Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

1,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.66/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 520 lb · 70 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.69/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 677 lb · 65 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.11/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 380 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,589	2,704	1,566
Feeder cattle	1,291	2,419	1,401
Slaughter cattle	261	278	148
Replacement cattle	37	7	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers steady, both in a light test. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 298 Cows and bulls sold with 55 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
300–344	322	4	198.00–208.00	$202.66	$653	-0.63
350–375	364	9	190.00–200.00	$196.11	$714	-4.10
400–448	421	32	168.50–178.50	$174.27	$734	-13.85
453–498	474	19	170.00–180.00	$172.76	$819	-9.83
500–519	513	25	165.00–175.00	$170.19	$873	+1.18
550–591	575	23	160.00–170.00	$165.87	$954	-0.84
605–645	632	23	154.50–164.25	$162.48	$1,027	-0.38
650–680	665	9	150.00–160.00	$156.15	$1,038	-0.76
702–745	716	10	135.50–145.50	$141.25	$1,011	-2.77
750–790	782	5	133.00–143.00	$134.92	$1,055	-0.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	313	6	187.00–197.00	$192.76	$603	-0.13
350–398	382	22	179.00–189.00	$185.00	$707	-4.28
405–445	436	15	157.00–167.00	$162.15	$707	-16.88
450–490	471	31	159.00–169.00	$163.67	$771	-6.89
510–540	536	18	154.00–164.00	$159.92	$857	+0.50
555–583	569	18	149.00–159.00	$152.85	$870	+0.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	14	156.00–166.00	$162.55	$527	-2.57
350–398	380	39	158.00–168.00	$164.11	$624	+1.54
405–438	425	26	154.00–164.00	$160.68	$683	-2.56
450–490	476	30	150.00–160.50	$153.28	$730	-1.56
500–547	520	70	143.00–153.00	$148.66	$773	-4.91
560–582	569	33	142.00–152.00	$146.21	$832	-2.77
606–649	617	13	128.00–138.00	$135.63	$837	+3.67
655–689	677	65	127.00–137.00	$132.69	$898	+2.39
706–745	714	8	121.00–131.00	$129.20	$922	+6.89
750–775	771	8	117.00–127.00	$120.21	$927	+4.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	331	13	145.00–155.00	$149.79	$496	-2.07
350–396	379	15	147.00–157.00	$151.47	$574	+1.03
403–439	424	21	143.00–153.00	$147.84	$627	-5.21
450–499	474	34	139.00–149.00	$146.41	$694	-1.63
500–548	518	15	132.00–142.00	$138.40	$717	-3.84
555–590	579	22	131.00–141.00	$135.92	$787	-0.85
610–645	623	16	117.50–127.50	$121.07	$754	+4.17
665–685	673	25	115.00–126.50	$121.40	$817	-2.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	193.00	$193.00	$598	+0.93
363–370	367	5	173.00–183.00	$176.95	$649	-15.77
450–495	465	15	154.00–160.00	$156.88	$729	-11.97
500–545	525	30	155.00–164.00	$159.82	$839	+4.03
557–595	582	29	154.00–163.50	$159.47	$928	+4.43
611–643	622	28	146.00–156.00	$150.30	$935	+0.25
659–680	671	27	139.50–149.50	$143.61	$964	+1.23

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1177–1265	1201	75-80%	13	61.00–66.00	$63.27	$760	—
1250–1390	1290	75-80%	12	72.00–77.00	$75.32	$972	+5.68
1275–1585	1415	75-80%	25	67.00–71.00	$68.98	$976	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1420	1246	80-85%	18	68.00–73.00	$71.30	$888	—
1045–1664	1528	80-85%	26	74.00–76.00	$74.85	$1,144	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–845	749	85-90%	5	54.00–56.00	$55.55	$416	—
855–860	856	85-90%	4	66.50–67.00	$66.87	$572	—
895	895	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$537	—
795–995	904	85-90%	14	62.00–66.00	$64.59	$584	+3.21
1015–1215	1109	85-90%	7	60.00–64.00	$62.20	$690	—
1040–1505	1192	85-90%	12	66.00–71.50	$68.97	$822	-5.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–2270	1595	11	84.00–89.50	$86.70	$1,383	—
1465–2085	1707	10	90.00–94.00	$92.29	$1,575	—
1725–1980	1867	6	95.00–100.00	$96.32	$1,798	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1258	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	750.00–950.00	$864.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1400	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,118.36

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1074	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,148.81

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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.