Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2020-11-02

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Nov 2
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,573 head
▼ 385 vs last sale 1,958▼ 2,584 vs year ago 4,157 · −62.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
464 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 293▼ 24 vs year ago 488 · −4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 25▲ 45 vs year ago 33 · +136.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers had too few receipts for a comparable, however a much higher undertone is noted. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 542 cows and bulls sold with 68 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 $143.05/cwt on 611 head.
Average price
$143.05
611 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.32
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564150.99852275
Medium and Large 1-2576139.58804243
Medium and Large 2558128.6671893
One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $134 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 sale611 hd
143.05
—
OK average4 barns · 2,230 hd
142.73
+0.32
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—Low1,67082.521,37823
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32053.6570847
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27252.5266857
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05746.57492244

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1308206.44/cwt199.00–209.006365
Steers—Medium and Large 1363203.24/cwt199.00–209.007388
Steers—Medium and Large 1417173.65/cwt170.50–180.507247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419162.14/cwt159.00–169.0067925
Steers—Medium and Large 1466173.40/cwt165.00–175.0080825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481158.72/cwt154.00–164.0076323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522142.91/cwt135.00–145.5074633
Steers—Medium and Large 1530154.43/cwt146.00–156.5081890
Steers—Medium and Large 2535130.50/cwt124.00–134.0069843
Steers—Medium and Large 1572147.27/cwt144.00–154.0084259
Steers—Medium and Large 2578127.08/cwt122.00–132.0073550
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579137.80/cwt133.00–143.0079866
Steers—Medium and Large 1630138.12/cwt135.00–145.0087035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630130.31/cwt124.00–134.0082143
Steers—Medium and Large 1670137.26/cwt133.00–143.0092018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679128.29/cwt122.00–132.0087153
Steers—Medium and Large 1723120.38/cwt116.00–126.0087020
Steers—Medium and Large 1775126.71/cwt119.00–129.009828
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314144.25/cwt136.50–146.504537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330129.41/cwt125.00–135.0042719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364132.50/cwt128.00–138.0048210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371140.73/cwt138.50–148.5052222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420135.99/cwt130.50–140.5057128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428124.54/cwt120.00–130.0053318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457139.21/cwt135.00–145.0063619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474129.88/cwt124.00–134.0061639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528128.60/cwt125.00–135.0067937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532119.42/cwt114.00–124.0063516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568124.34/cwt120.50–130.5070664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576115.47/cwt110.00–120.0066519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622111.17/cwt103.00–113.0069118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631117.57/cwt114.00–124.0074217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675117.07/cwt110.00–120.0079014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726111.33/cwt109.00–119.008085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1774111.66/cwt105.00–115.008649
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345199.00/cwt199.00–199.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372192.62/cwt189.00–199.0071710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430159.94/cwt155.00–165.006886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469153.16/cwt149.00–159.007187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526135.97/cwt131.00–141.0071521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570141.54/cwt136.50–146.0080728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616130.90/cwt122.00–132.0080645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672125.98/cwt120.50–130.5084726
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59180.61/cwt78.00–83.001,2835
Bulls——1,61275.86/cwt72.00–77.001,2238
Bulls——1,71295.71/cwt93.00–99.001,6393
Bulls——1,77685.85/cwt84.00–89.001,5257
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85434.85/cwt34.00–39.0029823
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93958.53/cwt57.00–61.0055031
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94942.61/cwt40.00–45.0040428
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96746.34/cwt46.00–51.0044823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10437.60/cwt35.00–40.0041522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12449.02/cwt47.00–52.0055172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17544.06/cwt41.00–46.0051833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25246.89/cwt43.00–48.0058717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27052.86/cwt49.00–54.0067121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28549.93/cwt48.00–53.0064227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29257.17/cwt55.00–59.5073919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31256.14/cwt54.00–59.0073713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35556.54/cwt54.00–59.0076612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47063.37/cwt60.00–64.009327
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,123997.03/cwt860.00–1,200.0011,19724
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,226780.80/cwt650.00–925.009,57348
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2581,185.10/cwt1,175.00–1,200.0014,9096

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.