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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

3,264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $265.05/cwt +8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 474 lb · 120 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $277.32/cwt +17.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 417 lb · 112 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.65/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 474 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,264 1,621 1,118
Feeder cattle 2,793 1,327 815
Slaughter cattle 453 279 276
Replacement cattle 18 15 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. Several Value Added Cattle had a much higher undertone noted. Demand good. Quality good thru attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls also 3.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–343 323 19 280.00–290.00 $286.87 $927 +12.37
330–343 value added 337 6 295.00–297.00 $295.98 $997 —
354–391 371 10 278.00–288.00 $280.81 $1,042 +8.61
363–391 value added 383 56 289.00–300.00 $293.88 $1,126 —
401–428 value added 408 30 279.00–300.00 $289.80 $1,182 —
400–449 420 82 267.50–277.50 $272.76 $1,146 +13.33
451–468 value added 460 10 280.00–283.00 $281.53 $1,295 —
450–497 475 110 258.50–268.75 $263.55 $1,252 +7.46
500–506 504 30 255.50–265.50 $259.37 $1,307 +10.35
555–590 570 23 244.00–254.00 $248.50 $1,416 +7.71
601–609 value added 603 23 230.00–240.50 $238.19 $1,436 —
605–644 614 36 218.50–228.50 $222.73 $1,368 +1.64
654–660 656 6 207.00–217.00 $213.65 $1,402 +6.21
667 value added 667 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,534 —
710–745 725 17 187.00–197.00 $192.58 $1,396 -2.76
752–765 758 56 184.50–194.25 $193.06 $1,463 +2.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–344 328 25 258.00–268.00 $263.86 $865 +8.86
348 unweaned 348 4 257.50 $257.50 $896 —
353 unweaned 353 6 249.00 $249.00 $879 —
354–395 377 19 256.00–266.00 $261.09 $984 —
400–444 417 83 245.00–255.00 $251.51 $1,049 +12.72
405–435 unweaned 425 3 240.00–241.00 $240.68 $1,023 +10.68
465–495 484 64 236.00–246.00 $243.06 $1,176 —
474–499 unweaned 484 17 232.00–233.00 $232.42 $1,125 —
500–532 523 24 233.00–243.00 $239.83 $1,254 +11.83
545 unweaned 545 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,254 —
550–596 576 77 222.00–232.00 $225.31 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 24 269.00–279.00 $270.45 $868 +5.11
355–383 369 11 267.00–277.00 $272.49 $1,005 —
405–438 428 55 256.00–266.00 $260.92 $1,117 +10.12
458–499 477 64 247.00–257.00 $252.75 $1,206 +8.78
525–532 530 20 244.50–254.50 $250.94 $1,330 +10.40
553–577 564 45 233.00–243.00 $235.69 $1,329 +2.78
622–645 633 9 207.00–217.00 $211.85 $1,341 —
655–690 661 23 196.00–206.00 $200.51 $1,325 +3.28
687 unweaned 687 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,333 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 331 61 236.00–246.00 $241.51 $799 -5.08
352–385 364 42 244.00–254.00 $249.41 $908 +10.55
400–447 429 51 234.00–244.00 $237.67 $1,020 +1.75
452–495 474 104 224.00–234.00 $229.65 $1,089 +1.31
503–535 value added 516 15 226.50–237.00 $229.57 $1,185 —
500–543 520 40 215.50–225.50 $222.37 $1,156 -3.86
556 value added 556 7 224.50 $224.50 $1,248 —
555–577 565 16 209.50–219.50 $215.03 $1,215 +10.61
618–641 631 51 193.50–203.50 $198.24 $1,251 -1.29
660–688 677 35 189.00–199.00 $192.19 $1,301 -0.03
700–720 710 4 173.00–183.00 $177.93 $1,263 +10.72
700–713 value added 711 6 191.00–195.00 $194.34 $1,382 —
753–785 776 30 169.00–179.00 $175.62 $1,363 +9.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–344 329 84 225.00–235.00 $230.79 $759 -3.71
353–359 unweaned 355 13 230.00–231.00 $230.39 $818 —
350–393 376 29 233.00–243.00 $238.80 $898 +11.99
405–447 422 48 223.00–233.00 $227.98 $962 +5.94
450–496 480 48 213.00–223.00 $217.67 $1,045 +1.97
504–544 531 50 204.00–214.00 $212.00 $1,126 -5.14
551–598 572 54 199.00–209.00 $202.90 $1,161 +8.22
605–633 622 17 182.00–192.00 $189.85 $1,181 +3.19
658–677 666 18 178.00–188.00 $185.42 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–327 318 60 214.00–224.00 $219.59 $698 -0.41
360–391 385 47 222.00–232.00 $228.44 $879 —
403–445 428 53 212.00–222.00 $219.08 $938 +9.37
405–435 unweaned 431 7 210.00 $210.00 $905 —
468–490 482 78 202.00–212.00 $208.76 $1,006 +3.37
580–589 588 40 188.00–198.00 $194.26 $1,142 +9.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 318 3 269.00–279.00 $275.81 $877 +19.29
326 unweaned 326 11 251.00 $251.00 $818 —
350–373 value added 372 17 257.00–266.00 $257.50 $958 —
365–398 379 6 237.50–247.00 $241.50 $915 -7.89
405–425 415 14 234.00–244.00 $237.94 $987 -7.61
473–498 485 20 237.00–247.00 $242.75 $1,177 +5.02
510–515 513 3 229.00–239.00 $235.69 $1,209 +1.09
560 value added 560 3 224.00–231.00 $226.33 $1,267 —
553–582 564 16 211.00–221.00 $216.74 $1,222 +3.30
610 610 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,214 -23.25
658 658 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,342 —
728 728 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,398 —
780–788 784 4 174.00–180.00 $176.24 $1,382 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–799 756 85-90% 10 69.00–74.00 $70.66 $534 -3.43
760–955 847 85-90% 39 75.00–80.00 $78.23 $663 —
760–999 938 85-90% 35 81.00–86.00 $83.62 $784 -3.30
922–999 972 85-90% 18 87.00–92.00 $89.03 $865 —
1016–1031 1024 85-90% 6 71.00–77.00 $74.02 $758 —
1000–1155 1059 85-90% 31 84.00–89.00 $86.49 $916 -3.96
1033–1140 1086 85-90% 12 78.00–83.50 $81.35 $883 -9.10
1005–1180 1109 85-90% 30 90.00–95.00 $91.70 $1,017 -2.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1577 1297 75-80% 31 86.00–92.50 $89.15 $1,156 -3.54
1011–1889 1309 75-80% 18 93.50–99.00 $95.81 $1,254 -8.19
1408–1441 1421 75-80% 5 104.00–109.00 $106.97 $1,520 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1044 1044 80-85% 3 85.00 $85.00 $887 —
1030–1333 1090 80-85% 19 86.00–91.00 $90.25 $984 -6.75
1044–1255 1160 80-85% 20 92.00–97.50 $94.84 $1,100 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1605 1456 7 105.00–108.00 $106.87 $1,556 —
1325–2185 1702 14 115.00–120.00 $117.74 $2,004 —
1370–2065 1721 12 110.00–114.00 $112.37 $1,934 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1188 1188 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
1111–1300 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,275.00–1,550.00 $1,399.15 —

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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.