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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

4,036 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.10/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 515 lb · 163 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.79/cwt -8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 519 lb · 137 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.68/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 576 lb · 135 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,036 4,137 2,115
Feeder cattle 3,669 3,513 1,573
Slaughter cattle 234 565 464
Replacement cattle 133 59 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate. Cold, wet weather is in the forecast for the very near future and this hampered demand for un-weaned calves. Quality mostly average. Please note, cattle marked un-weaned are less than 45 days weaned. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good. A total of 367 cows and bulls sold with 64 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–293 276 8 210.00–226.00 $215.23 $594 —
310–338 327 22 199.00–219.00 $209.78 $686 -10.25
350–390 374 38 185.00–208.00 $195.86 $733 -14.94
360–395 unweaned 381 5 170.00–175.00 $171.89 $655 —
400–444 422 39 178.50–195.00 $182.55 $770 -11.34
400–447 unweaned 436 10 151.00–171.00 $160.93 $702 —
453–495 unweaned 474 13 147.50–165.00 $157.06 $744 —
455–497 476 87 167.00–184.50 $176.34 $839 -11.63
501–539 512 135 156.00–174.50 $166.11 $850 -2.35
512–548 unweaned 527 28 150.00–157.00 $154.38 $814 —
550–595 576 120 149.00–166.00 $157.19 $905 -4.92
560–595 unweaned 579 15 140.00–148.00 $143.61 $832 —
602 602 5 148.50 $148.50 $894 -8.25
613–640 620 25 150.00–154.00 $151.33 $938 -5.42
603–643 unweaned 624 47 139.00–147.50 $143.41 $895 —
655 655 2 140.50 $140.50 $920 -12.05
663–693 679 46 143.50–150.50 $145.22 $986 -7.33
680–699 unweaned 695 10 130.00–140.50 $137.36 $955 —
700 unweaned 700 3 136.50–139.50 $138.50 $970 —
703–717 713 7 145.00–150.00 $148.59 $1,059 +11.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–343 332 14 180.00–199.00 $184.99 $614 -26.52
365–393 375 14 176.00–189.00 $181.33 $680 -20.93
375–390 unweaned 380 6 161.00–169.00 $163.74 $622 —
405–421 unweaned 419 15 151.00–155.00 $154.48 $647 —
400–445 427 19 161.00–174.00 $166.79 $712 -14.57
463–490 unweaned 470 10 143.00–150.00 $145.45 $684 —
450–484 473 33 155.00–177.50 $165.05 $781 -17.13
520–535 527 15 153.50–158.00 $155.09 $817 -1.56
535–548 unweaned 540 15 147.00–148.50 $147.69 $798 —
553–596 574 48 145.00–162.50 $148.25 $851 -2.35
615 unweaned 615 4 139.00 $139.00 $855 —
610–630 618 14 145.00–150.00 $146.16 $903 +1.39
671–699 684 17 140.00–143.50 $141.82 $970 -3.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–287 286 16 184.00–185.00 $184.94 $529 —
310–341 332 7 170.00–176.00 $174.40 $579 -25.82
345 unweaned 345 2 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
355–390 369 20 157.00–170.00 $162.31 $599 -26.89
370–372 unweaned 371 9 141.00–155.00 $150.10 $557 —
405–445 430 34 151.00–169.00 $154.67 $665 -18.76
413–447 unweaned 438 8 140.00–143.00 $140.71 $616 —
458–498 unweaned 477 13 130.00–140.00 $137.70 $657 —
468–495 480 27 145.00–160.00 $148.47 $713 -21.51
500–545 520 12 142.50–156.00 $149.95 $780 +2.44
538 unweaned 538 2 135.00 $135.00 $726 —
575–578 577 5 140.00–142.50 $142.00 $819 -1.35
613 unweaned 613 2 121.00 $121.00 $742 —
606–648 630 19 134.50–145.00 $141.36 $891 —
668–690 678 6 135.00–138.00 $136.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 458 5 120.00–135.00 $132.05 $605 —
561 561 4 120.00 $120.00 $673 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 5 135.00 $135.00 $572 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 unweaned 324 9 141.00–150.00 $145.88 $473 —
305–345 328 18 154.00–160.00 $158.22 $519 -1.49
353–395 unweaned 376 16 135.00–149.00 $141.03 $530 —
350–399 388 63 150.00–158.00 $153.76 $597 -1.70
422–425 unweaned 424 8 129.00–149.00 $136.50 $579 —
409–445 430 38 142.00–155.00 $149.51 $643 -2.53
454–483 unweaned 468 36 128.00–145.00 $136.08 $637 —
456–495 474 98 140.00–152.00 $147.18 $698 +0.45
503–538 518 95 135.00–150.00 $139.31 $722 -5.01
500–545 unweaned 522 42 121.00–135.50 $127.82 $667 —
557–580 unweaned 562 12 125.00–134.00 $127.92 $719 —
552–595 570 61 130.50–138.50 $134.82 $768 -3.95
600–648 unweaned 614 20 120.00–134.50 $127.41 $782 —
600–647 618 32 131.00–143.00 $136.47 $843 -0.14
651–682 663 8 127.50–131.50 $129.96 $862 -1.08
920 920 3 100.50 $100.50 $925 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 156.00 $156.00 $434 —
313–330 326 9 145.00–155.00 $152.87 $498 +2.27
343 unweaned 343 2 132.00 $132.00 $453 —
353–373 369 15 140.00–149.00 $141.80 $523 -4.14
410–433 unweaned 423 10 135.00–139.00 $136.20 $576 —
411–442 430 13 139.00–146.00 $141.94 $610 +1.70
471 unweaned 471 7 135.50 $135.50 $638 —
470–498 491 8 137.50–139.00 $138.24 $679 -0.67
503–540 523 17 130.00–142.00 $135.99 $711 -0.26
527 unweaned 527 3 117.00 $117.00 $617 —
564–592 584 14 134.00–134.50 $134.36 $785 +4.36
601–625 615 37 131.50–136.25 $134.60 $828 +10.38
668 668 3 127.50 $127.50 $852 +5.91
790 790 2 114.50 $114.50 $905 —
867 867 3 104.50 $104.50 $906 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 unweaned 304 5 132.00 $132.00 $401 —
300–340 323 12 135.00–145.00 $141.05 $456 +0.35
350–388 unweaned 367 8 131.00–135.00 $132.58 $487 —
353–395 368 31 130.00–149.00 $137.88 $507 +6.30
407–440 420 37 127.50–144.00 $134.66 $566 +3.42
453–492 481 25 120.00–144.50 $126.74 $610 -3.86
500–542 522 7 122.00–135.50 $128.98 $673 +3.91
550–578 569 3 120.00–131.00 $127.45 $725 +9.35
608–643 626 6 125.00–130.00 $127.57 $799 —
662 662 3 115.00 $115.00 $761 —
733 733 2 110.00 $110.00 $806 —
755–790 773 6 113.00–120.00 $116.30 $899 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 14 137.00 $137.00 $415 —
353 353 16 130.50 $130.50 $461 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 119.50 $119.50 $433 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 5 101.00 $101.00 $514 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–283 282 4 190.00–206.00 $202.03 $570 —
310–348 329 6 188.00–199.00 $192.36 $633 -22.85
358–395 368 14 165.00–189.00 $178.07 $655 -31.38
355–379 unweaned 375 6 165.00–174.00 $172.58 $647 —
423–448 436 4 177.00–180.00 $178.54 $778 -10.13
455–497 479 33 156.00–172.00 $163.08 $781 -4.10
503–544 527 45 149.00–161.00 $154.36 $813 -3.49
562–570 unweaned 565 5 130.00–133.00 $131.21 $741 —
563–585 576 5 144.00–145.00 $144.39 $832 -4.02
610–624 621 10 138.50–141.00 $140.00 $869 -12.85
755–760 759 4 111.00 $111.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 146.00 $146.00 $501 —
385–397 396 9 146.00–160.00 $152.91 $606 —
413–435 419 15 135.50–155.00 $140.38 $588 —
454–485 465 14 133.00–145.00 $140.77 $655 —
518 518 4 141.00 $141.00 $730 —
550–592 569 12 122.50–140.00 $129.37 $736 —
690 690 2 128.00 $128.00 $883 —
713 713 2 125.00 $125.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 180.00 $180.00 $544 —
373 373 5 171.00 $171.00 $638 —
403–440 412 4 158.00–167.00 $160.40 $661 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $537 —
770–975 899 85-90% 12 30.00–40.00 $35.70 $321 —
900–980 948 85-90% 3 47.00 $47.00 $446 +1.08
940–975 958 85-90% 2 50.00–54.00 $52.04 $499 +1.27
1003–1090 1037 85-90% 9 38.00–44.00 $41.06 $426 —
1000–1155 1065 85-90% 32 44.00–51.00 $48.72 $519 +4.30
1060–1070 1065 85-90% 2 60.00–66.00 $63.01 $671 +18.59
1035–1330 1181 85-90% 23 52.00–59.00 $55.37 $654 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–915 908 80-85% 2 45.00–51.00 $47.98 $436 —
965 965 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $511 —
1070–1190 1134 80-85% 6 45.00–55.00 $51.32 $582 —
1005–1600 1243 80-85% 34 55.00–60.00 $57.83 $719 —
1230–1455 1294 80-85% 11 61.00–65.00 $62.75 $812 +4.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1278–1445 1327 75-80% 6 52.00–58.50 $56.13 $745 -3.39
1165–1610 1354 75-80% 21 60.00–65.00 $62.29 $843 —
1450–1795 1611 75-80% 6 69.00–73.00 $71.03 $1,144 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1570 1436 4 68.00–80.00 $74.92 $1,076 —
1500–1880 1674 4 83.00–87.00 $85.87 $1,437 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,732 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1170 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–950.00 $936.64
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1153 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
1155–1310 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 750.00–970.00 $860.72
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1120 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,160.00 $1,154.90
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1260–1350 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,125.00–1,250.00 $1,181.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1135–1260 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,110.00–1,125.00 $1,117.11 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 115.00 $115.00 $483 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 110.00 $110.00 $407 —
449 449 5 103.00 $103.00 $462 —

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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.