Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-05-04

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, May 4

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,810 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 1,823▼ 131 vs year ago 1,941 · −6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

239 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 229▼ 90 vs year ago 329 · −27.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 37▲ 71 vs year ago 19 · +373.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 329 cows and bulls sold with 53 percent going to packers.,

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.92/cwt on 643 head.

Average price

$144.92

643 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

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

$9.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.04

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	422	152.47	643	22
Medium and Large 1-2	505	146.32	739	319
Medium and Large 1	586	142.90	837	302

One grade step is worth $9.57/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale643 hd

144.92

—

OK average7 barns · 19,696 hd

118.89

+26.04

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	—	Low	1,737	92.06	1,599	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	60.37	799	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	60.37	859	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	50.85	519	86

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	166.78/cwt	165.00–175.00	509	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	179.74/cwt	176.00–186.00	561	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	169.24/cwt	164.00–174.00	635	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	176.46/cwt	175.00–185.00	681	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	175.66/cwt	168.00–178.00	715	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	152.47/cwt	146.00–156.00	643	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	160.28/cwt	157.00–167.00	680	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	158.12/cwt	154.00–164.00	761	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	171.14/cwt	165.00–175.00	828	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	150.28/cwt	145.00–155.00	783	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	139.71/cwt	134.00–144.00	729	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	148.09/cwt	143.00–153.00	840	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	135.92/cwt	132.00–142.00	775	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	138.73/cwt	132.50–142.50	852	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	784	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	128.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	863	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	120.72/cwt	114.00–124.00	823	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	124.47/cwt	118.50–128.50	880	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	111.07/cwt	105.00–115.00	872	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	865	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	151.93/cwt	149.00–159.00	500	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	137.96/cwt	134.00–144.00	516	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	146.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	572	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	132.00/cwt	126.00–136.00	550	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	142.43/cwt	137.00–147.00	601	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	135.15/cwt	131.00–141.00	634	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	125.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	603	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	128.31/cwt	125.00–135.00	667	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	120.03/cwt	114.00–124.00	634	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	128.11/cwt	123.00–133.00	721	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	115.22/cwt	112.00–122.00	654	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	125.79/cwt	121.50–131.50	792	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	110.61/cwt	104.00–114.00	741	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	117.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	795	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	161.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	542	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	161.56/cwt	158.00–168.00	604	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	135.50/cwt	133.00–143.00	587	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	149.44/cwt	144.50–154.50	655	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	141.41/cwt	134.50–144.50	675	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	137.88/cwt	130.50–140.50	709	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	730	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	122.75/cwt	121.50–124.00	760	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,622	86.20/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,398	13
Bulls	—	—	1,785	94.75/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,691	12
Bulls	—	—	2,040	106.67/cwt	105.00–108.00	2,176	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	853	51.92/cwt	50.00–55.00	443	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	894	42.84/cwt	41.00–43.00	383	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	897	46.14/cwt	44.00–49.00	414	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	43.86/cwt	43.00–48.00	465	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	57.53/cwt	55.00–60.00	647	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	51.73/cwt	49.00–54.00	584	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	64.21/cwt	61.00–66.00	787	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	62.58/cwt	60.00–65.00	793	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	70.35/cwt	69.00–74.00	957	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	57.89/cwt	54.00–59.00	804	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	58.59/cwt	56.00–61.00	826	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	63.96/cwt	62.00–67.00	917	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	54.31/cwt	51.00–55.00	796	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	769.49/cwt	650.00–975.00	9,049	55
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,264	1,152.22/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	14,564	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	856.39/cwt	775.00–950.00	10,088	5

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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,810Last week 1,823Year ago 1,941

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 229Year ago 329

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 37Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	614	132.50–142.50	138.73
16	—	824	100.00–110.00	104.96
12	—	407	168.00–178.00	175.66
9	—	386	175.00–185.00	176.46
32	—	707	118.50–128.50	124.47
14	—	673	125.00–135.00	128.26
10	—	484	165.00–175.00	171.14
81	—	521	145.00–155.00	150.28
30	—	567	143.00–153.00	148.09
12	—	785	105.00–115.00	111.07
10	—	312	176.00–186.00	179.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	627	120.00–130.00	125.06
36	—	481	154.00–164.00	158.12
17	—	305	165.00–175.00	166.78
49	—	522	134.00–144.00	139.71
30	—	375	164.00–174.00	169.24
68	—	424	157.00–167.00	160.28
48	—	570	132.00–142.00	135.92
18	—	682	114.00–124.00	120.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	422	146.00–156.00	152.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	374	134.00–144.00	137.96
34	—	528	114.00–124.00	120.03
22	—	479	120.00–130.00	125.87
37	—	670	104.00–114.00	110.61
26	—	417	126.00–136.00	132.00
29	—	568	112.00–122.00	115.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	563	123.00–133.00	128.11
32	—	391	145.00–155.00	146.39
70	—	520	125.00–135.00	128.31
40	—	422	137.00–147.00	142.43
14	—	329	149.00–159.00	151.93
112	—	469	131.00–141.00	135.15
45	—	630	121.50–131.50	125.79
21	—	676	115.00–125.00	117.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	433	133.00–143.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	134.50–144.50	141.41
8	—	374	158.00–168.00	161.56
13	—	335	155.00–165.00	161.84
10	—	438	144.50–154.50	149.44
19	—	514	130.50–140.50	137.88
10	—	619	121.50–124.00	122.75
6	—	560	130.00–131.00	130.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	853	50.00–55.00	51.92
14	—	894	41.00–43.00	42.84
11	—	897	44.00–49.00	46.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,125	55.00–60.00	57.53
15	—	1,129	49.00–54.00	51.73
10	—	1,226	61.00–66.00	64.21
11	—	1,061	43.00–48.00	43.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,410	56.00–61.00	58.59
4	—	1,361	69.00–74.00	70.35
9	—	1,465	51.00–55.00	54.31
13	—	1,433	62.00–67.00	63.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,388	54.00–59.00	57.89
9	—	1,267	60.00–65.00	62.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,622	83.00–89.00	86.20
3	—	2,040	105.00–108.00	106.67
12	—	1,785	91.00–97.50	94.75

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)	55	—	1,176	650.00–975.00	769.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,264	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,152.22

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)	5	—	1,178	775.00–950.00	856.39

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.