Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-08-31

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 31
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,424 head
▲ 410 vs last sale 2,014▲ 2,424 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 157▲ 201 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 57▲ 255 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 1.00-3.00 higher. Steer calves 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifers 7.00-9.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 456 cows and bulls sold with 44 percent going to packers. A reminder, The Tulsa Stockyards will be closed Monday, September 7, in order to observe Labor Day.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.09/cwt on 1,209 head.
Average price
$155.09
1,209 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.26
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535159.61853456
Medium and Large 1-2499155.01774530
Medium and Large 2474146.04692223
One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $161 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 sale1,209 hd
155.09
—
OK average7 barns · 11,826 hd
141.83
+13.26
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—High1,66495.331,58636
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34760.4781544
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25457.4572138
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07951.6855883

Every lot

71 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1279190.06/cwt187.00–192.005305
Steers—Medium and Large 1308192.94/cwt188.00–198.0059418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334180.19/cwt177.00–187.0060243
Steers—Medium and Large 1363187.24/cwt184.50–194.5068031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384181.26/cwt174.00–184.0069648
Steers—Medium and Large 2385165.43/cwt160.00–170.0063738
Steers—Medium and Large 1418173.30/cwt169.00–179.0072444
Steers—Medium and Large 2426151.63/cwt147.00–157.0064647
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428165.61/cwt158.00–168.50709108
Steers—Medium and Large 1464163.30/cwt159.00–169.0075858
Steers—Medium and Large 2472145.84/cwt138.00–147.0068861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473155.21/cwt148.00–158.5073462
Steers—Medium and Large 2513134.81/cwt131.00–141.0069234
Steers—Medium and Large 1519161.40/cwt153.50–163.5083882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529149.48/cwt142.00–153.00791101
Steers—Medium and Large 1568148.72/cwt145.00–155.0084565
Steers—Medium and Large 2576131.96/cwt123.00–133.0076043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582138.01/cwt134.00–144.0080396
Steers—Medium and Large 1620152.09/cwt148.50–158.50943103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623140.63/cwt136.00–146.5087632
Steers—Medium and Large 1665145.71/cwt140.00–150.0096920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678133.81/cwt129.50–139.5090740
Steers—Medium and Large 1732128.60/cwt124.00–134.0094111
Steers—Medium and Large 1755133.33/cwt125.00–135.001,0076
Steers—Medium and Large 1852135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,15413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269163.17/cwt158.00–170.504399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319152.64/cwt149.00–159.0048724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326143.15/cwt138.00–148.0046729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375137.82/cwt133.00–143.0051713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382146.32/cwt145.00–155.0055922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431138.79/cwt135.00–145.0059859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435130.12/cwt124.00–134.0056652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472139.96/cwt134.00–145.0066157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480128.66/cwt123.50–133.0061869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518127.58/cwt122.00–132.0066144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520138.32/cwt133.50–143.50719102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574127.17/cwt120.00–130.0073059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576135.08/cwt131.50–141.5077896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614131.68/cwt125.50–135.5080946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625118.40/cwt114.00–124.0074018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674131.64/cwt124.50–134.5088713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782117.80/cwt111.50–119.7592121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310161.00/cwt161.00–161.004994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368152.55/cwt150.00–155.005616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415173.69/cwt165.00–175.0072122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480157.00/cwt157.00–157.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525135.88/cwt130.00–139.5071326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571135.73/cwt128.00–139.0077533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625133.13/cwt128.50–138.5083232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658131.31/cwt126.00–134.008649
Bulls—Medium and Large 1726125.44/cwt123.00–130.509116
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61091.11/cwt87.00–93.001,46711
Bulls——1,66495.57/cwt94.00–98.001,59020
Bulls——1,694101.83/cwt100.00–104.001,7254
Bulls——2,145111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,3811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81441.20/cwt40.00–45.003355
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91652.00/cwt50.00–54.004766
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03739.32/cwt38.00–40.004083
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09252.65/cwt50.00–56.0057550
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12550.00/cwt50.00–50.005631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13146.69/cwt44.00–49.005288
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20158.88/cwt57.00–64.0070711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21256.97/cwt54.00–58.006908
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24857.16/cwt55.00–59.0071325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24853.00/cwt53.00–53.006616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28362.29/cwt60.00–65.007997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37661.06/cwt59.00–64.5084031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44865.53/cwt65.00–66.009494
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3681,147.57/cwt910.00–1,325.0015,69913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,169.40/cwt950.00–1,360.0013,7994

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.