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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

3,864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.49/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 525 lb · 98 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.87/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 535 lb · 97 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $136.98/cwt -6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 577 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,864 2,638 3,116
Feeder cattle 3,254 2,274 2,568
Slaughter cattle 576 313 440
Replacement cattle 34 51 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifers 6.00-9.00 lower. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 610 cows and bulls sold with 53 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–337 335 10 186.00–196.00 $188.18 $630 -12.06
355–380 363 29 176.00–186.00 $179.71 $652 -12.96
400–444 435 64 175.00–185.00 $180.68 $786 +8.01
460–490 472 77 159.00–169.00 $165.10 $779 -1.83
500–549 525 98 149.00–159.00 $153.49 $806 +1.45
551–593 566 78 145.00–155.00 $148.57 $841 -8.50
605–646 629 60 138.00–149.00 $142.86 $899 -1.82
660–694 682 28 136.00–146.00 $142.14 $969 -2.54
710–744 731 33 127.00–137.00 $132.44 $968 -6.94
770–782 780 28 130.00–140.00 $131.82 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–340 311 14 197.00–207.00 $206.22 $641 -9.48
360–393 384 26 187.00–197.00 $195.05 $749 -9.31
405–445 420 24 186.00–196.00 $187.63 $788 +3.15
455–495 467 27 170.00–180.00 $174.23 $814 -3.20
500–548 535 97 160.00–170.00 $163.87 $877 +0.16
550–598 583 55 156.50–166.50 $159.25 $928 -6.26
602–649 617 58 149.50–159.50 $154.75 $955 -3.81
650–694 674 46 147.00–157.00 $153.58 $1,035 -6.79
705–748 720 58 137.50–147.50 $143.98 $1,037 -2.60
755–788 767 16 141.50–151.50 $144.99 $1,112 -3.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–344 337 17 175.00–185.00 $179.40 $605 -9.62
353–391 375 22 165.00–175.00 $168.70 $633 -12.67
405–447 434 61 164.00–174.50 $167.88 $729 +5.99
455–494 476 62 148.00–158.00 $152.64 $727 -4.98
509–540 525 87 138.00–148.00 $141.72 $744 +0.75
550–591 577 92 133.00–144.00 $136.98 $790 -6.93
605–645 632 21 127.00–137.00 $130.09 $822 —
655–688 673 33 125.00–135.00 $131.52 $885 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 317 18 135.00–145.00 $140.47 $445 -3.53
350–395 369 36 134.00–144.00 $139.91 $516 -7.86
400–445 427 65 135.00–145.50 $140.72 $601 -8.75
450–499 474 88 133.00–143.00 $138.76 $658 -12.73
505–549 535 75 121.00–131.50 $127.82 $684 -17.38
550–598 576 62 118.00–128.00 $123.41 $711 -16.87
602–645 628 55 122.00–132.00 $127.51 $801 -4.83
655–696 676 27 119.00–129.00 $126.07 $852 —
700–740 724 30 123.00–133.00 $127.79 $925 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 340 14 146.00–156.00 $150.57 $512 -4.00
352–395 380 64 145.00–155.00 $148.29 $564 -7.24
405–444 422 29 146.00–156.00 $149.95 $633 -8.28
455–485 472 31 144.00–154.00 $148.30 $700 -12.09
500–541 517 61 132.50–142.50 $136.56 $706 -16.57
550–598 563 23 129.00–139.50 $134.21 $756 -11.82
600–648 618 47 132.50–142.50 $137.75 $851 -7.03
658–664 661 20 130.00–140.00 $135.45 $895 -5.29
707–726 724 46 134.50–144.50 $143.77 $1,041 +11.30
755–788 775 29 130.00–140.00 $135.60 $1,051 +3.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–344 327 23 124.00–134.00 $127.68 $418 —
353–395 371 40 123.00–133.00 $128.97 $478 —
405–445 428 45 123.00–134.00 $128.94 $552 -10.70
450–495 479 42 122.00–132.00 $127.29 $610 -9.84
500–540 516 27 110.00–120.00 $114.55 $591 -17.24
577–590 588 24 107.00–117.00 $109.56 $644 -19.98
619–645 628 36 111.00–121.00 $119.85 $753 —
671–680 675 28 108.00–118.00 $113.32 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–398 380 18 158.00–168.00 $162.37 $617 —
425–430 426 11 160.00–170.00 $163.46 $696 +11.56
455–488 473 13 149.00–159.00 $154.77 $732 +14.32
500–548 529 57 135.00–145.00 $140.83 $745 +5.48
550–595 576 23 129.00–139.00 $132.54 $763 +2.40
609–645 629 34 131.00–141.00 $134.63 $847 +4.63
654–655 655 8 126.00–136.00 $132.25 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–425 415 31 149.00–159.00 $150.37 $624 —
451–498 474 51 138.00–148.00 $141.69 $672 —
503–544 523 20 124.00–134.00 $130.12 $681 —
558–590 582 16 118.00–128.00 $123.99 $722 —
621–645 635 23 120.00–130.00 $124.82 $793 —
670–698 681 16 115.00–125.00 $120.21 $819 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–330 322 8 170.00–180.00 $173.84 $560 -42.16
355–393 380 12 169.00–179.00 $172.11 $654 -22.89
405–433 427 12 171.00–181.00 $175.82 $751 +8.91
450–470 466 16 160.00–170.00 $164.70 $768 +11.38
500–545 531 29 146.00–156.50 $151.27 $803 +5.82
565–579 569 15 140.00–150.00 $142.65 $812 +1.05
603–644 619 10 142.50–152.50 $148.34 $918 +9.42
660–677 670 5 137.00–147.00 $140.94 $944 +6.96
700–748 728 23 115.00–126.00 $122.14 $889 —
750–780 772 16 116.00–126.00 $121.30 $936 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–990 925 85-90% 31 47.00–52.00 $49.85 $461 -1.63
890–995 964 85-90% 16 53.00–58.00 $55.55 $536 —
1000–1195 1066 85-90% 32 47.00–52.00 $50.67 $540 —
1025–1295 1167 85-90% 53 53.50–58.00 $55.64 $649 -5.07
1160–1390 1259 85-90% 38 59.00–64.00 $61.96 $780 —
1385 1385 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $914 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1310 1248 75-80% 18 55.00–59.00 $58.19 $726 —
1275 1275 75-80% 2 50.00 $50.00 $638 -14.00
1255–1745 1395 75-80% 37 60.00–65.00 $63.45 $885 -4.13
1120–1630 1461 75-80% 16 66.00–69.00 $67.36 $984 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1385 1213 80-85% 19 57.00–62.00 $59.01 $716 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $838 —
1165–1425 1287 80-85% 26 63.00–65.00 $64.06 $824 -7.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1945 1599 25 79.00–85.00 $82.01 $1,311 —
1685 1685 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,584 +12.26
1365–2145 1733 12 86.00–90.00 $87.21 $1,511 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1360 1139 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 560.00–925.00 $815.81

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040–1250 1097 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 700.00–950.00 $815.12 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375–1400 1388 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,049.55 —

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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.