Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

2,082 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.18/cwt +6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 758 lb · 84 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.20/cwt -12.11 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 477 lb · 72 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.95/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 584 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,082	1,895	2,179
Feeder cattle	1,789	1,640	1,816
Slaughter cattle	261	233	278
Replacement cattle	32	22	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher. Heifers 8.00-11.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 293 cow and bulls sold with 51 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
300–345	323	11	196.00–206.00	$198.79	$642	-2.31
360–398	380	16	185.00–195.00	$189.76	$721	-12.32
400–449	427	50	169.00–179.00	$173.15	$739	-18.05
457–498	477	72	172.00–182.00	$177.20	$845	-12.11
505–545	530	48	160.00–170.00	$166.84	$884	+7.01
555–595	584	60	163.50–173.50	$166.95	$975	+5.84
610–639	622	46	152.00–162.00	$159.24	$990	+1.57
657–690	684	38	144.00–154.00	$151.15	$1,034	+1.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–344	325	7	207.00–217.00	$208.98	$679	-2.70
350–396	387	17	196.00–206.00	$199.04	$770	-12.57
400–438	412	30	180.00–190.00	$186.02	$766	-20.48
454–484	469	29	183.00–193.00	$187.23	$878	-12.64
500–523	515	17	170.50–180.50	$172.81	$890	+0.84
550–590	573	48	174.00–184.00	$179.00	$1,026	+5.07
600–641	629	28	163.00–173.00	$167.44	$1,053	-1.16
650–680	675	33	155.00–165.00	$162.33	$1,096	-0.69
700–744	736	31	150.00–160.00	$152.93	$1,126	+8.78
750–790	758	84	143.00–153.00	$150.18	$1,138	+6.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–445	430	35	158.00–168.00	$164.21	$706	-15.44
459–498	484	39	161.00–171.00	$166.54	$806	-9.17
555–599	576	57	152.00–162.00	$158.71	$914	+6.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–333	327	16	161.00–171.00	$169.42	$554	+13.52
368–389	382	20	163.50–173.50	$167.23	$639	+5.27
424–443	433	15	161.50–171.50	$164.33	$712	+9.84
453–495	469	13	164.00–174.00	$170.30	$799	+14.57
508–548	524	45	151.50–161.50	$157.03	$823	+0.54
554–585	565	35	150.00–160.00	$155.53	$879	+5.77
600–640	626	21	147.00–157.00	$153.01	$958	+9.13
665–668	665	13	153.50–163.50	$155.04	$1,031	+13.57
720–733	730	4	130.50–140.50	$132.97	$971	-6.95
754–783	767	8	132.50–142.50	$137.84	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–344	338	9	150.00–160.00	$155.48	$526	+7.10
355–395	380	23	152.00–162.00	$157.33	$598	+8.70
420–440	434	13	150.00–160.00	$153.04	$664	+6.45
451–492	475	44	153.00–163.00	$157.48	$748	+10.10
500–545	535	24	140.00–150.00	$146.14	$782	+4.38
552–595	572	15	139.00–149.00	$145.80	$834	+3.26
610–645	628	19	136.00–146.00	$140.12	$880	+7.14
655–685	674	20	142.00–152.00	$148.27	$999	+19.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–444	423	26	139.00–149.00	$145.64	$616	+13.48
477–488	485	30	142.00–152.00	$148.76	$721	+14.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	319	5	191.00–201.00	$196.50	$627	-0.01
365–393	382	22	181.00–191.00	$187.13	$715	-16.46
405–445	425	13	161.00–171.00	$166.45	$707	-24.09
465–498	480	21	167.00–177.00	$171.52	$823	+13.56
525–545	536	16	154.50–164.50	$160.62	$861	+6.90
575–585	579	13	150.00–160.00	$154.98	$897	+0.96
610–645	630	9	145.00–155.00	$152.01	$958	+7.83
655–675	668	8	140.00–150.00	$147.78	$987	+9.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454–495	473	22	156.00–166.00	$160.10	$757	—
512–540	530	17	143.00–153.00	$147.09	$780	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–935	888	85-90%	3	50.00	$50.00	$444	-14.38
830–970	909	85-90%	10	55.00–59.00	$56.28	$512	-19.48
950–970	957	85-90%	3	65.00	$65.00	$622	—
1010–1122	1051	85-90%	8	52.00–57.00	$54.60	$574	-7.77
1020–1375	1180	85-90%	17	58.00–63.50	$60.62	$715	-14.21
1010–1310	1183	85-90%	21	64.00–69.00	$65.41	$774	-9.42
1170–1410	1325	85-90%	9	70.50–75.50	$71.58	$948	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1245	1130	75-80%	4	65.00–69.50	$67.48	$763	—
1200	1200	75-80%	1	58.00	$58.00	$696	—
1200–1575	1389	75-80%	9	70.50–74.50	$71.49	$993	—
1220–1650	1456	75-80%	24	75.00–80.50	$78.25	$1,139	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1375	1253	80-85%	7	69.50–74.50	$71.94	$901	—
1335	1335	80-85%	1	66.50	$66.50	$888	—
1240–1410	1350	80-85%	3	75.50–80.50	$77.38	$1,045	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1850	1531	13	84.00–90.00	$86.80	$1,329	—
1625–2015	1813	4	98.00–104.00	$100.73	$1,826	—
1675–2185	1888	13	91.00–97.00	$94.27	$1,780	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1245	1099	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	750.00–985.00	$917.38

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1475	1475	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,260.00	$1,260.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,125.40	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1040	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	785.00–950.00	$844.61	—

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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.