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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

1,625 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.03/cwt -4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 436 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.55/cwt -7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 634 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.90/cwt -9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 479 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,625 1,967 1,727
Feeder cattle 1,314 1,674 1,415
Slaughter cattle 270 259 287
Replacement cattle 41 34 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain, few attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, in a light test. A total of 311 cows and bulls sold with 49 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–349 337 8 173.00–183.00 $176.44 $595 -2.04
379–385 381 8 174.00–184.00 $177.79 $677 +5.28
416–448 432 35 158.00–168.00 $160.87 $695 +5.82
461–488 471 15 151.00–161.00 $156.15 $735 +1.97
500–539 521 20 151.00–161.00 $156.82 $817 -4.70
550–597 574 22 149.00–159.00 $157.06 $902 -3.09
602–645 634 52 139.00–149.00 $142.55 $904 -7.17
653–695 680 23 136.00–146.00 $142.35 $968 -6.30
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 10 184.50–194.50 $188.92 $610 +1.11
375–388 384 3 185.00–195.00 $188.26 $723 +5.68
422–427 423 29 169.50–179.50 $170.80 $722 +3.71
460–497 484 20 162.00–172.00 $169.62 $821 +1.76
507–528 511 30 162.00–172.00 $166.79 $852 -5.08
550–585 576 22 160.00–170.00 $165.81 $955 -0.63
606–644 625 15 150.50–160.50 $155.28 $970 -4.13
655–698 685 19 147.00–157.50 $153.53 $1,052 -0.26
700–728 723 11 134.50–144.50 $137.56 $995 +8.12
760–787 779 14 130.50–140.50 $134.27 $1,046 +4.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–313 310 4 154.00–164.00 $156.42 $485 +4.18
375–389 384 23 151.50–161.50 $155.22 $596 -0.93
413–449 436 52 144.00–154.00 $149.03 $650 -4.45
452–497 479 48 140.00–150.00 $142.90 $684 -9.03
500–545 520 15 127.00–137.00 $132.64 $690 -12.57
553–595 566 34 132.50–142.50 $137.88 $780 -2.30
605–640 633 8 122.00–132.00 $125.21 $793 -7.02
650–687 678 10 120.00–130.00 $124.06 $841 -9.02
705–744 708 14 115.50–125.50 $123.18 $872 -1.34
770–788 774 12 111.00–121.00 $115.19 $892 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 434 26 133.50–143.50 $141.27 $613 -2.59
460–495 469 14 129.00–139.00 $134.56 $631 -9.68
515–545 530 8 116.00–126.00 $119.65 $634 -16.53
550–595 576 23 120.00–131.00 $126.91 $731 -5.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 332 5 176.00–186.00 $179.55 $596 —
366 366 14 192.50 $192.50 $705 —
405–427 416 10 163.00–173.00 $168.13 $699 +19.68
450–482 471 19 150.00–160.50 $154.25 $727 +3.00
510–530 525 8 148.00–158.00 $155.19 $815 +12.19
573–595 579 7 143.00–153.00 $145.93 $845 +0.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–544 537 13 139.00–147.00 $142.88 $767 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–960 880 85-90% 4 49.00–51.00 $49.91 $439 -15.94
880–965 931 85-90% 10 59.00–60.00 $59.31 $552 +12.31
925–975 953 85-90% 8 55.50–58.50 $56.99 $543 -4.01
1000 1000 85-90% 2 52.00 $52.00 $520 —
1015–1400 1139 85-90% 36 60.00–65.00 $62.51 $712 -5.83
1070–1275 1159 85-90% 16 66.00–71.00 $67.76 $785 +4.13
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1264 1240 80-85% 16 62.00–65.00 $63.55 $788 —
1165–1309 1294 80-85% 27 67.00–68.00 $67.48 $873 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1345 1288 75-80% 6 60.00–63.00 $60.93 $785 -10.28
1170–1520 1344 75-80% 17 64.00–69.50 $66.68 $896 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1465 1388 2 88.00–90.00 $89.06 $1,236 —
1320–1525 1394 5 80.00–85.00 $83.42 $1,163 —
1435–2090 1743 4 93.00–97.00 $95.44 $1,664 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065–1405 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 650.00–975.00 $762.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,110.00 $1,110.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1233 1233 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025–1075 1057 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 810.00–900.00 $848.45 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100–1200 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,010.00–1,150.00 $1,083.04 —

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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.