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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

3,576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.65/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 474 lb · 120 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $120.10/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 578 lb · 105 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $132.47/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 531 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,576 3,797 4,571
Feeder cattle 3,040 3,209 3,835
Slaughter cattle 454 463 625
Replacement cattle 82 125 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 9.00 lower. Quality plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 536 cows and bulls sold with 46 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–341 339 18 198.00–208.00 $201.63 $684 -7.66
350–383 364 12 185.00–195.00 $189.38 $689 -11.75
400–425 410 29 160.00–170.00 $163.37 $670 -7.46
450–480 470 3 159.00–169.00 $165.81 $779 +0.44
502–545 523 48 151.00–161.00 $156.80 $820 +10.16
550–560 555 14 145.00–155.00 $148.12 $822 +4.01
600–641 622 83 125.50–135.50 $129.27 $804 -13.86
650–697 683 45 122.00–132.00 $129.23 $883 -7.61
700–745 720 34 116.00–126.00 $120.04 $864 -11.50
750–790 758 23 120.00–130.00 $122.79 $931 -3.49
810–843 821 39 124.50–134.50 $131.06 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 17 176.00–186.00 $182.33 $576 -0.23
355–395 371 35 163.00–173.00 $167.76 $622 -9.41
405–445 433 38 138.00–148.00 $144.25 $625 -5.98
450–494 483 80 137.00–147.00 $138.75 $670 -4.47
505–547 531 98 129.50–139.50 $132.47 $703 +5.72
565–598 575 29 123.00–133.00 $128.14 $737 +4.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 326 23 187.00–197.00 $191.20 $623 -3.42
365–390 374 16 174.00–184.00 $179.01 $669 -10.63
405–440 427 25 149.00–159.00 $153.60 $656 -5.71
451–490 469 23 148.00–158.00 $152.00 $713 -4.16
500–543 518 53 140.00–150.00 $144.32 $748 +6.62
550–580 566 17 134.00–144.00 $138.30 $783 -0.21
600–643 621 55 115.00–125.00 $119.37 $741 -12.66
665–670 668 13 111.00–121.00 $115.60 $772 -13.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 334 45 124.00–134.50 $128.61 $430 -1.95
358–399 382 22 114.00–124.00 $116.56 $445 -15.16
400–444 423 54 117.00–127.00 $122.06 $516 -10.17
450–492 474 120 113.00–124.00 $120.65 $572 -4.30
500–547 529 87 110.00–120.00 $114.48 $606 -1.99
550–595 571 88 110.00–120.00 $113.55 $648 -4.23
605–648 628 47 99.00–109.50 $104.09 $654 -11.72
650–689 673 75 101.00–111.00 $105.73 $712 -8.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–338 320 20 135.00–145.00 $138.51 $443 -0.98
350–395 380 52 125.00–135.00 $128.80 $489 -15.08
400–448 437 70 128.00–138.00 $130.54 $570 -14.72
450–499 466 66 125.00–135.00 $129.41 $603 -4.96
500–545 518 88 121.00–131.00 $122.94 $637 -6.74
550–599 584 75 120.50–130.75 $126.83 $741 -0.68
600–639 622 23 110.00–120.00 $112.88 $702 -14.00
650–680 667 25 112.50–122.50 $120.08 $801 -2.21
703–744 725 32 105.50–115.50 $111.07 $805 -12.63
750–788 774 15 104.50–114.50 $106.69 $826 -0.03
804–844 821 14 92.50–102.50 $98.09 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–434 427 19 106.00–116.00 $111.90 $478 -10.83
478–491 485 32 102.00–112.00 $108.34 $525 —
505–549 533 61 99.00–109.00 $104.58 $557 —
575–591 584 30 99.00–109.00 $103.86 $607 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–344 334 21 168.00–178.00 $173.75 $580 —
359–398 376 31 158.00–169.00 $162.33 $610 —
400–445 423 44 133.00–144.00 $137.83 $583 -20.48
450–499 480 52 120.00–130.50 $124.34 $597 -26.36
500–540 519 61 126.00–136.00 $129.37 $671 -1.46
550–597 578 105 116.00–126.00 $120.10 $694 -0.29
601–645 619 61 113.00–123.00 $117.64 $728 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 338 17 179.00–189.00 $183.40 $620 -14.51
350–389 369 20 170.00–180.00 $172.74 $637 -0.42
418–447 432 50 145.00–155.00 $148.17 $640 -20.46
450–499 479 88 131.00–141.00 $136.97 $656 -28.21
500–541 521 25 137.00–147.00 $140.45 $732 -1.50
553–593 577 12 127.00–137.00 $128.60 $742 -5.62
600–618 609 19 124.00–134.50 $128.52 $783 -0.06
650–669 665 18 122.00–132.00 $128.77 $856 +1.30

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–880 776 85-90% 10 33.00–38.00 $35.20 $273 —
765–995 894 85-90% 27 39.00–44.00 $41.01 $367 —
845–995 927 85-90% 25 45.00–50.00 $48.42 $449 +1.43
900–990 968 85-90% 5 51.00–56.00 $54.27 $525 —
1000–1540 1157 85-90% 13 39.00–44.00 $41.73 $483 -3.85
1000–1385 1158 85-90% 54 45.00–50.00 $47.52 $550 +1.94
1030–1425 1175 85-90% 39 51.00–56.00 $53.28 $626 +7.70
1230–1325 1278 85-90% 2 57.00–62.00 $59.41 $759 +0.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1365 1256 75-80% 5 44.00–50.00 $48.68 $611 —
1135–1600 1365 75-80% 17 51.00–56.00 $52.79 $721 +2.93
1365–1640 1483 75-80% 6 57.00–62.00 $58.88 $873 +2.71
1295–1670 1520 75-80% 5 64.00–68.00 $65.76 $1,000 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1370 1235 80-85% 7 47.00–51.00 $50.04 $618 —
1210–1340 1312 80-85% 8 52.00–57.00 $54.85 $720 —
1255–1375 1315 80-85% 2 58.50–61.00 $59.81 $787 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1975 1524 10 73.00–79.00 $76.08 $1,159 —
1480–1850 1678 3 86.00–89.00 $86.88 $1,458 +5.56
1300–2185 1793 8 80.00–85.00 $82.28 $1,475 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1480 1224 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 35 600.00–900.00 $741.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1241–1373 1309 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,216.08

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1170 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 500.00–800.00 $655.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1143 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1240 1079 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 975.00–1,175.00 $1,115.53 +237.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1300 1176 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,391.33 +191.33

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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.