Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2021-03-22

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Mar 22
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,676 head
▲ 1,355 vs last sale 1,321▲ 2,470 vs year ago 206 · +1,199.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 117▼ 1 vs year ago 225 · −0.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 22▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 259 cows and bulls sold with 53 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 $161.31/cwt on 1,144 head.
Average price
$161.31
1,144 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.43
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558164.20915446
Medium and Large 1-2495162.92806367
Medium and Large 2460155.64717331
One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $199 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 sale1,144 hd
161.31
—
OK average7 barns · 12,145 hd
147.88
+13.43
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—Low1,62891.471,48924
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38864.1989120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28960.9778614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01154.8355480

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1312196.84/cwt190.00–200.006146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321182.27/cwt179.00–189.0058545
Steers—Medium and Large 2332172.71/cwt168.00–178.0057337
Steers—Medium and Large 2375169.48/cwt164.00–174.0063647
Steers—Medium and Large 1378190.54/cwt186.00–196.0072024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386177.70/cwt175.00–185.0068645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413169.44/cwt162.00–172.0070047
Steers—Medium and Large 2421154.64/cwt149.00–159.0065151
Steers—Medium and Large 1430177.27/cwt173.00–183.0076258
Steers—Medium and Large 2468155.34/cwt150.00–160.0072785
Steers—Medium and Large 1470177.77/cwt172.00–182.0083639
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478164.50/cwt161.00–171.0078643
Steers—Medium and Large 1526166.09/cwt162.00–172.0087472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531157.24/cwt151.00–161.5083580
Steers—Medium and Large 2536146.77/cwt140.00–150.0078774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566153.87/cwt147.00–157.0087124
Steers—Medium and Large 1571162.54/cwt158.00–168.0092879
Steers—Medium and Large 2583140.79/cwt136.00–146.0082137
Steers—Medium and Large 1611160.91/cwt157.50–167.5098368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620151.47/cwt146.00–156.0093940
Steers—Medium and Large 1672153.64/cwt151.25–161.501,03251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674144.73/cwt140.00–150.0097543
Steers—Medium and Large 1710137.68/cwt132.50–142.5097836
Steers—Medium and Large 1775133.15/cwt130.00–140.001,03213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321149.16/cwt142.00–153.5047936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331159.38/cwt155.00–165.0052841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376145.68/cwt143.00–153.0054827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389157.76/cwt153.50–163.5061446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422160.17/cwt155.00–165.0067651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426135.81/cwt133.00–143.0057944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427149.36/cwt144.00–154.0063856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471159.85/cwt154.50–164.5075366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475138.33/cwt131.50–141.5065745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479147.38/cwt143.00–153.00706127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524140.66/cwt134.00–144.0073752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1539147.30/cwt145.00–155.00794142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579135.89/cwt129.00–139.0078769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582142.61/cwt140.00–150.0083049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620126.29/cwt120.50–130.5078345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623112.51/cwt109.00–119.0070121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669125.46/cwt121.00–131.0083926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1736121.10/cwt114.50–124.5089117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773119.86/cwt114.00–124.0092740
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310186.00/cwt186.00–186.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384172.41/cwt170.00–180.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412159.92/cwt155.00–165.006597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481166.41/cwt160.00–170.0080015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534155.61/cwt154.00–164.008316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1586151.33/cwt146.00–156.0088717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627134.53/cwt127.00–137.008449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1698132.50/cwt132.50–132.509252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59587.04/cwt84.00–89.001,38811
Bulls——1,64098.79/cwt98.00–102.001,6205
Bulls——1,66792.99/cwt91.00–95.001,5508
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83641.44/cwt40.00–45.0034621
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91760.42/cwt58.00–64.0055410
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91850.00/cwt50.00–50.004597
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95553.49/cwt53.00–54.005114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12961.62/cwt59.00–64.0069620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13555.47/cwt53.00–58.006308
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22467.16/cwt65.00–70.0082210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24863.28/cwt63.00–63.507906
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28560.00/cwt60.00–60.007715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31959.23/cwt57.00–62.007818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33373.00/cwt73.00–73.009733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44563.73/cwt61.00–66.0092112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1821,101.41/cwt1,050.00–1,125.0013,0193
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228873.89/cwt700.00–985.0010,7316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2511,065.43/cwt1,000.00–1,225.0013,3298
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1281,337.12/cwt1,200.00–1,450.0015,08316
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,005800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0402

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.