Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

4,344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $262.28/cwt -6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 576 lb · 129 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.48/cwt -10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 417 lb · 115 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.65/cwt -13.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 480 lb · 112 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,344	4,814	4,507
Feeder cattle	3,596	4,228	3,652
Slaughter cattle	686	560	786
Replacement cattle	62	26	69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower, with the exception of 6 weight heifers, which were 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality good through average. Several un-weaned cattle and several light weight bulls were offered. Demand continues to be good. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, except Breaker cows which sold steady. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 lower. Packer demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–337 unweaned	329	7	355.00–358.00	$357.19	$1,175	—
329–340	331	18	367.00–377.00	$369.28	$1,222	+11.67
352 unweaned	352	5	351.00	$351.00	$1,236	—
350–398	379	22	357.00–367.00	$361.73	$1,371	+2.90
407–433	416	47	314.00–324.00	$317.64	$1,321	+10.48
414–420 unweaned	417	12	285.00–307.00	$294.24	$1,227	—
473–490	483	46	305.00–315.00	$307.90	$1,487	-2.23
474–499 unweaned	493	65	291.00–300.00	$297.24	$1,465	+4.14
529 unweaned	529	9	270.00	$270.00	$1,428	—
513–549	537	73	276.00–286.00	$281.20	$1,510	+2.98
558–590	574	100	259.00–269.00	$265.54	$1,524	-3.47
560–593 unweaned	582	29	249.00–253.00	$251.05	$1,461	—
601–642	621	24	255.00–265.00	$258.87	$1,608	-1.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–342	322	24	378.00–388.00	$383.06	$1,233	+17.34
360–390	380	6	368.00–378.00	$373.13	$1,418	+3.06
400–449	421	62	325.00–335.00	$328.53	$1,383	+9.27
455–485	465	20	316.00–326.00	$319.75	$1,487	-0.79
500–549	525	61	287.00–297.00	$292.50	$1,536	+3.45
564 unweaned	564	50	265.00	$265.00	$1,495	—
555–595	577	59	270.00–280.00	$275.96	$1,592	-4.26
605–646 unweaned	612	50	252.00–262.00	$260.36	$1,593	—
610–644	632	27	266.00–276.00	$271.94	$1,719	-1.16
653–670	663	55	257.00–267.00	$262.68	$1,742	-3.94
677 unweaned	677	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,692	—
725	725	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,776	-10.80
753–790	769	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,846	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–344	312	15	389.00–399.00	$396.06	$1,236	+20.24
360 value added	360	1	391.00	$391.00	$1,408	+1.00
355–396	377	16	379.00–389.00	$381.46	$1,438	-2.45
404–447	412	27	336.00–346.00	$339.99	$1,401	+9.06
412 value added	412	3	348.00	$348.00	$1,434	—
455–484	477	26	327.00–337.00	$333.29	$1,590	+1.79
505–519	510	58	298.00–308.00	$301.01	$1,535	+2.33
555–589	571	63	281.00–291.00	$288.59	$1,648	-1.53
600–622	613	64	277.00–287.00	$280.70	$1,721	-4.21
664–697	675	50	268.00–278.00	$271.36	$1,832	-1.32
700–727	712	15	254.50–265.00	$263.26	$1,874	-5.53
755–775	767	39	248.50–258.50	$251.71	$1,931	+20.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330 value added	318	6	290.00–296.00	$291.95	$928	—
300–345	324	23	277.00–287.00	$279.74	$906	-23.89
350–380 value added	365	18	278.00–283.00	$280.00	$1,022	-21.00
355–390	379	13	265.00–275.00	$270.75	$1,026	-23.49
401–448	417	115	268.50–278.50	$274.48	$1,145	-10.32
460–492	485	29	260.00–270.00	$262.64	$1,274	-12.40
504 value added	504	8	273.00	$273.00	$1,376	+1.66
500–545	533	17	255.00–265.00	$256.69	$1,368	-4.42
563–595	583	28	250.00–260.00	$255.67	$1,491	-2.43
608–610 value added	609	5	262.00–264.00	$262.80	$1,600	—
600–645	626	41	249.00–259.00	$254.50	$1,593	+8.98
650–680	669	26	249.00–259.00	$254.65	$1,704	+4.97
703 value added	703	6	244.50	$244.50	$1,719	—
700–748	727	10	227.00–237.00	$230.96	$1,679	-3.95
752–780	763	8	207.00–217.00	$212.81	$1,624	-8.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–340	325	15	255.00–265.00	$259.82	$844	-25.70
308–341 unweaned	329	8	250.00	$250.00	$822	—
350–395	370	20	243.00–253.00	$249.10	$922	-23.43
375–390 unweaned	381	5	240.00	$240.00	$914	—
405–444	428	77	246.00–256.00	$248.72	$1,065	-13.78
415–440 unweaned	428	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,027	-14.00
460–494 unweaned	479	31	228.00–235.00	$232.22	$1,112	—
452–498	481	81	238.00–248.00	$242.50	$1,166	-11.04
511 unweaned	511	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,175	—
503–543	522	68	233.00–243.00	$238.46	$1,245	+1.31
555–590	570	27	228.00–238.00	$231.21	$1,318	-8.29
579 unweaned	579	4	223.00	$223.00	$1,291	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	21	266.00–276.00	$269.51	$887	-22.05
353 value added	353	3	250.00	$250.00	$882	—
354–395	365	22	254.00–264.00	$257.17	$939	-26.15
402–448	430	56	257.00–268.00	$262.72	$1,130	-9.04
450–495	477	39	249.00–259.00	$254.05	$1,212	-6.74
513–545	522	106	244.00–254.00	$247.83	$1,294	+0.23
553–585	571	40	239.00–249.00	$245.26	$1,400	-1.03
600–649	630	40	238.00–248.00	$245.77	$1,548	+5.31
672–677	674	10	237.50–247.50	$243.31	$1,640	+6.37
692 unweaned	692	9	231.00	$231.00	$1,599	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335 value added	320	32	350.00–399.00	$381.65	$1,221	—
339–344	342	6	330.00–340.00	$333.30	$1,140	+5.60
354–365	357	7	331.00–341.00	$336.66	$1,202	+5.53
357–395 value added	372	24	345.00–389.00	$365.09	$1,358	-6.70
400–425 value added	409	20	321.00–347.00	$339.16	$1,387	+29.49
413–445	422	17	295.00–305.00	$295.62	$1,248	-2.79
450–490	471	41	271.00–281.00	$276.85	$1,304	-26.12
479–489 value added	484	11	291.00–311.00	$302.01	$1,462	-11.99
500–526	516	36	250.00–260.00	$254.37	$1,313	-21.19
565–584	579	15	263.50–273.50	$270.90	$1,569	-9.32
604 value added	604	7	274.00	$274.00	$1,655	—
610–642	625	18	261.00–271.00	$266.68	$1,667	-11.32
670–688	684	10	250.00–260.00	$258.04	$1,765	-8.94
735	735	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,749	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	15	319.00–329.00	$323.19	$1,050	—
409–442	429	48	270.00–280.00	$275.22	$1,181	-12.48
457–487	478	49	260.00–270.00	$264.67	$1,265	-26.52
502–528	518	44	239.00–249.00	$240.32	$1,245	-23.35
525 unweaned	525	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,213	—
550–555 unweaned	551	14	248.50–251.00	$249.25	$1,373	—
555–598	576	31	252.00–262.00	$255.09	$1,469	-15.74
607 unweaned	607	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,493	—
634–647	641	20	250.00–260.00	$256.44	$1,644	—
660–692	675	18	239.00–249.00	$243.74	$1,645	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–445	425	14	259.00–269.00	$260.85	$1,109	—
454–492	474	79	249.00–259.00	$253.83	$1,203	—
505–538	510	54	228.00–238.00	$236.55	$1,206	—
558–594	569	67	241.00–251.00	$245.43	$1,396	—
575 unweaned	575	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,380	—
611 unweaned	611	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,405	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–970	850	85-90%	16	81.00–86.00	$83.15	$707	—
770–975	896	85-90%	31	88.00–92.00	$90.33	$809	—
670–980	918	85-90%	24	93.00–98.00	$95.42	$876	+3.40
805–994	933	85-90%	18	101.00–105.00	$102.77	$959	-1.31
1005–1360	1079	85-90%	25	86.00–91.00	$88.59	$956	-4.40
1000–1305	1112	85-90%	43	93.00–97.00	$94.04	$1,046	-5.36
1010–1240	1127	85-90%	40	98.00–103.00	$99.69	$1,124	+0.29
1000–1405	1163	85-90%	34	104.00–109.00	$105.66	$1,229	+1.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1405	1258	75-80%	3	97.00–99.00	$97.74	$1,230	-10.03
1020–1505	1276	75-80%	17	102.00–105.00	$103.32	$1,318	-14.46
1105–1545	1311	75-80%	19	107.00–110.00	$108.40	$1,421	—
1165–1610	1389	75-80%	32	112.00–116.00	$113.73	$1,580	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1305	1175	80-85%	24	107.00–112.00	$108.89	$1,279	+2.99
1005–1280	1180	80-85%	12	95.00–100.00	$97.29	$1,148	-8.61
1095–1305	1204	80-85%	21	101.00–106.00	$103.42	$1,245	—
1095–1540	1259	80-85%	10	114.00–118.00	$115.54	$1,455	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1760	1573	4	120.00–125.00	$122.19	$1,922	—
1405–1780	1577	3	115.00–119.00	$117.10	$1,847	—
1480–2035	1756	20	126.00–131.00	$128.44	$2,255	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1920	1699	7	132.00–137.00	$133.86	$2,274	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1265	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	1,185.00–1,375.00	$1,330.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1285–1336	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,550.00–1,660.00	$1,614.97

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1011–1050	1039	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,281.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1325	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,625.00–1,675.00	$1,652.43

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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
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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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.