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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

1,981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.13/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 518 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.30/cwt +3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 518 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.93/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 583 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,981 2,571 2,089
Feeder cattle 1,607 2,202 1,823
Slaughter cattle 331 332 229
Replacement cattle 43 37 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 9.00 lower in a light test. Heifers 6.00 lower also in a light test. Quality plain, few attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 374 cows and bulls sold with 44 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344–348 345 14 181.00–191.00 $186.13 $642 -3.60
350–390 378 16 172.00–182.00 $174.90 $661 -17.12
403–449 431 29 163.50–173.50 $169.22 $729 -23.98
456–498 477 36 164.50–174.50 $169.27 $807 -20.83
500–546 520 22 169.50–179.50 $171.99 $894 -0.89
550–598 586 26 165.50–175.50 $168.44 $987 +3.03
605–634 631 45 149.00–159.00 $152.50 $962 -11.03
650–668 663 8 144.00–154.00 $147.11 $975 -17.93
700–717 714 47 128.50–138.75 $137.09 $979 -9.58
755–795 765 18 120.00–130.00 $123.49 $945 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–344 335 28 171.00–180.00 $175.87 $589 -2.61
432–448 435 41 152.00–163.00 $156.90 $683 -21.86
460–499 493 37 153.00–163.00 $154.34 $761 -21.57
500–536 518 53 159.00–169.00 $163.30 $846 +3.74
564–595 583 50 155.00–165.00 $158.93 $927 +2.15
632–647 642 19 138.50–148.50 $140.99 $905 -11.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 316 8 153.00–163.00 $157.51 $498 +0.99
375–399 381 22 154.00–164.00 $157.05 $598 -2.90
405–445 422 33 152.50–163.00 $159.14 $672 -0.86
453–473 464 31 148.50–158.50 $155.39 $721 -0.42
500–540 518 61 136.00–146.00 $142.13 $736 +1.56
550–574 569 12 135.00–145.00 $136.05 $774 -1.11
600–648 634 35 119.50–129.50 $127.42 $808 -7.61
658–688 678 13 119.00–129.00 $122.00 $827 -5.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–444 420 26 141.00–151.00 $145.23 $610 -5.83
455–498 482 44 137.00–148.00 $143.58 $692 -4.37
524–544 537 30 124.00–135.00 $126.95 $682 -1.71
550–593 575 34 124.00–134.00 $130.49 $750 +4.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 167.00 $167.00 $655 -10.28
400–438 427 12 160.00–163.00 $161.55 $690 -3.38
455–490 469 11 155.00–165.00 $157.14 $737 -10.21
505–528 511 17 162.00–172.00 $167.11 $854 +5.62
566 566 4 161.00 $161.00 $911 +5.38
616–642 631 20 132.00–144.00 $139.64 $881 -6.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509–547 530 21 151.00–161.00 $155.39 $824 —
560–590 574 33 134.00–143.00 $138.06 $792 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–985 824 85-90% 18 57.00–60.00 $58.24 $480 —
820–895 868 85-90% 11 49.00–50.00 $49.73 $432 -0.92
945 945 85-90% 5 63.00–64.00 $63.40 $599 +0.66
1078–1260 1116 85-90% 10 50.00–55.00 $52.30 $584 -11.84
1005–1245 1126 85-90% 34 62.00–66.00 $64.57 $727 +0.43
1015–1195 1132 85-90% 7 58.00–60.50 $59.51 $674 -4.63
1105–1185 1137 85-90% 6 68.00–70.00 $68.86 $783 +4.72
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1190 1156 80-85% 9 60.00–63.00 $61.47 $711 —
1240 1240 80-85% 4 55.50 $55.50 $688 -10.33
1200–1297 1250 80-85% 11 65.00–68.00 $67.12 $839 —
1260–1415 1338 80-85% 4 73.00 $73.00 $977 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 75-80% 3 74.50 $74.50 $812 —
1260–1369 1313 75-80% 19 62.50–67.00 $64.04 $841 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–2035 1677 11 85.00–90.00 $87.79 $1,472 —
1565–1850 1708 3 98.00–100.00 $99.03 $1,691 +14.36
1465–2180 1741 9 91.00–94.00 $91.92 $1,600 +7.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1195 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 500.00–950.00 $734.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1300 1081 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,000.00–1,600.00 $1,205.06 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00 $900.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.