Sale reports / Oklahoma / Tulsa Stockyards Inc. / 2021-09-20

Tulsa Stockyards Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Mon, Sep 20
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1832
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,274 head
▼ 1,406 vs last sale 3,680▼ 914 vs year ago 3,188 · −28.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 391▼ 192 vs year ago 505 · −38.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 24▼ 8 vs year ago 59 · −13.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls both steady. Total of 364 cows and bulls sold with 46 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 $159.65/cwt on 834 head.
Average price
$159.65
834 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.12
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571166.81952233
Medium and Large 1-2546158.38865303
Medium and Large 2479155.34743298
One grade step is worth $11.47/cwt here — about $209 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 sale834 hd
159.65
—
OK average7 barns · 10,895 hd
152.52
+7.12
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—Average1,71286.781,48620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37267.3792426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,41363.0989225
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03053.3755097

Every lot

80 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 1-2319200.24/cwt195.00–205.0063915
Steers—Medium and Large 1322215.70/cwt208.00–218.006956
Steers—Medium and Large 2339189.02/cwt184.00–194.0064110
Steers—Medium and Large 1366204.36/cwt200.00–210.0074821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382192.67/cwt189.00–199.007369
Steers—Medium and Large 2383181.37/cwt178.00–188.0069514
Steers—Medium and Large 1412184.48/cwt179.50–189.5076014
Steers—Medium and Large 2426161.89/cwt157.00–167.00690110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427172.67/cwt168.00–178.0073727
Steers—Medium and Large 2469157.62/cwt153.00–163.0073944
Steers—Medium and Large 1480177.43/cwt175.00–185.0085235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481166.93/cwt164.00–174.0080361
Steers—Medium and Large 1524163.71/cwt159.50–169.5085841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526152.04/cwt148.50–158.5080051
Steers—Medium and Large 2526140.97/cwt137.50–147.5074251
Steers—Medium and Large 1569165.51/cwt162.00–172.0094212
Steers—Medium and Large 2573143.91/cwt140.00–150.0082569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581157.07/cwt151.00–161.0091344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629144.68/cwt139.00–149.0091042
Steers—Medium and Large 1635158.56/cwt150.00–160.001,00715
Steers—Medium and Large 1656160.37/cwt152.00–162.001,05226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668144.68/cwt141.00–151.0096626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722139.38/cwt133.50–143.501,00628
Steers—Medium and Large 1726146.58/cwt144.00–154.001,06459
Steers—Medium and Large 1768148.43/cwt141.00–151.001,1404
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323144.00/cwt139.50–149.5046522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337154.57/cwt150.50–160.5052131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378147.77/cwt141.00–151.0055929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383155.53/cwt152.00–162.0059616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426149.47/cwt145.00–155.0063751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428158.23/cwt156.00–166.0067711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435139.64/cwt134.00–144.0060767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463137.13/cwt132.00–142.5063545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464160.39/cwt154.00–164.0074417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474151.49/cwt143.00–153.5071857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527131.79/cwt127.00–137.0069522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528145.20/cwt138.00–148.0076750
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543153.13/cwt149.00–159.0083131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557146.03/cwt144.50–154.5081313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572140.28/cwt133.50–143.5080276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581129.54/cwt122.50–132.5075346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624132.34/cwt127.00–137.0082616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630144.78/cwt138.00–148.0091233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671140.74/cwt135.50–145.5094477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1742132.47/cwt130.50–140.509837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765132.40/cwt127.50–137.501,0132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1348216.00/cwt216.00–216.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422166.91/cwt160.00–171.0070414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438151.90/cwt149.00–159.0066524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480140.45/cwt138.00–148.0067422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488153.32/cwt149.00–159.007487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526135.35/cwt130.00–140.0071220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533145.45/cwt142.00–151.0077515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578141.60/cwt139.00–149.0081828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583130.14/cwt128.00–138.0075941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1636138.92/cwt133.00–143.008845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1687133.98/cwt130.00–140.009205
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65888.08/cwt86.00–90.001,4609
Bulls——1,67381.74/cwt78.00–84.001,3687
Bulls——1,90492.66/cwt91.00–95.001,7644
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79040.00/cwt40.00–40.003161
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81565.00/cwt65.00–65.005304
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84746.45/cwt45.00–49.003939
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94251.48/cwt50.00–55.0048530
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11649.89/cwt47.00–52.0055713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12955.78/cwt53.00–58.0063033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17560.71/cwt59.00–63.007137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18663.55/cwt63.00–65.007549
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29064.00/cwt64.00–64.008264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29971.74/cwt70.00–73.009324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38367.58/cwt66.00–70.0093520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,62259.87/cwt59.00–60.0097112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,032871.26/cwt625.00–950.008,9918
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1381,083.35/cwt1,025.00–1,100.0012,3298
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,208798.65/cwt750.00–850.009,6484
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,3851,181.28/cwt1,100.00–1,210.0016,3617
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,136855.02/cwt835.00–925.009,71324

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.