Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-07-27

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Jul 27
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,804 head
▲ 360 vs last sale 1,444▲ 68 vs year ago 1,736 · +3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 296▼ 57 vs year ago 248 · −23.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 66▲ 65 vs year ago 35 · +185.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Steer calves under 500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher; over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, most advance on 500-600 lbs. Demand good for all classes. Supply again included several nice sets of feeder cattle. Quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Packer demand extremely good. Cow numbers have declined and this is prompting the good demand. A total of 291 cows and bulls sold with 65 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 $149.13/cwt on 492 head.
Average price
$149.13
492 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$871
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.84
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1607150.78915332
Medium and Large 1-2551145.88803108
Medium and Large 2505145.3673352
One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about $182 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 sale492 hd
149.13
—
OK average7 barns · 8,678 hd
141.29
+7.84
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—Low1,58398.501,55919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32572.3595916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20070.5684752
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08764.83704102

Every lot

101 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305179.50/cwt179.00–180.005472
Steers—Medium and Large 1317194.58/cwt185.00–199.0061710
Steers—Medium and Large 2368169.36/cwt169.00–170.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 1378182.51/cwt173.50–189.0069025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381167.27/cwt165.00–170.006377
Steers—Medium and Large 2424140.81/cwt138.00–145.005976
Steers—Medium and Large 1427176.69/cwt165.00–180.0075421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428158.13/cwt158.00–158.506778
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy468150.00/cwt150.00–150.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474147.55/cwt145.00–152.5069913
Steers—Medium and Large 2480143.14/cwt129.00–151.0068711
Steers—Medium and Large 1485159.77/cwt157.00–165.0077516
Steers—Medium and Large 2514145.50/cwt140.00–150.0074821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522145.41/cwt141.50–152.0075946
Steers—Medium and Large 1527155.47/cwt143.00–159.5081971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1570149.09/cwt143.00–155.0085036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed603151.00/cwt151.00–151.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1618150.12/cwt141.00–153.5092857
Steers—Medium and Large 2624136.65/cwt135.50–140.008534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2654139.68/cwt130.00–143.5091420
Steers—Medium and Large 2672135.50/cwt135.00–136.009114
Steers—Medium and Large 1679143.08/cwt140.00–146.5097232
Steers—Medium and Large 1715138.23/cwt134.00–140.0098816
Steers—Medium and Large 2720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 1765135.02/cwt127.00–138.001,03310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0485
Steers—Medium and Large 1837129.33/cwt128.00–130.001,0823
Steers—Medium and Large 11,072104.45/cwt104.25–104.501,12032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1237209.00/cwt209.00–209.004955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1253158.00/cwt158.00–158.004008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297150.00/cwt150.00–150.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333140.00/cwt140.00–140.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339156.00/cwt156.00–156.005299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363142.00/cwt142.00–142.005154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374150.78/cwt149.00–160.005647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384144.20/cwt135.00–147.505544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2404137.74/cwt135.00–140.505566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424148.28/cwt144.50–152.0062943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy455137.00/cwt137.00–137.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed461139.85/cwt139.50–140.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476144.95/cwt142.50–146.5069042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479142.49/cwt142.00–143.0068312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484137.39/cwt130.50–142.0066515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530140.78/cwt135.00–146.5074655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533132.95/cwt121.00–139.0070914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573134.41/cwt131.00–137.5077070
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593126.19/cwt125.00–127.007485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595123.00/cwt123.00–123.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625128.65/cwt125.00–132.5080417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627131.25/cwt125.00–132.5082353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632116.50/cwt116.50–116.507363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668126.27/cwt123.50–129.2584332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy668118.25/cwt115.00–120.5079010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693123.50/cwt123.50–123.508563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730116.50/cwt116.50–116.508501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1743125.37/cwt125.25–126.5093130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773112.50/cwt112.50–112.508702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840105.00/cwt105.00–105.008821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372177.45/cwt172.50–184.0066012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2392153.47/cwt152.00–161.006026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421157.90/cwt150.00–161.0066517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2448143.00/cwt143.00–143.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482148.29/cwt144.00–157.5071532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518134.59/cwt134.00–135.006975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527146.72/cwt146.00–147.007737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566138.72/cwt125.00–147.0078526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2598140.50/cwt140.50–140.508402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626137.48/cwt125.00–140.008616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690123.00/cwt123.00–123.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768118.00/cwt118.00–118.009063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy772103.00/cwt103.00–103.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2793114.00/cwt114.00–114.009042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53487.28/cwt80.00–94.001,3397
Bulls——1,560101.81/cwt97.50–105.001,5886
Bulls——1,663108.27/cwt106.00–115.001,8016
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88346.35/cwt45.00–47.004093
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88656.59/cwt55.00–58.005015
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93662.10/cwt60.50–64.005815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight97066.00/cwt66.00–66.006401
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97166.55/cwt64.00–67.5064613
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight98570.01/cwt68.00–72.006902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07055.41/cwt53.00–58.005932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11364.46/cwt61.00–66.5071723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13549.48/cwt49.00–50.005622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15267.80/cwt66.00–74.0078149
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19774.11/cwt70.00–80.0088724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22067.32/cwt64.50–70.0082126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26870.56/cwt68.00–73.008957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41974.71/cwt73.00–78.501,0608
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115930.61/cwt800.00–1,050.0010,3762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128921.86/cwt860.00–975.0010,3995
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,3492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.007,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0012,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0014,1632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,0781

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.