Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-03-09

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Mar 9
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,994 head
▲ 420 vs last sale 1,574▲ 1,994 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 190▲ 243 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 18▲ 16 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 7.00-9.00 lower. Steer & Heifer calves have a sharply lower undertone. Demand good. Quality plain, few attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 259 cows and bulls sold with 41 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 $148.34/cwt on 756 head.
Average price
$148.34
756 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.13
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508151.84771385
Medium and Large 1-2468149.14697232
Medium and Large 2472137.32648139
One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $124 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 sale756 hd
148.34
—
OK average7 barns · 10,850 hd
137.21
+11.13
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—High1,69383.911,42030
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38058.8181213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16757.546729thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09451.5156453

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1309169.26/cwt163.00–173.0052332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330155.41/cwt152.00–162.0051321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369150.61/cwt149.00–159.0055615
Steers—Medium and Large 1374164.39/cwt160.00–170.0061556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416153.26/cwt147.00–157.0063838
Steers—Medium and Large 1424163.31/cwt158.00–168.0069271
Steers—Medium and Large 2433140.04/cwt136.00–146.0060654
Steers—Medium and Large 1470161.66/cwt155.50–165.5076050
Steers—Medium and Large 2473139.23/cwt133.00–143.0065947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479150.69/cwt144.00–154.0072265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521146.23/cwt141.00–151.0076281
Steers—Medium and Large 2525131.11/cwt130.00–140.0068838
Steers—Medium and Large 1534156.03/cwt152.50–162.5083336
Steers—Medium and Large 1559145.17/cwt140.00–150.0081230
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573134.54/cwt129.00–139.0077112
Steers—Medium and Large 1627131.64/cwt130.00–140.0082542
Steers—Medium and Large 1672132.05/cwt127.00–137.0088738
Steers—Medium and Large 1730125.06/cwt120.00–130.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1781120.89/cwt115.50–125.5094427
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328132.73/cwt129.00–139.0043517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332144.47/cwt140.00–150.0048027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363134.32/cwt130.00–140.0048846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380147.77/cwt140.50–150.5056273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422145.05/cwt140.00–150.0061236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423136.05/cwt129.00–139.0057568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465133.03/cwt126.00–136.0061931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469141.50/cwt137.00–147.0066463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522141.06/cwt136.00–146.0073656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528131.09/cwt125.00–135.0069221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565134.97/cwt130.00–140.007638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578121.84/cwt119.00–129.0070431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610124.46/cwt120.00–130.0075930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684117.84/cwt110.00–120.0080638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727112.53/cwt106.00–116.0081825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783108.65/cwt100.00–110.0085115
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322162.59/cwt160.00–170.0052411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378158.98/cwt155.00–165.0060118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426159.80/cwt156.00–166.0068110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468160.77/cwt153.50–165.5075225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538145.24/cwt139.00–149.0078127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580138.45/cwt130.00–140.0080316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612124.85/cwt119.00–129.0076417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678123.00/cwt118.00–128.008346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795124.00/cwt124.00–124.0098619
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63184.51/cwt83.00–87.001,37812
Bulls——1,72078.97/cwt76.00–81.501,35812
Bulls——1,76292.58/cwt89.00–95.001,6316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86341.10/cwt40.00–42.003552
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94952.25/cwt50.00–55.004968
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95548.14/cwt46.00–49.004609
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10055.21/cwt53.00–57.0060710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14643.00/cwt43.00–43.004935
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15055.00/cwt55.00–55.006332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17258.26/cwt56.00–61.006837
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20549.71/cwt48.00–52.0059912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26961.82/cwt60.00–65.007847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36058.05/cwt55.00–61.0078911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49362.97/cwt61.00–65.009402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,090760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,2841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,182889.90/cwt675.00–1,000.0010,51913

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.