Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

4,095 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.54/cwt -11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 480 lb · 157 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $162.78/cwt -7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 476 lb · 153 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.65/cwt -11.64 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 424 lb · 135 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,095	2,648	3,812
Feeder cattle	3,680	2,232	3,359
Slaughter cattle	391	392	423
Replacement cattle	24	24	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder steers 5.00-9.00 lower. Heifers 6.00-8.00 lower. Demand good. Quality good. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 415 cows and bulls sold with 47 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
308–339	323	47	185.00–195.50	$190.87	$617	-13.23
360–391	379	24	182.00–192.00	$188.82	$716	-9.36
400–440	424	135	172.00–182.00	$178.65	$757	-11.64
450–497	471	101	169.00–179.00	$176.89	$833	-1.83
500–548	528	116	154.00–164.50	$158.88	$839	-13.70
555–597	580	110	157.00–167.00	$162.62	$943	-2.34
604–648	625	66	142.00–152.00	$148.39	$927	-10.85
651–694	671	37	141.00–151.50	$146.27	$981	-13.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–343	331	44	173.00–183.00	$178.19	$590	—
358–397	381	67	171.00–181.00	$178.23	$679	-9.33
400–445	426	85	146.00–171.00	$162.32	$691	-18.76
454–499	476	153	158.00–168.00	$162.78	$775	-7.88
505–549	526	106	143.00–153.00	$147.42	$775	-6.26
550–591	570	81	146.00–156.00	$152.25	$868	-2.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–346	332	48	196.00–206.00	$199.96	$664	-14.28
355–381	372	27	193.00–203.00	$197.53	$735	-11.01
406–448	432	50	183.00–193.00	$188.54	$814	-14.57
453–484	470	43	180.00–190.00	$186.68	$877	-3.39
502–545	514	31	165.00–175.00	$171.35	$881	-1.93
551–580	563	51	168.00–178.00	$171.30	$964	-1.49
600–648	621	64	153.00–163.00	$156.99	$975	-14.18
672–685	676	23	152.00–162.00	$156.20	$1,056	-10.62
715–732	729	12	141.50–151.50	$150.02	$1,094	+0.34
765–770	769	4	133.50–143.50	$141.01	$1,084	-6.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 value added	300	3	175.00	$175.00	$525	—
300–318	316	33	152.00–162.00	$157.44	$498	-6.87
355–392	381	36	157.00–167.00	$160.52	$612	-6.71
400–440 value added	421	16	172.00–177.00	$174.41	$734	—
400–439	432	33	149.00–159.00	$152.74	$660	-7.64
453–499	480	157	142.00–152.00	$145.54	$699	-11.87
500–546	527	25	143.50–153.50	$148.27	$781	-5.86
551–597	578	82	143.50–153.50	$147.61	$853	-0.38
601–645	632	39	138.00–148.00	$143.54	$907	+1.00
654–688	668	10	137.00–147.00	$143.03	$955	+3.66
700–740	723	14	126.00–136.00	$128.30	$928	-6.30
765–793	787	14	126.50–136.50	$131.54	$1,035	+2.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	314	46	141.00–151.00	$143.47	$450	-10.66
350–390	379	111	146.00–156.00	$152.35	$577	-5.87
405–448	436	45	138.00–148.00	$143.91	$627	-6.67
450–498	478	57	131.00–141.00	$137.53	$657	-10.98
508–548	527	83	132.00–142.00	$137.39	$724	-7.32
556–598	579	36	132.00–142.00	$138.62	$803	-0.51
605–648	627	47	127.00–137.00	$130.61	$819	-1.89
650–695	676	15	126.00–136.00	$130.62	$883	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–344	324	37	130.00–140.00	$135.14	$438	—
350–390	374	41	135.00–145.00	$140.29	$525	-6.82
406–444	421	29	127.00–137.00	$131.81	$555	-7.52
450–485	468	36	120.00–130.00	$128.05	$599	-7.42
515–542	531	44	121.00–131.00	$127.89	$679	-5.40
550–578	562	21	121.00–131.00	$127.21	$715	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	16	175.00–185.00	$178.89	$581	—
355–390	382	45	169.00–179.00	$171.78	$656	—
409–440	421	30	157.00–167.00	$158.82	$669	-20.54
450–493	470	46	148.00–158.00	$151.11	$710	-24.34
515–545	527	24	139.50–149.50	$145.31	$766	-6.61
560–585	575	40	137.00–147.00	$140.98	$811	-7.27
610–641	632	17	126.00–136.00	$130.52	$825	—
665–697	679	25	124.00–134.00	$129.45	$879	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–345	339	12	186.00–196.00	$190.16	$645	+1.48
355–390	370	14	180.00–190.00	$184.48	$683	-4.10
410–437	429	20	168.00–178.00	$170.59	$732	-19.34
474–490	478	22	159.50–169.50	$163.56	$782	-23.86
515–547	537	11	150.00–160.00	$154.84	$831	-8.72
550–597	581	31	148.00–158.50	$152.94	$889	-7.07
616–640	622	19	137.00–147.00	$138.79	$863	-19.14
650–695	677	28	135.00–145.50	$138.41	$937	—
705–733	717	7	118.00–128.00	$122.38	$877	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–960	867	85-90%	6	35.00–40.00	$38.87	$337	—
875–935	884	85-90%	23	43.00–49.00	$46.75	$413	—
805–965	908	85-90%	14	50.00–55.00	$52.25	$474	+2.12
970–985	980	85-90%	3	56.00–61.00	$59.35	$582	—
1000–1185	1064	85-90%	24	53.00–57.00	$55.73	$593	-0.68
1100–1270	1212	85-90%	42	59.00–64.00	$62.11	$753	—
1140–1290	1248	85-90%	4	67.00–67.50	$67.26	$839	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1245	1203	75-80%	2	57.00–62.00	$59.41	$715	—
1270–1520	1376	75-80%	21	66.00–70.00	$67.40	$927	—
1430–1455	1441	75-80%	5	71.00–73.00	$72.01	$1,038	-1.55

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$596	—
1115–1160	1138	80-85%	4	62.00–63.00	$62.49	$711	—
1195–1485	1366	80-85%	7	68.00–73.50	$71.17	$972	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1980	1647	11	79.00–84.00	$80.35	$1,323	—
1415–2165	1741	20	85.00–90.00	$88.07	$1,533	-5.58
1545–1950	1788	8	91.00–96.00	$92.71	$1,658	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1120	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–975.00	$858.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1195	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	800.00–985.00	$920.05

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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
1025–1550	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,096.34	-50.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.