Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-04-20

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Apr 20

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,575 head

▲ 921 vs last sale 654▼ 238 vs year ago 1,813 · −13.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

311 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 133▲ 116 vs year ago 195 · +59.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 13▼ 117 vs year ago 167 · −70.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-8.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Light weight slaughter cows 7.00 higher. Heavy slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 9.00-13.00 higher. A total of 361 cows and bulls sold with 56 percent going to packers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.12/cwt on 524 head.

Average price

$132.12

524 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$1.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.94

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	132.96	688	292
Medium and Large 1-2	495	131.06	649	232

One grade step is worth $1.91/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 sale524 hd

132.12

—

OK average7 barns · 5,335 hd

120.18

+11.94

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,710	97.91	1,674	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	67.12	952	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	63.08	712	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	57.40	597	140

Every lot

63 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	178.72/cwt	176.00–186.00	579	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	168.37/cwt	165.00–175.00	566	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	168.32/cwt	164.00–174.00	628	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	176.87/cwt	175.00–185.00	661	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	167.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	710	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	156.75/cwt	154.00–164.00	682	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	165.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	778	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	154.63/cwt	149.00–159.00	739	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	155.52/cwt	151.00–161.00	804	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	162.71/cwt	162.00–172.00	854	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	146.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	771	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	153.80/cwt	149.00–159.00	881	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	160.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	935	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	144.02/cwt	138.00–148.50	841	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	141.40/cwt	136.00–146.00	865	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	130.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	822	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	128.81/cwt	124.00–134.00	853	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	136.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	912	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	127.86/cwt	121.00–131.00	913	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	152.34/cwt	146.00–156.00	495	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	161.98/cwt	157.00–167.00	530	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	158.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	585	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	149.98/cwt	144.00–154.00	579	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	146.24/cwt	143.00–153.00	619	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	139.16/cwt	132.00–142.50	611	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	145.91/cwt	144.00–154.00	681	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	136.62/cwt	133.00–143.50	652	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	130.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	686	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	119.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	630	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	124.03/cwt	122.75–132.00	711	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	116.44/cwt	110.00–121.00	685	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	108.29/cwt	101.00–111.00	663	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	118.64/cwt	112.50–122.50	728	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	103.82/cwt	99.00–109.00	709	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	110.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	759	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	172.97/cwt	172.00–182.00	560	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	167.03/cwt	164.00–174.00	636	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	161.03/cwt	154.00–164.50	688	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	163.13/cwt	155.00–165.50	770	51
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	146.75/cwt	141.00–152.00	765	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	138.64/cwt	134.00–144.00	796	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	109.08/cwt	105.50–115.50	783	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	93.43/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,549	8
Bulls	—	—	1,708	101.64/cwt	100.50–102.00	1,736	4
Bulls	—	—	1,852	104.88/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,942	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	48.06/cwt	46.00–51.00	435	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	958	55.88/cwt	52.00–57.50	535	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	966	60.31/cwt	58.00–63.00	583	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	988	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	701	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	61.55/cwt	59.00–64.50	680	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	56.61/cwt	53.00–58.00	626	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	49.64/cwt	47.00–52.00	550	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	64.41/cwt	63.00–68.50	715	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	60.03/cwt	57.00–62.00	708	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	66.42/cwt	65.00–70.00	785	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	668	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	60.16/cwt	57.50–63.00	764	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	67.51/cwt	64.00–69.50	976	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	72.53/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,055	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	918.54/cwt	700.00–1,225.00	10,802	44
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	983.00/cwt	700.00–1,160.00	11,029	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	903.02/cwt	885.00–925.00	9,211	3

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Mon Apr 20, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,575Last week 654Year ago 1,813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 311Last week 133Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 13Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	683	99.00–109.00	103.82
12	—	527	115.00–124.00	119.50
39	—	386	144.00–154.00	149.98
54	—	477	133.00–143.50	136.62
31	—	588	110.00–121.00	116.44
16	—	612	101.00–111.00	108.29
36	—	439	132.00–142.50	139.16
17	—	325	146.00–156.00	152.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	614	112.50–122.50	118.64
13	—	327	157.00–167.00	161.98
45	—	573	122.75–132.00	124.03
11	—	370	155.00–165.00	158.13
53	—	423	143.00–153.00	146.24
18	—	467	144.00–154.00	145.91
10	—	684	110.00–120.00	110.95
90	—	526	125.00–135.00	130.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	662	124.00–134.00	128.81
32	—	373	164.00–174.00	168.32
19	—	336	165.00–175.00	168.37
12	—	631	125.00–135.00	130.30
40	—	517	151.00–161.00	155.52
28	—	478	149.00–159.00	154.63
15	—	435	154.00–164.00	156.75
29	—	573	149.00–159.00	153.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	470	160.00–170.00	165.44
9	—	714	121.00–131.00	127.86
7	—	324	176.00–186.00	178.72
10	—	581	160.00–170.00	160.95
8	—	612	136.00–146.00	141.40
5	—	374	175.00–185.00	176.87
21	—	525	162.00–172.00	162.71
9	—	425	165.00–175.00	167.00
5	—	666	135.00–145.00	136.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	584	138.00–148.50	144.02
25	—	526	140.00–150.00	146.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	521	141.00–152.00	146.75
12	—	381	164.00–174.00	167.03
3	—	603	140.00	140.00
51	—	472	155.00–165.50	163.13
19	—	427	154.00–164.50	161.03
9	—	718	105.50–115.50	109.08
20	—	574	134.00–144.00	138.64
10	—	324	172.00–182.00	172.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	958	52.00–57.50	55.88
6	—	988	71.00	71.00
24	—	905	46.00–51.00	48.06
7	—	966	58.00–63.00	60.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,105	59.00–64.50	61.55
34	—	1,105	53.00–58.00	56.61
6	—	1,108	47.00–52.00	49.64
19	—	1,182	65.00–70.00	66.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	70.00–75.00	72.53
5	—	1,270	57.50–63.00	60.16
20	—	1,446	64.00–69.50	67.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	57.00–62.00	60.03
1	—	1,215	55.00	55.00
13	—	1,110	63.00–68.50	64.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,708	100.50–102.00	101.64
3	—	1,852	103.00–108.00	104.88
8	—	1,658	90.00–96.00	93.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,176	700.00–1,225.00	918.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	700.00–1,160.00	983.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	885.00–925.00	903.02

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.