Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

1,118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.25/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 462 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $210.99/cwt +12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 511 lb · 58 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.11/cwt -4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 425 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,118	2,840	2,571
Feeder cattle	815	2,417	2,202
Slaughter cattle	276	378	332
Replacement cattle	27	45	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-3.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-5.00 lower, both in a light test. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–333	326	8	217.00–227.00	$221.43	$722	+4.57
383 unweaned	383	4	213.00	$213.00	$816	—
385–393	387	17	217.50–227.50	$221.75	$858	+0.58
408–445	440	39	208.50–218.50	$216.55	$953	+2.46
463–474	468	22	200.00–210.50	$205.96	$964	+1.01
505–511	511	58	201.50–211.50	$210.99	$1,078	+10.46
555–583	571	7	190.00–200.00	$195.83	$1,118	+0.63
601–640	607	17	172.50–182.50	$181.35	$1,101	+5.61
650–655	653	3	169.00–179.00	$172.32	$1,125	-2.23
700 value added	700	2	165.50	$165.50	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	336	5	206.00–213.50	$210.42	$707	+10.00
357–385	377	18	206.00–216.00	$211.55	$798	+3.40
396 unweaned	396	5	199.00	$199.00	$788	+8.38
450–490	466	20	189.00–199.00	$194.39	$906	-1.31
555–577	568	10	179.00–189.00	$183.85	$1,044	+1.68
600–644	629	6	163.50–171.00	$165.88	$1,043	+3.66
665–688	683	6	155.50–165.50	$159.17	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	3	185.00	$185.00	$853	-0.56
582	582	4	182.00	$182.00	$1,059	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–305	304	9	171.00–181.00	$177.68	$540	-1.64
356–378	370	23	177.50–187.50	$185.18	$685	+2.35
400–444	425	46	165.00–175.00	$172.11	$731	-5.93
456–496	462	58	165.50–176.00	$172.25	$796	-3.81
500–520	504	13	153.00–163.00	$161.76	$815	-10.12
560–597	591	12	149.00–159.00	$157.42	$930	-8.39
600–647	642	30	140.00–150.00	$148.92	$956	+3.91
725–740	736	6	119.50–129.50	$125.83	$926	-5.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–347	336	19	164.00–174.00	$169.41	$569	-0.94
356–398	382	19	166.00–176.50	$174.52	$667	+3.79
425	425	4	161.00	$161.00	$684	-6.18
470–494	484	16	154.50–164.50	$159.04	$770	-6.46
520–544	538	15	139.50–150.00	$145.97	$785	-12.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–333	319	17	153.00–163.00	$156.94	$501	-5.58
373–394	390	12	155.00–165.00	$157.46	$614	-4.45
460–496	476	8	143.00–153.00	$149.03	$709	-5.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	4	175.00	$175.00	$632	-11.43
400	400	2	190.00	$190.00	$760	+1.37
510	510	3	168.00	$168.00	$857	-10.94
573–595	581	8	171.50–181.00	$178.08	$1,035	+5.23
633	633	4	147.50	$147.50	$934	-2.98
687	687	3	149.50	$149.50	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–447	446	13	168.50–176.00	$170.18	$759	-8.29

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–905	856	85-90%	54	59.00–63.00	$61.45	$526	—
916–965	930	85-90%	26	71.00–78.50	$73.79	$686	+7.11
890–990	936	85-90%	14	65.00–69.00	$67.61	$633	+0.93
970–999	993	85-90%	12	80.00–84.00	$81.07	$805	—
1040–1210	1083	85-90%	21	78.00–82.50	$81.35	$881	—
1000–1180	1120	85-90%	3	66.00–70.00	$67.19	$753	-12.59
1040–1285	1130	85-90%	12	72.00–76.50	$74.85	$846	-4.93
1055–1370	1165	85-90%	12	83.00–86.00	$84.33	$982	+0.03

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1215	1138	80-85%	4	85.00–91.00	$88.20	$1,004	+9.12
1070–1355	1174	80-85%	8	80.00–85.00	$81.78	$960	—
1065–1405	1200	80-85%	8	92.00–94.00	$93.05	$1,117	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1345	1196	75-80%	12	84.00–87.50	$86.46	$1,034	+5.62
1245	1245	75-80%	2	94.00	$94.00	$1,170	—
1295–1450	1355	75-80%	6	82.00–83.00	$82.32	$1,115	-8.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1670	1496	5	96.50–100.00	$98.27	$1,470	—
1360–1725	1543	2	106.50–107.00	$106.72	$1,647	+9.19
1785–1925	1842	3	109.00–112.00	$111.03	$2,045	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1115	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	650.00–1,000.00	$829.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1110	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,226.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1314	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,172.86	—
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.