Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2021-05-17

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, May 17

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,825 head

▲ 511 vs last sale 1,314▼ 405 vs year ago 2,230 · −18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

348 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 270▲ 70 vs year ago 278 · +25.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 41▲ 8 vs year ago 48 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifers 3.00-6.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 404 cows and bulls sold with 73 percent going to packers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.40/cwt on 695 head.

Average price

$157.40

695 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$1.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.21

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	487	157.96	769	321
Medium and Large 1	554	156.91	870	374

One grade step is worth $1.05/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale695 hd

157.40

—

OK average7 barns · 10,363 hd

137.19

+20.21

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,772	92.67	1,642	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	65.90	808	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	65.83	884	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	57.94	566	154

Every lot

66 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	192.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	645	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	180.48/cwt	179.00–189.00	608	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	178.47/cwt	174.00–184.00	673	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	185.51/cwt	185.00–195.00	701	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	170.68/cwt	167.00–177.00	736	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	159.84/cwt	156.00–166.00	692	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	154.33/cwt	149.00–159.00	741	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	162.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	782	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	151.06/cwt	144.00–154.00	796	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	158.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	839	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	160.67/cwt	158.50–168.50	903	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	154.24/cwt	147.50–157.50	887	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	135.81/cwt	132.00–142.00	838	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	146.97/cwt	142.50–152.50	923	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	142.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	953	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	137.14/cwt	129.00–139.00	930	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	134.93/cwt	129.00–139.00	982	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	129.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	989	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	125.90/cwt	116.50–126.50	1,012	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	118.36/cwt	112.50–122.50	1,018	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	144.37/cwt	137.00–147.00	463	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	153.34/cwt	148.50–158.50	514	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	156.06/cwt	149.00–159.00	582	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	141.93/cwt	138.00–148.00	529	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	144.35/cwt	137.00–147.00	608	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	153.09/cwt	148.00–158.00	654	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	149.28/cwt	146.50–156.50	706	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	143.61/cwt	136.00–146.00	697	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	140.68/cwt	136.00–146.00	736	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	129.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	677	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	138.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	779	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	128.94/cwt	124.00–134.00	750	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	787	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	112.25/cwt	109.00–119.00	715	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	119.56/cwt	117.00–127.00	808	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	113.00/cwt	106.50–116.00	765	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	102.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	740	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	109.36/cwt	102.50–112.50	843	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	169.59/cwt	168.00–178.00	558	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	167.76/cwt	165.00–170.00	629	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	160.67/cwt	159.00–164.00	699	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	144.68/cwt	141.00–151.00	684	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	152.29/cwt	147.00–156.00	787	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	142.14/cwt	138.00–148.00	803	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	126.85/cwt	124.00–134.00	846	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	88.57/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,510	11
Bulls	—	—	1,789	94.28/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,687	10
Bulls	—	—	1,962	102.37/cwt	100.00–104.00	2,008	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	714	46.64/cwt	44.00–49.00	333	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	849	57.91/cwt	56.00–61.00	492	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	887	52.84/cwt	50.00–55.00	469	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	959	65.69/cwt	62.50–67.50	630	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	51.77/cwt	48.00–53.00	558	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	56.96/cwt	54.00–59.00	616	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	67.66/cwt	66.00–71.00	767	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	63.55/cwt	60.00–65.50	723	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	64.46/cwt	62.00–67.00	789	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	69.69/cwt	68.00–73.00	857	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	62.10/cwt	61.00–63.50	814	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	66.26/cwt	65.00–68.00	887	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,098	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	768.63/cwt	680.00–900.00	8,470	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,305	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,504	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	871.73/cwt	785.00–975.00	9,205	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,092	1,175.76/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	12,839	8

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Mon May 17, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,825Last week 1,314Year ago 2,230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 348Last week 270Year ago 278

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 41Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	485	136.00–146.00	143.61
56	—	421	137.00–147.00	144.35
13	—	373	138.00–148.00	141.93
32	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.47
18	—	582	124.00–134.00	128.94
17	—	321	137.00–147.00	144.37
11	—	677	106.50–116.00	113.00
11	—	637	109.00–119.00	112.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	523	136.00–146.00	140.68
32	—	771	102.50–112.50	109.36
38	—	373	149.00–159.00	156.06
71	—	427	148.00–158.00	153.09
33	—	564	135.00–145.00	138.20
10	—	720	100.00–110.00	102.74
41	—	473	146.50–156.50	149.28
17	—	631	120.00–130.00	124.80
17	—	335	148.50–158.50	153.34
11	—	676	117.00–127.00	119.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	617	132.00–142.00	135.81
39	—	337	179.00–189.00	180.48
52	—	575	147.50–157.50	154.24
19	—	678	129.00–139.00	137.14
45	—	527	144.00–154.00	151.06
60	—	433	156.00–166.00	159.84
26	—	377	174.00–184.00	178.47
62	—	480	149.00–159.00	154.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	431	167.00–177.00	170.68
66	—	530	155.00–165.00	158.36
35	—	804	116.50–126.50	125.90
42	—	562	158.50–168.50	160.67
12	—	860	112.50–122.50	118.36
29	—	628	142.50–152.50	146.97
14	—	335	190.00–200.00	192.61
12	—	766	125.00–135.00	129.17
12	—	667	140.00–150.00	142.90
45	—	482	160.00–170.00	162.20
18	—	378	185.00–195.00	185.51
11	—	728	129.00–139.00	134.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	473	141.00–151.00	144.68
11	—	375	165.00–170.00	167.76
6	—	435	159.00–164.00	160.67
6	—	329	168.00–178.00	169.59
18	—	667	124.00–134.00	126.85
15	—	517	147.00–156.00	152.29
18	—	565	138.00–148.00	142.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	887	50.00–55.00	52.84
18	—	714	44.00–49.00	46.64
14	—	959	62.50–67.50	65.69
18	—	849	56.00–61.00	57.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,134	66.00–71.00	67.66
34	—	1,138	60.00–65.50	63.55
9	—	1,082	54.00–59.00	56.96
12	—	1,077	48.00–53.00	51.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	72.00	72.00
52	—	1,339	65.00–68.00	66.26
11	—	1,310	61.00–63.50	62.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,224	62.00–67.00	64.46
14	—	1,230	68.00–73.00	69.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,962	100.00–104.00	102.37
10	—	1,789	92.00–98.00	94.28
11	—	1,705	85.00–91.00	88.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,298	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,102	680.00–900.00	768.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,056	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,092	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,056	785.00–975.00	871.73

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.