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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

2,818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.52/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 616 lb · 154 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $213.19/cwt +5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 519 lb · 134 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.43/cwt -2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 476 lb · 126 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,818 4,440 4,502
Feeder cattle 2,449 3,931 4,040
Slaughter cattle 357 484 421
Replacement cattle 12 25 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Quality average. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 3.00-4.00 higher. A reminder: Next week, December 19th will be our last Sale for 2022. Our next Sale will be Monday, January 9, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 14 211.00–221.00 $215.29 $700 +1.97
350–388 value added 372 24 228.00–241.00 $232.22 $864 +5.74
350–395 376 8 216.00–226.00 $219.73 $826 +6.77
411–413 value added 412 5 230.00–231.00 $230.40 $949 —
402–446 430 53 219.00–229.00 $222.87 $958 +0.78
462 value added 462 8 224.00 $224.00 $1,035 —
450–498 483 57 211.00–221.00 $217.88 $1,052 +2.24
503 unweaned 503 5 199.00 $199.00 $1,001 +2.83
501–534 value added 513 86 210.50–219.00 $216.28 $1,110 +3.93
508–545 534 43 200.00–210.00 $208.66 $1,114 +3.21
550–595 556 8 198.00–208.00 $201.71 $1,122 +1.76
609 value added 609 101 184.25 $184.25 $1,122 —
622–634 628 53 173.50–183.25 $179.23 $1,126 +2.55
670–680 unweaned 673 6 160.00–161.00 $160.66 $1,081 +0.66
650–685 674 21 166.00–176.00 $169.73 $1,144 -3.97
725 value added 725 52 174.25 $174.25 $1,263 —
725 unweaned 725 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,153 —
713–745 730 44 163.50–173.50 $167.24 $1,221 +3.32
773–788 779 19 159.00–169.00 $165.55 $1,290 -7.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–344 342 23 200.00–210.00 $208.25 $712 +5.67
360 unweaned 360 3 191.00 $191.00 $688 -5.00
350–390 375 17 205.00–215.00 $208.68 $783 +4.03
409–440 unweaned 418 30 198.00–207.00 $204.70 $856 +4.99
415–448 432 27 208.00–218.00 $212.38 $917 +4.97
455–476 466 20 200.00–210.00 $205.93 $960 +1.83
505 unweaned 505 2 185.00 $185.00 $934 +3.53
519–546 532 38 189.00–199.00 $194.34 $1,034 +5.78
550–566 560 20 187.00–197.00 $189.28 $1,060 -0.14
554–599 unweaned 583 19 179.00–185.00 $182.35 $1,063 +2.35
600–649 626 40 162.00–172.00 $166.78 $1,044 +2.52
600–640 unweaned 627 3 159.00–161.00 $160.36 $1,005 +7.95
677–695 686 14 155.00–165.00 $158.89 $1,090 -0.11

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–326 unweaned 316 6 175.00–177.00 $175.97 $556 +1.60
300–325 319 4 179.00–189.00 $181.35 $579 +0.46
363 value added 363 4 197.00 $197.00 $715 —
350–396 369 33 178.00–188.00 $184.44 $681 +0.32
411 unweaned 411 7 170.00 $170.00 $699 —
400–445 415 107 179.00–189.00 $182.99 $759 -1.69
452–468 unweaned 460 17 175.00–176.50 $175.81 $809 +2.81
450–497 479 109 176.00–186.00 $181.15 $868 -1.88
503 unweaned 503 6 166.00 $166.00 $835 +7.00
503–534 value added 515 30 179.50–180.00 $179.79 $926 -0.47
500–544 525 41 169.00–179.00 $174.83 $918 +5.05
550–593 568 105 165.00–175.00 $168.77 $959 +3.99
593 unweaned 593 3 164.50 $164.50 $975 +5.00
604 unweaned 604 5 149.50 $149.50 $903 -0.50
615–645 628 21 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $973 -9.54
639–648 value added 643 34 163.50–166.50 $164.34 $1,057 —
657–685 666 10 149.00–159.00 $153.63 $1,023 -17.53
713–745 720 31 150.50–160.50 $156.73 $1,128 -0.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–348 311 19 167.00–177.00 $173.19 $539 +0.40
335 unweaned 335 2 165.00 $165.00 $553 -1.50
355–393 372 17 167.00–177.00 $171.07 $636 -0.47
365–390 unweaned 381 11 160.00–165.00 $161.51 $615 +0.34
405–430 unweaned 417 6 152.00–164.00 $159.78 $666 -3.27
405–445 433 19 168.00–178.00 $170.61 $739 -1.87
450–498 479 56 165.00–175.50 $172.93 $828 +3.09
495 unweaned 495 11 164.50 $164.50 $814 —
500–544 528 31 158.00–168.00 $163.13 $861 +6.45
535–545 unweaned 540 4 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $824 +2.77
558–577 569 19 154.00–164.00 $159.22 $906 +6.85
575 unweaned 575 2 149.00 $149.00 $857 —
627 unweaned 627 6 155.00 $155.00 $972 +10.33
660 660 2 140.00 $140.00 $924 -18.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–344 331 6 210.00–220.00 $216.93 $718 +9.88
335 value added 335 1 222.00 $222.00 $744 —
355 355 1 201.00 $201.00 $714 —
400–433 423 12 197.00–207.00 $204.30 $864 +0.08
450–490 480 10 188.00–198.50 $195.40 $938 +5.37
525 unweaned 525 4 170.00 $170.00 $892 —
500–545 value added 526 12 185.00–197.00 $192.09 $1,010 +9.09
525–538 535 15 171.50–181.50 $174.65 $934 +1.96
555–567 value added 562 5 184.50–190.00 $186.67 $1,049 —
555–598 582 38 171.00–181.00 $176.17 $1,025 +2.12
618 unweaned 618 2 158.50 $158.50 $980 +8.50
605–629 619 15 159.00–169.00 $161.57 $1,000 +5.95
653–683 660 23 154.50–164.50 $161.34 $1,065 +9.97
703–738 729 17 145.00–151.00 $149.51 $1,090 -1.34
755–795 772 18 137.00–142.00 $139.24 $1,075 -13.69
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 479 26 177.00–187.00 $181.39 $869 +3.72
483–485 unweaned 485 10 171.00–173.00 $171.40 $831 +3.40
560–590 577 30 160.00–170.00 $165.04 $952 +3.63
595 unweaned 595 2 156.00 $156.00 $928 +6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–985 884 85-90% 12 66.00–71.00 $66.89 $591 +26.89
825–970 917 85-90% 13 60.00–65.50 $62.74 $575 -3.69
795–992 926 85-90% 23 47.00–52.00 $48.63 $450 -17.80
886–995 928 85-90% 14 54.00–59.00 $57.65 $535 -8.78
1001–1303 1111 85-90% 70 61.00–66.00 $63.19 $702 +10.16
1010–1245 1116 85-90% 26 55.00–60.00 $57.77 $645 +4.74
1090–1305 1178 85-90% 25 50.00–54.00 $52.34 $617 —
1030–1280 1205 85-90% 10 69.00–72.00 $70.27 $847 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011–1460 1231 75-80% 25 62.00–67.00 $64.40 $793 —
1022–1580 1358 75-80% 22 68.00–73.00 $70.37 $956 —
1244–1677 1513 75-80% 8 74.00–78.00 $75.02 $1,135 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1088–1344 1190 80-85% 5 74.50–77.00 $75.87 $903 —
1211–1311 1261 80-85% 15 68.00–71.00 $69.28 $874 —
1088–1799 1324 80-85% 21 62.00–67.00 $65.70 $870 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–2045 1697 8 81.00–87.00 $83.86 $1,423 —
1395–2015 1747 11 90.00–95.00 $92.67 $1,619 +10.44
1660–2010 1834 6 96.00–100.00 $98.12 $1,800 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1410 1107 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,230.33

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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.