Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-01-20

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Jan 20
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,108 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 1,868▲ 2,108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 148▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 11▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 6.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 9.00 higher. A total of 221 cows and bulls sold with 48 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 $163.92/cwt on 911 head.
Average price
$163.92
911 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$838
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.84
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473168.13796345
Medium and Large 1561164.16921366
Medium and Large 2484156.24757200
One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $39 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 sale911 hd
163.92
—
OK average7 barns · 15,749 hd
156.08
+7.84
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—High1,65385.531,41419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,25955.286968thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21852.616419thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16450.2958574

Every lot

62 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312184.33/cwt179.00–189.0057527
Steers—Medium and Large 1327193.92/cwt190.00–200.0063422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361181.30/cwt175.00–185.0065441
Steers—Medium and Large 1376188.97/cwt186.00–196.0071129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428174.22/cwt168.50–178.5074697
Steers—Medium and Large 2436162.26/cwt157.00–167.0070768
Steers—Medium and Large 1438185.88/cwt179.00–189.0081434
Steers—Medium and Large 1469180.58/cwt177.00–187.0084738
Steers—Medium and Large 2474160.72/cwt155.00–165.0076269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477173.10/cwt166.00–176.0082663
Steers—Medium and Large 1516169.55/cwt165.00–175.0087533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526161.18/cwt154.00–164.0084838
Steers—Medium and Large 2527147.02/cwt143.00–153.0077534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572153.16/cwt149.00–159.5087644
Steers—Medium and Large 2573142.29/cwt138.00–148.0081529
Steers—Medium and Large 1581167.27/cwt160.00–170.0097247
Steers—Medium and Large 1607152.78/cwt147.00–157.0092763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626141.52/cwt136.00–146.0088612
Steers—Medium and Large 1669152.57/cwt145.00–155.001,0214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689140.31/cwt134.00–144.0096723
Steers—Medium and Large 1721140.22/cwt132.00–142.001,01196
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327156.75/cwt151.00–161.0051323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373160.04/cwt154.00–164.0059757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378147.42/cwt143.00–153.0055729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418157.41/cwt152.00–162.0065849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422148.56/cwt141.00–151.0062745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467153.26/cwt148.50–158.5071679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473141.97/cwt137.00–147.0067231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528146.32/cwt143.50–153.5077352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542140.52/cwt132.50–142.0076277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576127.87/cwt125.00–135.0073735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581142.61/cwt136.00–146.0082929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631133.74/cwt125.50–135.5084426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667132.71/cwt124.50–134.5088514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1309180.55/cwt180.00–185.0055810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386175.33/cwt170.00–180.0067731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422170.32/cwt165.50–175.5071917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472168.02/cwt160.50–171.0079326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526163.21/cwt158.00–168.0085833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579150.94/cwt147.50–157.5087436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605151.12/cwt144.00–154.0091410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1679134.56/cwt130.00–140.0091417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723137.87/cwt132.00–142.0099717
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54279.24/cwt77.00–81.001,2226
Bulls——1,66491.28/cwt88.00–94.001,5197
Bulls——1,75185.10/cwt83.00–87.001,4906
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87045.00/cwt45.00–45.003925
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91346.64/cwt46.00–51.004268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07546.00/cwt46.00–46.004951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13744.30/cwt42.00–47.0050417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16749.87/cwt48.00–53.005823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17857.40/cwt54.00–59.0067615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22054.70/cwt52.00–57.006675
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23861.41/cwt60.00–65.007607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27755.57/cwt54.00–59.007105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29560.38/cwt58.00–63.007822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30949.05/cwt48.00–53.0064222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38548.00/cwt48.00–48.006651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,131.96/cwt975.00–1,310.0012,8824
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185946.29/cwt675.00–1,275.0011,21435
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,442.72/cwt1,425.00–1,460.0014,6152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,316.04/cwt1,285.00–1,335.0014,7003

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.