Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-05-11

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, May 11
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,415 head
▼ 395 vs last sale 1,810▲ 132 vs year ago 1,283 · +10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 239▲ 45 vs year ago 242 · +18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 90▲ 1 vs year ago 24 · +4.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00 lower. Heifers 5.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. A total of 312 cows and bulls sold with 56 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 $151.72/cwt on 440 head.
Average price
$151.72
440 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.20
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515153.01787206
Medium and Large 1-2481150.59724234
One grade step is worth $2.43/cwt here — about $64 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 sale440 hd
151.72
—
OK average7 barns · 18,470 hd
123.52
+28.20
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—Average1,71195.141,62818
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20061.4973818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30860.2678941
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06253.3256699

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1329177.88/cwt176.00–186.005857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330171.64/cwt165.00–175.005666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367169.46/cwt164.00–174.0062212
Steers—Medium and Large 1381176.59/cwt175.00–185.006737
Steers—Medium and Large 1415166.71/cwt161.00–171.0069242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430156.77/cwt150.00–160.0067471
Steers—Medium and Large 1477162.27/cwt160.00–170.0077448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480152.26/cwt149.00–159.0073186
Steers—Medium and Large 1515150.30/cwt146.50–156.5077442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528142.31/cwt135.00–145.0075113
Steers—Medium and Large 1570146.16/cwt144.50–154.5083321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585136.41/cwt133.00–143.0079834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627121.73/cwt116.00–126.0076312
Steers—Medium and Large 1631131.15/cwt127.00–137.008288
Steers—Medium and Large 1669128.76/cwt125.00–135.0086117
Steers—Medium and Large 1764116.33/cwt111.50–121.5088914
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310155.99/cwt151.00–161.0048428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340145.87/cwt140.00–150.0049621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373134.30/cwt129.00–139.0050112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380145.00/cwt140.00–150.0055129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418136.76/cwt130.00–140.0057242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427145.29/cwt141.50–151.5062042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471144.35/cwt140.00–150.0068040
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485135.43/cwt129.00–139.0065755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506137.34/cwt130.50–140.5069511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525124.18/cwt119.00–129.0065211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559127.72/cwt125.00–135.0071413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572120.88/cwt114.00–124.0069117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624119.04/cwt114.00–124.0074329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669116.75/cwt110.00–120.0078118
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320179.00/cwt179.00–179.005734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371166.06/cwt160.00–170.0061614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425154.01/cwt148.00–158.0065526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475147.53/cwt144.00–154.0070119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527137.12/cwt132.00–142.0072313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558136.39/cwt131.00–137.507616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1637131.50/cwt131.50–131.508385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678117.25/cwt117.00–117.507954
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55187.84/cwt85.00–90.501,3625
Bulls——1,71595.71/cwt93.00–97.001,64110
Bulls——1,965105.41/cwt102.00–108.002,0713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88042.44/cwt41.50–43.5037310
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89047.47/cwt45.00–50.004228
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95560.04/cwt58.00–62.005734
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97153.50/cwt51.00–56.0051931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18357.14/cwt55.00–59.006766
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18352.39/cwt49.00–54.5062012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18862.63/cwt60.00–65.0074410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19246.69/cwt46.00–47.005573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20361.83/cwt61.00–63.007447
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21157.26/cwt55.00–60.0069324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22056.46/cwt55.00–59.5068916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31368.86/cwt66.00–72.009042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36562.70/cwt60.00–65.5085625
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,048954.53/cwt850.00–1,050.0010,0032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1871,064.71/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0012,6383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,234836.00/cwt700.00–985.0010,31615
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,340.65/cwt1,200.00–1,550.0014,3455

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.