Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-08-17

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 17
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,816 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 1,895▲ 696 vs year ago 1,120 · +62.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
278 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 341▲ 60 vs year ago 218 · +27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 21▲ 54 vs year ago 31 · +174.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, with instance of 15.00-20.00 higher. Steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Several light weight calves included and these sold to very good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, except Lean cows 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady in a light test. Packer demand moderate to good. A total of 363 cows and bulls sold with 70 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.94/cwt on 480 head.
Average price
$144.94
480 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.50
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527146.22771393
Medium and Large 1-2521144.9175419thin
Medium and Large 2489138.6567865
Medium and Large 3580115.006673thin
One grade step is worth $31.22/cwt here — about $104 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 sale480 hd
144.94
—
OK average7 barns · 6,363 hd
136.45
+8.50
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—High1,63294.321,54017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42264.1191131
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20660.5073068
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08253.3057793

Every lot

124 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1266197.36/cwt193.00–204.005256
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed302199.00/cwt199.00–199.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy310210.50/cwt210.50–210.506536
Steers—Medium and Large 1334194.24/cwt185.50–208.0064914
Steers—Medium and Large 1362202.59/cwt188.00–207.5073310
Steers—Medium and Large 2398176.30/cwt169.00–177.0070211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed405179.00/cwt179.00–179.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1421183.98/cwt174.00–192.0077545
Steers—Medium and Large 2423162.69/cwt158.00–167.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy450186.50/cwt186.50–186.508392
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1478167.10/cwt160.50–181.0079933
Steers—Medium and Large 2481155.49/cwt148.50–166.0074810
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 2503138.00/cwt138.00–138.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned508140.00/cwt140.00–140.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524154.00/cwt154.00–154.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 1525161.41/cwt153.00–166.0084753
Steers—Medium and Large 1567156.74/cwt149.50–164.5088937
Steers—Medium and Large 2590141.79/cwt135.00–147.008378
Steers—Small and Medium 3-459345.00/cwt45.00–45.0026712
Steers—Medium and Large 1623155.07/cwt148.00–159.0096653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653142.70/cwt140.00–144.509325
Steers—Medium and Large 1668147.00/cwt143.00–155.2598250
Steers—Medium and Large 2670136.00/cwt136.00–136.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1726145.64/cwt141.00–148.001,05714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728132.42/cwt130.00–134.009645
Steers—Medium and Large 1778143.37/cwt140.00–144.501,1154
Steers—Medium and Large 1838138.63/cwt135.50–139.251,16213
Steers—Small and Medium 3-486051.00/cwt51.00–51.004395
Steers—Medium and Large 1890131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1993115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,1473
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2264148.60/cwt145.00–155.003923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266169.43/cwt159.00–178.004516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed287161.00/cwt161.00–161.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed303178.00/cwt178.00–178.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322155.85/cwt152.00–158.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335168.02/cwt160.50–172.5056313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367152.66/cwt144.50–156.0056016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373163.07/cwt157.50–168.0060826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383166.00/cwt166.00–166.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388155.50/cwt155.50–155.506034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408163.00/cwt155.00–166.0066521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438139.80/cwt134.00–145.5061212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472148.40/cwt143.00–154.5070094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned483142.00/cwt142.00–142.006865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2493148.00/cwt148.00–148.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522145.27/cwt140.00–148.0075859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524142.45/cwt141.00–144.007464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535137.00/cwt137.00–137.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571134.67/cwt125.00–138.007698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573143.99/cwt136.00–149.0082576
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628138.09/cwt132.00–145.0086741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628133.49/cwt132.50–135.008385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2642120.00/cwt120.00–120.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673132.89/cwt130.50–135.5089427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682122.95/cwt115.00–127.008393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712129.52/cwt125.00–131.509224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755121.00/cwt121.00–121.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783124.30/cwt118.00–126.5097312
Heifers—Medium and Large 284495.50/cwt95.50–95.508067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,0632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272191.91/cwt188.00–199.005223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278198.00/cwt198.00–198.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333186.32/cwt183.00–194.006207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy343209.00/cwt209.00–209.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376188.90/cwt179.00–203.0071022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390157.00/cwt157.00–157.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed407180.00/cwt180.00–180.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425153.35/cwt150.00–155.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427177.26/cwt167.50–184.0075716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed432185.50/cwt185.50–185.508016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462143.97/cwt140.00–146.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1486155.37/cwt149.50–167.0075514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529152.50/cwt149.00–158.008079
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565149.25/cwt144.00–155.5084332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581133.75/cwt125.00–145.007779
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622142.87/cwt141.00–144.008898
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed677143.50/cwt143.50–143.509713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1692135.00/cwt134.00–135.509343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1741129.50/cwt129.50–129.509604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1904100.00/cwt100.00–100.009046
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3426111.00/cwt111.00–111.004735
Dairy Steers—Large 351072.00/cwt72.00–72.003672
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 371579.00/cwt79.00–79.005652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57693.57/cwt90.00–98.001,4756
Bulls——1,62186.03/cwt80.00–88.001,3955
Bulls——1,698101.99/cwt99.00–106.001,7326
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80554.00/cwt54.00–54.004351
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80846.03/cwt44.00–48.003722
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86239.06/cwt34.00–44.003376
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90848.07/cwt46.00–50.004365
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92353.18/cwt51.00–55.004916
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95860.00/cwt59.00–61.005752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09452.02/cwt49.00–54.0056927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14655.78/cwt54.00–58.5063939
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15030.00/cwt30.00–30.003451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16061.94/cwt59.00–66.007197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21362.04/cwt59.00–64.0075331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21756.89/cwt52.00–58.0069223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27466.95/cwt65.00–72.0085311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30557.00/cwt57.00–57.007441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42466.87/cwt65.00–69.0095213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42762.41/cwt59.00–65.0089117
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27981,001.49/cwt900.00–1,085.007,9922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.009,4881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,068.28/cwt1,035.00–1,100.008,8672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29931,103.89/cwt1,025.00–1,150.0010,9623
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.0013,9041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,070.74/cwt985.00–1,125.0012,1854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,0151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,085.14/cwt975.00–1,135.0013,2824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2361,033.11/cwt785.00–1,110.0012,7697
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255922.95/cwt910.00–935.0011,5832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,258870.00/cwt870.00–870.0010,94511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,190885.00/cwt885.00–885.0010,5321

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.