Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

1,730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $134.60/cwt ≈ $1,098/hd at 816 lb · 170 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.47/cwt ≈ $996/hd at 794 lb · 126 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.46/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 718 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,730	4,629	3,024
Feeder cattle	1,568	4,179	2,715
Slaughter cattle	110	402	225
Replacement cattle	52	48	84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Heavy snow throughout the trade area kept receipts too few for a comparable. However 700 to 800 pound cattle had a higher undertone noted. Calves had a slightly lower undertone noted. Quality mostly attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, in a light test. A total of 162 cows and bulls sold with 22 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	310	8	168.00–178.00	$170.62	$529	-30.53
350–398	379	10	165.00–175.00	$169.66	$643	-22.49
413–448	428	25	173.50–183.50	$179.50	$768	-3.38
460–480	472	15	168.00–178.00	$171.05	$807	-6.73
500–539	519	25	160.50–170.50	$165.43	$859	-6.74
554–590	562	39	158.00–168.00	$160.19	$900	-5.48
608–635	631	27	133.50–143.50	$136.58	$862	-8.50
650–686	676	24	122.00–132.00	$127.37	$861	-10.13
700–720	718	99	126.00–136.00	$132.46	$951	+3.27
816	816	170	134.60	$134.60	$1,098	—
863–898	893	67	130.00	$130.00	$1,161	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–340	328	8	154.00–164.00	$158.51	$520	-30.93
410–449	436	17	163.00–173.00	$167.56	$731	-3.96
450–498	470	24	157.00–167.00	$163.09	$767	-5.15
536	536	5	157.50	$157.50	$844	-5.17
562–580	571	62	147.00–157.00	$149.87	$856	-3.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–344	324	6	139.00–149.00	$143.68	$466	-15.84
350–393	389	12	139.50–149.50	$147.50	$574	-12.66
400–444	422	21	135.50–145.50	$140.44	$593	-10.03
450–474	467	32	134.00–144.00	$140.85	$658	-6.36
500–547	535	50	131.50–141.50	$133.63	$715	+1.97
550–551	551	13	133.00–143.00	$135.84	$748	-2.24
600–640	633	25	116.00–126.00	$124.31	$787	-1.81
650–697	672	90	119.00–129.00	$128.08	$861	+5.60
750–799	794	126	116.50–126.25	$125.47	$996	—
860	860	45	121.25	$121.25	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	389	9	129.00–139.00	$131.40	$511	-15.98
425–444	435	10	124.00–134.00	$128.16	$557	-15.95
577–599	595	32	122.00–132.00	$124.61	$741	+2.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	3	132.00	$132.00	$700	-10.12
635	635	3	118.50	$118.50	$752	-2.79
655–680	672	12	111.00–117.50	$115.39	$775	-17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$446	+0.30
1005–1100	1087	85-90%	11	39.00–44.00	$41.73	$454	—
1135–1225	1167	85-90%	3	47.00–49.00	$48.30	$564	-10.70
1220–1430	1297	85-90%	3	55.00–56.00	$55.69	$722	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1546	1508	75-80%	2	50.00–53.00	$51.46	$776	—
1365–1905	1509	75-80%	8	54.00–58.50	$55.91	$844	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1925	1703	4	81.00–83.50	$82.01	$1,397	—
1770	1770	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,328	—
2085–2135	2110	2	68.00–73.50	$70.72	$1,492	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1083	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,329.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1054	1054	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1210–1300	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.