Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

5,029 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.75/cwt +10.89 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 524 lb · 185 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.48/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 572 lb · 168 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.05/cwt +12.80 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 427 lb · 145 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,029	3,647	4,694
Feeder cattle	4,357	2,981	4,235
Slaughter cattle	605	600	418
Replacement cattle	67	66	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale, Dec. 19th 2022: Feeder steers 1.00 -3.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers 8.00 -10.00 higher with some instances up to 15.00 higher. Steer calves sold 12.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 - 12.00 higher, except 550-600 lbs. steady. Demand was good. Quality attractive to very attractive. Several calves came in thin do to the drought that has plagued most of the State last year, in return that helped bring premium prices for the first sale of the 2023. Slaughter cows 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	231	8	244.00–250.00	$248.48	$574	—
267–285	271	10	240.00–251.00	$247.86	$672	—
300–342	327	48	235.00–250.00	$243.97	$798	+24.37
350–393	370	39	232.00–250.00	$239.74	$887	+19.24
405–445	428	78	230.00–244.00	$235.67	$1,009	+10.47
455–487	472	99	224.00–239.00	$232.84	$1,099	+15.72
505–539	528	92	214.00–234.50	$225.54	$1,191	+13.07
565	565	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,356	+35.66
600–637	627	109	185.00–199.00	$192.71	$1,208	+13.97
655–696	677	15	170.00–183.50	$178.31	$1,207	+2.31
708–735	722	13	163.00–174.50	$169.76	$1,226	+1.17
755–780	769	14	165.00–169.50	$167.58	$1,289	+2.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 unweaned	265	1	185.00	$185.00	$490	—
285	285	2	221.00–230.00	$225.50	$643	—
301–345	313	25	200.00–228.00	$210.85	$660	+0.85
350–398	379	27	200.00–230.00	$215.90	$818	+3.63
400–449	431	68	201.00–228.00	$217.18	$936	+0.67
455–498	488	84	198.00–228.00	$210.58	$1,028	+1.28
500–548	536	46	206.00–223.00	$212.52	$1,139	+12.91
560–595	576	31	199.00–210.00	$202.49	$1,166	+7.36
620	620	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,122	+16.08
718–720	719	6	154.50–165.00	$161.51	$1,161	—
810	810	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,304	—
875	875	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,435	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–298	284	3	193.00–195.00	$194.40	$552	—
315–328	319	10	191.00–198.00	$197.31	$629	-3.61
355–390	376	5	195.00–205.00	$198.77	$747	—
406–438	423	17	190.00–209.00	$202.45	$856	-1.07
450–499	480	43	180.00–210.00	$192.59	$924	-4.18
500–545	512	19	185.00–202.00	$193.81	$992	+6.21
550–598	583	56	189.00–210.00	$197.82	$1,153	+13.36
618–630	622	3	167.00–183.00	$172.40	$1,072	—
658–683	673	5	168.00	$168.00	$1,131	—
835	835	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,177	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–495	478	12	156.00–180.00	$173.65	$830	—
503–535	526	15	168.00–178.00	$171.97	$905	—
550–592	572	14	161.00–172.00	$168.33	$963	—
615–648	634	5	161.00–170.00	$166.62	$1,056	—
674–675	674	6	154.00–165.00	$163.16	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	146.00	$146.00	$438	—
350–380	365	2	166.00–178.00	$171.75	$627	—
415	415	1	142.00	$142.00	$589	—
565–585	575	2	168.00–172.00	$169.97	$977	—
605	605	1	154.00	$154.00	$932	—
740	740	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,036	—
922	922	8	115.00	$115.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	131.00	$131.00	$740	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	286	11	195.00–199.00	$196.36	$562	—
308–343	327	11	191.00–208.00	$202.14	$661	+26.14
350–385	363	30	193.00–206.00	$201.91	$733	+16.57
400–446	427	145	183.00–206.00	$196.05	$837	+12.93
450–498	473	135	177.00–206.00	$191.54	$906	+8.43
500–549	524	185	170.00–201.50	$186.75	$979	+16.23
553–596	572	168	170.00–187.00	$176.48	$1,009	-1.60
605–632	621	5	168.00	$168.00	$1,043	+6.66
655–697	673	60	160.00–176.50	$169.80	$1,143	+11.84
710–748	735	18	162.00–178.00	$172.79	$1,270	+22.16
763–773	770	6	155.50–176.00	$162.27	$1,249	+9.49
862–889	879	8	145.50–149.00	$146.79	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
234	234	7	154.00	$154.00	$360	—
270	270	3	160.00	$160.00	$432	—
325–345	335	2	175.00–190.00	$182.72	$612	+13.83
350–385	361	17	175.00–188.00	$184.13	$665	+13.14
410–449	428	18	170.00–185.00	$181.06	$775	+10.29
450–490	481	56	172.00–201.00	$177.91	$856	+5.05
500–547	522	11	166.00–171.00	$169.63	$885	+11.64
550–590	579	35	160.00–169.50	$167.55	$970	+3.56
635	635	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,099	+25.71
722–740	735	11	161.50–166.00	$164.79	$1,211	+22.11
1005	1005	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,246	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
241	241	6	141.00	$141.00	$340	—
300–325	314	4	158.00–181.00	$172.34	$541	—
380–398	389	6	153.00–162.00	$158.35	$616	—
410–443	420	17	160.00–171.00	$167.50	$704	—
470–490	477	3	167.00–171.00	$168.37	$803	—
518–540	526	11	165.00	$165.00	$868	—
550–598	564	9	150.00–162.00	$153.27	$864	—
605–638	625	7	131.00–158.00	$150.25	$939	—
650–673	665	3	120.00–140.00	$133.49	$888	—
774	774	1	125.00	$125.00	$968	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	174.00	$174.00	$426	—
270	270	1	177.00	$177.00	$478	—
322	322	3	156.00	$156.00	$502	—
383	383	3	191.00	$191.00	$732	—
405	405	1	129.00	$129.00	$522	—
463–490	478	5	150.00–161.00	$156.09	$746	—
540	540	1	156.00	$156.00	$842	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	134.00	$134.00	$409	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	169.00–180.00	$174.44	$750	—
455–495	464	25	189.00–203.00	$201.08	$933	+13.73
523–548	527	47	176.00–203.00	$189.96	$1,001	+24.54
555–598	570	23	166.00–189.00	$184.25	$1,050	+24.47
653–680	663	32	160.00–181.00	$175.69	$1,165	—
700	700	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,148	—
754–774	763	7	156.00–195.00	$172.96	$1,320	—
809	809	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	220.00	$220.00	$671	—
368–395	387	15	200.00–243.00	$230.08	$890	+20.29
435–445	442	3	210.00–214.00	$211.31	$934	+1.01
460–488	480	9	191.00–209.00	$207.09	$994	+6.12
508–549	532	16	193.00–219.00	$209.71	$1,116	+37.86
582	582	10	201.00	$201.00	$1,170	+28.12
604	604	6	195.00	$195.00	$1,178	+33.02
760	760	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–578	573	5	150.00–166.00	$162.90	$933	—
633	633	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,146	—
690	690	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,021	—
711	711	8	146.00	$146.00	$1,038	—
920	920	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,104	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	80-85%	1	72.00	$72.00	$670	—
1035–1697	1284	80-85%	105	69.50–77.00	$73.03	$938	—
1288–1420	1300	80-85%	14	79.00–79.50	$79.46	$1,033	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–993	918	85-90%	7	63.00–67.00	$65.13	$598	-4.48
1000–1569	1232	85-90%	27	63.00–69.50	$68.19	$840	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1420	1263	75-80%	2	95.00–96.00	$95.44	$1,205	—
1295–1615	1363	75-80%	13	80.00–88.00	$82.66	$1,127	+3.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1195	1185	3	67.00–76.00	$69.99	$829	—
1240	1240	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,190	—
1325–1675	1473	6	87.00–95.00	$93.09	$1,371	—
1385–1670	1494	4	71.00–84.00	$79.60	$1,189	—
1495–2070	1747	6	100.00–107.00	$102.38	$1,789	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
866	866	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1200–1285	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,662.07	—
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,525.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1650	1650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1150–1400	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,675.00	$1,618.63	+348.68
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00	—
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.