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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

2,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.60/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 318 lb · 168 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.15/cwt +8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 469 lb · 82 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.98/cwt +8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 420 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,390 2,235 2,704
Feeder cattle 2,076 1,886 2,419
Slaughter cattle 271 316 278
Replacement cattle 43 33 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-7.00 higher. Value Added Cattle 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good thru attractive. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Lightweight slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 4 237.00 $237.00 $711 +4.50
300–330 313 13 217.00–227.00 $219.41 $687 -3.07
376–390 value added 377 10 221.00–225.00 $224.59 $847 +1.35
350–398 387 15 210.50–220.50 $218.06 $844 +0.83
401–435 value added 417 20 217.00–221.50 $219.84 $917 +3.27
401–445 428 40 206.00–216.00 $211.38 $905 +5.69
454 value added 454 4 225.50 $225.50 $1,024 —
455–490 474 37 210.00–220.00 $215.74 $1,023 +6.53
507 value added 507 10 219.50 $219.50 $1,113 —
505–511 509 25 205.50–215.50 $212.16 $1,080 +8.92
555–575 562 22 190.00–200.00 $196.38 $1,104 -4.86
608–613 value added 612 8 186.50–189.00 $188.38 $1,153 +4.37
600–644 613 31 175.00–185.00 $181.77 $1,114 +6.23
655–680 668 30 170.00–180.00 $176.53 $1,179 +7.33
700–747 741 13 148.50–158.50 $149.94 $1,111 -2.08
753–795 787 24 144.50–154.50 $148.40 $1,168 +2.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 326 44 206.00–216.00 $211.13 $688 -1.24
365–398 376 21 199.00–209.00 $202.58 $762 -1.35
415–444 425 53 195.00–205.00 $200.09 $850 +7.77
452–495 469 35 199.00–209.50 $204.95 $961 +5.11
455–480 unweaned 473 11 193.00–196.00 $193.79 $917 —
510–545 530 33 194.00–204.00 $196.79 $1,043 +3.06
560–589 577 16 179.00–189.00 $184.62 $1,065 -5.67
599 unweaned 599 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 341 5 195.00–200.00 $197.57 $674 —
508–533 518 27 180.00–190.00 $184.93 $958 —
540 unweaned 540 18 176.00 $176.00 $950 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–335 318 168 180.00–190.00 $180.60 $574 +1.27
350–399 377 58 179.00–189.00 $182.72 $689 +5.01
401–430 value added 406 18 185.00–191.50 $188.85 $767 —
400–445 425 52 173.00–183.00 $178.25 $758 +5.65
451–495 469 82 174.00–184.00 $180.15 $845 +7.85
503–520 value added 509 10 180.00–182.00 $181.41 $923 —
500–548 528 39 166.50–176.50 $169.35 $894 +3.64
554–588 572 59 155.00–165.00 $161.05 $921 -1.32
603–637 624 16 141.50–151.50 $143.67 $897 +1.68
656–670 662 25 140.00–150.00 $143.86 $952 -0.87
751 751 10 161.00 $161.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 320 29 168.00–179.00 $175.14 $560 +7.51
355–395 375 26 168.00–178.00 $175.03 $656 +10.66
405–437 422 37 162.00–172.00 $167.46 $707 +2.50
450–496 479 54 163.00–173.00 $169.83 $813 +3.83
519–548 533 29 155.50–166.00 $162.08 $864 +6.07
550–590 572 68 144.00–154.00 $151.10 $864 -1.70
613–633 622 11 130.00–140.50 $137.25 $854 —
675–680 678 4 121.00–130.00 $125.52 $851 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 333 16 155.00–167.00 $161.46 $538 —
367–390 381 9 155.00–160.00 $157.99 $602 —
400–435 417 31 151.00–161.00 $157.96 $659 +6.98
455–470 464 17 152.00–162.00 $154.25 $716 —
480–490 unweaned 488 16 148.00–150.00 $149.51 $730 —
505–545 533 20 144.00–154.00 $150.70 $803 +8.50
590 590 5 142.50 $142.50 $841 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 10 198.00–208.00 $202.64 $638 -2.62
345 value added 345 1 210.00 $210.00 $724 —
358 value added 358 3 203.00 $203.00 $727 —
350–395 373 9 190.00–200.00 $195.29 $728 -21.04
420 value added 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 -7.00
405–444 423 15 186.00–196.00 $191.99 $812 +0.07
454 value added 454 5 205.00 $205.00 $931 —
450–478 467 22 186.50–198.00 $194.61 $909 +19.54
513 value added 513 5 190.00 $190.00 $975 —
500–535 516 5 174.00–184.00 $176.77 $912 +6.66
555–582 564 19 169.00–179.00 $172.20 $971 +2.83
560–575 unweaned 572 14 162.50–165.00 $164.46 $941 —
575 value added 575 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 —
608–646 629 16 166.50–176.00 $168.91 $1,062 +8.30
630 unweaned 630 1 150.00 $150.00 $945 —
710 710 1 150.50 $150.50 $1,069 —
758–760 759 3 141.00–144.50 $143.33 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 482 30 173.00–185.00 $176.65 $851 +11.87
503–548 528 24 163.00–173.00 $167.92 $887 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–940 878 85-90% 8 66.00–70.00 $68.24 $599 +4.58
810–950 897 85-90% 13 79.00–82.00 $80.56 $723 +16.90
870–975 898 85-90% 8 73.00–76.00 $74.03 $665 +10.37
925–975 956 85-90% 8 84.00–88.00 $85.49 $817 —
1025–1125 1051 85-90% 9 79.00–83.00 $80.57 $847 —
1040–1230 1161 85-90% 21 85.00–90.00 $86.57 $1,005 -0.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1655 1311 75-80% 11 88.50–93.00 $90.46 $1,186 -1.44
1315 1315 75-80% 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,236 +2.10
1370–1580 1450 75-80% 8 83.00–86.00 $84.73 $1,229 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 80-85% 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,015 —
1190 1190 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,035 —
1155–1430 1350 80-85% 11 90.00–95.00 $92.53 $1,249 -5.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–2080 1522 16 103.00–109.00 $106.73 $1,624 —
1460–1965 1756 11 110.00–115.00 $111.99 $1,967 -6.30
1730–1900 1806 4 117.00–121.00 $119.00 $2,149 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1009–1134 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 900.00–935.00 $909.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1066–1155 1111 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,025.00–1,060.00 $1,043.20

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1115 1042 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,025.00–1,325.00 $1,137.28

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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
1010–1200 1072 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 1,050.00–1,235.00 $1,090.64 —

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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.