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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

4,917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.42/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 525 lb · 177 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $187.22/cwt -9.99 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 426 lb · 176 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.29/cwt -9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 623 lb · 148 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,917 4,528 5,314
Feeder cattle 4,218 3,926 4,733
Slaughter cattle 659 582 537
Replacement cattle 40 20 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Value added cattle 5.00-7.00 lower. Quality good. Demand moderate to good. Slaughter Cows 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 699 Cows and bulls sold with 56 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
308–343 value added 333 18 213.00–216.00 $213.77 $712 -11.23
310–344 337 25 202.00–212.00 $205.28 $692 -9.19
367–371 unweaned 368 21 192.00–193.00 $192.29 $708 -3.98
355–390 383 10 195.00–205.00 $200.42 $768 -5.00
409–427 value added 415 39 195.00–204.00 $197.93 $821 -5.03
404–444 427 104 181.00–191.00 $186.30 $796 -8.04
435–440 unweaned 438 33 175.00–185.00 $177.46 $777 —
450–499 470 95 178.00–188.00 $181.45 $853 -1.07
505–536 522 41 166.00–176.00 $171.18 $894 -5.60
510–539 value added 524 16 177.00–180.00 $179.17 $939 -10.52
527–529 unweaned 528 26 162.50–165.50 $164.46 $868 +0.51
568–579 unweaned 574 17 160.50–163.00 $161.66 $928 —
554–597 578 86 161.50–171.50 $165.37 $956 -0.81
604–629 value added 621 45 160.00–167.00 $162.83 $1,011 -2.21
609–644 623 66 149.00–159.00 $152.43 $950 -2.17
653–666 unweaned 661 15 145.00–146.00 $145.60 $962 —
660–680 value added 673 31 156.75–162.00 $158.44 $1,066 -0.28
660–689 678 35 142.00–152.00 $150.21 $1,018 +0.60
711–737 value added 722 21 147.00–154.25 $150.03 $1,083 -5.97
700–730 725 18 135.50–145.50 $144.60 $1,048 +0.76
750–775 756 16 130.00–140.00 $131.90 $997 -4.72
754–772 value added 762 31 144.00–154.25 $149.89 $1,142 -2.85
800–840 822 45 139.50–149.50 $144.41 $1,187 -2.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–344 338 12 191.00–201.00 $194.55 $658 -8.11
355–390 375 25 184.00–194.00 $190.75 $715 -3.46
408–430 418 57 170.00–180.00 $174.85 $731 -8.80
413–423 value added 420 13 175.00–175.50 $175.35 $736 —
450–490 unweaned 472 32 165.00–166.50 $166.13 $784 +2.94
458–495 474 113 167.00–177.00 $174.32 $826 +2.64
508–525 unweaned 513 30 149.50–159.50 $158.35 $812 +2.16
510–548 527 20 155.50–165.50 $160.49 $846 -3.82
527–536 value added 531 23 166.50–170.50 $168.08 $893 —
551–593 571 73 150.00–160.00 $155.43 $888 -1.51
570–598 unweaned 596 13 146.00–151.00 $150.63 $898 —
600–637 623 18 138.00–148.00 $142.52 $888 +0.01
610–635 unweaned 625 16 139.00–146.00 $144.75 $905 +0.25
627–645 value added 632 10 144.50–150.00 $148.32 $937 —
653–680 665 31 131.00–141.00 $136.26 $906 -4.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 315 20 180.00–190.00 $185.41 $584 -8.76
325 unweaned 325 2 175.00 $175.00 $569 —
370–385 unweaned 377 11 170.00–176.50 $174.09 $656 —
363–398 380 22 173.00–183.00 $177.71 $675 -3.32
404–446 418 105 159.00–169.00 $167.35 $700 -2.07
428–449 unweaned 446 29 148.00–156.00 $154.00 $687 —
455–499 482 107 156.00–166.00 $164.17 $791 +7.49
477–493 unweaned 486 21 144.50–154.00 $148.71 $723 —
531–540 unweaned 532 17 135.00–142.50 $141.60 $753 -0.91
521–549 537 36 144.00–154.00 $149.08 $801 -5.94
553–565 unweaned 559 19 130.00–146.50 $136.35 $762 +1.46
573–588 582 33 139.00–149.00 $145.69 $848 +0.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–329 value added 320 13 157.00–167.00 $160.68 $514 —
308–338 329 33 145.00–155.00 $149.65 $492 -8.22
325–344 unweaned 342 11 145.00–148.00 $147.74 $505 —
350–390 value added 377 19 154.00–160.00 $156.74 $591 -2.39
360–399 388 57 143.00–153.00 $147.83 $574 -3.62
400–425 value added 408 15 160.50–164.00 $161.83 $660 -0.36
409–445 unweaned 417 9 145.00–146.00 $145.76 $608 +5.59
400–449 434 38 147.00–157.00 $150.31 $652 -1.29
454–472 value added 462 7 156.00–158.00 $156.88 $725 -1.49
450–490 467 73 145.00–155.00 $149.08 $696 -3.00
469–475 unweaned 471 8 144.00–150.00 $148.49 $699 +8.74
515–530 unweaned 521 16 144.00–144.50 $144.19 $751 —
502–547 525 131 136.00–146.00 $141.24 $742 -2.19
509–537 value added 526 30 145.75–148.50 $146.61 $771 -10.87
550–565 557 19 135.00–145.00 $140.25 $781 +2.19
557–593 unweaned 576 17 130.00–137.00 $133.19 $767 —
600–626 value added 621 45 142.00–143.50 $143.00 $888 -6.66
615–649 623 85 130.00–140.50 $133.64 $833 -7.41
622–633 unweaned 626 18 130.00–133.00 $131.99 $826 -5.01
663–688 683 50 129.00–139.00 $133.82 $914 +1.60
701–744 728 74 124.50–134.50 $127.66 $929 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–337 unweaned 333 17 137.00–140.00 $139.68 $465 +2.68
310–348 334 27 134.00–144.00 $139.22 $465 -7.09
355–360 value added 356 13 145.00–150.00 $145.78 $519 —
353–395 unweaned 369 21 136.00–144.00 $140.33 $518 —
370–391 389 21 132.00–142.00 $138.40 $538 -1.16
403–407 value added 405 30 148.00–155.00 $151.05 $612 —
400–430 unweaned 413 17 130.00–137.00 $133.03 $549 +2.03
400–434 426 36 136.00–146.00 $142.70 $608 +1.96
452–487 value added 479 35 144.50–154.00 $146.35 $701 —
470–498 486 28 134.00–144.00 $138.26 $672 -2.48
510–528 value added 521 19 139.00–141.50 $140.17 $730 —
527–548 537 27 125.00–135.00 $132.40 $711 -1.96
555–586 value added 578 16 135.00–139.00 $137.45 $794 —
575–591 585 28 124.00–134.00 $129.10 $755 +2.99
583–592 unweaned 591 14 120.00–123.00 $120.42 $712 +0.42
607–610 value added 607 21 129.00–130.00 $129.90 $788 —
606–640 626 31 119.00–129.00 $123.78 $775 -0.11
626–645 unweaned 633 10 111.00–119.00 $113.91 $721 -8.09
669–695 675 38 118.00–128.00 $123.06 $831 +1.04
660–695 unweaned 689 16 112.00–120.00 $116.11 $800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 unweaned 344 4 172.00 $172.00 $592 —
415 unweaned 415 5 120.00 $120.00 $498 —
403–445 417 18 125.00–135.00 $131.63 $549 —
455–485 470 37 123.00–133.00 $128.60 $604 —
470–485 unweaned 475 6 119.00–128.00 $124.04 $589 —
510–524 515 20 114.00–124.00 $117.55 $605 —
550–598 580 22 113.00–123.00 $115.77 $671 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–335 332 7 191.50–201.50 $198.62 $659 +1.05
350–395 385 11 182.00–192.00 $184.95 $712 -1.52
392–398 unweaned 394 11 175.50–182.00 $177.29 $699 —
405–440 value added 414 4 171.00–180.00 $177.61 $735 -15.23
403–449 424 15 160.00–171.00 $163.26 $692 -12.40
475–483 value added 480 7 161.00–165.00 $162.70 $781 -24.80
472–496 483 40 149.50–159.50 $154.77 $748 -12.95
488–490 unweaned 489 14 150.00–155.00 $151.78 $742 -7.13
511–544 529 27 152.00–162.00 $156.31 $827 -1.16
551–555 552 7 147.00–157.00 $154.13 $851 +4.80
578–588 unweaned 584 10 138.00–148.00 $145.11 $847 +6.42
613–638 624 22 137.50–147.50 $142.54 $889 +1.62
655–698 660 31 135.00–145.00 $139.97 $924 +1.04
705 value added 705 3 138.50 $138.50 $976 —
705–739 724 21 116.00–126.00 $120.88 $875 -4.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 374 29 169.00–179.00 $173.82 $650 -3.10
377–385 unweaned 382 9 157.00–165.00 $162.37 $620 -4.20
403 unweaned 403 2 136.00 $136.00 $548 -17.00
403–437 427 19 145.00–154.00 $149.53 $638 -16.33
443 value added 443 2 165.00 $165.00 $731 —
509–543 531 33 140.00–150.00 $145.29 $771 -0.89
563–593 581 37 136.00–146.00 $140.34 $815 +3.84

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–990 928 85-90% 17 46.00–49.00 $47.87 $444 +1.53
805–990 947 85-90% 26 40.00–45.00 $42.15 $399 -4.19
860–995 952 85-90% 35 34.00–38.00 $36.24 $345 -4.40
1000–1170 1074 85-90% 24 34.00–39.00 $37.73 $405 -0.81
1010–1265 1105 85-90% 60 40.00–45.00 $43.60 $482 -18.95
1000–1415 1180 85-90% 56 46.00–52.00 $49.45 $584 -4.68
1140–1380 1256 85-90% 13 52.50–57.00 $54.06 $679 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1370 1167 80-85% 14 43.00–48.00 $45.59 $532 —
1080–1321 1238 80-85% 48 49.00–54.00 $51.37 $636 -7.93
1245 1245 80-85% 2 41.00 $41.00 $510 -18.30
1210–1415 1291 80-85% 5 55.00–58.00 $56.22 $726 -10.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 75-80% 1 44.00 $44.00 $508 —
1255 1255 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $778 +4.58
1180–1560 1391 75-80% 52 51.00–55.00 $53.22 $740 —
1290–1615 1419 75-80% 10 56.00–61.00 $57.87 $821 +7.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1605 1510 5 71.00–76.00 $72.99 $1,102 —
1445–2125 1703 16 77.00–83.00 $79.14 $1,348 —
1565–2010 1733 4 85.00–89.00 $86.54 $1,500 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1260 1106 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 600.00–850.00 $730.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,110.00 $1,110.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1200 1098 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 600.00–950.00 $750.80

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1013–1450 1124 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,067.80 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1080 1019 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 610.00–685.00 $635.64 -207.88

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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.