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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

2,059 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.12/cwt +5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 433 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.51/cwt +9.46 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 568 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $159.03/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 471 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,059 2,390 1,589
Feeder cattle 1,720 2,076 1,291
Slaughter cattle 323 271 261
Replacement cattle 16 43 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 value added 305 4 229.00 $229.00 $698 -8.00
300–333 320 11 217.50–227.50 $225.03 $720 +5.62
360–380 378 10 213.50–223.50 $215.06 $813 -3.00
380 unweaned 380 2 212.00 $212.00 $806 —
400–435 417 31 210.00–220.00 $216.42 $902 +5.04
425–430 unweaned 429 8 203.00–208.00 $204.24 $876 —
458–478 469 23 209.00–219.00 $213.84 $1,003 -1.90
477 unweaned 477 3 205.00 $205.00 $978 —
500–531 514 27 194.00–204.00 $200.67 $1,031 -11.49
550–590 566 42 190.00–200.00 $193.99 $1,098 -2.39
600–608 value added 606 7 186.00–190.00 $189.36 $1,148 +0.98
600–615 607 8 175.50–185.50 $177.63 $1,078 -4.14
661–690 671 12 170.00–180.00 $175.96 $1,181 -0.57
714–740 721 31 150.00–160.00 $154.20 $1,112 +4.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–341 330 9 206.00–216.00 $211.08 $697 -0.05
350–398 376 37 203.00–213.00 $204.99 $771 +2.41
398 unweaned 398 3 197.00 $197.00 $784 —
409–445 422 33 199.00–209.00 $203.00 $857 +2.91
427–445 unweaned 431 10 198.00 $198.00 $853 —
465–490 475 41 198.00–208.00 $203.45 $966 -1.50
532–540 536 21 183.00–193.00 $188.20 $1,009 -8.59
540 unweaned 540 5 183.00 $183.00 $988 —
570–587 579 24 179.00–189.00 $184.44 $1,068 -0.18
607–637 617 17 164.00–174.00 $166.61 $1,028 —
670–688 683 18 159.00–169.00 $165.76 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 330 24 195.00–205.00 $197.67 $652 +0.10
354–390 368 15 192.00–202.00 $198.46 $730 —
379–393 unweaned 386 15 180.00 $180.00 $695 —
400–440 414 44 188.00–198.00 $193.87 $803 —
430 unweaned 430 7 180.00 $180.00 $774 —
453–480 unweaned 463 11 182.00–184.00 $183.25 $848 —
450–495 484 24 187.00–197.00 $193.68 $937 —
500–540 527 20 172.00–182.00 $179.21 $944 -5.72
568–581 576 27 168.00–178.00 $173.23 $998 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 2 167.00 $167.00 $543 —
320–345 341 17 170.00–180.00 $177.00 $604 +1.86
355–395 376 28 167.00–177.00 $171.49 $645 -3.54
405–449 433 69 167.00–177.00 $173.12 $750 +5.66
463–496 483 58 165.00–175.00 $170.35 $823 +0.52
510–544 524 37 154.00–164.00 $156.97 $823 -5.11
558–590 570 49 149.00–159.00 $154.57 $881 +3.47
580–583 unweaned 582 5 146.50–148.00 $146.80 $854 —
600–640 625 7 126.00–136.00 $132.80 $830 -4.45
655–698 679 18 124.00–135.50 $129.10 $877 +3.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–330 317 12 181.00–191.00 $186.68 $592 +6.08
345 unweaned 345 2 178.00 $178.00 $614 —
364–395 377 36 178.50–188.50 $183.39 $691 +0.67
405 value added 405 4 192.00 $192.00 $778 +3.15
400–435 418 35 178.00–188.00 $182.30 $762 +4.05
457–493 470 35 176.00–186.00 $183.11 $861 +2.96
502 value added 502 7 179.00 $179.00 $899 -2.41
503 unweaned 503 3 161.00 $161.00 $810 —
500–517 507 18 165.00–175.00 $170.24 $863 +0.89
561 value added 561 34 174.50 $174.50 $979 —
558–588 575 30 160.00–170.00 $165.99 $954 +4.94
606 value added 606 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,024 —
600–645 631 17 137.50–147.50 $141.64 $894 -2.03
655–688 673 28 135.50–145.50 $140.15 $943 -3.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 329 17 159.00–169.00 $164.30 $541 +2.84
420 unweaned 420 7 151.00 $151.00 $634 —
425–444 434 35 156.00–166.00 $159.63 $693 +1.67
460 value added 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
455–492 471 53 153.00–164.00 $160.91 $758 +6.66
472 unweaned 472 10 150.00 $150.00 $708 +0.49
509–544 524 47 143.00–153.00 $149.48 $783 -1.22
555–578 573 33 143.00–153.00 $149.84 $859 +7.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–433 417 12 179.00–189.00 $184.80 $771 —
453–485 465 33 178.50–189.00 $180.79 $841 +4.14
505–530 520 22 166.00–176.00 $169.48 $881 +1.56
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 value added 308 2 225.00 $225.00 $693 —
300–345 319 6 185.00–195.00 $189.09 $603 -13.55
350–395 384 24 180.00–191.00 $182.47 $701 -12.82
408–430 417 14 190.00–200.00 $197.10 $822 +5.11
455 value added 455 4 200.00 $200.00 $910 -5.00
510–530 523 3 177.00–187.00 $180.25 $943 +3.48

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595–995 773 85-90% 6 67.00–71.00 $69.61 $538 —
680–990 839 85-90% 7 80.00–86.00 $82.89 $695 —
815–895 852 85-90% 36 52.00–58.00 $55.20 $470 -13.04
830–990 906 85-90% 7 75.00–79.00 $77.71 $704 —
1065 1065 85-90% 1 92.50 $92.50 $985 +11.93
1035–1170 1103 85-90% 2 76.00–78.00 $77.06 $850 —
1055–1350 1168 85-90% 22 84.00–89.00 $86.59 $1,011 +0.02
1000–1385 1191 85-90% 36 79.00–84.50 $82.18 $979 -4.39
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1335 1117 80-85% 17 78.00–83.00 $80.24 $896 —
1100–1495 1232 80-85% 33 84.00–88.50 $86.28 $1,063 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 91.50 $91.50 $1,144 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,100 —
1065–1510 1308 75-80% 23 82.00–87.50 $85.35 $1,116 -5.11
1210–1650 1386 75-80% 6 88.50–90.50 $89.22 $1,237 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1905 1553 13 104.00–109.00 $106.83 $1,659 —
1580–2135 1758 9 110.00–116.00 $111.66 $1,963 -0.33
1725–1820 1773 2 119.00–122.00 $120.54 $2,137 +8.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1033–1061 1044 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 935.00–960.00 $945.16

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1565 1565 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,635.00 $1,635.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.