Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2019-12-02

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Dec 2
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,038 head
▼ 781 vs last sale 2,819▲ 2,038 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 263▲ 230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 22▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-5.00 lower. Heifers 3.00-4.00 lower. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 12.00 higher. A total of 245 cows and bulls sold with 52 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 $154.23/cwt on 743 head.
Average price
$154.23
743 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$109
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$3.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.19
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2440156.73689102
Medium and Large 1577154.45891383
Medium and Large 1-2522152.91798258
One grade step is worth $3.83/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale743 hd
154.23
—
OK average2 barns · 4,823 hd
152.04
+2.19
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—Low1,63881.631,33713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37051.7370926
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23851.3863623
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02342.8143865

Every lot

59 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315191.08/cwt184.00–194.0060227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333179.26/cwt173.00–183.0059715
Steers—Medium and Large 1388182.25/cwt175.50–185.5070715
Steers—Medium and Large 2419159.39/cwt156.00–166.0066861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420172.21/cwt167.00–177.0072330
Steers—Medium and Large 1429185.81/cwt178.50–188.5079722
Steers—Medium and Large 1460172.01/cwt168.50–178.5079120
Steers—Medium and Large 2470152.78/cwt146.50–156.5071841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477164.14/cwt157.50–167.0078323
Steers—Medium and Large 1524161.74/cwt156.00–166.0084884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530153.27/cwt145.00–155.00812106
Steers—Medium and Large 1575155.55/cwt150.50–160.5089448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575143.60/cwt139.00–149.0082654
Steers—Medium and Large 1623138.84/cwt134.00–144.0086564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627127.29/cwt123.00–133.0079830
Steers—Medium and Large 1680136.57/cwt132.00–142.0092943
Steers—Medium and Large 1724130.81/cwt126.50–136.5094711
Steers—Medium and Large 1759130.98/cwt127.50–137.5099414
Steers—Medium and Large 1819132.89/cwt124.50–134.501,08835
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319142.29/cwt138.00–148.0045432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338133.65/cwt127.00–137.0045215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369141.99/cwt139.00–149.0052448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387131.75/cwt124.00–135.5051039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419123.54/cwt119.00–129.0051817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426135.38/cwt130.00–140.0057759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462144.76/cwt136.50–146.5066930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484130.73/cwt125.50–135.50633112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523129.67/cwt125.00–135.0067852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525119.56/cwt114.00–124.0062837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568112.42/cwt109.00–119.0063946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577122.56/cwt120.00–130.0070748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623122.27/cwt114.00–124.0076241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661113.87/cwt110.00–120.0075324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734122.55/cwt116.50–126.5090025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772122.60/cwt118.50–128.5094613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319188.28/cwt182.00–192.0060116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385177.60/cwt174.50–184.5068410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430169.92/cwt166.50–176.0073125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466172.62/cwt168.50–178.5080440
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516151.16/cwt143.00–153.0078027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579138.79/cwt133.00–143.0080433
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45273.43/cwt71.00–75.001,0663
Bulls——1,60681.61/cwt79.00–84.001,3118
Bulls——2,04394.00/cwt93.00–95.001,9202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82038.77/cwt35.00–40.003189
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86730.54/cwt29.00–34.002659
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87043.43/cwt41.00–46.0037810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12747.85/cwt45.00–50.0053916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14752.62/cwt51.00–56.006048
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18441.38/cwt39.00–44.0049013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20753.68/cwt51.00–56.0064816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21047.93/cwt46.00–50.005807
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30747.30/cwt45.00–50.006186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31539.00/cwt39.00–39.005131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42453.69/cwt51.00–56.0076518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51543.00/cwt43.00–43.006511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,069889.04/cwt625.00–1,275.009,5044
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,078928.77/cwt850.00–1,110.0010,0124
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,189782.11/cwt660.00–1,075.009,2997

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.