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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023

4,814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $303.49/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,451/hd at 478 lb · 241 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $307.16/cwt +18.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 430 lb · 134 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.29/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,404/hd at 570 lb · 133 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,814 3,032 5,164
Feeder cattle 4,228 2,644 4,270
Slaughter cattle 560 366 876
Replacement cattle 26 22 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Steers 6.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Quality good, thru attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 1.00 higer.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–342 334 30 352.00–362.00 $357.61 $1,194 —
370–385 378 54 355.00–365.00 $358.83 $1,356 —
400–446 430 134 303.00–313.00 $307.16 $1,321 +19.67
468–481 unweaned 477 94 287.00–300.00 $293.10 $1,398 —
450–497 479 147 307.00–317.00 $310.13 $1,486 +8.80
500–545 525 130 273.00–283.00 $278.22 $1,461 +5.19
560–588 572 109 264.00–274.00 $269.01 $1,539 +3.91
600–635 614 39 257.00–267.00 $260.34 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–347 335 30 363.00–373.00 $365.72 $1,225 +19.28
350–371 366 24 366.00–376.00 $370.07 $1,354 +23.64
408–449 431 118 314.00–324.00 $319.26 $1,376 +2.94
455–490 480 115 317.50–328.00 $320.54 $1,539 +6.45
515–545 534 87 284.00–294.00 $289.05 $1,544 +4.10
550–590 569 107 275.00–285.00 $280.22 $1,594 -0.31
600–649 630 67 268.00–278.00 $273.10 $1,721 +2.03
677–697 686 55 258.50–269.00 $266.62 $1,829 +7.20
707–738 715 39 253.00–263.00 $255.80 $1,829 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–313 309 39 374.00–384.00 $375.82 $1,161 +24.00
354–388 368 32 377.00–387.00 $383.91 $1,413 +28.44
370 value added 370 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 +11.95
400–445 421 92 325.00–336.00 $330.93 $1,393 +2.70
455–482 479 44 329.00–339.00 $331.50 $1,588 +3.71
501–505 value added 504 20 309.00 $309.00 $1,557 +3.50
503–545 540 68 295.00–305.00 $298.68 $1,613 +4.05
555–595 574 54 286.00–296.00 $290.12 $1,665 -2.18
600–636 616 94 279.00–289.75 $284.91 $1,755 +2.65
621 value added 621 11 292.00 $292.00 $1,813 +2.97
650–679 658 40 270.00–280.00 $272.68 $1,794 +0.19
713–736 726 64 264.75–274.50 $268.79 $1,951 +13.77
758–767 766 27 230.00–240.00 $231.66 $1,775 -16.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 329 34 289.00–299.00 $291.56 $959 +9.87
366–380 370 36 279.00–289.00 $283.32 $1,048 +15.15
410–449 434 53 268.00–278.00 $271.76 $1,179 +11.03
453–490 465 69 258.00–268.00 $260.79 $1,213 +5.51
500–548 526 74 244.00–254.00 $247.60 $1,302 +2.13
550–598 570 133 243.00–253.00 $246.29 $1,404 +4.35
610–648 628 79 233.00–243.00 $240.46 $1,510 +1.89
650–698 673 54 233.00–243.00 $236.94 $1,595 +6.31
710–746 726 15 214.00–224.00 $218.32 $1,585 —
770–790 783 17 210.00–220.00 $212.37 $1,663 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–348 339 30 300.00–310.00 $303.63 $1,029 +11.05
365 value added 365 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,099 —
359–396 375 83 290.00–300.00 $294.24 $1,103 +14.33
422 value added 422 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,241 —
400–446 423 64 279.00–289.00 $284.80 $1,205 +12.58
455–492 474 52 269.50–279.50 $275.04 $1,304 +10.70
478 value added 478 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,358 —
500–542 521 54 255.00–265.00 $261.11 $1,360 +9.61
500–547 value added 530 33 266.00–284.00 $271.34 $1,438 —
559–572 565 20 254.00–264.00 $258.10 $1,458 +4.02
602–644 621 44 243.50–253.50 $245.52 $1,525 -1.12
650–670 664 25 244.00–254.00 $249.68 $1,658 +3.03
700–745 723 10 228.00–238.00 $234.91 $1,698 +2.69
750–798 786 12 221.00–230.00 $221.72 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–348 328 17 278.00–288.00 $285.52 $937 —
351–392 375 41 268.00–278.00 $272.53 $1,022 —
405–448 423 68 257.00–267.00 $262.50 $1,110 +13.73
440 unweaned 440 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,118 —
450–490 469 20 247.00–257.00 $253.54 $1,189 +8.61
505–543 536 49 233.00–243.00 $237.15 $1,271 +5.39
550–596 571 62 232.00–242.00 $239.50 $1,368 +13.76
600–644 623 25 221.00–232.00 $225.64 $1,406 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 327 3 327.00–329.00 $327.70 $1,072 -2.85
368–387 375 8 325.00–335.00 $331.13 $1,242 -3.74
354–394 value added 379 12 360.00–387.00 $371.79 $1,409 -8.21
406–438 426 48 292.00–302.00 $298.41 $1,271 +11.10
415–435 value added 429 9 306.00–322.00 $309.67 $1,328 —
466 value added 466 5 314.00 $314.00 $1,463 —
463–495 476 24 300.00–310.00 $302.97 $1,442 +27.36
500–501 value added 501 7 308.00–309.00 $308.86 $1,547 —
504–536 517 31 270.00–280.00 $275.56 $1,425 +2.65
555–585 577 13 278.00–288.00 $280.22 $1,617 +27.32
623 623 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,732 +20.24
661–688 675 18 266.00–268.00 $266.98 $1,802 +27.29
745 745 5 239.00–249.00 $243.00 $1,810 +10.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–447 417 26 281.00–291.00 $287.70 $1,200 —
453–488 470 50 288.50–299.00 $291.19 $1,369 —
505–533 520 8 259.00–269.00 $263.67 $1,371 —
554–588 572 23 267.00–277.00 $270.83 $1,549 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–990 844 85-90% 28 84.00–89.00 $86.70 $732 +2.70
795–995 912 85-90% 34 90.00–96.00 $92.02 $839 -12.17
875–975 949 85-90% 22 103.00–108.00 $104.08 $988 -0.11
920–990 949 85-90% 18 97.00–102.00 $99.96 $949 -4.23
1036–1110 1062 85-90% 14 90.00–95.00 $92.99 $988 -11.44
1005–1265 1107 85-90% 36 96.00–101.00 $99.40 $1,100 -9.42
1000–1325 1164 85-90% 46 102.00–107.00 $104.51 $1,216 -10.99
1240 1240 85-90% 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,376 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009–1140 1079 75-80% 6 98.00–102.00 $100.08 $1,080 —
1087–1580 1262 75-80% 26 105.00–110.00 $107.77 $1,360 —
1094–1755 1270 75-80% 18 115.00–120.00 $117.78 $1,496 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1290 1195 80-85% 14 104.00–108.00 $105.90 $1,266 +0.52
1244–1500 1349 80-85% 14 110.00–115.00 $112.26 $1,514 —
1225–1520 1373 80-85% 4 116.00–121.00 $118.77 $1,631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1925 1515 12 120.00–126.00 $122.70 $1,859 —
1327–2050 1738 19 127.00–132.00 $128.90 $2,240 -0.61
1700–2175 1938 2 135.00–139.00 $136.75 $2,650 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1880 1880 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,670 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1340 1169 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,617.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1023 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,016.79

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1007–1176 1064 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,000.00–1,450.00 $1,275.72
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1311 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,525.00–1,825.00 $1,622.70

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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
1000–1200 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,285.00–1,300.00 $1,289.41 —

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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.