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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

5,164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.25/cwt +5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 528 lb · 192 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $191.96/cwt +7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 481 lb · 162 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $219.19/cwt +5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 436 lb · 140 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,164 4,242 4,095
Feeder cattle 4,270 3,480 3,680
Slaughter cattle 876 737 391
Replacement cattle 18 25 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Heifers 4.00-7.00 lower. Value Added steers 5.00-8.00 higher. Value Added Heifers mostly steady. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–345 325 53 230.00–240.00 $237.29 $771 +6.12
351–398 370 88 226.00–236.00 $231.44 $856 +3.00
417 unweaned 417 10 210.00 $210.00 $876 —
416–442 438 130 215.00–225.00 $219.90 $963 +6.57
460 unweaned 460 15 195.00 $195.00 $897 —
450–497 477 80 200.00–210.00 $208.56 $995 +9.47
513–519 unweaned 514 47 155.00–186.50 $181.09 $931 +22.11
500–548 532 145 181.00–191.00 $185.28 $986 +4.13
573 unweaned 573 4 141.00 $141.00 $808 —
550–590 580 44 180.00–190.00 $186.54 $1,082 +3.21
608–640 616 55 175.00–185.00 $178.24 $1,098 -5.55
662–674 669 22 166.00–176.00 $170.54 $1,141 +0.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 307 39 241.00–251.00 $246.04 $755 +6.19
330–334 value added 331 11 255.00–283.00 $275.30 $911 +25.69
367 value added 367 5 258.00 $258.00 $947 +8.00
350–390 382 35 237.00–247.00 $241.12 $921 +3.17
405–423 value added 417 12 238.00–240.00 $238.65 $995 +0.65
400–448 435 90 226.00–236.00 $228.71 $995 +5.90
462–466 value added 465 14 222.00–223.00 $222.64 $1,035 +3.14
450–485 468 67 211.00–221.00 $216.43 $1,013 +5.25
500–544 value added 517 32 207.00–210.00 $208.41 $1,077 +3.07
500–545 525 31 192.00–202.00 $197.95 $1,039 +4.46
574 value added 574 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,177 —
550–596 579 77 191.00–201.00 $196.21 $1,136 +0.15
603–645 607 31 186.00–196.00 $193.08 $1,172 -0.04
650–693 673 67 177.50–188.00 $185.84 $1,251 +3.53
700–711 value added 705 20 185.50–190.50 $187.77 $1,324 +14.77
704–743 719 52 170.00–180.00 $173.48 $1,247 +6.28
763–780 769 36 160.50–170.00 $164.84 $1,268 +6.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–339 unweaned 322 19 200.00–217.50 $203.41 $655 —
306–348 338 67 219.00–229.00 $225.85 $763 +6.40
367–395 unweaned 378 5 198.00–210.00 $203.01 $767 +0.63
359–387 380 41 215.00–225.00 $220.39 $837 +6.37
402–440 unweaned 418 48 196.00–202.25 $199.19 $833 +10.30
413–448 436 57 204.00–214.00 $208.13 $907 +5.00
450–492 479 107 189.00–199.00 $194.82 $933 +6.30
482 thin fleshed 482 29 192.00 $192.00 $925 —
480–496 unweaned 489 26 176.00–186.00 $180.15 $881 +6.54
502–543 522 26 170.00–180.00 $177.04 $924 +9.43
505–531 unweaned 525 27 161.00–165.00 $164.10 $862 +4.10
552–580 567 53 169.00–179.00 $171.79 $974 -0.77
599 unweaned 599 17 154.00 $154.00 $922 —
619 thin fleshed 619 9 151.00 $151.00 $935 —
603–649 629 33 164.00–174.00 $167.91 $1,056 —
665–679 674 38 155.00–165.00 $158.97 $1,071 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 9 176.00–186.00 $178.16 $570 +1.31
365–385 value added 375 8 188.00–195.50 $191.85 $719 +3.07
350–388 383 43 174.00–184.00 $179.11 $686 -3.65
400–440 value added 422 12 184.00–189.50 $186.16 $786 -4.84
414–443 unweaned 425 60 162.00–165.00 $163.80 $696 -12.96
400–445 431 64 172.00–182.00 $176.57 $761 -6.04
450–498 470 39 173.00–183.00 $177.33 $833 -5.23
489 unweaned 489 9 170.00 $170.00 $831 -3.00
490–499 value added 498 16 173.50–188.00 $174.39 $868 —
504 unweaned 504 24 164.50 $164.50 $829 —
500–546 520 32 169.00–179.00 $171.28 $891 -5.50
525 value added 525 5 183.50 $183.50 $963 —
558–596 577 96 158.00–168.00 $160.89 $928 -10.39
577–591 value added 583 15 169.00–174.00 $171.03 $997 —
600–640 622 116 160.00–170.00 $162.51 $1,011 -6.05
650–675 673 54 155.00–165.00 $162.14 $1,091 -1.30
700–745 value added 709 18 155.00–161.00 $158.59 $1,124 -9.39
709–745 726 8 144.50–154.50 $147.96 $1,074 -10.03
757 value added 757 3 159.50 $159.50 $1,207 -1.50
750–785 758 12 140.00–150.00 $148.06 $1,122 -10.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 315 37 165.00–175.00 $173.44 $546 +4.97
355–398 375 77 163.00–173.00 $168.84 $633 -2.23
406–426 419 16 161.00–171.00 $165.29 $693 -9.88
453–493 465 29 162.00–172.00 $169.31 $787 -4.51
523 thin fleshed 523 5 160.00 $160.00 $837 —
525 unweaned 525 1 147.00 $147.00 $772 —
500–546 532 61 158.00–168.50 $163.96 $872 -0.22
550–596 585 35 147.00–157.00 $154.33 $903 -5.69
600–613 unweaned 611 11 144.00–146.00 $144.36 $882 —
600–638 618 14 149.00–159.00 $153.65 $950 -5.45
650–690 679 13 144.00–154.00 $149.69 $1,016 —
798 798 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 unweaned 308 4 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $451 —
306–345 317 12 154.00–164.00 $157.83 $500 -1.29
377 unweaned 377 17 150.00 $150.00 $566 -2.00
375–390 383 23 152.00–162.00 $156.80 $601 -4.46
403 unweaned 403 2 145.00 $145.00 $584 -10.00
405–444 420 34 150.00–160.00 $152.02 $638 -8.78
455–490 unweaned 471 21 140.00–145.00 $141.41 $666 -8.59
460–494 476 13 151.00–161.00 $152.73 $727 -9.84
500–548 unweaned 529 28 140.00–145.00 $142.83 $756 +0.99
503–545 532 30 147.00–157.00 $151.84 $808 -3.19
550–570 556 6 136.00–146.00 $143.63 $799 -6.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–328 value added 313 12 234.00–246.00 $239.53 $750 —
320 unweaned 320 2 189.00 $189.00 $605 —
323–330 329 15 220.00–230.00 $224.42 $738 +12.89
350–373 value added 361 12 222.50–241.00 $227.89 $823 -2.11
380–393 388 7 210.00–220.00 $218.60 $848 +3.62
405–445 436 52 191.00–201.00 $197.54 $861 -7.02
441 value added 441 6 205.00 $205.00 $904 -8.50
454–487 478 36 190.00–200.00 $196.84 $941 +2.69
506–530 521 40 169.00–179.00 $170.02 $886 -22.22
507–538 value added 526 13 186.50–188.00 $187.44 $986 —
537–540 unweaned 538 21 160.00–164.00 $160.79 $865 -15.89
557 value added 557 19 180.00 $180.00 $1,003 —
557–580 567 9 169.00–179.00 $171.50 $972 -4.50
607–618 610 26 168.50–178.50 $175.66 $1,072 +4.23
666–690 681 24 160.50–170.50 $163.81 $1,116 -3.13
702–719 711 10 150.00–155.50 $152.72 $1,086 +1.90
732 value added 732 17 178.85 $178.85 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 209.00 $209.00 $637 —
380 380 5 198.00 $198.00 $752 -1.29
400–445 421 47 180.00–190.00 $187.24 $788 -4.49
450–483 467 18 179.00–189.00 $182.67 $853 -1.99
505 unweaned 505 13 155.00 $155.00 $783 -18.00
505–540 518 10 158.00–168.00 $162.75 $843 -16.50
558–579 568 43 158.00–168.00 $160.84 $914 -6.02
612–643 626 25 158.00–168.00 $161.86 $1,013 +4.72
612–637 unweaned 633 18 148.00–148.50 $148.08 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 7 190.00 $190.00 $661 —
370–399 390 50 175.00–185.00 $177.99 $694 —
415–433 unweaned 430 14 169.00–175.00 $174.17 $749 —
439–443 440 13 177.00–187.00 $183.90 $809 —
467–495 483 31 168.00–178.00 $169.80 $820 —
481–487 unweaned 483 24 165.00–166.50 $165.38 $799 —
548 548 15 155.00 $155.00 $849 —
590 unweaned 590 4 145.00 $145.00 $856 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–977 804 85-90% 12 65.00–68.00 $66.15 $532 —
823–980 855 85-90% 40 70.00–74.00 $72.98 $624 +7.29
935–990 979 85-90% 34 75.00–80.00 $77.00 $754 —
990 990 85-90% 2 84.00 $84.00 $832 —
1008–1177 1071 85-90% 87 71.00–75.00 $74.07 $793 -5.00
1005–1388 1113 85-90% 59 76.00–81.50 $78.56 $874 +12.05
1000–1188 1116 85-90% 8 82.00–85.50 $83.81 $935 +17.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1477 1286 75-80% 4 76.00–78.00 $77.15 $992 -6.78
1035–1544 1287 75-80% 14 86.00–88.00 $86.95 $1,119 +3.02
1075–1561 1322 75-80% 152 80.00–85.00 $83.19 $1,100 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1555 1206 80-85% 34 81.00–85.00 $81.81 $987 -4.38
1022–1444 1228 80-85% 88 75.00–80.00 $79.29 $974 -6.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1775 1474 14 95.00–101.00 $98.23 $1,448 —
1465–1895 1605 11 108.00–112.00 $109.41 $1,756 -8.41
1440–1995 1659 12 102.00–107.50 $103.71 $1,721 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1895 1895 2 117.00 $117.00 $2,217 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1011–1085 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 975.00–1,200.00 $1,091.47

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1211 1094 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 8 950.00–1,000.00 $982.35

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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.