Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

2,638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $161.89/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 426 lb · 110 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.74/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 671 lb · 77 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.28/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 572 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,638	4,095	3,752
Feeder cattle	2,274	3,680	3,188
Slaughter cattle	313	391	505
Replacement cattle	51	24	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain thru attractive. Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls both steady. Total of 364 cows and bulls sold with 46 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	319	15	195.00–205.00	$200.24	$639	+9.37
370–395	382	9	189.00–199.00	$192.67	$736	+3.85
405–445	427	27	168.00–178.00	$172.67	$737	-5.98
455–490	481	61	164.00–174.00	$166.93	$803	-9.96
500–538	526	51	148.50–158.50	$152.04	$800	-6.84
560–590	581	44	151.00–161.00	$157.07	$913	-5.55
603–640	629	42	139.00–149.00	$144.68	$910	-3.71
661–695	668	26	141.00–151.00	$144.68	$966	-1.59
705–738	722	28	133.50–143.50	$139.38	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–344	339	10	184.00–194.00	$189.02	$641	+10.83
370–395	383	14	178.00–188.00	$181.37	$695	+3.14
402–449	426	110	157.00–167.00	$161.89	$690	-0.43
450–495	469	44	153.00–163.00	$157.62	$739	-5.16
500–545	526	51	137.50–147.50	$140.97	$742	-6.45
550–590	573	69	140.00–150.00	$143.91	$825	-8.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	322	6	208.00–218.00	$215.70	$695	+15.74
350–380	366	21	200.00–210.00	$204.36	$748	+6.83
405–418	412	14	179.50–189.50	$184.48	$760	-4.06
455–483	480	35	175.00–185.00	$177.43	$852	-9.25
500–545	524	41	159.50–169.50	$163.71	$858	-7.64
555–577	569	12	162.00–172.00	$165.51	$942	-5.79
605–645	635	15	150.00–160.00	$158.56	$1,007	+1.57
655–690	656	26	152.00–162.00	$160.37	$1,052	+4.17
709–740	726	59	144.00–154.00	$146.58	$1,064	-3.44
760–790	768	4	141.00–151.00	$148.43	$1,140	+7.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–341	323	22	139.50–149.50	$144.00	$465	+0.53
350–396	378	29	141.00–151.00	$147.77	$559	-4.58
402–444	426	51	145.00–155.00	$149.47	$637	+5.56
458–493	474	57	143.00–153.50	$151.49	$718	+13.96
500–535	528	50	138.00–148.00	$145.20	$767	+7.81
550–597	572	76	133.50–143.50	$140.28	$802	+1.66
612–644	624	16	127.00–137.00	$132.34	$826	+1.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–339	337	31	150.50–160.50	$154.57	$521	-2.87
350–397	383	16	152.00–162.00	$155.53	$596	-4.99
400–445	428	11	156.00–166.00	$158.23	$677	+5.49
455–490	464	17	154.00–164.00	$160.39	$744	+14.85
500–549	543	31	149.00–159.00	$153.13	$831	+4.86
550–560	557	13	144.50–154.50	$146.03	$813	-1.58
603–648	630	33	138.00–148.00	$144.78	$912	+1.24
651–695	671	77	135.50–145.50	$140.74	$944	-2.29
725–748	742	7	130.50–140.50	$132.47	$983	+4.17
750–780	765	2	127.50–137.50	$132.40	$1,013	+0.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–449	435	67	134.00–144.00	$139.64	$607	+7.83
451–495	463	45	132.00–142.50	$137.13	$635	+9.08
505–544	527	22	127.00–137.00	$131.79	$695	+3.90
552–588	581	46	122.50–132.50	$129.54	$753	+2.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–446	438	24	149.00–159.00	$151.90	$665	-6.92
468–497	480	22	138.00–148.00	$140.45	$674	-10.66
508–545	526	20	130.00–140.00	$135.35	$712	-9.96
555–595	583	41	128.00–138.00	$130.14	$759	-10.84
645	645	3	130.00	$130.00	$838	-0.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	216.00	$216.00	$752	+25.84
365	365	2	195.00	$195.00	$712	+10.52
405–446	422	14	160.00–171.00	$166.91	$704	-3.68
485–492	488	7	149.00–159.00	$153.32	$748	-10.24
515–545	533	15	142.00–151.00	$145.45	$775	-9.39
564–596	578	28	139.00–149.00	$141.60	$818	-11.34
628–648	636	5	133.00–143.00	$138.92	$884	+0.13
683–690	687	5	130.00–140.00	$133.98	$920	-4.43

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$316	—
790–840	815	85-90%	4	65.00	$65.00	$530	—
735–950	847	85-90%	9	45.00–49.00	$46.45	$393	—
760–995	942	85-90%	30	50.00–55.00	$51.48	$485	-0.77
1000–1350	1116	85-90%	13	47.00–52.00	$49.89	$557	—
1035–1258	1129	85-90%	33	53.00–58.00	$55.78	$630	—
1095–1240	1175	85-90%	7	59.00–63.00	$60.71	$713	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	75-80%	4	64.00	$64.00	$826	—
1302–1630	1383	75-80%	20	66.00–70.00	$67.58	$935	+0.18
1425	1425	75-80%	2	72.00	$72.00	$1,026	-0.01

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1215	1186	80-85%	9	63.00–65.00	$63.55	$754	—
1150–1400	1299	80-85%	4	70.00–73.00	$71.74	$932	—
1153–2480	1622	80-85%	12	59.00–60.00	$59.87	$971	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1865	1658	9	86.00–90.00	$88.08	$1,460	—
1425–2145	1673	7	78.00–84.00	$81.74	$1,368	—
1695–2010	1904	4	91.00–95.00	$92.66	$1,764	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1047–1238	1136	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	835.00–925.00	$855.02

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1266–1433	1385	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,210.00	$1,181.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1240	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–850.00	$798.65

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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
1010–1255	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,083.35	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1085	1032	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	625.00–950.00	$871.26	—

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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.