Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

4,557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.44/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 685 lb · 226 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.49/cwt -4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 581 lb · 158 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.72/cwt -6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 621 lb · 150 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,557	3,742	2,329
Feeder cattle	4,174	3,405	2,108
Slaughter cattle	316	286	177
Replacement cattle	67	51	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain, several attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 383 cows and bulls sold with 62 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
318–343	334	19	160.00–170.00	$166.18	$555	-25.51
356–398	373	53	162.00–172.00	$166.68	$622	-18.75
405–440	426	51	164.00–174.00	$169.22	$721	-8.24
450–498	478	42	162.00–172.00	$165.66	$792	-5.48
500–541	526	92	154.00–164.00	$156.77	$825	-9.20
553–598	581	158	149.00–159.00	$151.49	$880	-4.44
600–644	626	84	126.00–136.00	$130.42	$816	-10.48
655–695	685	226	123.50–133.50	$131.44	$900	-3.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	334	14	171.00–181.00	$175.31	$586	-26.15
352–396	373	37	173.50–183.50	$178.02	$664	-19.32
400–444	427	69	175.50–185.50	$180.30	$770	-6.32
452–497	472	115	173.00–183.00	$177.86	$839	-0.96
501–544	514	93	164.50–174.50	$169.06	$869	-7.38
550–586	566	32	160.00–170.00	$164.61	$932	-6.00
600–649	621	150	137.00–147.00	$141.72	$880	-6.18
650–675	665	18	134.00–144.00	$135.43	$901	-9.92
702–747	724	33	119.50–129.50	$125.55	$909	-5.97
750–788	767	31	120.00–130.00	$126.17	$968	-1.74
800–844	831	30	114.50–124.75	$121.56	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–447	437	67	153.00–163.00	$159.32	$696	-6.32
450–499	475	91	151.00–161.00	$157.96	$750	-0.60
500–543	524	76	143.00–153.00	$148.66	$779	-5.70
570–598	587	64	138.00–148.00	$140.34	$824	-8.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–348	331	38	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$513	+4.04
365–390	376	43	149.50–159.50	$154.69	$582	-0.60
400–447	420	54	145.00–155.00	$148.38	$623	-3.77
455–491	473	81	143.00–153.00	$146.77	$694	+0.94
503–547	521	129	134.00–144.00	$137.50	$716	-1.69
550–579	558	103	131.00–141.00	$134.58	$751	+1.42
608–648	631	119	117.00–127.00	$122.79	$775	-2.00
653–677	670	54	118.00–128.00	$124.60	$835	+4.62
705–731	721	25	111.50–121.50	$118.33	$853	+2.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–331	320	23	139.00–149.00	$144.38	$462	+3.89
350–399	382	65	139.50–149.00	$144.26	$551	+0.90
403–448	426	57	134.00–144.00	$137.86	$587	-1.38
450–498	478	127	132.00–142.50	$138.72	$663	+1.61
511–541	527	94	123.00–133.00	$129.18	$681	-0.92
550–591	573	71	120.00–130.00	$127.71	$732	+1.58
613–645	626	46	106.00–116.00	$113.82	$713	+3.59
650–695	679	107	107.50–117.75	$113.03	$767	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	418	49	123.00–133.00	$129.10	$540	—
458–492	474	55	121.00–131.00	$126.55	$600	—
510–545	525	62	112.00–122.00	$118.62	$623	—
560–592	580	102	109.00–119.00	$116.93	$678	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–492	481	23	149.00–158.00	$152.33	$733	-13.27
507–545	523	74	141.00–151.50	$149.41	$781	-20.34
553–567	558	48	144.00–154.00	$149.91	$836	-13.03
605–625	617	18	120.00–130.00	$123.94	$765	-7.96
667–699	687	17	115.00–125.00	$121.39	$834	-7.02
713–743	737	21	107.00–117.00	$115.10	$848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559–580	572	37	134.00–143.00	$137.26	$785	—
630–637	633	55	109.00–119.00	$114.55	$725	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632	632	85-90%	3	63.00	$63.00	$398	—
855–980	910	85-90%	18	42.00–46.00	$44.14	$402	+4.92
1010	1010	85-90%	2	35.00	$35.00	$354	—
1018–1190	1054	85-90%	18	42.00–47.50	$45.76	$482	-11.40
1011–1355	1122	85-90%	34	48.00–53.00	$51.16	$574	—
1123–1160	1126	85-90%	11	54.00–59.00	$58.53	$659	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1099–1245	1178	80-85%	9	58.00–63.50	$60.70	$715	—
1138–1304	1198	80-85%	20	46.00–51.00	$49.71	$596	—
1040–1455	1244	80-85%	37	52.00–57.00	$54.26	$675	-0.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1122–1575	1319	75-80%	17	54.00–59.00	$56.35	$743	—
1380–1600	1411	75-80%	7	60.00–64.50	$60.73	$857	—
1200–1565	1433	75-80%	28	48.00–53.00	$51.65	$740	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1510	1443	3	73.50–77.00	$75.78	$1,094	—
1425–2115	1700	13	80.00–84.00	$82.83	$1,408	—
1435–1970	1762	12	86.50–90.00	$87.87	$1,548	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1725–1930	1794	4	92.00–94.00	$93.00	$1,668	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1395	1216	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	500.00–875.00	$706.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1322–1404	1367	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,025.00–1,110.00	$1,062.37

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1325	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	725.00–1,150.00	$883.12

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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.