00–139.5064059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475140.95/cwt140.00–150.0067052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517125.72/cwt120.00–130.0065025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520136.20/cwt131.50–141.50708100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563125.98/cwt120.50–130.5070941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568137.53/cwt131.00–141.2578177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625133.69/cwt128.00–138.0083642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669131.55/cwt125.00–135.0088033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714125.71/cwt121.50–131.5089840
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340173.73/cwt171.00–181.0059122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372161.99/cwt159.50–169.5060336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426164.20/cwt158.00–168.0069958
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432151.24/cwt147.00–157.0065363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476151.88/cwt145.00–155.0072346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480139.32/cwt134.00–144.0066962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531137.72/cwt132.00–142.0073169
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574136.34/cwt129.00–139.0078358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623133.24/cwt126.00–136.0083026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675125.29/cwt120.00–130.0084638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716113.39/cwt107.50–117.5081226
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47485.86/cwt85.00–90.001,26620
Bulls——1,74495.79/cwt93.00–98.001,6715
Bulls——1,80182.93/cwt79.00–84.001,4948
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71840.00/cwt40.00–40.002872
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91749.38/cwt46.00–51.0045310
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92844.80/cwt42.00–47.004169
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96354.74/cwt54.00–55.005274
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight99553.00/cwt53.00–53.005271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01042.00/cwt42.00–42.004241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11347.69/cwt45.00–50.0053120
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13565.00/cwt65.00–65.007382
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14053.51/cwt51.00–56.0061061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15958.35/cwt57.00–62.0067619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20552.04/cwt51.00–53.006273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24055.97/cwt54.00–59.0069417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30555.67/cwt52.00–58.0072614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34064.92/cwt63.00–66.508702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46971.31/cwt68.00–74.001,0485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54363.80/cwt61.00–67.009845
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,042821.20/cwt700.00–1,025.008,5573
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243828.57/cwt550.00–1,075.0010,29929
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,162817.51/cwt675.00–975.009,4995

This sale against other markets

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.