Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

3,797 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $170.83/cwt ≈ $736/hd at 431 lb · 116 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.51/cwt ≈ $805/hd at 581 lb · 113 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.64/cwt ≈ $767/hd at 523 lb · 112 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,797	3,888	4,401
Feeder cattle	3,209	—	3,804
Slaughter cattle	463	—	547
Replacement cattle	125	—	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady. Heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 588 cows and bulls sold with 59 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–335	328	6	202.00–211.00	$209.29	$686
350–390	362	21	196.00–206.00	$201.13	$728
400–445	431	116	165.50–175.50	$170.83	$736
450–485	466	53	161.00–171.00	$165.37	$771
500–548	523	112	143.00–153.00	$146.64	$767
550–599	584	89	141.00–151.00	$144.11	$842
600–635	609	30	140.00–150.00	$143.13	$872
650–694	679	47	134.00–144.00	$136.84	$929
700–745	730	26	126.00–136.00	$131.54	$960
750–780	758	13	122.00–132.00	$126.28	$957

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
309–348	333	19	190.00–200.00	$194.62	$648
350–385	371	20	185.00–195.00	$189.64	$704
405–448	429	53	154.00–164.50	$159.31	$683
455–494	478	72	150.00–160.50	$156.16	$746
500–546	522	73	132.00–142.00	$137.70	$719
550–597	581	113	130.50–140.50	$138.51	$805
600–647	620	51	129.00–139.00	$132.03	$819
655–695	678	59	123.50–133.50	$129.35	$877
709–740	726	23	115.00–125.00	$123.01	$893

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
310–330	316	14	179.00–189.00	$182.56	$577
350–396	371	42	174.00–184.00	$177.17	$657
409–437	429	31	143.00–153.00	$150.23	$644
453–498	477	21	139.00–149.00	$143.22	$683
509–548	527	34	121.00–131.00	$126.75	$668
550–591	572	68	119.00–129.00	$124.09	$710

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–338	327	25	135.00–145.00	$139.49	$456
350–397	390	39	139.50–149.50	$143.88	$561
403–449	418	57	139.50–149.50	$145.26	$607
450–498	477	98	130.00–140.00	$134.37	$641
500–545	521	107	122.00–132.00	$129.68	$676
550–595	583	81	124.50–134.75	$127.51	$743
600–648	634	36	123.00–133.00	$126.88	$804
650–677	670	37	120.25–130.50	$122.29	$819
700–744	716	19	119.50–129.50	$123.70	$886
750–770	763	4	102.00–111.00	$106.72	$814

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
319–348	334	23	124.00–134.00	$130.56	$436
355–388	376	42	128.50–138.50	$131.72	$495
400–445	424	64	128.00–138.00	$132.23	$561
460–497	476	44	119.00–129.00	$124.95	$595
517–543	529	45	111.00–121.00	$116.47	$616
550–590	572	31	114.00–124.00	$117.78	$674
600–645	622	34	112.00–122.00	$115.81	$720
651–685	662	24	110.00–120.00	$114.26	$756

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
315–340	335	14	113.00–123.00	$117.17	$393
350–395	378	44	117.00–127.00	$123.70	$468
410–435	416	27	117.00–127.00	$122.73	$511

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
331–340	339	24	190.00–200.00	$197.91	$671
380–390	386	12	167.00–177.00	$173.16	$668
400–438	425	29	164.00–174.00	$168.63	$717
463–480	475	18	159.00–169.00	$165.18	$785
504–533	523	35	137.00–146.00	$141.95	$742
560–590	577	33	130.00–140.00	$134.22	$774
600–635	618	13	127.00–137.00	$128.58	$795
650–690	668	23	124.00–134.00	$127.47	$851

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
402–447	420	30	153.00–163.00	$158.31	$665
475–498	487	57	148.00–158.00	$150.70	$734
505–549	527	43	124.00–134.00	$130.83	$689
550–581	563	28	119.00–129.00	$120.39	$678

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–985	903	85-90%	12	33.00–38.00	$37.12	$335
800–990	908	85-90%	24	39.00–44.00	$42.40	$385
860–996	928	85-90%	42	45.00–50.00	$46.99	$436
1025–1287	1146	85-90%	21	38.00–43.00	$40.91	$469
1000–1355	1172	85-90%	57	44.00–49.00	$45.58	$534
1025–1390	1269	85-90%	50	50.00–55.50	$53.76	$682
1225–1290	1273	85-90%	12	56.00–62.00	$58.94	$750

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1148–1322	1244	75-80%	20	42.00–47.00	$44.31	$551
1160–1615	1363	75-80%	33	48.00–53.00	$49.86	$680
1150–1840	1460	75-80%	12	54.00–59.00	$56.17	$820
1445–1760	1631	75-80%	5	60.00–65.00	$62.84	$1,025

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1310	1177	80-85%	14	46.00–51.00	$48.24	$568
1105–1535	1370	80-85%	10	52.50–57.00	$55.45	$760
1125–1449	1384	80-85%	8	58.00–63.00	$61.93	$857

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1520–1955	1666	11	79.00–83.00	$81.32	$1,355
1560–1930	1725	4	91.00–96.00	$92.90	$1,603
1430–1875	1731	10	85.00–89.00	$86.93	$1,505

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1534	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	500.00–975.00	$762.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1091–1366	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,120.68

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1361	1262	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,171.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1280	1081	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	760.00–975.00	$857.44

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00
1130–1210	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1075	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	785.00–975.00	$877.74

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.