Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

4,692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.37/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 628 lb · 254 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.61/cwt +9.05 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 506 lb · 244 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $197.68/cwt +10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 412 lb · 192 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,692	3,864	3,888
Feeder cattle	4,140	3,254	3,437
Slaughter cattle	505	576	409
Replacement cattle	47	34	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 3.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good thru attractive. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 552 cows and bulls sold with 42 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
311 fancy	311	58	225.50	$225.50	$701	—
308–335	326	13	198.00–208.00	$201.98	$658	-4.24
350–395	383	14	195.00–205.00	$199.65	$765	+4.60
406 fancy	406	148	200.25	$200.25	$813	—
401–449	430	44	185.00–195.00	$189.03	$813	+1.40
450–478	469	52	178.00–188.00	$184.13	$864	+9.90
504–540	529	192	158.00–168.00	$164.50	$870	+0.63
550–580	569	66	156.00–166.00	$161.67	$920	+2.42
600–645	627	47	149.50–159.50	$154.46	$968	-0.29
655–694	659	185	151.00–161.00	$157.24	$1,036	+3.66
722–734	725	15	148.00–158.00	$155.30	$1,126	+11.32
825–845	832	46	134.50–144.50	$141.72	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–337	322	15	176.00–186.00	$182.45	$587	+3.05
363–380	376	39	173.00–183.00	$176.44	$663	+7.74
405–445	427	54	163.00–173.00	$169.14	$722	+1.26
458–495	472	84	156.00–166.00	$160.15	$756	+7.51
500–545	533	65	136.00–146.00	$140.20	$747	-1.52
556–593	573	91	134.00–144.00	$139.22	$798	+2.24
615–647	637	31	127.00–137.00	$134.14	$854	+4.05
655–694	685	14	129.00–139.00	$135.36	$927	+3.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	338	17	187.00–197.00	$192.37	$650	+4.19
350–395	377	12	184.00–194.00	$189.34	$714	+9.63
400–444	426	51	174.00–184.00	$178.04	$758	-2.64
459–480	470	41	167.00–177.00	$171.45	$806	+6.35
500–545	515	58	147.00–157.50	$152.17	$784	-1.32
550–575	567	49	145.00–155.00	$152.02	$862	+3.45
600–645	624	43	138.00–148.00	$144.75	$903	+1.89
650–698	675	25	140.00–150.00	$144.35	$974	+2.21
706–744	716	23	134.50–144.50	$139.25	$997	+6.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	320	61	156.00–166.00	$165.61	$530	+15.04
350–380	374	24	154.00–164.00	$158.84	$594	+10.55
400–425	409	131	152.50–162.25	$161.79	$662	+11.84
453–499	476	25	145.00–155.00	$149.29	$711	+0.99
500–545	506	244	140.50–150.00	$145.61	$737	+9.05
550–590	578	46	135.00–145.00	$142.27	$822	+8.06
600–644	628	254	130.50–140.35	$139.37	$875	+1.62
650–677	671	21	130.00–140.00	$135.14	$907	-0.31
705–744	721	20	124.00–134.50	$128.94	$930	-14.83
750–787	767	63	126.50–136.75	$135.64	$1,040	+0.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	335	19	145.00–155.00	$148.75	$498	+8.28
370–393	383	45	143.00–153.00	$147.17	$564	+7.26
400–449	425	69	141.00–151.50	$147.41	$626	+6.69
450–499	477	119	134.00–144.00	$139.60	$666	+0.84
513–545	522	65	129.00–139.00	$134.33	$701	+6.51
550–599	566	34	124.00–134.00	$129.32	$732	+5.91
600–646	624	56	118.00–129.50	$123.65	$772	-3.86
650–695	668	14	119.00–129.00	$121.71	$813	-4.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–345	327	20	134.00–144.00	$140.58	$460	+12.90
355–390	375	13	132.00–142.00	$137.65	$516	+8.68
419–445	432	19	130.00–140.00	$137.46	$594	+8.52
455–480	468	23	123.00–133.00	$128.67	$602	+1.38
535–545	540	48	118.00–128.00	$123.32	$666	+8.77
562–590	581	14	113.00–123.00	$119.13	$692	+9.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–329	322	16	182.00–192.00	$185.44	$597	—
418–440	430	14	158.00–168.00	$162.57	$699	-0.89
450–493	485	28	149.00–159.00	$154.87	$751	+0.10
500–540	519	51	134.00–144.00	$139.27	$723	-1.56
555–590	571	28	135.00–145.00	$142.77	$815	+10.23
608–644	623	24	126.00–136.00	$130.85	$815	-3.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	323	12	193.00–203.00	$197.31	$637	+23.47
370–388	377	11	185.00–195.00	$190.06	$717	+17.95
415–445	427	17	169.00–179.00	$173.63	$741	-2.19
454–468	458	22	160.00–170.00	$165.96	$760	+1.26
529–544	535	21	145.00–155.00	$152.07	$814	+0.80
559–593	575	18	146.00–156.00	$149.64	$860	+6.99
615–645	634	22	137.00–147.00	$140.37	$890	-7.97
654–680	663	14	121.50–131.50	$124.71	$827	-16.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421–440	432	33	147.00–157.00	$150.14	$649	-0.23
470–490	483	31	138.00–148.00	$144.54	$698	+2.85
534–545	537	35	122.00–132.00	$127.00	$682	-3.12
568–591	582	22	124.00–134.00	$128.19	$746	+4.20

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–950	869	85-90%	4	45.00–46.00	$45.77	$398	—
875–990	939	85-90%	20	47.00–52.00	$49.21	$462	-0.64
895–985	953	85-90%	8	53.00–58.00	$54.32	$518	-1.23
1010–1155	1069	85-90%	18	46.00–51.00	$48.60	$520	-2.07
1005–1365	1122	85-90%	48	53.00–58.50	$55.61	$624	—
1030–1275	1153	85-90%	4	67.00	$67.00	$773	+11.36
1050–1750	1274	85-90%	25	59.00–64.00	$60.53	$771	-1.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1230	1158	75-80%	7	57.00–59.00	$57.86	$670	—
1213–1580	1360	75-80%	28	60.00–65.00	$62.38	$848	-1.07
1550–1955	1666	75-80%	8	66.00–69.00	$67.42	$1,123	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1340	1176	80-85%	17	57.00–62.00	$58.63	$689	—
1250–1373	1348	80-85%	10	63.00	$63.00	$849	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2020	1627	9	74.00–80.00	$77.52	$1,261	—
1555–2330	1810	18	81.00–87.00	$83.98	$1,520	—
1630–2140	1837	7	88.00–93.00	$90.26	$1,658	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1610	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,171.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1205	1131	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	775.00–975.00	$894.06

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1325	1169	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,085.00–1,210.00	$1,166.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1270	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	850.00–975.00	$915.49

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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
1000–1300	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	500.00–975.00	$708.27	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1525	1525	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.