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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

4,159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.58/cwt +6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 575 lb · 155 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $161.07/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 529 lb · 112 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.23/cwt +12.58 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 384 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,159 4,269 4,276
Feeder cattle 3,156 3,254 3,505
Slaughter cattle 953 966 719
Replacement cattle 50 49 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 6.00-8.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-9.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 331 17 203.00–213.00 $207.77 $688 +5.61
343 unweaned 343 2 201.00 $201.00 $689 +7.25
367–389 380 30 189.00–199.00 $192.33 $731 +3.63
410–428 unweaned 416 6 178.00–180.00 $179.31 $746 -0.40
414–440 424 40 186.00–196.00 $189.51 $804 +2.67
470–483 477 24 172.00–182.00 $177.81 $848 +1.90
488 unweaned 488 2 160.00 $160.00 $781 -9.00
503–545 unweaned 523 32 160.00–167.00 $163.26 $854 -0.74
500–544 539 65 167.50–177.50 $172.27 $929 +2.16
553–591 unweaned 572 48 159.00–164.00 $161.35 $923 +12.09
555–590 577 107 165.00–175.00 $170.38 $983 +5.47
610 unweaned 610 2 150.50 $150.50 $918 —
600–644 621 38 157.00–167.00 $163.91 $1,018 +11.02
655–698 unweaned 670 11 140.00–150.50 $146.06 $979 —
658–688 676 16 152.00–162.00 $156.06 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 335 40 214.00–224.00 $219.73 $736 +5.45
336 value added 336 4 225.00 $225.00 $756 —
361–383 value added 370 23 211.00–229.00 $222.14 $822 +10.63
353–386 372 27 200.00–210.00 $205.73 $765 +7.47
405–445 431 28 197.00–207.00 $199.93 $862 +2.46
420–449 value added 432 18 208.00–215.00 $211.60 $914 +3.10
453–460 value added 457 14 194.00–198.00 $195.47 $893 -11.03
450–490 473 46 183.50–193.50 $189.68 $897 +3.72
522 value added 522 19 189.00–191.50 $190.32 $993 -1.64
508–545 533 35 178.50–188.50 $183.83 $980 +2.69
536 unweaned 536 31 179.25 $179.25 $961 —
556–585 unweaned 562 9 150.00–169.50 $164.99 $927 -2.76
557–590 563 22 176.00–186.00 $183.41 $1,033 +11.25
610 unweaned 610 6 166.50 $166.50 $1,016 +12.71
605–646 626 27 168.00–178.00 $172.91 $1,082 +5.44
652–698 666 19 163.50–173.50 $168.65 $1,123 +1.92
675 unweaned 675 4 154.50 $154.50 $1,043 —
705–744 735 13 153.00–163.00 $159.29 $1,171 +7.64
784–792 788 24 150.00–160.25 $154.87 $1,220 +11.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–330 317 9 192.00–202.00 $197.38 $626 +5.82
328–345 unweaned 331 11 180.00–190.00 $181.89 $602 —
424 unweaned 424 6 165.00 $165.00 $700 +7.00
407–448 439 22 175.00–185.00 $177.11 $778 +3.88
472–490 481 54 161.00–171.00 $166.00 $798 +2.06
485 unweaned 485 9 152.00 $152.00 $737 —
510–537 unweaned 525 10 150.00–155.00 $152.05 $798 —
519–548 529 102 156.00–166.00 $161.95 $857 +5.48
555–588 574 58 154.00–164.00 $160.63 $922 +7.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 3 147.00 $147.00 $448 ±0.00
300–340 326 26 152.00–162.00 $157.10 $512 +4.54
370 unweaned 370 4 147.00–151.00 $149.00 $551 —
353–398 382 60 154.50–164.50 $161.60 $617 +11.29
381–398 value added 389 46 165.00–176.50 $168.99 $657 +9.56
400–449 428 102 160.00–170.00 $164.23 $703 -5.98
441 unweaned 441 8 158.00 $158.00 $697 -5.00
450–498 467 70 159.00–169.00 $163.91 $765 +3.21
450–488 unweaned 478 13 150.00–156.50 $154.35 $738 —
506–534 522 41 155.00–165.00 $159.93 $835 -0.35
504–543 unweaned 528 13 145.00–152.00 $147.57 $779 -2.93
550–599 576 42 150.50–160.50 $154.30 $889 -0.87
565–598 unweaned 586 8 146.00–147.00 $146.64 $859 +1.26
600–642 617 38 148.00–158.00 $151.75 $936 +0.73
664–692 679 24 143.00–153.00 $147.66 $1,003 +1.83
700–733 712 19 145.00–155.00 $149.77 $1,066 +6.62
712 value added 712 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,118 —
759–782 771 17 140.00–150.00 $146.22 $1,127 +8.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 unweaned 321 37 140.00 $140.00 $449 +5.00
300–347 328 29 141.00–151.00 $145.87 $478 +4.15
355–375 unweaned 366 10 138.00–140.00 $139.60 $511 +8.07
355–375 370 19 143.00–153.00 $149.25 $552 +10.06
395 value added 395 2 154.00 $154.00 $608 —
405–445 426 20 149.00–159.00 $152.27 $649 -7.33
454–497 477 56 148.00–158.00 $152.24 $726 +1.80
465–488 unweaned 479 5 143.00–146.00 $144.83 $694 +5.45
515–545 unweaned 524 18 136.00–140.00 $137.16 $719 -1.83
514–548 533 48 144.00–154.00 $149.74 $798 +3.19
560–597 unweaned 580 11 125.00–140.00 $129.19 $749 -7.91
550–597 581 23 136.00–146.00 $141.76 $824 -1.34
603–647 620 17 137.00–147.00 $142.26 $882 +4.26
608–633 unweaned 622 10 126.00–135.00 $130.63 $813 —
655–689 680 30 132.00–142.00 $137.55 $935 -2.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 unweaned 414 24 135.00 $135.00 $559 —
412–448 434 18 138.00–148.00 $141.22 $613 —
455–465 unweaned 459 10 124.00–134.00 $127.41 $585 —
460–497 490 19 137.00–147.00 $141.19 $692 —
527 527 5 141.00 $141.00 $743 +1.19
588 588 6 137.00 $137.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–319 318 9 178.00–188.00 $180.20 $573 +4.45
335–344 unweaned 339 5 168.00–170.00 $168.81 $572 —
358–388 372 19 174.00–184.00 $178.37 $664 +3.47
405–443 unweaned 419 16 154.00–164.00 $159.75 $669 +6.85
400–445 431 17 165.00–175.00 $166.58 $718 +3.43
466–498 unweaned 480 16 150.00–169.00 $160.38 $770 +11.63
465–498 486 18 163.00–173.00 $166.82 $811 +4.18
517–540 527 22 139.00–149.00 $142.24 $750 -8.85
545 unweaned 545 4 130.00 $130.00 $708 —
555–595 569 26 141.00–151.00 $146.32 $833 -0.08
568–595 unweaned 577 3 133.00–138.00 $134.72 $777 +0.12
626–628 627 12 144.00–154.00 $148.16 $929 +3.22
638 unweaned 638 3 137.00 $137.00 $874 -2.00
676–677 unweaned 676 6 121.00–130.00 $124.00 $838 —
673–695 683 11 135.00–145.00 $141.94 $969 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–341 335 14 189.00–199.00 $195.43 $655 +6.32
362–370 value added 364 10 200.00–208.00 $201.63 $734 —
355–398 382 7 185.00–195.00 $187.20 $715 -0.10
380–385 unweaned 383 4 180.00–181.00 $180.50 $691 —
418 value added 418 2 190.00 $190.00 $794 +4.00
415–440 429 5 176.00–186.00 $180.47 $774 +5.73
450 unweaned 450 3 162.00 $162.00 $729 -2.82
452–475 value added 462 6 187.00–192.00 $188.87 $873 —
455–497 486 17 174.00–184.50 $181.04 $880 +10.15
506–540 value added 518 13 163.00–170.00 $167.81 $869 -7.66
520 unweaned 520 3 145.00 $145.00 $754 -4.01
505–543 531 25 150.00–160.00 $153.03 $813 -7.55
562 unweaned 562 3 150.00 $150.00 $843 +10.08
555–590 572 23 151.50–162.00 $153.24 $877 -1.95
577 value added 577 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,010 —
630 value added 630 1 173.50 $173.50 $1,093 —
605–644 632 6 155.00–165.00 $161.95 $1,024 +3.67
635 unweaned 635 3 149.00 $149.00 $946 —
672–680 673 8 150.00–160.00 $151.26 $1,018 -1.22
700–747 726 15 135.00–143.00 $139.83 $1,015 -0.17
770 770 2 127.00 $127.00 $978 -12.34

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–977 893 85-90% 64 50.00–56.00 $53.14 $475 -1.99
815–985 899 85-90% 14 63.00–68.00 $64.99 $584 +9.86
765–985 903 85-90% 25 69.00–74.00 $71.27 $644 +23.34
910–995 951 85-90% 67 57.00–62.00 $58.48 $556 —
1010–1175 1083 85-90% 85 58.00–63.00 $60.83 $659 +2.19
1007–1220 1115 85-90% 42 64.00–69.00 $66.04 $736 +3.01
1108–1205 1140 85-90% 17 46.00–51.00 $49.81 $568 -13.22
1077–1444 1157 85-90% 34 52.00–57.00 $55.35 $640 -13.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1073–1450 1169 75-80% 71 59.00–64.00 $62.20 $727 —
1177 1177 75-80% 4 58.00 $58.00 $683 —
1044–1499 1285 75-80% 128 65.00–70.00 $66.98 $861 —
1160–1877 1549 75-80% 81 71.00–77.00 $72.95 $1,130 -9.27
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1166 1115 80-85% 19 57.00–60.00 $58.86 $656 -8.23
1010–1333 1138 80-85% 59 61.00–66.00 $63.80 $726 -3.29
1044–1422 1309 80-85% 24 67.00–72.00 $68.89 $902 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1915 1568 11 84.00–90.00 $87.00 $1,364 +6.45
1300–1870 1568 6 95.00–98.00 $96.11 $1,507 +15.56
1690–2045 1890 4 99.00–104.00 $102.28 $1,933 +7.21
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2050 2050 1 111.00 $111.00 $2,276 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1125 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 625.00–1,000.00 $841.04

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1235 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 560.00–900.00 $747.74

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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
1050–1244 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 735.00–1,025.00 $938.67 —

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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.