Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

3,018 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.30/cwt -10.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 476 lb · 155 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.35/cwt -4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 419 lb · 96 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $267.62/cwt -5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 466 lb · 83 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,018	2,703	1,467
Feeder cattle	2,481	2,253	1,148
Slaughter cattle	500	200	239
Replacement cattle	37	250	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 6.00-9.00 lower. Quality good. Demand moderate. Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–333	321	17	297.00–307.00	$302.43	$971	+4.92
353–394	389	27	280.00–290.00	$288.72	$1,123	-3.14
400 value added	400	9	275.00	$275.00	$1,100	—
405–440	428	45	259.00–269.00	$265.86	$1,138	-18.23
455–480 value added	466	9	269.00–270.00	$269.46	$1,256	—
459–490	466	74	258.50–268.50	$267.40	$1,246	-6.16
515 unweaned	515	10	250.50	$250.50	$1,290	—
500–541	532	46	255.00–265.00	$261.58	$1,392	+5.85
552–590	560	49	251.00–261.00	$254.56	$1,426	+0.35
600–643	624	14	223.50–233.50	$227.68	$1,421	+6.59
677–691	682	49	204.50–214.50	$207.56	$1,416	-12.31
700–733	710	16	200.00–210.00	$204.81	$1,454	+0.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–348	338	34	286.00–296.00	$290.90	$983	+5.67
355–361	356	17	269.00–279.00	$273.67	$974	-5.04
409–444	422	69	248.00–258.00	$253.59	$1,070	-20.54
456–488	479	52	247.00–257.00	$254.43	$1,219	-5.47
505–545	534	41	244.00–254.00	$251.40	$1,342	+3.88
558–588	572	61	240.00–250.00	$244.68	$1,400	-1.71
606–645	630	28	212.00–222.00	$214.80	$1,353	+7.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–345	333	21	275.00–285.00	$280.37	$934	+7.55
355–386	369	37	258.00–268.00	$261.72	$966	-7.91
401–445	432	70	237.00–247.00	$241.16	$1,042	-21.30
461–498	477	61	236.00–246.00	$242.19	$1,155	-4.35
505–545	519	21	233.00–243.00	$236.86	$1,229	+0.58
565–589	574	33	229.00–239.00	$235.93	$1,354	+3.96
587–593 unweaned	589	15	226.50–227.50	$227.16	$1,338	+2.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–319	317	40	238.00–248.00	$240.39	$762	-6.23
354–397	379	53	230.00–240.00	$237.71	$901	-9.29
400–432	419	96	230.00–240.00	$236.35	$990	-4.67
450–485	464	77	222.00–232.00	$226.30	$1,050	-11.25
505–546	517	78	213.00–223.00	$219.74	$1,136	-5.41
568–591	582	59	213.50–223.50	$218.13	$1,270	+5.18
600–633	626	10	197.00–207.00	$199.82	$1,251	-4.56
659–671	661	24	183.00–193.00	$185.00	$1,223	-12.15
700–745	725	15	181.00–191.00	$186.64	$1,353	-6.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–347	338	38	227.00–237.00	$233.98	$791	+1.01
364–399	377	40	219.00–229.00	$224.64	$847	-8.05
418–449	439	77	219.00–229.00	$224.68	$986	-5.12
450–496	476	155	211.00–221.00	$217.30	$1,034	-10.01
510–540	524	62	202.00–212.50	$209.50	$1,098	-5.52
555–593	573	27	202.50–212.50	$208.15	$1,193	+3.87
606–644	630	19	186.00–196.00	$191.97	$1,209	+2.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–344	333	23	216.00–226.00	$221.35	$737	-1.50
350–399	386	30	208.00–218.00	$211.05	$815	-14.09
408–434	419	69	208.00–218.00	$213.14	$893	-2.46
455–485 unweaned	463	16	191.00–199.00	$197.21	$913	-2.79
455–493	467	58	200.00–210.00	$204.24	$954	-15.02
550–575	572	29	191.50–201.50	$198.36	$1,135	+0.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	293.00	$293.00	$1,020	—
361–377	366	6	278.00–282.00	$279.37	$1,022	+1.37
425–447	440	30	243.00–253.00	$247.52	$1,089	+3.21
453–475	462	22	230.00–240.00	$235.65	$1,089	-26.71
513 value added	513	6	236.00	$236.00	$1,211	-25.00
538	538	2	229.00	$229.00	$1,232	-6.59
579–587	584	15	217.50–227.50	$224.20	$1,309	-0.67
610–645	618	5	196.00–198.00	$196.81	$1,216	-4.88
650–680	658	12	196.00–206.50	$201.53	$1,326	+0.24
700	700	1	195.50	$195.50	$1,368	-6.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	326	9	250.00–260.00	$255.04	$831	+21.04
425–438	434	9	232.00–242.00	$236.69	$1,027	—
460–477	470	24	214.00–224.00	$220.61	$1,037	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–903	878	85-90%	5	78.00–84.00	$81.70	$717	-11.75
666–960	883	85-90%	35	73.50–78.00	$74.16	$655	-19.29
820–972	925	85-90%	36	85.00–89.00	$87.61	$810	+11.69
873–988	947	85-90%	17	96.50–100.00	$97.64	$925	+17.24
1000–1285	1061	85-90%	58	83.00–90.00	$85.03	$902	-1.21
1010–1188	1094	85-90%	60	86.00–88.00	$86.60	$947	+0.36
1055–1199	1113	85-90%	22	92.00–97.00	$92.76	$1,032	+1.29

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1044–1444	1099	80-85%	21	87.00–88.50	$87.92	$966	—
1044–1300	1156	80-85%	70	89.00–94.00	$90.86	$1,050	—
1110–1418	1266	80-85%	47	95.50–101.00	$96.84	$1,226	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1288	1288	75-80%	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,623	—
1333–1555	1446	75-80%	33	93.00–98.50	$97.29	$1,407	—
1314–1577	1511	75-80%	8	99.00–104.00	$100.09	$1,512	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–2015	1699	9	112.50–118.50	$115.62	$1,964	-2.45
1355–2235	1734	7	120.00–124.00	$120.86	$2,096	—
1850–2105	1965	3	126.00–130.00	$127.47	$2,505	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1077	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,310.00	$1,310.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1288	1179	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,285.00	$1,272.95

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1250	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,060.00–1,450.00	$1,287.30	-59.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1059–1515	1244	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,768.78	—

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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.