Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-02-17

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Feb 17
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,695 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 1,847▲ 1,695 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
420 head
▲ 242 vs last sale 178▲ 420 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 45▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00-9.00 higher following a light test last week. A total of 507 cows and bulls sold with 33 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 $171.86/cwt on 625 head.
Average price
$171.86
625 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$104
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$9.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.64
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511175.99900249
Medium and Large 2481173.77836125
Medium and Large 1602166.801,004251
One grade step is worth $9.19/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale625 hd
171.86
—
OK average7 barns · 9,108 hd
160.21
+11.64
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—Average1,62189.671,45324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,19566.457947thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17062.3172913
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06451.95553120

Every lot

61 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 1320220.68/cwt218.00–228.007067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339211.31/cwt207.00–217.0071611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375190.00/cwt187.00–197.0071321
Steers—Medium and Large 1379200.28/cwt198.00–208.007597
Steers—Medium and Large 2425176.95/cwt170.00–180.0075220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429187.64/cwt185.00–195.0080529
Steers—Medium and Large 1442200.25/cwt198.00–208.008859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467189.58/cwt183.00–193.5088554
Steers—Medium and Large 1473198.99/cwt194.00–204.0094112
Steers—Medium and Large 2476179.35/cwt172.00–182.0085461
Steers—Medium and Large 2514164.60/cwt161.50–171.5084644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525176.91/cwt172.00–182.0092935
Steers—Medium and Large 1533185.50/cwt183.50–193.5098951
Steers—Medium and Large 1559175.55/cwt175.00–185.0098128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580167.13/cwt164.00–174.0096963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625146.17/cwt142.00–152.0091417
Steers—Medium and Large 1631157.29/cwt153.00–163.0099232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661138.06/cwt134.00–144.0091319
Steers—Medium and Large 1681150.55/cwt141.00–151.001,02574
Steers—Medium and Large 1727135.82/cwt131.00–141.0098719
Steers—Medium and Large 1773133.33/cwt129.00–139.001,03112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1304170.03/cwt162.50–172.505174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337155.68/cwt151.00–161.0052521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375158.65/cwt154.00–164.0059539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388166.85/cwt165.00–175.0064724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426163.70/cwt159.00–169.0069717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432150.61/cwt148.00–158.0065148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467158.92/cwt155.00–165.0074267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471149.02/cwt144.00–154.0070230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511151.13/cwt149.00–159.0077219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527145.06/cwt138.00–148.5076454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558146.10/cwt145.00–155.008159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581142.77/cwt134.50–144.5082969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620135.03/cwt131.00–141.0083732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665139.06/cwt129.50–139.7592591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732131.11/cwt124.50–134.5096023
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368202.63/cwt198.00–208.0074612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1442194.15/cwt185.00–195.0085811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488170.60/cwt168.00–177.0083312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527169.06/cwt164.00–174.0089119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574161.29/cwt159.00–169.0092622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625142.17/cwt137.00–147.5088912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669142.59/cwt136.00–146.0095412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47285.37/cwt83.00–88.001,25713
Bulls——1,78992.11/cwt90.00–93.001,6487
Bulls——1,81199.36/cwt97.00–101.501,7994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88645.30/cwt43.00–48.0040122
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89938.42/cwt36.00–42.0034514
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95657.17/cwt55.00–60.005475
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08646.55/cwt46.00–51.0050614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13764.07/cwt62.00–67.007283
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14460.19/cwt58.00–63.0068923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15558.66/cwt58.00–59.006783
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16353.71/cwt52.50–57.5062532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17563.41/cwt62.50–65.0074510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20965.88/cwt64.00–69.0079610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23871.32/cwt68.00–73.008833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24059.00/cwt59.00–59.007321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133965.35/cwt750.00–1,175.0010,93753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,059995.89/cwt675.00–1,300.0010,54616
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,035.18/cwt600.00–1,200.0011,44918

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.