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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

4,242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $206.34/cwt -9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 478 lb · 200 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.88/cwt -6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 437 lb · 182 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $221.85/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 425 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,242 3,509 2,648
Feeder cattle 3,480 3,012 2,232
Slaughter cattle 737 455 392
Replacement cattle 25 42 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 lower. Heifers 4.00-6.00 lower. Value Added cattle had a slightly lower undertone noted. Demand good. Quality plain, few attractive. Slaughter Cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00-9.00 higher. A reminder: The Tulsa Stockyards will be closed Monday September 5, 2022, to observe Labor Day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 27 237.00–247.00 $239.85 $744 +2.40
313–340 value added 324 10 248.00–250.00 $249.61 $809 -2.23
360–367 value added 364 4 250.00 $250.00 $910 —
350–390 378 31 234.00–244.00 $237.95 $899 +2.59
413 value added 413 2 238.00 $238.00 $983 —
415–437 unweaned 418 46 218.00–219.50 $219.30 $917 +0.07
405–446 429 89 220.00–230.00 $222.81 $956 -2.96
453 value added 453 3 219.50 $219.50 $994 —
450–487 470 105 205.00–215.00 $211.18 $993 -6.56
472–497 unweaned 488 92 198.00–203.75 $200.39 $978 -10.66
501–542 value added 524 68 197.00–210.00 $205.34 $1,076 —
529 unweaned 529 9 185.00 $185.00 $979 -8.06
500–549 534 45 186.50–196.50 $193.49 $1,033 -13.56
550–595 572 55 190.50–200.50 $196.06 $1,121 -7.09
603–649 626 50 190.00–200.00 $193.12 $1,209 +0.15
630 value added 630 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,285 -0.21
663 value added 663 12 188.00 $188.00 $1,246 -8.50
655–695 670 49 175.00–185.00 $182.31 $1,221 -7.99
700 value added 700 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,211 -14.60
700–745 723 12 162.00–172.00 $167.20 $1,209 -3.77
750–779 769 3 155.00–165.00 $158.25 $1,217 -23.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–335 321 5 226.00–236.00 $231.17 $742 +3.99
349 unweaned 349 7 220.00 $220.00 $768 —
355 unweaned 355 2 220.00 $220.00 $781 —
350–388 367 9 223.00–233.00 $228.44 $838 +5.60
400–441 418 125 209.00–219.00 $213.33 $892 -0.46
423 thin fleshed 423 3 208.00 $208.00 $880 —
458–499 483 99 194.00–204.00 $199.09 $962 -7.63
523–541 534 58 175.00–185.00 $181.15 $967 -15.83
534–548 unweaned 539 6 157.00–160.00 $158.98 $857 -26.02
550–591 574 64 179.00–189.00 $183.33 $1,052 -11.89
600–610 unweaned 605 4 170.00–173.00 $171.51 $1,038 —
606–644 629 51 179.00–189.00 $183.79 $1,156 -1.15
665–690 684 59 164.00–174.00 $170.29 $1,165 -6.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 331 21 215.00–225.00 $219.45 $726 +2.18
355 thin fleshed 355 3 191.00 $191.00 $678 —
354–383 unweaned 368 35 191.50–210.00 $202.38 $745 +4.38
365–395 379 41 212.00–222.00 $214.02 $811 +1.72
404–445 427 55 198.00–208.00 $203.13 $867 -2.29
425–430 unweaned 429 8 181.00–190.00 $188.89 $810 -5.32
455–480 464 42 183.00–193.00 $188.52 $875 -10.33
471–490 unweaned 478 14 171.00–180.00 $173.61 $830 -16.21
501–535 516 50 164.00–174.00 $167.61 $865 -18.16
544 unweaned 544 2 160.00 $160.00 $870 -20.00
577–587 582 41 168.50–178.00 $172.56 $1,004 -12.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 value added 332 3 186.00 $186.00 $618 -12.75
302–345 337 33 175.00–185.00 $176.85 $596 -13.52
350–395 365 79 177.00–187.00 $182.76 $667 -6.74
364–398 value added 380 8 188.00–190.00 $188.78 $717 —
390 unweaned 390 4 175.00 $175.00 $682 ±0.00
417 value added 417 3 191.00 $191.00 $796 —
400–448 432 121 179.50–189.50 $182.61 $789 -5.20
444–449 unweaned 448 58 176.50–179.00 $176.76 $792 -3.83
455–495 471 104 179.00–189.00 $182.56 $860 -3.10
475 unweaned 475 1 173.00 $173.00 $822 -1.64
503–548 522 67 170.50–180.50 $176.78 $923 -3.62
535–543 unweaned 541 16 165.00–168.50 $167.63 $907 -2.76
550–599 581 72 165.00–175.00 $171.28 $995 -5.78
600–648 619 119 164.00–174.00 $168.56 $1,043 -3.10
650–677 670 8 159.00–169.00 $163.44 $1,095 -2.59
695 value added 695 2 170.50 $170.50 $1,185 —
700–745 value added 718 8 165.00–171.00 $167.98 $1,206 +1.48
700–745 726 7 150.00–160.00 $157.99 $1,147 +0.67
769 value added 769 11 161.00 $161.00 $1,238 -9.00
765–796 793 16 149.00–159.50 $158.55 $1,257 -1.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 thin fleshed 319 7 149.00 $149.00 $475 —
300–344 324 13 153.00–163.00 $159.12 $516 -9.73
355–380 368 8 155.00–165.00 $161.26 $593 -5.49
385 unweaned 385 2 152.00 $152.00 $585 -5.00
403 thin fleshed 403 6 166.50 $166.50 $671 —
419 unweaned 419 2 155.00 $155.00 $649 —
400–446 430 64 158.00–168.00 $160.80 $691 -3.39
465–493 485 95 157.00–167.00 $162.57 $788 -2.45
490 thin fleshed 490 4 166.50 $166.50 $816 —
490 unweaned 490 2 150.00 $150.00 $735 -5.00
505–527 unweaned 513 8 140.00–145.00 $141.84 $728 -2.14
500–543 532 48 148.00–158.00 $155.03 $825 -1.45
561–587 572 72 143.00–153.00 $149.69 $856 -2.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 thin fleshed 312 3 173.00 $173.00 $540 —
300–345 321 17 164.00–174.00 $168.47 $541 -11.25
350–388 361 21 166.00–176.00 $171.07 $618 -9.91
405 unweaned 405 2 165.00 $165.00 $668 -3.00
415 thin fleshed 415 2 169.00 $169.00 $701 —
400–445 423 46 169.00–179.00 $175.17 $741 -2.32
450–498 483 49 168.00–178.00 $173.82 $840 -2.08
485–494 unweaned 492 8 160.00–165.00 $163.77 $806 —
500–545 522 68 159.00–169.00 $164.18 $857 -2.54
555 unweaned 555 2 152.00 $152.00 $844 —
550–588 577 62 154.00–164.00 $160.02 $923 -2.85
600–643 621 12 153.00–163.50 $159.10 $988 +1.57
745 745 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–330 312 20 210.00–220.00 $211.53 $660 -9.73
350 unweaned 350 1 206.00 $206.00 $721 -12.00
358 value added 358 3 230.00 $230.00 $823 -16.00
377–396 385 19 209.00–219.00 $214.98 $828 -16.85
400–445 420 17 199.50–209.00 $204.56 $859 -6.54
420 value added 420 2 213.50 $213.50 $897 —
460–483 466 18 190.00–200.00 $194.15 $905 -10.01
505–525 515 23 186.50–196.50 $192.24 $990 +2.12
515–528 unweaned 524 7 175.00–181.00 $176.68 $926 —
550–598 572 34 171.00–181.00 $176.00 $1,007 -4.93
565–585 unweaned 578 10 154.00–160.00 $158.24 $915 -12.76
600–634 622 31 168.00–178.00 $171.43 $1,066 -5.33
655–681 662 7 164.00–174.00 $166.94 $1,105 -3.38
700–744 733 6 148.00–158.50 $150.82 $1,106 -3.81
760–795 776 11 145.00–155.00 $146.97 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 344 10 191.00–201.00 $200.08 $688 —
356 unweaned 356 4 190.00 $190.00 $676 —
363–397 389 24 192.00–202.00 $199.29 $775 -2.48
425 unweaned 425 2 181.00 $181.00 $769 -5.95
415–448 430 23 188.00–198.00 $191.73 $824 -9.88
459–495 unweaned 466 5 170.00–171.00 $170.21 $793 -10.24
458–490 473 30 179.00–189.00 $184.66 $873 -9.29
502–528 515 24 175.00–185.00 $179.25 $923 -0.62
538 unweaned 538 3 173.00 $173.00 $931 ±0.00
555–585 572 30 160.00–170.00 $166.86 $954 -1.02
602–640 611 16 155.00–167.00 $157.14 $960 -9.37
650 650 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–990 865 85-90% 38 63.00–68.50 $65.69 $568 —
775–990 905 85-90% 42 69.00–74.00 $71.39 $646 +5.50
890–985 932 85-90% 70 75.00–80.00 $75.68 $705 -0.80
1005–1233 1099 85-90% 88 76.50–81.50 $79.07 $869 +6.42
1099–1155 1127 85-90% 4 66.00–67.00 $66.51 $750 -16.25
1010–1288 1129 85-90% 24 70.00–74.50 $72.21 $815 -10.55
1011–1622 1218 85-90% 58 83.00–87.00 $84.53 $1,030 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1540 1243 75-80% 84 86.00–91.00 $87.51 $1,088 —
1035–1445 1259 75-80% 72 79.50–85.00 $83.93 $1,057 +5.29
1433–1677 1600 75-80% 20 92.00–97.50 $96.43 $1,543 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1188 1116 80-85% 5 76.00–80.50 $77.31 $863 —
1115–1355 1169 80-85% 36 83.00–84.50 $83.52 $976 +4.42
1060–1566 1213 80-85% 38 85.00–89.00 $86.19 $1,045 +2.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1388–2230 1634 10 115.00–120.00 $117.82 $1,925 —
1570–1940 1755 2 107.00–111.00 $108.79 $1,909 —
1470–1930 1763 6 122.00–127.00 $123.58 $2,179 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1077 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 730.00–1,100.00 $911.53

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1105 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,075.00–1,300.00 $1,222.29

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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
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.