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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.83/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 835 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.36/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 536 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.91/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 625 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 939 2,497 3,311
Feeder cattle 787 2,191 3,090
Slaughter cattle 146 275 197
Replacement cattle 6 31 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Ice covering the entire trade area kept receipts too few to establish a trend. Demand good. Quality mostly plain. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher, both in a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–318 313 4 215.00–225.00 $220.59 $690 -6.45
355–398 371 16 216.00–228.00 $220.73 $819 -1.29
400–430 427 11 207.00–217.00 $207.85 $888 -9.49
450–475 469 4 205.00–215.00 $207.40 $973 -4.66
505–513 508 8 202.00–212.50 $205.98 $1,046 -1.33
550–583 572 3 185.00–195.00 $188.21 $1,077 -9.24
600–640 615 8 163.50–173.50 $165.65 $1,019 -10.16
650–680 670 13 162.00–172.00 $167.21 $1,120 -2.92
740 740 2 154.50 $154.50 $1,143 -4.26
788 788 9 145.25 $145.25 $1,145 -5.83
813–836 835 63 139.50–153.25 $152.83 $1,276 +5.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 11 192.00 $192.00 $655 -21.93
350–360 355 4 202.00–211.00 $208.72 $741 -1.99
408–410 408 17 182.00–194.00 $183.42 $748 -26.62
465–480 470 3 189.00–200.00 $196.26 $922 -4.75
510–539 536 25 191.00–199.00 $192.36 $1,031 -2.84
556 556 13 175.50 $175.50 $976 -8.62
624–640 625 18 157.50–159.00 $158.91 $993 -4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–474 470 9 174.00–186.00 $180.73 $849 -10.64
524 524 6 155.00 $155.00 $812 -31.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 326 14 166.00–176.00 $167.24 $545 -10.87
350–387 361 17 165.00–175.00 $171.85 $620 -9.41
405–437 422 16 160.00–171.00 $164.53 $694 -16.32
450–495 476 15 155.50–165.50 $159.66 $760 -17.76
505–540 519 5 147.00–157.00 $152.84 $793 -10.48
553–599 582 15 145.00–155.00 $150.93 $878 -8.24
600 600 6 144.00 $144.00 $864 -5.14
650–686 675 11 130.00–140.00 $130.88 $883 -17.59
707–724 720 14 130.00–135.00 $132.22 $952 -5.46
844 844 14 135.50 $135.50 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–437 426 5 151.00–157.50 $153.50 $654 -15.31
450–495 486 5 140.00–154.00 $151.41 $736 -16.59
525–535 530 2 140.00 $140.00 $742 -9.65
580 580 2 135.00 $135.00 $783 -11.62
635 635 3 141.00 $141.00 $895 +16.61
680–686 685 7 112.50–125.00 $114.27 $783 —
726 726 5 112.50 $112.50 $817 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 191.00 $191.00 $630 -9.00
373–378 376 5 209.00–221.00 $216.24 $813 +8.24
413 413 2 177.00 $177.00 $731 -13.13
483 483 6 185.50 $185.50 $896 -18.53
515 515 3 190.00 $190.00 $978 -1.43
564–585 568 5 140.00–160.00 $155.88 $885 -20.04
716 716 8 141.50 $141.50 $1,013 -14.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–547 545 4 170.00–179.00 $176.77 $963 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–875 845 85-90% 3 58.00–59.00 $58.33 $493 -2.23
775–970 889 85-90% 8 63.00–68.00 $63.89 $568 +8.05
795–990 941 85-90% 5 74.00–79.00 $77.43 $729 +2.28
900–995 948 85-90% 4 80.00–83.00 $80.98 $768 +5.83
1000–1220 1094 85-90% 5 74.00–78.00 $76.18 $833 —
1020–1230 1125 85-90% 2 68.00–70.00 $69.09 $777 -10.15
1000–1350 1150 85-90% 8 82.00–84.00 $82.87 $953 +8.63
1085–1275 1177 85-90% 3 85.00–87.50 $86.10 $1,013 +11.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1410 1302 75-80% 5 83.00–85.00 $84.08 $1,095 -1.65
1340–1480 1428 75-80% 5 93.00–98.00 $95.37 $1,362 —
1165–1720 1518 75-80% 15 87.00–92.00 $89.69 $1,361 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $979 —
1135–1360 1260 80-85% 10 82.00–87.50 $84.56 $1,065 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1605 1470 2 92.00–94.00 $93.09 $1,368 —
1490–1905 1660 4 99.00–105.00 $103.05 $1,711 —
1990 1990 1 112.00 $112.00 $2,229 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1245 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 875.00–1,285.00 $1,053.64

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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
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.