Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2021-08-09

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Aug 9
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,640 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 1,680▼ 255 vs year ago 1,895 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 165▼ 108 vs year ago 341 · −31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 62▲ 1 vs year ago 21 · +4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers 4.00-6.00 lower. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 255 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 $168.00/cwt on 598 head.
Average price
$168.00
598 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$907
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.80
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552177.63980136
Medium and Large 1-2551165.91914277
Medium and Large 2515164.05844185
One grade step is worth $13.58/cwt here — about $136 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 sale598 hd
168.00
—
OK average7 barns · 12,048 hd
157.20
+10.80
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—Average1,74593.151,62620
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36576.381,04329
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19970.558466thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08966.7572781

Every lot

70 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2317189.74/cwt185.00–195.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323201.10/cwt196.00–206.0065010
Steers—Medium and Large 1324211.68/cwt207.00–217.006864
Steers—Medium and Large 1360211.61/cwt209.00–219.007628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380202.08/cwt198.00–208.0076824
Steers—Medium and Large 2382189.84/cwt186.00–197.0072515
Steers—Medium and Large 1413206.50/cwt200.00–210.0085314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433191.20/cwt189.00–199.0082812
Steers—Medium and Large 2442179.65/cwt178.00–188.0079427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459189.31/cwt184.00–194.0086911
Steers—Medium and Large 1468199.87/cwt195.00–205.009358
Steers—Medium and Large 2488175.71/cwt173.00–183.0085733
Steers—Medium and Large 1524171.97/cwt167.00–177.0090128
Steers—Medium and Large 2527153.27/cwt145.00–155.0080847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535159.83/cwt156.00–166.0085575
Steers—Medium and Large 1578173.93/cwt168.00–178.001,00529
Steers—Medium and Large 2581152.59/cwt146.00–156.0088738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583161.11/cwt157.00–167.0093956
Steers—Medium and Large 1626168.60/cwt164.00–174.001,05522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629157.67/cwt153.00–163.0099250
Steers—Medium and Large 2635147.21/cwt142.00–152.0093521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660149.40/cwt145.00–155.0098639
Steers—Medium and Large 1664163.02/cwt156.50–166.501,08213
Steers—Medium and Large 1727144.15/cwt142.00–152.001,0486
Steers—Medium and Large 1785143.90/cwt140.00–150.001,1304
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321155.90/cwt154.00–164.005009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329148.38/cwt143.00–153.0048816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368161.96/cwt155.00–165.0059616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385148.63/cwt144.00–154.0057223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422154.49/cwt152.00–162.0065213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426132.16/cwt130.00–140.0056323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427146.59/cwt141.00–151.0062630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468147.38/cwt140.00–150.0069037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473134.62/cwt128.00–139.0063723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479155.73/cwt151.00–161.0074628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508156.49/cwt150.00–160.0079542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528134.50/cwt128.00–138.0071041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532141.76/cwt139.00–149.0075462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569142.54/cwt136.00–146.0081153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576149.76/cwt147.00–157.0086329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579132.54/cwt125.00–135.0076750
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617132.98/cwt126.00–136.0082013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619143.88/cwt137.00–147.0089128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680141.47/cwt135.00–145.0096217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691128.96/cwt124.00–134.0089117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1739139.92/cwt134.00–144.001,03410
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310196.51/cwt193.00–204.006096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367203.59/cwt198.00–208.007479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422190.54/cwt181.50–197.0080428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471157.96/cwt154.00–164.0074428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1536153.72/cwt150.00–160.0082412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576154.02/cwt147.00–157.0088729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1634144.18/cwt137.00–147.0091414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667138.31/cwt134.00–144.0092310
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66787.44/cwt85.00–90.001,4586
Bulls——1,77995.60/cwt93.00–98.001,70114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88058.03/cwt57.00–60.005113
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89164.38/cwt63.00–68.005744
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93875.76/cwt75.50–76.007114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03559.00/cwt59.00–59.006111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08362.37/cwt55.00–65.5067532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12468.15/cwt66.00–71.5076625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18069.00/cwt69.00–69.008142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19574.83/cwt73.50–78.0089413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23272.86/cwt71.50–75.008985
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31975.61/cwt73.50–77.0099721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58781.55/cwt80.50–82.501,2946
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,023804.23/cwt760.00–850.008,2274
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038774.01/cwt625.00–985.008,03413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3171,026.95/cwt1,010.00–1,050.0013,5255

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.