Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.25/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 583 lb · 71 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.54/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 611 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.27/cwt -12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 535 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,460	4,045	514
Feeder cattle	1,321	3,693	450
Slaughter cattle	117	316	64
Replacement cattle	22	36	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Heavy rain across the trade area kept receipts too few to establish a trend, however a lower undertone is noted on both steers and heifers. Demand good. Quality average thru good. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower also in a light test. A total of 139 cows and bulls sold with 56 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
300–345	325	9	181.00–191.00	$186.82	$607	-25.67
350–390	377	7	182.00–192.00	$185.09	$698	-13.72
415–428 value added	421	14	188.00–194.50	$192.49	$810	—
400–440	433	27	170.50–181.00	$175.29	$759	-12.39
450–498	480	25	168.50–178.50	$172.54	$828	-9.43
500–540	519	31	162.50–172.50	$167.19	$868	-8.51
550–593	576	16	160.00–170.00	$167.68	$966	-1.98
605–639	629	24	140.50–150.50	$142.84	$898	-11.76
650–688	679	8	125.00–135.00	$132.15	$897	-16.80
718–744	730	15	124.00–134.00	$127.28	$929	-8.92
750–788	778	11	126.50–136.50	$129.13	$1,005	-2.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–441	428	40	159.00–169.00	$166.12	$711	-10.66
455–494	482	27	157.00–167.00	$161.96	$781	-9.26
505–545	529	18	151.00–161.00	$158.87	$840	-6.88
555–586	567	14	149.00–159.00	$154.39	$875	-4.76
600–645	622	11	129.00–139.00	$131.33	$817	-10.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–333	317	9	156.00–166.00	$157.05	$498	-13.69
360–395	378	20	155.00–165.00	$159.35	$602	-6.75
400–418	411	18	147.00–157.00	$152.76	$628	-10.41
450–490	469	30	145.00–155.00	$148.82	$698	-10.15
500–548	535	43	135.00–145.00	$139.27	$745	-12.23
550–589	583	71	134.50–144.75	$143.25	$835	-0.45
600–623	611	52	127.50–137.00	$135.54	$828	+7.16
653–690	660	31	124.00–134.00	$127.90	$844	+4.39
713–744	736	11	106.50–117.50	$114.22	$841	-1.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324–348	326	29	145.00–155.00	$150.29	$490	-8.21
350–389	370	13	144.00–154.00	$149.77	$554	-5.70
408–449	429	17	136.00–146.00	$141.22	$606	-12.97
459–488	476	23	134.00–144.00	$137.47	$654	-11.46
505–544	525	32	124.00–134.00	$126.62	$665	-15.60
560–590	579	15	123.00–133.00	$128.67	$745	-7.11
618–646	638	13	116.00–126.00	$118.60	$757	+2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	344	10	175.00–178.00	$175.59	$604	-15.41
435–442	440	18	155.50–166.50	$163.31	$719	+0.14
468	468	2	175.50	$175.50	$821	+8.87
525	525	2	157.00	$157.00	$824	+10.56
570–585	583	13	118.00–120.00	$118.30	$690	-22.46
609–634	615	16	119.00–122.00	$119.77	$737	-11.14

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	85-90%	2	47.00	$47.00	$369	—
975	975	85-90%	2	54.00	$54.00	$526	—
1030–1099	1081	85-90%	14	57.00–62.00	$59.38	$642	—
1010–1215	1109	85-90%	13	45.00–50.00	$48.30	$536	—
1080–1590	1227	85-90%	14	51.00–56.00	$52.89	$649	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1465	1335	75-80%	7	58.00–63.00	$62.06	$829	+3.55
1295–1705	1505	75-80%	3	55.00–57.00	$56.24	$846	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	80-85%	2	59.00	$59.00	$625	—
1145–1295	1245	80-85%	3	57.00–60.00	$59.08	$736	—
1330	1330	80-85%	2	50.00	$50.00	$665	-11.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–2070	1737	3	88.00–91.00	$89.49	$1,554	—
1365–2185	1745	13	81.00–86.00	$83.29	$1,453	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1410	1261	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	575.00–800.00	$731.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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
1000–1230	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,025.00–1,450.00	$1,252.78	+377.15

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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.