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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 10, 2023

4,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.32/cwt +14.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 583 lb · 144 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.40/cwt -20.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 526 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.97/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 523 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,046 3,123 2,651
Feeder cattle 3,307 2,547 2,102
Slaughter cattle 700 543 519
Replacement cattle 39 33 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report from two weeks ago: Feeder Steers 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand is good. Quality is average. Slaughter was steady with an instance of 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 333 7 265.00–280.00 $274.23 $913 -1.18
395–398 397 7 250.00–280.00 $258.53 $1,026 -21.57
400–447 427 63 236.00–266.00 $254.94 $1,089 -9.62
456–490 470 47 238.00–260.00 $249.75 $1,174 -11.49
503–549 526 74 235.00–272.00 $249.40 $1,312 -20.68
559–580 564 17 235.00–250.00 $247.05 $1,393 -7.30
600–645 626 51 220.00–251.00 $240.45 $1,505 +7.81
657–684 673 27 230.00–237.50 $233.66 $1,573 -0.03
703–705 703 18 210.00–220.00 $212.23 $1,492 —
1000 1000 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,810 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 316 9 290.00–324.00 $305.65 $966 +17.06
358–395 382 33 278.00–312.00 $296.06 $1,131 +3.23
400–446 426 31 255.00–294.00 $274.28 $1,168 +2.14
450–479 473 22 265.00–286.00 $274.74 $1,300 +1.70
505–547 525 14 246.00–295.00 $289.82 $1,522 +9.37
516–537 value added 528 37 282.00–299.00 $292.81 $1,546 -2.19
552–585 562 29 260.00–290.00 $281.66 $1,583 +17.11
600–645 607 36 249.00–272.00 $256.18 $1,555 +12.24
626–637 value added 632 18 270.00–279.50 $275.32 $1,740 +21.36
655–677 669 23 240.00–260.00 $254.98 $1,706 +9.08
700–730 718 14 220.00–254.00 $233.96 $1,680 +9.20
790 790 9 220.00–228.00 $227.11 $1,794 +5.30
801 value added 801 16 236.50 $236.50 $1,894 —
826 826 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 9 254.00–268.00 $261.02 $856 —
350–393 370 15 250.00–270.00 $262.69 $972 -7.35
403–445 422 19 218.00–259.00 $240.89 $1,017 -11.81
450–493 466 11 221.00–250.00 $234.87 $1,094 -12.45
500–545 517 46 210.00–245.00 $233.64 $1,208 -25.99
550–585 565 28 220.00–250.00 $236.42 $1,336 -11.22
604–645 621 13 210.00–235.00 $222.20 $1,380 —
665–693 681 9 213.50–229.00 $218.81 $1,490 —
710–725 718 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,436 —
780–790 785 2 181.00–216.00 $198.39 $1,557 —
808 808 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,616 —
860 860 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–344 330 11 250.00–287.00 $263.37 $869 +23.49
355–397 377 24 237.00–270.00 $254.51 $960 +18.07
400–448 425 33 233.00–260.00 $246.71 $1,049 +5.86
453–495 474 17 238.00–265.00 $249.78 $1,184 +5.06
506–545 523 66 234.50–247.00 $238.97 $1,250 -7.25
582 value added 582 49 254.75 $254.75 $1,483 +20.19
551–598 584 95 227.00–244.00 $237.42 $1,387 +10.91
605–635 625 5 229.00–234.00 $231.63 $1,448 +14.34
644 thin fleshed 644 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,481 —
660–665 663 2 229.00–241.00 $235.02 $1,558 +25.09
704 value added 704 9 232.50 $232.50 $1,637 —
704–713 709 9 226.00–229.50 $227.96 $1,616 +20.01
770 770 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,348 —
814 814 31 186.25 $186.25 $1,516 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393–394 394 10 225.00–250.00 $242.01 $954 +17.61
403–434 420 54 229.00–247.00 $235.34 $988 +4.21
450–493 483 58 219.00–236.00 $229.44 $1,108 -3.30
503–541 521 13 210.00–244.50 $228.53 $1,191 -6.48
551–585 566 32 225.00–229.50 $227.74 $1,289 +15.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 218.00 $218.00 $698 -0.87
355–360 358 2 221.00–233.00 $226.96 $813 —
410–440 424 12 210.00–233.00 $222.45 $943 -0.65
450–495 473 18 200.00–231.00 $220.75 $1,044 +0.63
500–525 509 7 210.00–230.00 $215.63 $1,098 -5.62
550–594 579 14 199.00–236.50 $222.80 $1,290 +18.32
625–630 626 4 210.00–220.00 $212.51 $1,330 —
660–695 673 5 200.00–221.00 $210.76 $1,418 —
725 725 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,370 —
768 768 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,382 —
815 815 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,443 —
865 865 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,488 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,106 —
508 508 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,118 —
560–570 565 2 191.00–210.00 $200.58 $1,133 —
625 625 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 —
690 690 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,463 —
810–836 831 7 170.00–184.00 $171.99 $1,429 —
1060 1060 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,696 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 244.00 $244.00 $981 -3.48
540 540 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,264 -1.21
575 575 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 -10.00
605–633 619 4 234.00–240.00 $237.07 $1,467 +21.21
700–710 705 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,058 -11.90
603 603 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,242 -2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–940 923 80-85% 2 107.00–109.00 $108.02 $997 —
1045–1195 1108 80-85% 3 104.00–105.00 $104.31 $1,156 —
1030–1370 1186 80-85% 24 104.00–109.00 $105.55 $1,252 +5.26
1235–1390 1312 80-85% 3 113.00–116.00 $114.65 $1,504 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $516 -28.51
740–995 868 85-90% 2 98.00–100.00 $98.85 $858 +10.34
930–945 938 85-90% 2 96.00 $96.00 $900 -5.38
1025–1093 1070 85-90% 3 87.00–96.00 $93.13 $996 -1.41
830–1205 1111 85-90% 15 99.00–103.00 $99.20 $1,102 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1375 1306 75-80% 4 110.00–110.50 $110.13 $1,438 +6.09
1260–1545 1422 75-80% 5 112.00–118.00 $115.08 $1,636 —
1405–1695 1565 75-80% 4 125.00–128.00 $126.21 $1,975 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1265 1163 5 104.00–119.00 $113.74 $1,323 —
1265–1270 1268 2 119.00–122.00 $120.50 $1,528 —
1120–1615 1401 12 104.00–118.00 $112.68 $1,579 —
1370–1985 1660 14 120.00–131.00 $126.34 $2,097 —
1885–2185 2026 4 128.00–132.50 $129.05 $2,615 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,900.00 $1,900.00 +538.39
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 -211.61
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1045–1525 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,975.00 $1,619.21 —

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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.