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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.77/cwt -10.23 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 420 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.10/cwt -5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 471 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.26/cwt -17.10 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 382 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 736 3,016 3,390
Feeder cattle 579 2,775 3,027
Slaughter cattle 133 209 321
Replacement cattle 24 32 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Sleet and freezing temperatures throughout the trade area kept receipts too few to establish a proper trend. Demand moderate. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 higher. Slaugter bulls 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 338 9 220.00–230.00 $226.71 $766 -7.34
350–380 364 10 221.00–231.00 $227.43 $828 -18.63
425–445 430 12 215.00–225.00 $221.58 $953 -11.97
450–477 472 5 210.00–220.00 $211.91 $1,000 -14.25
500–515 513 6 179.00–189.00 $180.63 $927 -37.17
550–588 580 5 175.00–185.00 $176.90 $1,026 -36.34
615–638 621 12 164.00–174.00 $171.10 $1,063 -21.84
650–670 663 3 159.00–169.00 $162.27 $1,076 -21.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 210.00 $210.00 $662 -12.46
519 519 4 174.00 $174.00 $903 -33.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 170.00–180.00 $174.72 $556 -16.72
375–383 382 12 176.00–186.00 $183.26 $700 -15.83
400–440 420 18 177.00–187.00 $181.77 $763 -10.62
450–484 471 15 174.00–184.00 $178.10 $839 -5.30
500–545 522 3 158.00–168.00 $161.54 $843 -14.14
550–554 553 5 155.00–165.00 $156.99 $868 -11.79
600–644 637 7 148.00–158.00 $150.53 $959 -17.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 4 160.00–169.00 $164.57 $560 -20.24
403–435 408 6 176.00 $176.00 $718 -5.85
450 450 1 180.00 $180.00 $810 +4.31
543 543 3 155.00 $155.00 $842 -5.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–325 324 3 210.00–216.00 $213.99 $693 -25.56
355 355 2 206.00 $206.00 $731 -32.00
425–427 426 7 223.00–224.00 $223.43 $952 +17.99
455–458 456 6 197.00–207.50 $203.98 $930 +11.81
520–535 529 4 181.00–190.00 $186.49 $987 -5.81

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–750 689 85-90% 5 59.00–62.00 $60.07 $414 —
675–890 772 85-90% 6 70.00–74.00 $72.14 $557 —
640–860 778 85-90% 6 63.00–65.00 $64.26 $500 —
735–985 886 85-90% 12 76.00–81.00 $78.23 $693 +15.35
1015–1205 1087 85-90% 8 74.00–79.00 $75.48 $820 +3.13
1111–1240 1176 85-90% 4 82.00–86.00 $83.89 $987 +6.29
1212 1212 85-90% 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,139 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1335 1230 75-80% 8 95.00–100.00 $97.03 $1,193 —
1080–1715 1307 75-80% 15 83.00–88.00 $86.39 $1,129 —
1190–1545 1345 75-80% 14 89.00–94.00 $91.30 $1,228 +7.81
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 2 78.00 $78.00 $811 —
1140–1223 1189 80-85% 6 82.00–85.00 $84.04 $999 +0.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1440 1373 2 102.00–103.00 $102.48 $1,407 —
1445–1715 1588 5 106.00–110.00 $108.51 $1,723 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1002–1211 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 775.00–1,075.00 $902.62

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1255 1094 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 850.00–1,250.00 $1,024.00

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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.