Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

5,314 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.07/cwt -6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 534 lb · 207 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.41/cwt -8.31 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 472 lb · 191 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $161.36/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 477 lb · 183 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,314	4,187	4,874
Feeder cattle	4,733	3,419	4,191
Slaughter cattle	537	728	617
Replacement cattle	44	40	66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 lower. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Quality good thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 581 cows and bulls sold with 41 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–330	318	21	183.00–193.00	$187.68	$597	-23.47
350–390	373	15	188.00–198.00	$192.42	$718	-14.89
400–443	417	129	174.00–184.00	$176.51	$736	-2.73
459–485	483	63	168.00–178.00	$177.09	$855	+2.67
500–540	515	123	145.00–155.50	$150.43	$775	-4.52
560–597	579	43	138.00–148.00	$143.08	$828	-6.17
600–645	621	85	125.00–135.00	$129.68	$805	-3.75
650–666	659	11	120.00–130.00	$126.23	$832	-3.28
700–745	718	52	117.50–127.50	$120.84	$868	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	323	21	194.00–204.00	$195.76	$632	-26.11
358–389	378	24	199.00–209.00	$202.01	$764	-15.76
411–444	439	30	185.00–195.00	$186.56	$819	-0.87
450–491	476	32	179.00–189.00	$187.36	$892	+0.92
500–543	523	158	156.50–166.50	$161.97	$847	-2.90
550–586	568	63	149.00–159.00	$153.77	$873	-7.30
600–639	615	92	135.50–145.50	$139.66	$859	-7.54
650–693	661	58	131.00–141.00	$138.31	$914	-2.37
709–729	713	25	128.50–138.50	$133.64	$953	-3.88
750–780	771	25	124.00–134.00	$129.34	$997	-2.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–345	338	19	172.00–182.00	$176.74	$597	-24.62
355–391	378	31	177.00–187.00	$181.58	$686	-14.86
405–443	426	82	163.00–173.00	$169.31	$721	+0.06
450–496	477	183	157.00–167.50	$161.36	$770	-2.68
500–545	522	125	134.00–144.50	$139.15	$726	-5.69
560–597	582	70	127.00–137.00	$131.64	$766	-8.65

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–342	332	51	140.50–150.50	$145.46	$483	-3.66
350–397	380	142	140.00–150.00	$145.03	$551	-8.45
400–439	420	103	139.50–149.50	$143.61	$603	-8.66
450–494	472	191	136.50–146.50	$139.41	$658	-8.31
500–548	534	207	127.00–137.00	$131.07	$700	-6.25
550–595	570	134	126.00–136.00	$129.92	$741	-0.19
600–643	631	90	116.50–126.50	$123.40	$779	-1.89
650–699	678	28	113.00–123.00	$118.94	$806	-4.43
700–743	731	66	110.50–120.50	$114.79	$839	-3.20
755–798	775	14	113.00–123.00	$118.55	$919	+1.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	314	37	129.00–139.50	$135.80	$426	-2.99
350–399	377	46	129.00–139.00	$134.09	$506	-9.88
418–449	436	72	128.50–138.50	$133.96	$584	-7.12
450–498	478	161	126.00–136.00	$133.09	$636	-5.80
503–547	529	103	116.00–126.00	$124.46	$658	-4.91
550–599	579	168	115.50–125.50	$120.35	$697	+0.70
600–632	617	36	105.50–115.50	$112.20	$692	-3.23
653–683	669	53	102.50–112.50	$104.06	$696	-9.01
723–745	740	19	99.00–109.00	$107.65	$797	—
767–783	773	21	101.00–111.00	$108.56	$839	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–341	334	26	118.00–128.00	$123.64	$413	-2.71
353–393	372	32	118.00–128.00	$124.75	$464	-7.88
400–444	433	92	117.50–127.50	$123.72	$536	-4.79
455–499	485	51	115.00–125.00	$122.12	$592	-3.77
518–539	530	33	105.50–115.50	$109.65	$581	-8.25
560–589	569	45	104.00–114.00	$110.84	$631	-11.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–341	335	14	167.00–177.00	$170.14	$570	-44.04
368–397	380	29	160.00–170.00	$166.09	$631	-32.79
405–435	428	50	167.00–177.50	$172.51	$738	+1.11
460–464	463	12	169.00–179.00	$171.48	$794	+12.61
500–545	527	96	136.50–146.50	$141.95	$748	+3.37
550–593	574	38	132.00–142.00	$138.23	$793	-5.15
622–645	639	27	115.00–125.00	$121.38	$776	-16.64
655–695	674	55	114.50–124.50	$117.62	$793	-15.24
700–745	720	13	105.00–116.50	$112.27	$808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–445	430	58	156.00–166.00	$158.65	$682	-1.72
455–496	473	49	158.00–168.00	$161.16	$762	+12.76
519–545	533	30	126.00–136.00	$128.09	$683	+2.36
560–599	580	45	121.00–131.00	$127.40	$739	-5.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–445	429	27	145.00–155.00	$150.38	$645	—
453–495	475	39	147.00–157.00	$150.24	$714	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–877	871	85-90%	13	48.00–53.00	$48.36	$421	-4.32
878–980	895	85-90%	6	55.00–60.00	$55.91	$500	+5.27
755–965	899	85-90%	13	36.00–41.00	$38.37	$345	-12.27
870–995	925	85-90%	23	42.50–47.50	$43.53	$403	—
1000–1465	1107	85-90%	51	41.00–46.50	$43.85	$485	—
1042–1188	1148	85-90%	11	53.00–58.00	$53.72	$617	—
1040–1320	1158	85-90%	25	47.00–52.50	$48.12	$557	-0.66
1010–1595	1159	85-90%	10	35.00–40.00	$38.03	$441	-10.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1520	1262	75-80%	15	41.00–46.00	$44.69	$564	—
1140–1640	1337	75-80%	22	47.00–52.00	$49.69	$664	+1.41
1270–1935	1448	75-80%	16	53.00–58.50	$55.58	$805	+0.51

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–2050	1176	80-85%	20	44.00–49.00	$45.53	$535	-6.11
1250	1250	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$725	—
1145–1435	1287	80-85%	13	50.00–55.00	$52.05	$670	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2265	1708	16	76.00–81.00	$78.34	$1,338	—
1710–1865	1788	2	83.00–87.00	$85.09	$1,521	—
1780–1875	1828	2	93.00–96.00	$94.54	$1,728	+11.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1355	1206	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	700.00–1,075.00	$835.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1400	1099	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	725.00–975.00	$902.26

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	785.00–1,010.00	$902.86	—

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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.