Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

4,276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $157.27/cwt +20.13 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 522 lb · 144 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.12/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 475 lb · 140 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $152.34/cwt +16.73 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 576 lb · 135 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,276	3,458	3,576
Feeder cattle	3,505	2,741	3,040
Slaughter cattle	719	664	454
Replacement cattle	52	53	82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good thru attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher. A total of 771 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
300–348	335	78	191.00–201.00	$197.89	$663	+1.04
350–395	381	53	189.00–199.00	$191.12	$728	-3.19
400–441	433	59	177.00–187.00	$184.00	$797	+5.12
450–490	477	44	171.00–181.00	$176.29	$841	+9.18
503–548	528	91	163.00–173.00	$168.78	$891	+20.78
551–595	579	82	158.00–168.00	$163.27	$945	+16.71
600–649	629	62	143.00–153.00	$148.18	$932	+9.28
650–697	672	76	138.00–148.00	$142.53	$958	+8.54
705–744	731	15	132.00–142.00	$136.48	$998	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–346	332	50	202.00–212.00	$206.31	$685	-5.04
350–394	382	81	200.00–210.00	$204.84	$782	+0.19
404–440	415	44	188.00–198.00	$190.61	$791	-0.77
473–499	489	56	182.00–192.00	$186.93	$914	+5.33
501–541	531	85	174.00–184.00	$179.19	$951	+22.05
551–590	572	61	169.00–179.00	$174.15	$996	+16.07
600–649	622	37	154.00–164.00	$158.82	$988	+9.89
655–680	666	28	149.50–159.50	$155.62	$1,036	+10.37
707–716	714	30	143.00–153.00	$150.03	$1,071	+6.31
765–771	768	11	136.50–146.50	$141.97	$1,090	-5.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–349	344	61	180.00–190.00	$185.07	$637	+0.28
365–398	384	33	178.00–188.00	$179.48	$689	-3.41
408–444	420	54	166.00–176.00	$171.97	$722	+5.21
457–490	478	48	160.00–170.00	$165.99	$793	+5.58
503–548	522	144	152.00–162.00	$157.27	$821	+20.13
553–593	576	135	147.00–157.50	$152.34	$877	+16.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	317	14	147.00–157.00	$152.26	$483	+10.90
350–395	383	47	144.00–154.00	$149.73	$573	+10.11
400–447	432	74	134.00–144.00	$137.79	$595	-3.60
453–499	475	140	138.00–148.00	$144.12	$685	+5.55
500–548	531	101	129.00–139.50	$133.71	$710	+0.24
553–591	570	74	127.00–137.00	$131.42	$749	+0.35
600–647	628	28	117.00–127.00	$122.92	$772	-1.08
654–678	662	25	116.00–126.00	$123.91	$820	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–338	323	22	158.00–168.00	$162.44	$525	+12.92
352–390	375	31	155.50–165.50	$157.75	$592	+7.34
400–441	429	47	145.00–155.00	$150.46	$645	-3.42
455–473	466	24	149.50–159.50	$152.46	$710	+3.75
505–544	521	50	140.00–150.00	$143.42	$747	-0.63
550–587	575	65	138.00–148.00	$142.08	$817	+2.31
600–643	620	33	128.50–138.50	$132.27	$820	+1.07
650–694	674	31	126.50–136.50	$131.24	$885	+3.82
705–744	724	20	124.00–134.00	$128.77	$932	+7.84
765–777	769	12	127.50–137.50	$134.13	$1,031	+18.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–447	437	82	123.00–133.00	$128.02	$559	-4.88
455–490	475	55	127.00–137.00	$132.78	$631	+5.43
518–546	533	22	118.00–128.00	$122.91	$655	-0.42
560–598	574	38	116.00–126.00	$123.82	$711	+4.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–347	341	11	163.00–173.00	$165.60	$565	—
360–388	380	13	166.00–176.00	$170.27	$647	-17.37
420–444	435	16	169.00–179.00	$177.43	$772	-13.20
469–487	477	20	164.00–174.00	$167.75	$800	-7.88
503–539	522	24	135.50–145.50	$140.29	$732	-6.97
552–595	566	51	133.50–145.00	$140.13	$793	-20.10
616 value added	616	10	164.00	$164.00	$1,010	—
613–635	623	20	146.50–156.50	$151.10	$941	+19.39
668–682	679	18	147.50–157.00	$154.45	$1,049	+23.46
710–744	724	17	119.50–126.00	$122.40	$886	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	413	27	158.00–168.00	$161.59	$667	+6.36
457–498	477	27	153.00–163.00	$158.18	$755	-6.30
504–536	521	33	125.00–135.00	$130.59	$680	-7.37
553–595	576	53	122.00–133.00	$128.21	$738	-16.96
610–645	628	26	135.00–145.00	$142.90	$897	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–995	860	85-90%	35	35.00–40.00	$38.07	$327	-11.59
815–985	926	85-90%	8	55.00–60.00	$56.37	$522	+18.20
888–990	933	85-90%	11	47.00–52.00	$49.93	$466	+11.76
795–990	934	85-90%	28	41.00–46.00	$43.60	$407	-10.39
1005–1220	1107	85-90%	32	44.00–48.00	$46.54	$515	+4.65
1005–1405	1129	85-90%	81	49.00–54.50	$51.57	$582	+9.68
1205	1205	85-90%	2	67.00	$67.00	$807	+7.61
1010–1420	1238	85-90%	24	55.00–60.00	$56.39	$698	-3.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1096–1220	1121	75-80%	10	50.00–51.00	$50.78	$569	—
1055–1435	1241	75-80%	40	53.00–58.00	$54.45	$676	—
1255–1710	1397	75-80%	13	61.00–65.00	$63.08	$881	—
1450–1680	1555	75-80%	4	66.00–71.00	$69.09	$1,074	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	80-85%	2	51.00	$51.00	$530	—
1005–1345	1239	80-85%	47	53.00–58.00	$55.34	$686	—
1255–1525	1337	80-85%	9	59.00–64.00	$60.28	$806	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1800	1543	4	89.00–93.00	$90.39	$1,395	—
1490–2095	1683	6	77.00–80.00	$78.46	$1,320	—
1415–1950	1716	7	83.00–88.00	$85.11	$1,460	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–2075	1783	2	95.00–96.00	$95.42	$1,701	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1468	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	600.00–950.00	$869.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1140	1121	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,122.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1044–1575	1169	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,140.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1300	1146	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	535.00–900.00	$737.28

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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
1060–1400	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,035.00–1,350.00	$1,194.68	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1115	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	775.00–810.00	$786.31	-257.98

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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.