Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

3,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.35/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 520 lb · 124 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.66/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 482 lb · 86 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.24/cwt +2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 738 lb · 81 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,123	1,589	800
Feeder cattle	2,743	1,291	654
Slaughter cattle	341	261	133
Replacement cattle	39	37	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Quality good, several attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 380 cows and bull sold with 48 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
217–244	234	40	214.00–224.00	$216.44	$506	—
260–299	280	29	210.00–220.00	$216.53	$606	—
315 value added	315	1	229.00	$229.00	$721	—
305–340	326	22	201.00–211.00	$207.02	$675	+4.36
354 value added	354	31	214.50	$214.50	$759	—
355–393	379	30	192.00–202.00	$196.30	$744	+0.19
404 value added	404	11	202.50	$202.50	$818	—
400–448	426	69	179.50–189.50	$183.33	$781	+9.06
465–497	480	54	179.00–189.00	$182.39	$875	+9.63
500–532	517	43	171.00–181.00	$175.95	$910	+5.76
556–592	578	36	172.00–182.00	$174.58	$1,009	+8.71
602–646	633	51	160.50–170.50	$165.06	$1,045	+2.58
650–690	678	32	155.00–165.00	$161.14	$1,093	+4.99
700–745	728	24	131.50–141.50	$135.29	$985	-5.96
789–795	790	16	125.50–135.50	$128.16	$1,012	-6.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–341	333	19	190.00–200.00	$196.89	$656	+4.13
365–397	380	48	181.00–191.00	$186.31	$708	+1.31
408–447	430	41	169.00–179.00	$174.53	$750	+12.38
451–487	471	56	168.00–178.00	$174.20	$820	+10.53
505–546	524	40	160.00–170.00	$165.63	$868	+5.71
550–586	562	43	161.00–171.00	$166.39	$935	+13.54
600–642	615	65	148.00–159.00	$155.40	$956	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–336	324	11	179.00–189.00	$185.23	$600	—
383–393	386	20	171.00–180.00	$178.48	$689	—
419–439	429	22	158.00–168.50	$165.51	$710	—
465–494	482	61	157.00–167.00	$161.64	$779	—
515–544	520	28	149.00–159.00	$153.51	$798	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	314	21	169.00–179.00	$176.11	$553	+13.56
350–389	365	77	163.00–173.00	$170.61	$623	+6.50
400–435	419	73	159.00–169.50	$162.23	$680	+1.55
450–475	459	59	153.00–163.00	$158.38	$727	+5.10
500–544	520	124	142.50–152.50	$148.35	$771	-0.31
551–590	578	40	140.00–150.00	$145.54	$841	-0.67
609–626	615	38	135.00–145.00	$138.04	$849	+2.41
657–690	677	33	125.50–135.50	$131.34	$889	-1.35
715–741	738	81	122.00–132.00	$131.24	$969	+2.04
750–755	752	15	123.50–133.50	$128.32	$965	+8.11
806–829	812	21	116.50–126.50	$120.12	$975	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–343	330	20	158.00–168.00	$161.24	$532	+11.45
355–393	381	32	152.00–162.00	$156.77	$597	+5.30
400–448	433	52	149.00–157.00	$154.77	$670	+6.93
450–499	482	86	142.00–152.00	$148.66	$717	+2.25
505–545	525	76	131.50–141.50	$135.92	$714	-2.48
555–580	573	27	129.00–139.00	$135.77	$778	-0.15
620–637	630	33	124.00–134.00	$128.56	$810	+7.49
670–692	684	30	118.00–124.00	$121.99	$834	+0.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–348	336	30	142.00–154.00	$149.79	$503	—
403–439	417	27	133.00–144.00	$139.86	$583	—
470–491	485	44	131.00–141.00	$137.29	$666	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–334	331	11	174.00–184.00	$182.36	$604	-10.64
394	394	4	176.00	$176.00	$693	-0.95
405–437	424	67	170.00–180.00	$175.24	$743	—
456–496	478	54	169.50–179.50	$173.60	$830	+16.72
511–543	530	58	158.00–168.00	$162.01	$859	+2.19
556–595	572	47	153.00–163.00	$157.53	$901	-1.94
650	650	6	150.00–154.00	$150.67	$979	+7.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–445	437	22	159.00–169.00	$165.22	$722	—
467–490	479	58	158.00–168.00	$164.16	$786	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–994	909	85-90%	12	50.00–56.00	$52.74	$479	-11.85
715–995	910	85-90%	8	63.00–65.00	$63.59	$579	-1.00
850–995	910	85-90%	27	57.00–62.00	$60.07	$547	-4.52
1035–1240	1127	85-90%	9	55.00–61.00	$58.05	$654	-4.15
1037–1400	1166	85-90%	36	62.00–67.00	$65.15	$760	-3.82
1110–1285	1175	85-90%	8	68.00–72.00	$69.58	$818	+0.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	75-80%	2	63.00	$63.00	$797	-12.32
1140–1501	1315	75-80%	32	64.00–69.00	$66.74	$878	—
1140–1860	1380	75-80%	3	70.00–71.00	$70.45	$972	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	80-85%	2	80.00	$80.00	$868	—
1220–1290	1246	80-85%	4	61.00–65.00	$63.73	$794	-7.57
1105–1640	1258	80-85%	12	68.00–71.00	$68.92	$867	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–2305	1714	9	87.00–92.00	$89.99	$1,542	-2.30
1440–2255	1813	15	94.00–99.00	$96.23	$1,745	—
1690–2005	1836	5	100.00–103.00	$101.25	$1,859	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1420	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	600.00–900.00	$715.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1234	1161	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	975.00–1,150.00	$1,040.65

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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	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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
1040–1260	1106	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,140.39	—

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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.