Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2021-02-22

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Feb 22
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 700 vs last sale 0▼ 1,541 vs year ago 2,241 · −68.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 0▼ 29 vs year ago 158 · −18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 0▼ 13 vs year ago 44 · −29.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Following a week of snow and ice. Receipts are too few to establish a trend, however a much higher undertone is noted on both steers and heifers. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, also in a light test. A total of 160 cows and bulls sold with 47 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 $168.24/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$168.24
201 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$845
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$7.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.80
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2449173.9078047
Medium and Large 1519166.52863154
One grade step is worth $7.38/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale201 hd
168.24
—
OK average3 barns · 2,169 hd
142.44
+25.80
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—High1,61586.431,39514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31068.979043thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28068.558772thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15154.0762256

Every lot

45 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1326186.17/cwt180.00–190.0060712
Steers—Medium and Large 1381187.31/cwt185.00–195.0071412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391180.00/cwt173.00–184.0070433
Steers—Medium and Large 1425174.86/cwt169.00–179.0074323
Steers—Medium and Large 1481172.34/cwt167.50–177.5082912
Steers—Medium and Large 1520170.42/cwt164.00–174.0088643
Steers—Medium and Large 1577171.44/cwt166.50–176.5098912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585159.52/cwt156.00–166.0093314
Steers—Medium and Large 1629147.89/cwt142.00–152.0093024
Steers—Medium and Large 1693138.24/cwt135.50–145.509588
Steers—Medium and Large 1738128.92/cwt126.50–136.509518
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317155.01/cwt147.00–157.0049110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324143.46/cwt140.00–145.004656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376147.44/cwt145.00–155.005548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419144.57/cwt137.50–147.506066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422130.16/cwt125.00–135.0054912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468132.60/cwt129.00–139.0062115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475144.01/cwt140.00–150.0068422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535142.71/cwt136.50–146.5076313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588132.84/cwt128.50–139.0078114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609127.68/cwt120.50–130.507787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654122.09/cwt114.00–124.007986
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1486166.41/cwt162.00–172.008098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538166.57/cwt159.00–169.008967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612135.50/cwt129.00–139.0082910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673120.00/cwt120.00–120.008082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53992.63/cwt90.00–95.001,4265
Bulls——1,59183.81/cwt82.50–86.001,3335
Bulls——1,64876.59/cwt75.00–79.501,2623
Bulls——2,01098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,9701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75570.00/cwt70.00–70.005291
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83556.75/cwt55.00–58.004743
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87545.97/cwt43.00–48.004026
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93752.00/cwt52.00–52.0048713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10848.80/cwt48.00–51.0054112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25562.16/cwt58.00–63.007808
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27567.00/cwt67.00–67.008541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28068.55/cwt68.00–69.008772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31365.99/cwt65.00–67.008662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32869.95/cwt69.00–71.009292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,61956.45/cwt54.00–57.0091411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,264.59/cwt1,050.00–1,450.0013,12612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,5584
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3341,147.68/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0015,31013
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,9952

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.