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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

1,867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.81/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 521 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.63/cwt -6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 570 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.83/cwt -17.11 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 526 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,867 4,511 1,773
Feeder cattle 1,463 3,660 1,594
Slaughter cattle 348 807 171
Replacement cattle 56 44 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher, with the exception of 500-600 pound steers which were sharply lower on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher, with instances of up to 8.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly good to attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 unweaned 227 3 205.00 $205.00 $465 —
276–290 279 6 219.00–230.00 $224.80 $627 —
305–336 321 17 217.00–231.00 $223.32 $717 +35.94
368–390 381 11 199.00–223.00 $203.87 $777 +12.30
410–430 value added 418 19 202.00–204.00 $203.10 $849 +2.14
403–448 426 29 187.00–197.00 $191.53 $816 +12.66
455–491 468 24 185.00–197.00 $189.69 $888 +6.23
508–538 525 37 180.00–192.50 $181.02 $950 -15.25
524–543 unweaned 528 19 166.00–169.50 $168.67 $891 -3.33
552–591 565 31 177.50–184.00 $181.95 $1,028 -1.85
568 value added 568 6 196.00 $196.00 $1,113 +1.04
577 unweaned 577 17 159.50 $159.50 $920 —
618–623 619 37 174.00–189.00 $186.01 $1,151 +12.04
650–698 662 22 171.00–181.00 $175.99 $1,165 +16.41
735 735 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,264 +14.39
755 755 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,208 —
814 814 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,270 —
858 858 2 154.50 $154.50 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 170.00 $170.00 $583 -6.89
350–388 379 12 179.00–197.00 $186.98 $709 +3.02
409–430 421 20 170.00–180.00 $174.37 $734 +5.32
439 unweaned 439 5 165.00 $165.00 $724 —
475 thin fleshed 475 4 184.00 $184.00 $874 —
480–494 490 17 169.50–181.00 $174.93 $857 +1.16
522–533 527 16 166.00–178.00 $174.12 $918 -6.72
550–597 566 19 162.00–176.00 $169.95 $962 +0.05
623–638 626 9 168.50–171.00 $170.43 $1,067 +9.50
668–680 674 12 161.00–169.50 $165.73 $1,117 +11.62
1025 1025 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–497 473 13 155.00–167.00 $159.08 $752 -3.62
500–518 511 5 156.00–160.00 $157.57 $805 -13.65
552 552 3 160.00 $160.00 $883 +0.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–343 334 10 163.00–171.00 $166.05 $555 +8.85
365–397 375 29 170.00–180.00 $173.64 $651 +20.27
405–449 431 31 155.00–163.00 $160.36 $691 +3.20
470 value added 470 3 171.50 $171.50 $806 +4.63
453–497 474 52 158.00–166.00 $161.99 $768 +2.07
500–540 521 79 155.00–165.50 $159.81 $833 +2.46
553–590 570 66 150.00–165.50 $155.63 $887 -3.83
600–636 612 45 150.00–160.00 $157.67 $965 +7.00
650–669 658 14 145.00–155.00 $147.31 $969 +3.20
673 673 3 125.00 $125.00 $841 -19.11
702–710 704 9 143.50–145.00 $144.39 $1,017 +10.47
757 757 5 133.50 $133.50 $1,011 +7.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 6 162.00 $162.00 $418 —
313–345 329 7 160.00–168.00 $164.75 $542 +19.02
380–383 381 8 159.00–164.00 $161.62 $616 +17.03
418–420 419 5 152.00–160.00 $156.81 $657 +10.27
460–469 467 8 154.00–158.50 $157.39 $735 +7.86
515–545 536 20 146.00–156.00 $151.65 $813 +0.99
552 552 3 143.00 $143.00 $789 -6.39
627 627 3 134.00 $134.00 $840 -3.09
695 695 6 138.00 $138.00 $959 +2.32
700 700 2 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
923 923 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 152.00 $152.00 $468 +18.21
391 391 8 150.00 $150.00 $586 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 2 204.00 $204.00 $537 —
420 420 1 173.00 $173.00 $727 +6.93
455–480 472 3 168.00–170.50 $168.80 $797 +9.10
543 543 4 169.00 $169.00 $918 +19.63
558–580 565 9 150.00–161.00 $157.24 $888 +6.99
668 668 2 142.00 $142.00 $949 +3.03
715 715 10 136.00 $136.00 $972 +1.58
795 795 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,073 +3.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 2 152.00 $152.00 $613 -2.27
569 569 5 148.50 $148.50 $845 +12.63
638 638 2 130.00 $130.00 $829 +1.21

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–845 830 85-90% 2 41.00–46.00 $43.55 $361 —
830–995 896 85-90% 5 54.00–61.00 $57.89 $519 —
890–970 945 85-90% 6 64.00–70.00 $66.08 $624 +9.29
1065–1105 1085 85-90% 2 56.00–61.00 $58.45 $634 -0.49
1010–1171 1111 85-90% 89 64.50–71.00 $67.39 $749 —
1120–1155 1138 85-90% 2 73.00–75.00 $74.02 $842 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1440 1260 80-85% 47 71.00–77.00 $72.66 $916 +5.30
1305–1615 1406 80-85% 4 78.50–79.00 $78.74 $1,107 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1540 1458 75-80% 3 73.00–80.00 $76.88 $1,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1830 1477 9 80.00–87.00 $83.33 $1,231 —
1100–2180 1609 9 88.00–95.00 $92.31 $1,485 —
2070 2070 1 98.00 $98.00 $2,029 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00 $650.00
725–1035 880 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 710.00–800.00 $762.93
1148 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–900 883 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,160.00–1,175.00 $1,170.19 —
1000–1200 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 960.00–1,150.00 $1,063.64 —
1150–1350 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,153.29 +99.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 885.00 $885.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
500 500 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 635.00 $635.00 —

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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.