Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

2,225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.98/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 655 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.32/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 518 lb · 65 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.15/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 523 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,225	2,082	2,228
Feeder cattle	1,944	1,789	2,014
Slaughter cattle	268	261	157
Replacement cattle	13	32	57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. A total of 281 cows and bulls sold with 39 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
300–340	313	26	212.00–222.00	$219.07	$686	+10.09
355–380	368	9	208.00–218.00	$213.30	$785	+14.26
400–445	432	59	182.00–192.00	$184.58	$797	-1.44
450–487	473	43	180.00–190.00	$183.02	$866	-4.21
509–544	535	58	169.00–179.00	$173.26	$927	+0.45
550–595	556	53	165.00–175.00	$166.22	$924	-12.78
615–640	628	41	160.00–170.00	$165.74	$1,041	-1.70
650–678	655	75	158.00–168.00	$160.98	$1,054	-1.35
700–743	729	20	150.50–160.50	$155.94	$1,137	+3.01
765–772	771	22	144.50–154.75	$154.04	$1,188	+3.86
814–844	823	37	129.50–139.75	$138.37	$1,139	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–344	333	7	201.00–211.00	$204.52	$681	+5.73
355–390	368	14	197.00–207.00	$199.55	$734	+9.79
410–443	436	50	171.00–181.00	$177.80	$775	+4.65
450–490	482	40	169.00–179.00	$171.93	$829	-5.27
506–545	518	65	158.00–168.00	$162.32	$841	-4.52
555–590	561	51	154.50–164.50	$161.83	$908	-5.12
600–641	625	19	149.00–159.00	$152.99	$956	-6.25
665–690	681	15	147.00–157.00	$149.42	$1,018	-1.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–395	386	38	186.00–196.00	$190.97	$737	—
450–498	477	39	157.00–168.00	$161.06	$768	-5.48
500–545	520	58	147.00–157.00	$150.95	$785	—
570–599	591	43	143.00–153.00	$149.88	$886	-8.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	339	10	165.00–175.00	$169.14	$573	-0.28
354–395	372	29	165.00–175.00	$171.51	$638	+4.28
418–446	430	61	156.00–166.00	$159.35	$685	-4.98
450–490	476	55	154.00–164.00	$156.00	$743	-14.30
500–544	523	62	146.00–156.00	$152.15	$796	-4.88
556–580	567	29	149.50–159.50	$152.83	$867	-2.70
600–648	624	37	138.00–148.00	$144.26	$900	-8.75
670–684	676	12	135.00–145.00	$139.42	$942	-15.62
705–744	733	8	129.00–139.00	$132.58	$972	-0.39
750–787	784	30	127.00–137.00	$130.82	$1,026	-7.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	332	12	154.00–164.00	$159.13	$528	+3.65
350–395	376	20	154.00–164.00	$158.85	$597	+1.52
408–446	435	28	144.00–155.00	$152.34	$663	-0.70
450–495	477	24	143.00–153.00	$149.72	$714	-7.76
500–545	516	17	135.00–145.00	$140.74	$726	-5.40
555–595	567	19	139.00–149.00	$143.01	$811	-2.79
600–640	615	17	127.00–137.00	$130.22	$801	-9.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
517–544	530	16	124.00–134.00	$129.17	$685	—

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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	317	8	205.00–215.00	$213.53	$677	+17.03
355–380	368	4	208.00–218.00	$212.83	$783	+25.70
410–444	437	20	171.00–181.00	$177.82	$777	+11.37
460–482	472	17	168.00–178.00	$173.18	$817	+1.66
505–549	534	24	150.00–160.00	$156.76	$837	-3.86
570–595	579	27	150.50–160.50	$154.79	$896	-0.19
600–645	627	22	146.50–156.50	$149.81	$939	-2.20
650–670	660	17	145.00–155.00	$148.25	$978	+0.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–398	391	12	197.00–207.00	$199.15	$779	—
434–445	438	11	160.00–170.00	$165.40	$724	—
473–493	488	17	157.00–167.00	$163.11	$796	+3.01
515–540	523	16	139.00–149.00	$145.84	$763	-1.25
555–597	571	17	139.00–149.00	$144.30	$824	—
620–640	632	9	135.00–145.00	$140.32	$887	—
666–685	672	9	134.00–144.50	$140.93	$947	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–995	954	85-90%	6	54.00–57.00	$55.38	$528	-9.62
940–960	955	85-90%	8	61.00–62.00	$61.75	$590	-3.25
1100–1235	1168	85-90%	2	54.00–56.00	$55.06	$643	-5.56
1030–1245	1209	85-90%	30	59.00–64.00	$60.42	$730	—
1195–1305	1226	85-90%	9	65.00–68.00	$65.84	$807	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$716	—
1264–1315	1274	80-85%	10	63.00–66.00	$63.62	$811	-8.32
1200–1575	1308	80-85%	10	69.00–73.00	$70.13	$917	+3.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1225	1215	75-80%	2	62.00	$62.00	$753	+4.00
1430–1545	1490	75-80%	5	65.00–70.50	$68.66	$1,023	-9.59
1445–1725	1568	75-80%	9	71.00–76.00	$72.82	$1,142	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1880	1589	6	80.00–85.00	$82.45	$1,310	—
1510–2035	1718	3	92.00–95.00	$93.27	$1,602	—
1475–1920	1741	9	86.00–90.00	$88.17	$1,535	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1273–1544	1393	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	950.00–1,025.00	$986.93

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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
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00	+505.39
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.