Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2019-10-28

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Oct 28
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,148 head
▼ 1,687 vs last sale 3,835▲ 2,148 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▼ 381 vs last sale 625▲ 244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 111▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Cold, damp weather throughout the trade area kept receipts low causing a slightly lower undertone on steer and heifer calves. Demand moderate. Quality average thru good. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower also in a light test. A total of 286 cows and bulls sold with 60 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 $141.56/cwt on 887 head.
Average price
$141.56
887 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.11
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549145.08796382
Medium and Large 2472140.83665155
Medium and Large 1-2514138.04709350
One grade step is worth $7.03/cwt here — about $87 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 sale887 hd
141.56
—
OK average7 barns · 12,795 hd
143.67
−2.11
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—Low1,64072.581,19010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39246.3864535
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22442.9752632
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08339.8843294

Every lot

67 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329157.69/cwt154.00–164.0051935
Steers—Medium and Large 1336170.39/cwt165.00–175.0057346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374157.93/cwt151.00–161.0059131
Steers—Medium and Large 1381163.99/cwt162.00–172.0062535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417157.66/cwt152.00–162.0065727
Steers—Medium and Large 2422146.63/cwt141.00–151.0061972
Steers—Medium and Large 1435167.43/cwt163.50–173.5072823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473152.56/cwt149.00–159.0072242
Steers—Medium and Large 1477167.13/cwt160.00–170.0079728
Steers—Medium and Large 2480143.00/cwt138.00–148.0068653
Steers—Medium and Large 1516141.97/cwt138.00–148.0073364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536132.31/cwt127.00–137.0070934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567132.99/cwt128.00–138.00754108
Steers—Medium and Large 1573144.79/cwt139.00–149.0083033
Steers—Medium and Large 2580123.10/cwt117.00–127.0071430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613116.00/cwt111.00–121.5071149
Steers—Medium and Large 1631127.42/cwt122.50–132.5080455
Steers—Medium and Large 1672126.15/cwt120.50–130.5084842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672112.10/cwt109.50–119.0075324
Steers—Medium and Large 1737120.61/cwt115.50–125.5088921
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy773143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,1098
Steers—Medium and Large 1778128.12/cwt121.50–131.5099727
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318121.38/cwt115.00–125.0038611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323131.24/cwt126.00–136.0042418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376138.56/cwt135.00–145.0052144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376129.42/cwt124.50–134.5048733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414120.14/cwt113.00–123.0049717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426131.38/cwt125.00–135.0056062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460129.61/cwt123.50–133.5059636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474119.12/cwt112.00–122.0056538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517127.88/cwt121.00–131.0066143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526116.52/cwt110.00–120.5061382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567124.80/cwt119.50–129.5070819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571112.19/cwt108.00–118.5064138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622118.20/cwt111.50–121.5073544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668110.18/cwt105.00–115.0073629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717108.21/cwt102.00–112.0077623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769111.11/cwt105.00–115.0085420
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324164.79/cwt159.00–169.005347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365152.40/cwt150.00–160.0055612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435165.44/cwt158.00–168.0072030
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483140.85/cwt139.00–149.0068052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515141.07/cwt135.00–145.0072721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567125.71/cwt123.00–133.0071331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1636118.45/cwt111.00–121.0075325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718108.81/cwt103.50–113.5078119
Bulls—Medium and Large 177099.28/cwt94.50–104.5076421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55074.35/cwt72.00–78.001,1524
Bulls——1,62667.88/cwt65.00–70.001,1045
Bulls——2,06589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,8381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82354.00/cwt54.00–54.004442
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91134.29/cwt30.00–36.0031215
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96337.90/cwt37.00–43.003659
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06834.52/cwt34.00–35.003692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10631.26/cwt30.00–32.003464
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14152.65/cwt50.00–55.0060111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14137.24/cwt33.00–39.0042532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15742.34/cwt40.00–46.0049021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19140.36/cwt37.00–43.0048120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25953.47/cwt50.00–56.006735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32140.96/cwt38.00–44.0054117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38646.29/cwt44.00–49.006425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41548.19/cwt45.00–51.006829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50254.80/cwt52.00–58.008239
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,249843.30/cwt600.00–975.0010,53334
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,113831.96/cwt675.00–900.009,2603
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3031,245.82/cwt1,100.00–1,350.0016,2335

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.