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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

2,237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $301.30/cwt +24.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 436 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $293.38/cwt +17.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 477 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.26/cwt +10.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 528 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,237 1,375 2,305
Feeder cattle 1,837 1,049 1,834
Slaughter cattle 386 309 406
Replacement cattle 14 17 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: After much needed rain and cooler weather throughout the trade area, both steers and heifers had a much higher undertone noted. Demand good. Quality attractive thru good. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Breakers had a much lower undertone noted. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 11 335.00–345.00 $343.97 $1,135 +28.16
300–349 value added 336 11 346.00–358.00 $352.93 $1,186 +29.76
358 value added 358 3 361.00 $361.00 $1,292 —
350–390 364 9 337.00–347.00 $343.23 $1,249 +39.99
408–433 value added 418 18 320.00–332.50 $330.98 $1,383 —
400–447 422 36 309.00–319.00 $313.92 $1,325 +26.39
465 value added 465 9 329.00 $329.00 $1,530 —
453–496 473 45 309.50–319.50 $314.01 $1,485 +18.58
506–530 509 30 298.00–308.00 $303.88 $1,547 +5.47
516 value added 516 9 311.00 $311.00 $1,605 —
555–590 587 38 290.00–300.00 $296.10 $1,738 +1.44
600–644 value added 617 35 282.00–299.50 $290.80 $1,794 —
631–643 637 17 266.00–276.00 $271.25 $1,728 +20.84
660–690 666 12 258.00–268.00 $263.79 $1,757 +8.63
670 value added 670 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,809 —
700–745 713 20 249.00–259.00 $255.24 $1,820 +13.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 321 16 324.00–334.00 $331.60 $1,064 +25.58
355–393 373 13 326.00–336.00 $330.48 $1,233 +35.82
412–448 436 89 298.00–308.00 $301.30 $1,314 +24.85
466–485 480 40 298.50–309.00 $302.47 $1,452 +15.90
505–539 529 54 287.00–297.00 $291.46 $1,542 +7.93
565–595 577 49 279.00–289.00 $282.35 $1,629 +2.34
600–645 627 10 255.00–265.00 $259.94 $1,630 +15.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–307 306 35 313.00–323.00 $317.26 $971 +20.26
357–376 363 24 315.00–325.00 $320.57 $1,164 +40.09
404–448 413 39 287.00–297.00 $289.42 $1,195 +25.34
453–490 477 61 287.50–297.50 $293.38 $1,399 +17.79
525–539 532 46 276.00–286.00 $282.96 $1,505 +7.28
555–592 571 57 268.00–278.00 $274.58 $1,568 +20.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 334 11 288.00–298.00 $295.09 $986 +17.38
315–348 value added 339 16 300.50–304.00 $301.90 $1,023 —
350–395 value added 368 29 288.00–299.50 $294.58 $1,084 —
350–395 377 21 277.00–287.00 $282.45 $1,065 +17.70
400–446 418 28 274.00–284.00 $279.88 $1,170 +11.79
405–422 value added 418 4 285.00–288.00 $285.73 $1,194 —
450–492 466 55 259.50–269.50 $266.71 $1,243 +12.90
519 value added 519 7 273.50 $273.50 $1,419 —
500–545 529 51 258.50–269.00 $265.27 $1,403 +9.23
550–572 value added 557 17 268.50–270.00 $269.48 $1,501 —
550–599 581 36 255.00–265.00 $262.71 $1,526 +5.90
609–645 614 36 255.00–265.00 $263.74 $1,619 +15.91
650–680 665 2 250.00–260.00 $254.89 $1,695 +22.02
716–742 723 20 216.00–226.00 $223.46 $1,616 +4.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–448 424 36 252.00–262.00 $258.25 $1,095 +10.94
454–485 467 45 237.00–247.00 $241.96 $1,130 +11.89
520–540 532 35 237.00–247.00 $242.13 $1,288 +9.25
557–580 567 29 233.00–243.00 $239.91 $1,360 +9.40
602–633 612 27 233.00–243.00 $238.59 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 331 9 277.00–287.00 $282.05 $934 +20.53
355–372 362 12 266.00–276.00 $271.33 $982 +18.24
420–446 439 31 263.00–273.00 $268.44 $1,178 +11.16
460–498 480 26 248.00–259.00 $253.72 $1,218 +13.23
505–549 537 28 248.00–258.00 $252.32 $1,355 +9.41
570–596 582 24 244.00–254.00 $247.66 $1,441 +2.94
622–637 631 18 244.00–254.00 $249.07 $1,572 +15.56
652–668 656 19 239.00–249.00 $245.55 $1,611 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–333 332 14 342.50–352.50 $349.85 $1,162 +53.63
360–378 value added 374 8 345.00–350.00 $348.80 $1,305 +37.80
380–390 384 12 326.00–336.00 $329.97 $1,267 +30.37
405 value added 405 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,332 —
403–407 406 8 310.00–320.00 $313.73 $1,274 +43.78
450 value added 450 6 311.00 $311.00 $1,400 —
460–473 468 17 290.00–300.00 $295.95 $1,385 +48.79
515 value added 515 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,390 —
500–548 523 30 248.00–258.00 $251.63 $1,316 +12.17
555–577 565 9 242.00–252.00 $247.46 $1,398 +16.46
603–623 613 6 230.00–241.50 $235.66 $1,445 +17.80
650–680 672 6 212.00–222.00 $216.27 $1,453 -3.73
720–748 734 7 210.50–220.50 $216.07 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 442 17 299.00–309.00 $303.12 $1,340 —
462–488 469 8 279.00–289.00 $281.60 $1,321 —
524–545 535 17 237.00–247.00 $241.49 $1,292 —
555–598 570 19 231.00–241.00 $236.57 $1,348 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
777–858 818 85-90% 8 88.00–89.00 $88.52 $724 -2.48
850–925 894 85-90% 14 93.00–95.00 $94.72 $847 —
840–995 922 85-90% 42 97.00–104.00 $99.73 $920 -12.44
915–960 930 85-90% 8 106.00–111.00 $108.38 $1,008 +3.44
1040–1375 1142 85-90% 36 100.00–104.50 $102.18 $1,167 -0.91
1030–1490 1145 85-90% 13 94.00–99.00 $97.49 $1,116 -5.60
1123–1270 1146 85-90% 13 113.00–116.00 $115.49 $1,324 +12.40
1077–1523 1214 85-90% 28 106.00–111.00 $107.72 $1,308 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017–1600 1281 75-80% 51 104.50–109.00 $107.51 $1,377 —
1299–1560 1351 75-80% 20 115.00–119.00 $117.63 $1,589 —
1111–1560 1372 75-80% 19 111.00–114.00 $111.71 $1,533 -11.77
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1270 1172 80-85% 13 103.00–107.00 $103.61 $1,214 —
1133–1480 1306 80-85% 39 108.00–112.00 $109.40 $1,429 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1925 1601 5 119.00–125.00 $122.44 $1,960 —
1350–2205 1629 17 126.00–132.00 $129.09 $2,103 —
1490–2075 1804 9 134.00–141.00 $135.88 $2,451 —

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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
1005–1360 1116 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,250.00–1,560.00 $1,425.13 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1275 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,650.00–1,850.00 $1,740.32 —

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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.