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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

4,929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.15/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 420 lb · 166 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.11/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 472 lb · 164 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.13/cwt -4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 474 lb · 139 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,929 5,372 4,692
Feeder cattle 3,895 4,407 4,140
Slaughter cattle 999 930 505
Replacement cattle 35 35 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-8.00 lower. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Value Added cattle also had a lower undertone noted. Quality mostly plain thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–341 337 17 212.00–222.00 $214.97 $724 -5.35
350–388 value added 365 29 204.00–230.00 $215.40 $786 —
350–390 375 23 190.00–200.00 $190.65 $715 -25.21
403–440 417 61 189.00–199.00 $194.19 $810 -3.50
405–443 value added 436 17 202.50–220.00 $205.80 $897 —
460–473 unweaned 461 24 178.00–180.00 $179.83 $829 -0.34
456–486 value added 468 33 195.00–207.50 $199.49 $934 -0.51
450–489 476 107 183.00–193.50 $186.45 $888 -6.52
500–537 value added 511 86 180.50–198.00 $189.94 $971 -4.28
500–545 522 47 170.00–180.00 $176.95 $924 -4.94
538 unweaned 538 2 163.00 $163.00 $877 -7.00
550–590 573 49 166.00–176.00 $170.52 $977 -14.59
555–580 unweaned 578 12 164.00–165.00 $164.08 $948 —
561–592 value added 586 73 176.00–189.50 $185.05 $1,084 —
614 value added 614 13 182.50 $182.50 $1,121 —
603–641 619 53 164.00–174.00 $169.34 $1,048 -13.50
650–676 value added 672 37 175.00–178.00 $175.39 $1,179 —
650–693 675 54 164.50–174.50 $171.68 $1,159 -6.09
705–745 value added 730 11 151.00–160.00 $154.16 $1,125 —
741–744 742 13 135.00–145.00 $138.09 $1,025 -29.75
751–785 761 12 134.50–144.50 $138.65 $1,055 -36.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–347 335 28 201.00–211.00 $207.34 $695 -2.97
300–344 unweaned 336 23 190.00–200.00 $197.19 $663 —
373 unweaned 373 2 171.00 $171.00 $638 -29.00
355–395 377 28 179.00–189.00 $182.26 $687 -28.05
433–444 438 13 178.00–188.00 $181.13 $793 -7.83
453–494 471 71 172.00–182.00 $177.34 $835 -7.02
484–488 unweaned 486 10 170.00 $170.00 $826 -1.00
501–510 unweaned 502 21 157.00 $157.00 $788 —
504–543 524 42 159.00–169.00 $164.79 $863 -6.40
552–590 564 59 155.00–165.00 $158.37 $893 -15.94
565–580 unweaned 572 10 142.00–154.00 $148.17 $848 -21.83
602–640 unweaned 615 12 146.00–152.00 $149.92 $922 -14.65
621–648 640 74 153.00–163.00 $156.23 $1,000 -18.81
660 unweaned 660 7 145.00 $145.00 $957 -15.00
651–693 678 57 153.00–163.00 $158.63 $1,076 -5.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 333 19 190.00–200.00 $196.89 $656 -2.82
435 unweaned 435 12 161.00–165.00 $164.67 $716 +1.11
413–445 438 83 167.00–177.00 $170.92 $749 -8.28
457–477 468 61 161.00–171.00 $167.21 $783 -5.64
493 unweaned 493 2 155.00 $155.00 $764 -6.89
500–544 527 55 148.00–158.00 $152.65 $804 -2.94
560–589 572 32 144.00–154.50 $147.10 $841 -20.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–340 unweaned 322 6 165.00–166.00 $165.35 $532 —
313–340 328 14 167.00–177.00 $172.35 $565 -1.65
356–397 372 44 155.00–165.00 $161.38 $600 -10.14
373–390 value added 378 15 166.00–173.50 $170.03 $643 -14.29
400–445 419 134 160.00–170.00 $164.59 $690 -7.17
400–437 unweaned 425 12 155.00–159.00 $156.26 $664 -7.97
412–435 value added 426 20 170.50–177.00 $174.26 $742 —
450–490 value added 461 33 167.00–176.00 $171.74 $792 -6.86
451–485 unweaned 466 20 150.00–155.00 $150.31 $700 -10.53
455–496 481 86 156.00–166.00 $162.80 $783 -8.34
505–540 515 30 157.50–167.50 $162.12 $835 -5.32
523–534 unweaned 527 26 145.00–150.00 $148.25 $781 -11.75
568–591 585 36 154.00–164.00 $158.01 $924 -6.57
605 unweaned 605 6 148.00 $148.00 $895 +3.46
600–647 627 52 150.50–160.50 $155.32 $974 -0.68
658–660 value added 660 43 160.50–167.50 $161.31 $1,065 —
660–695 688 41 146.50–156.25 $154.89 $1,066 -0.49
708–711 value added 710 10 147.50–154.00 $151.41 $1,075 —
715–740 733 9 134.00–144.00 $138.34 $1,014 -10.62
760–780 770 2 130.00–140.00 $134.94 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–345 322 10 156.00–166.00 $158.01 $509 -7.26
353–380 unweaned 358 12 138.00–140.00 $138.52 $496 -12.48
350–390 381 17 144.00–154.00 $146.32 $557 -18.19
400–448 418 63 149.00–159.00 $156.45 $654 -4.28
433 unweaned 433 3 145.00 $145.00 $628 -5.00
455–487 473 13 145.00–155.00 $148.56 $703 -11.53
477–499 unweaned 491 8 140.00 $140.00 $687 -12.96
504–535 unweaned 517 14 140.00–144.00 $142.22 $735 -7.01
505–543 522 70 146.00–156.00 $149.77 $782 -9.19
551 unweaned 551 10 139.00 $139.00 $766 -6.00
550–588 570 36 143.00–153.00 $148.15 $844 -3.43
610 unweaned 610 3 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
600–649 630 28 139.00–149.50 $144.97 $913 -1.14
658–688 679 18 136.00–146.00 $140.09 $951 -1.62
680–693 unweaned 688 10 134.00–135.00 $134.60 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 4 140.00 $140.00 $427 —
331–344 339 16 145.00–155.00 $149.11 $505 -2.73
352–360 unweaned 353 6 125.00–130.00 $125.85 $444 -48.71
355–388 379 21 133.00–143.00 $140.23 $531 -11.64
405–448 432 54 138.00–148.00 $142.15 $614 -5.46
434 unweaned 434 4 135.00 $135.00 $586 -1.86
450–495 459 35 134.00–144.00 $140.17 $643 -6.74
518 unweaned 518 6 130.00 $130.00 $673 -7.48
500–540 524 69 135.00–145.00 $141.37 $741 -4.39
570–575 unweaned 572 11 130.00–131.00 $130.37 $746 —
570–580 576 47 132.00–142.00 $137.35 $791 -2.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–344 340 8 199.00–209.00 $203.93 $693 +15.57
341 value added 341 6 218.00 $218.00 $743 —
365 value added 365 3 195.00 $195.00 $712 -2.50
365–390 371 16 181.00–191.00 $189.35 $702 +0.79
405–442 418 41 177.00–187.00 $183.47 $767 -1.07
414–428 value added 419 6 190.00–192.00 $191.32 $802 —
420 unweaned 420 4 176.00 $176.00 $739 ±0.00
460–483 465 20 160.00–170.00 $162.44 $755 -32.21
465–491 value added 488 10 172.50–175.00 $172.74 $843 —
500–515 value added 506 41 155.50–166.00 $160.00 $810 -22.50
515–548 532 41 140.00–150.00 $146.22 $778 -15.89
553–595 576 24 144.00–154.00 $148.05 $853 -9.90
584–597 unweaned 589 15 136.00–141.50 $139.61 $822 —
613–633 value added 620 12 147.00 $147.00 $911 -8.00
600–647 626 22 134.00–144.00 $139.66 $874 -18.67
663–666 664 20 138.50–148.50 $145.49 $966 -1.75
727–738 733 7 130.00–140.00 $134.25 $984 -20.72
755–785 770 4 124.00–134.00 $130.53 $1,005 -26.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 unweaned 318 4 185.00 $185.00 $588 +20.08
380 unweaned 380 7 164.00 $164.00 $623 -6.00
372–397 388 34 170.00–180.00 $176.39 $684 -3.18
428–445 435 16 166.00–176.00 $168.75 $734 -4.68
435–440 unweaned 438 8 155.00 $155.00 $679 -6.20
455–495 475 37 149.00–159.00 $150.69 $716 -29.17
495–496 unweaned 496 11 147.00–147.50 $147.18 $730 -8.95
518–545 538 27 129.00–139.00 $135.27 $728 -20.50
575 unweaned 575 7 130.00 $130.00 $748 -10.00
550–599 596 32 133.00–143.00 $139.07 $829 -11.19
610 610 6 130.00 $130.00 $793 -12.00
671–689 682 34 127.00–137.00 $131.09 $894 -8.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 178.00 $178.00 $578 —
355–397 376 28 159.00–169.00 $161.37 $607 —
378 unweaned 378 2 147.00 $147.00 $556 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–980 887 85-90% 17 54.00–57.50 $55.08 $489 —
855–915 892 85-90% 18 70.00–75.00 $72.55 $647 —
830–980 901 85-90% 28 64.00–69.00 $67.20 $605 —
690–975 921 85-90% 32 59.00–63.00 $60.25 $555 +0.94
1000–1260 1099 85-90% 16 70.00–75.00 $71.01 $780 —
1022–1405 1152 85-90% 86 64.00–69.00 $65.67 $757 —
1000–1253 1178 85-90% 192 58.00–63.00 $60.72 $715 —
1100–1201 1194 85-90% 43 55.00–57.00 $55.29 $660 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1333 1257 75-80% 4 80.00–85.00 $81.02 $1,018 —
1050–1420 1259 75-80% 54 63.00–66.00 $65.08 $819 —
1050–1540 1275 75-80% 87 67.00–72.50 $68.86 $878 —
1155–1700 1305 75-80% 20 74.00–79.00 $75.20 $981 -2.54
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1120 1093 80-85% 9 55.00–60.00 $56.59 $619 —
1125 1125 80-85% 3 51.00 $51.00 $574 -22.09
1085–1290 1170 80-85% 31 67.00–72.00 $69.43 $812 —
1060–1405 1247 80-85% 46 61.00–66.00 $63.03 $786 -14.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–2260 1761 11 93.00–98.00 $95.62 $1,684 -8.01
1535–1890 1772 6 87.00–92.00 $88.52 $1,569 -15.11
1715–1855 1785 2 102.00–105.00 $103.44 $1,846 -0.19

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1260 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 900.00–1,100.00 $984.81

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1122–1140 1131 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,150.00–1,200.00 $1,171.61

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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
1022–1110 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 800.00–925.00 $854.85 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255–1425 1298 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,132.37 —

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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.