Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

1,895 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.83/cwt -12.49 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 535 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.76/cwt -4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 532 lb · 62 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.11/cwt -6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 583 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,895	1,907	2,257
Feeder cattle	1,640	1,680	1,895
Slaughter cattle	233	165	341
Replacement cattle	22	62	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers 4.00-6.00 lower. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 255 cows and bulls sold with 53 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–330	323	10	196.00–206.00	$201.10	$650	+6.49
355–390	380	24	198.00–208.00	$202.08	$768	+8.13
410–445	433	12	189.00–199.00	$191.20	$828	+4.17
454–472	459	11	184.00–194.00	$189.31	$869	+2.99
510–541	535	75	156.00–166.00	$159.83	$855	-12.49
560–588	583	56	157.00–167.00	$161.11	$939	-6.37
611–648	629	50	153.00–163.00	$157.67	$992	-0.78
655–695	660	39	145.00–155.00	$149.40	$986	-1.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–333	317	4	185.00–195.00	$189.74	$601	—
360–390	382	15	186.00–197.00	$189.84	$725	—
410–446	442	27	178.00–188.00	$179.65	$794	+1.38
455–499	488	33	173.00–183.00	$175.71	$857	+2.78
519–543	527	47	145.00–155.00	$153.27	$808	—
560–595	581	38	146.00–156.00	$152.59	$887	—
628–642	635	21	142.00–152.00	$147.21	$935	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–344	324	4	207.00–217.00	$211.68	$686	+6.56
350–375	360	8	209.00–219.00	$211.61	$762	+5.64
405–417	413	14	200.00–210.00	$206.50	$853	+5.45
455–480	468	8	195.00–205.00	$199.87	$935	+6.05
511–543	524	28	167.00–177.00	$171.97	$901	-9.81
550–589	578	29	168.00–178.00	$173.93	$1,005	-4.41
604–645	626	22	164.00–174.00	$168.60	$1,055	-1.69
650–684	664	13	156.50–166.50	$163.02	$1,082	-2.95
708–741	727	6	142.00–152.00	$144.15	$1,048	-12.69
780–790	785	4	140.00–150.00	$143.90	$1,130	-11.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–344	329	16	143.00–153.00	$148.38	$488	-6.42
360–398	385	23	144.00–154.00	$148.63	$572	-6.06
415–445	427	30	141.00–151.00	$146.59	$626	-8.28
450–495	468	37	140.00–150.00	$147.38	$690	+0.10
510–546	532	62	139.00–149.00	$141.76	$754	-4.98
556–599	569	53	136.00–146.00	$142.54	$811	-5.36
605–644	617	13	126.00–136.00	$132.98	$820	-9.81
688–693	691	17	124.00–134.00	$128.96	$891	-9.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–344	321	9	154.00–164.00	$155.90	$500	-11.71
360–385	368	16	155.00–165.00	$161.96	$596	-3.50
405–436	422	13	152.00–162.00	$154.49	$652	-11.22
454–495	479	28	151.00–161.00	$155.73	$746	-1.32
500–533	508	42	150.00–160.00	$156.49	$795	-5.14
550–599	576	29	147.00–157.00	$149.76	$863	-7.31
602–644	619	28	137.00–147.00	$143.88	$891	-9.14
655–690	680	17	135.00–145.00	$141.47	$962	-2.81
734–743	739	10	134.00–144.00	$139.92	$1,034	-0.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	426	23	130.00–140.00	$132.16	$563	—
451–495	473	23	128.00–139.00	$134.62	$637	—
503–545	528	41	128.00–138.00	$134.50	$710	-5.29
550–590	579	50	125.00–135.00	$132.54	$767	-2.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	310	6	193.00–204.00	$196.51	$609	+2.98
360–375	367	9	198.00–208.00	$203.59	$747	+22.59
415–443	422	28	181.50–197.00	$190.54	$804	+8.16
450–485	471	28	154.00–164.00	$157.96	$744	-13.74
531–543	536	12	150.00–160.00	$153.72	$824	+4.24
553–590	576	29	147.00–157.00	$154.02	$887	+0.90
600–645	634	14	137.00–147.00	$144.18	$914	-6.14
650–698	667	10	134.00–144.00	$138.31	$923	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–920	880	85-90%	3	57.00–60.00	$58.03	$511	—
820–985	891	85-90%	4	63.00–68.00	$64.38	$574	—
885–990	938	85-90%	4	75.50–76.00	$75.76	$711	+2.99
1015–1205	1083	85-90%	32	55.00–65.50	$62.37	$675	-6.47
1045–1220	1124	85-90%	25	66.00–71.50	$68.15	$766	—
1100–1410	1195	85-90%	13	73.50–78.00	$74.83	$894	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	75-80%	2	69.00	$69.00	$814	—
1075–1575	1319	75-80%	21	73.50–77.00	$75.61	$997	—
1485–1700	1587	75-80%	6	80.50–82.50	$81.55	$1,294	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	80-85%	1	59.00	$59.00	$611	—
1065–1350	1232	80-85%	5	71.50–75.00	$72.86	$898	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1955	1667	6	85.00–90.00	$87.44	$1,458	-11.37
1465–2165	1779	14	93.00–98.00	$95.60	$1,701	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1100	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	625.00–985.00	$774.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265–1395	1317	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,010.00–1,050.00	$1,026.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1040	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	760.00–850.00	$804.23

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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.