Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

4,507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.15/cwt -5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 468 lb · 169 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.80/cwt -8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 373 lb · 166 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.16/cwt -8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 580 lb · 121 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,507	5,164	2,638
Feeder cattle	3,652	4,270	2,274
Slaughter cattle	786	876	313
Replacement cattle	69	18	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand good. Quality plain, few attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316 value added	316	18	259.50	$259.50	$820	-15.80
305–345 unweaned	325	16	229.00–240.00	$237.42	$772	—
325–339	332	28	243.00–253.00	$246.64	$819	+0.60
371–395 unweaned	381	11	229.00–235.00	$231.50	$882	—
355–396	391	59	236.50–246.50	$237.14	$927	-3.98
417–437	429	28	221.00–231.00	$222.70	$955	-6.01
430 unweaned	430	4	218.50	$218.50	$940	—
466 unweaned	466	6	216.00	$216.00	$1,007	—
455–495	481	49	220.00–230.00	$220.94	$1,063	+4.51
501 value added	501	27	200.00	$200.00	$1,002	-8.41
500–522	514	62	188.00–198.00	$191.67	$985	-6.28
529 unweaned	529	14	187.50	$187.50	$992	—
569–578 unweaned	570	28	180.00–186.50	$185.79	$1,059	—
555–597	579	61	183.00–193.00	$186.05	$1,077	-10.16
590 value added	590	32	194.25	$194.25	$1,146	-10.75
607–633	610	30	186.50–196.50	$195.46	$1,192	+2.38
655–690	671	58	180.00–190.00	$184.39	$1,237	-1.45
702–743	712	36	167.50–177.50	$174.66	$1,244	+1.18
745 value added	745	6	179.50	$179.50	$1,337	—
750–786	775	18	162.00–172.00	$168.22	$1,304	+3.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–310 unweaned	309	6	220.00–222.00	$221.00	$683	—
309–318	314	11	232.00–242.00	$236.47	$743	-0.82
380–394	389	32	225.00–235.00	$228.92	$890	-2.52
412–443	440	52	210.00–220.00	$212.33	$934	-7.57
458 unweaned	458	12	206.00	$206.00	$943	+11.00
451–486	468	106	209.00–219.00	$214.47	$1,004	+5.91
515–538	520	52	177.00–187.00	$178.64	$929	-6.64
530 unweaned	530	3	175.00	$175.00	$928	-6.09
563–594	567	57	172.00–182.00	$179.26	$1,016	-7.28
603–605 unweaned	604	8	160.00	$160.00	$966	—
601–649	615	77	175.00–185.00	$180.44	$1,110	+2.20
650–682	668	65	169.00–179.00	$173.08	$1,156	+2.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–340	331	18	221.00–231.00	$227.28	$752	+1.43
355–398 unweaned	363	50	200.00–210.00	$206.58	$750	+3.57
350–387	373	15	214.00–224.00	$217.51	$811	-2.88
407–440	428	50	199.00–209.00	$203.53	$871	-4.60
400–440 unweaned	429	34	181.00–198.00	$193.22	$829	-5.97
466–489	484	45	198.00–208.00	$199.58	$966	+4.76
467–497 unweaned	486	74	185.00–195.00	$190.62	$926	+10.47
501–540 unweaned	512	28	160.00–164.00	$161.34	$826	-2.76
504–544	520	86	166.00–176.00	$171.67	$893	-5.37
550 unweaned	550	4	154.00	$154.00	$847	—
553–584	576	63	161.00–171.00	$164.21	$946	-7.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320 value added	309	8	184.00–186.00	$184.52	$570	—
300–344	332	8	171.00–181.00	$172.87	$574	-5.29
330–343 unweaned	334	14	170.00	$170.00	$568	—
353–391 unweaned	363	52	162.00–166.00	$164.78	$598	—
364–377 value added	375	53	180.50–183.00	$180.82	$678	-11.03
355–398	380	61	168.00–178.00	$172.68	$656	-6.43
402–445	422	87	167.00–177.00	$172.15	$726	-4.42
453–468 value added	458	22	176.00–181.00	$179.14	$820	—
451–491	469	147	165.00–175.00	$168.80	$792	-8.53
503–505 value added	505	28	171.00–174.00	$173.36	$875	-10.14
505–529 unweaned	520	32	150.00–159.00	$155.49	$809	-9.01
500–546	525	28	160.00–170.00	$162.05	$851	-9.23
550–593	562	35	153.00–163.00	$159.47	$896	-1.42
562–591 value added	582	50	164.50–173.75	$169.57	$987	-1.46
609–615 value added	610	17	164.00–170.00	$168.82	$1,030	—
605–644	627	13	153.00–163.00	$158.70	$995	-3.81
650–690	667	29	150.00–160.00	$153.85	$1,026	-8.29
673 value added	673	19	163.75	$163.75	$1,102	—
705–745	709	45	149.50–159.50	$157.13	$1,114	+9.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–349	341	9	160.00–170.00	$164.98	$563	-8.46
354–398	365	32	157.00–167.00	$162.82	$594	-6.02
385 unweaned	385	2	155.00	$155.00	$597	—
405–423 unweaned	418	19	151.00–155.00	$153.95	$644	—
405–440	423	89	156.00–166.00	$160.75	$680	-4.54
450–498	473	65	154.00–164.00	$160.57	$759	-8.74
520–528 unweaned	525	6	144.00–145.00	$144.67	$760	-2.33
507–546	527	34	149.00–159.00	$152.96	$806	-11.00
552–581	571	29	142.00–152.00	$146.10	$834	-8.23
620–631	627	5	142.00–152.00	$145.96	$915	-7.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–338	331	30	149.00–159.00	$154.54	$512	-3.29
305–346 unweaned	333	18	135.00–148.00	$142.04	$473	-4.46
370 unweaned	370	4	141.00	$141.00	$522	-9.00
365–390	373	28	146.00–156.00	$151.46	$565	-5.34
420 unweaned	420	2	141.00	$141.00	$592	-4.00
405–444	432	53	145.00–155.00	$150.17	$649	-1.85
455–488 unweaned	481	10	130.00–138.50	$136.89	$658	-4.52
458–498	489	26	143.00–153.00	$148.43	$726	-4.30
530–541	534	8	138.00–148.00	$143.14	$764	-8.70
565–577	568	13	131.00–141.00	$133.85	$760	-9.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–343	335	14	210.00–220.00	$211.31	$708	-13.11
337 value added	337	10	246.00	$246.00	$829	+6.47
356 value added	356	14	237.00	$237.00	$844	+9.11
374–385	378	28	215.00–225.00	$219.00	$828	+0.40
408–426	421	22	196.00–206.00	$198.64	$836	+1.10
453–483	469	35	181.00–192.00	$187.28	$878	-9.56
511–530	520	25	160.00–170.00	$164.78	$857	-5.24
573–598	588	11	160.00–170.00	$163.88	$964	-7.62
605–642	640	24	155.00–165.00	$164.61	$1,054	-11.05
733–743	735	16	160.00–170.00	$168.10	$1,236	+15.38
763–777	776	19	160.50–170.50	$161.54	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–398	381	23	200.00–210.00	$204.01	$777	+6.01
401–425	413	31	185.00–195.00	$190.87	$788	+3.63
460 unweaned	460	4	155.00	$155.00	$713	—
465–486	471	42	164.50–174.50	$167.68	$790	-14.99
508–528	518	32	149.00–159.00	$153.77	$797	-8.98
558–595	572	36	148.50–158.50	$153.04	$875	-7.80
583 unweaned	583	2	146.00	$146.00	$851	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–905	875	85-90%	18	85.00–87.00	$86.59	$758	+13.61
768–980	894	85-90%	39	63.00–68.00	$64.74	$579	—
855–995	909	85-90%	8	75.00–80.00	$77.33	$703	—
778–985	918	85-90%	47	69.00–74.00	$72.64	$667	—
1011–1200	1062	85-90%	105	64.50–69.00	$65.84	$699	-8.23
1010–1265	1116	85-90%	80	69.00–75.50	$72.48	$809	-11.33
1025–1370	1200	85-90%	27	76.00–80.00	$77.00	$924	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1470	1133	80-85%	38	70.00–74.00	$71.14	$806	—
1035–1460	1248	80-85%	55	75.00–81.00	$78.16	$975	-1.13
1177–1300	1267	80-85%	8	81.00–90.00	$84.11	$1,066	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1285	1183	75-80%	6	70.00–74.00	$72.75	$861	—
1000–1599	1271	75-80%	41	75.00–80.00	$77.41	$984	+0.26
1310–1603	1443	75-80%	27	81.00–85.00	$83.06	$1,199	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1740	1444	9	92.00–98.00	$96.24	$1,390	—
1415–1925	1601	27	99.00–104.00	$102.01	$1,633	-7.40
1550–1980	1763	13	105.00–110.00	$107.22	$1,890	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1415	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	875.00–1,135.00	$946.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1025	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	650.00–975.00	$898.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1460	1307	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,095.00–1,210.00	$1,180.66

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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
1022	1022	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1040–1330	1242	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,071.31	—

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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.