Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-10-26

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Oct 26
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,958 head
▼ 1,082 vs last sale 3,040▼ 190 vs year ago 2,148 · −8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 454▲ 49 vs year ago 244 · +20.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 82▼ 17 vs year ago 42 · −40.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers had too few receipts to establish a trend, however a much lower undertone is noted. Demand moderate. Quality plain thru good. Slaughter cows mostly steady, in a light test. Slaughter bulls steady, also in a light test. A total of 318 cows and bulls sold with 59 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 $131.45/cwt on 722 head.
Average price
$131.45
722 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.92
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487133.32649329
Medium and Large 2458131.00600161
Medium and Large 1586129.11757232
One grade step is worth $4.21/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale722 hd
131.45
—
OK average7 barns · 7,542 hd
130.53
+0.92
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—Low1,74782.001,43224
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35154.9774215
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19454.4265023
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03147.29488126

Every lot

68 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1309167.80/cwt164.00–174.0051913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328150.92/cwt148.00–159.0049531
Steers—Medium and Large 1362146.46/cwt145.00–155.005308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376140.35/cwt134.50–144.5052844
Steers—Medium and Large 2427135.03/cwt129.00–139.0057768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432145.73/cwt140.00–150.0063071
Steers—Medium and Large 1435152.84/cwt151.00–161.006655
Steers—Medium and Large 2468132.24/cwt127.00–137.5061970
Steers—Medium and Large 1471150.69/cwt149.00–159.007108
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477144.67/cwt138.00–148.0069030
Steers—Medium and Large 1519138.32/cwt134.50–144.5071843
Steers—Medium and Large 2519115.30/cwt112.00–122.0059823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537125.67/cwt123.00–133.0067574
Steers—Medium and Large 1568125.84/cwt124.00–134.0071539
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575116.11/cwt113.00–123.0066834
Steers—Medium and Large 1624122.97/cwt119.50–129.5076753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626112.33/cwt108.00–118.0070328
Steers—Medium and Large 1660122.58/cwt119.00–129.0080912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690113.50/cwt107.00–117.0078317
Steers—Medium and Large 1715117.28/cwt114.50–124.5083930
Steers—Medium and Large 1776108.03/cwt101.00–111.0083821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329127.40/cwt119.00–129.0041923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331111.10/cwt108.00–118.0036839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362119.43/cwt115.50–125.5043233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376110.53/cwt104.00–114.5041642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425112.96/cwt106.50–116.5048089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434122.32/cwt117.50–127.5053167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471116.62/cwt110.50–120.5054957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480102.80/cwt99.00–109.5049358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509110.62/cwt105.00–115.0056376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-252699.98/cwt93.00–104.0052620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566102.67/cwt98.00–108.0058141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-257492.54/cwt87.50–97.5053116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-261992.60/cwt86.00–97.5057317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620103.08/cwt99.00–109.0063936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1659102.25/cwt96.00–106.0067422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308140.96/cwt136.00–146.004344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2358126.23/cwt124.00–127.004528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377134.66/cwt129.00–139.005087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416143.43/cwt138.00–147.0059710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426130.72/cwt126.00–136.0055729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473123.86/cwt117.00–127.0058623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477132.54/cwt128.00–138.0063212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519105.36/cwt99.00–109.0054714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521115.63/cwt110.00–120.0060228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579119.84/cwt117.00–127.0069415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629111.10/cwt106.50–116.5069923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669105.85/cwt97.50–107.5070818
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63377.02/cwt75.00–79.001,2588
Bulls——1,77782.92/cwt80.00–85.501,47311
Bulls——1,86387.94/cwt86.00–89.001,6385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79736.19/cwt33.00–37.5028812
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88541.06/cwt39.00–44.0036317
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92053.90/cwt51.00–56.0049615
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93847.14/cwt45.00–50.0044215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07558.81/cwt57.50–61.006323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09348.48/cwt45.00–50.0053025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16153.79/cwt53.00–58.0062511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16842.85/cwt39.00–44.0050016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19449.70/cwt47.00–52.005936
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22853.74/cwt51.00–56.0066023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25560.29/cwt59.00–63.007576
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29652.12/cwt49.00–54.0067510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37862.75/cwt62.50–63.008652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51559.27/cwt57.00–61.008983
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,022665.26/cwt600.00–735.006,7993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,048805.16/cwt725.00–860.008,4389
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,187775.18/cwt650.00–900.009,20113

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.