Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

3,598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.44/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,625/hd at 573 lb · 172 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $270.06/cwt -9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 523 lb · 104 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $283.99/cwt -28.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 439 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,598	4,344	5,372
Feeder cattle	3,074	3,596	4,407
Slaughter cattle	512	686	930
Replacement cattle	12	62	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: A much needed rain throughout the trade area kept receipts too few to establish a proper trend, however, a lower undertone is noted on both steers and heifers. Demand remains good. Quality also good. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314 value added	314	3	337.00	$337.00	$1,058	—
310–344	329	8	310.00–320.00	$311.59	$1,025	-84.47
350–395	377	6	301.00–311.00	$305.13	$1,150	-76.33
405–444	431	34	301.00–311.00	$304.34	$1,312	-35.65
462–498	474	29	306.00–316.00	$312.49	$1,481	-20.80
505 value added	505	7	307.00	$307.00	$1,550	—
513–544	536	51	289.00–299.00	$291.50	$1,562	-9.51
559 value added	559	9	291.50	$291.50	$1,629	—
557–592	574	163	276.00–286.50	$282.99	$1,624	-5.60
606–643	625	39	277.00–287.00	$281.05	$1,757	+0.35
662–690	674	28	264.00–274.00	$269.32	$1,815	-2.04
715 value added	715	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,984	—
716–746	730	50	255.00–265.00	$256.98	$1,876	-6.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	324	14	299.00–309.00	$304.35	$986	-78.71
370–391	385	25	290.00–300.00	$298.03	$1,147	-75.10
408–444	424	68	290.00–300.00	$295.42	$1,253	-33.11
457–498	472	61	295.00–305.00	$298.75	$1,410	-21.00
509–544	533	84	278.00–288.00	$285.69	$1,523	-6.81
551–595	563	69	265.00–275.00	$270.32	$1,522	-5.64
603–649	620	14	266.00–276.00	$269.38	$1,670	-2.56
670 unweaned	670	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,675	±0.00
650–697	672	35	253.00–263.50	$256.58	$1,724	-6.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365 unweaned	365	2	274.00	$274.00	$1,000	-77.00
350–391	374	53	279.00–289.00	$284.61	$1,064	-77.12
430 unweaned	430	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,204	-14.24
410–449	439	91	279.00–289.00	$284.17	$1,248	-33.47
460 unweaned	460	19	279.50	$279.50	$1,286	-17.74
457–490	484	56	284.00–294.00	$289.78	$1,403	-18.12
502–545	523	104	267.00–277.00	$270.06	$1,412	-11.14
550–588	575	18	254.00–264.00	$260.24	$1,496	-5.30
590 unweaned	590	6	241.00	$241.00	$1,422	-10.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–315	305	14	289.00–299.00	$289.74	$884	+10.00
315 value added	315	1	304.00	$304.00	$958	+12.05
355 value added	355	2	283.00	$283.00	$1,005	+3.00
363–393	385	19	268.00–278.00	$273.53	$1,053	+2.78
402–440	417	49	269.50–279.50	$275.64	$1,149	+1.16
455–493	473	64	259.00–269.00	$265.82	$1,257	+3.18
505–545	518	80	259.50–269.50	$265.11	$1,373	+8.42
576–597	590	56	245.00–255.00	$248.32	$1,465	-7.35
602–646	626	19	248.50–258.50	$255.06	$1,597	+0.56
665–678	671	12	244.00–254.00	$248.60	$1,668	-6.05
700–734	719	26	233.00–243.00	$237.21	$1,706	+6.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–349	345	9	278.00–288.00	$282.16	$973	+12.65
353–397	369	23	257.00–267.00	$264.48	$976	+7.31
410–438	423	24	258.00–269.00	$261.20	$1,105	-1.52
460–490	483	26	248.00–258.00	$253.87	$1,226	-0.18
500–549	533	62	248.00–259.00	$253.29	$1,350	+5.46
550–590	575	38	234.00–244.00	$238.40	$1,371	-6.86
600–648	625	33	237.50–247.50	$244.71	$1,529	-1.06
641 unweaned	641	9	260.00	$260.00	$1,667	—
650–680	660	34	233.00–243.00	$239.13	$1,578	-4.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	246.00	$246.00	$947	-3.10
400–449	432	81	247.00–257.00	$249.22	$1,077	+0.50
433–435 unweaned	434	6	240.00–241.00	$240.50	$1,044	+0.50
455–494	473	28	237.00–247.00	$240.74	$1,139	-1.76
478 unweaned	478	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,123	+2.78
505–548	526	45	237.00–247.00	$243.05	$1,278	+4.59
514–548 unweaned	532	32	220.00–235.00	$231.20	$1,230	+1.20
550–598	583	32	223.00–233.00	$229.78	$1,340	-1.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 value added	370	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	-65.09
360–388	376	7	287.00–297.00	$290.39	$1,092	-46.27
410–413	411	12	283.00–289.00	$286.99	$1,180	-8.63
450–490	472	23	243.00–253.50	$251.65	$1,188	-25.20
475–485 value added	477	10	260.00–299.00	$279.52	$1,333	-22.49
510–538	537	34	240.00–250.00	$240.86	$1,293	-13.51
555–567	563	26	245.00–255.00	$251.53	$1,416	-19.37
570 value added	570	18	268.50	$268.50	$1,530	—
603 value added	603	3	269.00	$269.00	$1,622	-5.00
608–631	622	9	249.00–259.00	$253.43	$1,576	-13.25
650 value added	650	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,632	—
652–655	654	6	239.00–249.00	$244.01	$1,596	-14.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511–539 unweaned	525	14	211.00–220.00	$215.62	$1,132	-15.38
530	530	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,246	-5.32
588	588	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,411	-15.09
620–640	623	12	235.50–245.50	$243.79	$1,519	-12.65

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–810	790	85-90%	6	80.00–86.00	$83.36	$659	—
770–980	885	85-90%	16	93.00–96.00	$94.75	$839	+4.42
855–995	929	85-90%	12	88.00–92.00	$89.65	$833	-13.12
1001–1280	1138	85-90%	36	85.00–91.50	$89.31	$1,016	-10.38
1005–1354	1188	85-90%	33	98.00–103.00	$100.49	$1,194	-5.17
1040–1315	1195	85-90%	78	88.50–97.00	$95.10	$1,136	-10.56
1110–1370	1278	85-90%	8	104.00–110.00	$106.62	$1,363	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1590	1298	75-80%	28	96.00–101.00	$98.92	$1,284	-4.40
1225–1440	1315	75-80%	78	89.00–95.50	$94.47	$1,242	-13.93
1070–1665	1389	75-80%	21	102.00–107.00	$104.11	$1,446	-9.62
1420–1940	1581	75-80%	14	108.00–113.00	$110.04	$1,740	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	80-85%	2	90.00	$90.00	$968	—
1015–1400	1177	80-85%	6	113.00–118.00	$116.13	$1,367	+7.24
1115–1515	1316	80-85%	10	103.00–104.00	$103.47	$1,362	—
1100–1570	1333	80-85%	16	105.00–110.00	$107.72	$1,436	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1480	1449	4	114.00–117.00	$115.22	$1,670	—
1460–1980	1658	9	126.00–129.00	$127.38	$2,112	—
1460–2330	1728	12	120.00–125.00	$122.16	$2,111	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1260	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,050.00–1,285.00	$1,163.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.