Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

2,648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.79/cwt +6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 568 lb · 176 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.72/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 475 lb · 116 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.13/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 506 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,648	2,225	2,880
Feeder cattle	2,232	1,944	2,424
Slaughter cattle	392	268	201
Replacement cattle	24	13	255

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-9.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. A reminder the Tulsa Stockyards will be closed Monday, September 6, 2021 in order to observe Labor Day. Our next sale will be Monday, September 13, 2021. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. A total of 416 cows and bulls sold with 57 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
308–348	331	29	200.00–210.00	$204.10	$676	-0.42
358–390	378	18	193.00–203.00	$198.18	$749	-1.37
405–444	440	55	188.00–198.00	$190.29	$837	+12.49
455–489	475	116	176.00–186.00	$178.72	$849	+6.79
505–545	523	67	159.50–177.50	$172.58	$903	+10.26
554–594	575	80	158.00–169.00	$164.96	$949	+3.13
600–640	622	20	155.00–165.00	$159.24	$990	+6.25
655–690	677	42	154.00–164.00	$159.92	$1,083	+10.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	320	14	211.00–221.00	$214.24	$686	-4.83
330 value added	330	3	231.00	$231.00	$762	—
351–384	370	12	204.00–214.00	$208.54	$772	-4.76
404–436	421	14	199.50–209.50	$203.11	$855	+18.53
455–487	472	30	187.00–197.00	$190.07	$897	+7.05
500–545	516	57	170.00–180.00	$173.28	$894	+0.02
554–594	568	176	169.25–179.50	$172.79	$981	+6.57
600–642	616	38	166.00–176.00	$171.17	$1,054	+5.43
650–682	662	12	165.00–175.00	$166.82	$1,104	+5.84
709–745	721	23	145.50–156.00	$149.68	$1,079	-6.26
750–765	761	4	140.00–150.00	$147.54	$1,123	-6.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–399	387	37	182.00–192.00	$187.56	$726	-3.41
406–445	428	39	177.00–187.00	$181.08	$775	—
455–495	473	34	165.00–175.00	$170.66	$807	+9.60
500–540	513	26	148.00–158.00	$153.68	$788	+2.73
555–590	575	77	147.50–157.50	$154.42	$888	+4.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	23	160.00–170.00	$164.31	$526	-4.83
360–398	379	26	164.00–174.00	$167.23	$634	-4.28
413–447	430	49	156.00–166.00	$160.38	$690	+1.03
453–488	475	81	152.50–162.50	$157.41	$748	+1.41
500–530	506	90	149.00–159.00	$154.13	$780	+1.98
550–598	571	64	144.00–154.00	$147.99	$845	-4.84
600–644	616	74	137.00–147.00	$142.54	$878	-1.72
650–680	668	8	135.00–145.00	$139.37	$931	-0.05
700–744	723	24	129.50–139.50	$134.60	$973	+2.02
758–790	771	8	125.00–135.00	$128.91	$994	-1.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–344	328	23	149.00–159.00	$154.13	$506	-5.00
357–395	379	28	153.00–163.00	$158.22	$600	-0.63
400–433	419	56	144.50–155.00	$150.58	$631	-1.76
450–495	468	38	141.00–151.00	$148.51	$695	-1.21
500–545	528	70	138.00–148.50	$144.71	$764	+3.97
555–595	575	28	133.00–143.00	$139.13	$800	-3.88
615–644	632	20	126.00–136.00	$132.50	$837	+2.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	384	15	142.00–152.00	$147.11	$565	—
402–444	426	26	132.00–143.00	$139.33	$594	—
455–495	471	30	130.00–140.00	$135.47	$638	—
510–546	535	26	127.00–137.00	$133.29	$713	+4.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–345	330	11	185.00–195.00	$188.68	$623	-24.85
363–387	375	6	186.00–191.00	$188.58	$707	-24.25
428–445	438	12	185.00–195.00	$189.93	$832	+12.11
450–495	466	11	183.00–193.00	$187.42	$873	+14.24
500–534	521	21	158.00–168.00	$163.56	$852	+6.80
553–590	564	30	154.50–165.00	$160.01	$902	+5.22
600–644	639	26	150.50–160.50	$157.93	$1,009	+8.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	422	19	174.00–184.00	$179.36	$757	+13.96
455–490	463	21	172.00–182.00	$175.45	$812	+12.34
500–533	517	25	147.00–157.00	$151.92	$785	+6.08
550–585	565	34	143.00–153.00	$148.25	$838	+3.95

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–875	785	85-90%	7	41.00–45.00	$42.32	$332	—
880–970	903	85-90%	16	47.00–52.00	$50.13	$453	—
860–961	941	85-90%	19	54.00–58.00	$54.34	$511	—
1000–1030	1020	85-90%	4	47.00–52.00	$50.75	$518	—
1026–1325	1073	85-90%	43	53.00–58.00	$56.41	$605	—
1012–1225	1099	85-90%	27	65.00–70.50	$66.41	$730	—
1045–1315	1114	85-90%	27	59.00–64.00	$61.03	$680	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1350	1184	75-80%	19	60.00–64.50	$61.91	$733	—
1385–1505	1445	75-80%	2	72.00–75.00	$73.56	$1,063	—
1273–1564	1468	75-80%	19	65.00–70.00	$67.71	$994	-0.95

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1275	1158	80-85%	11	63.50–68.50	$65.05	$753	—
1030–1344	1267	80-85%	20	57.00–62.00	$58.79	$745	-4.83
1335	1335	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,001	+4.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1595	1438	3	79.00–83.00	$81.52	$1,172	—
1300–2175	1530	12	86.00–91.00	$89.19	$1,365	—
1315–1940	1707	7	92.00–95.00	$93.65	$1,599	+0.38

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1070	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	650.00–785.00	$722.05

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1078	1046	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	885.00–1,160.00	$1,039.25

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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
1135–1350	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,135.00–1,160.00	$1,146.42	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1030	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	575.00–675.00	$625.74	-724.26

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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.