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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

3,894 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.45/cwt +17.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,499/hd at 585 lb · 594 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $264.77/cwt +16.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 481 lb · 114 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.25/cwt -9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 521 lb · 91 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,894 4,263 3,537
Feeder cattle 3,286 3,616 2,782
Slaughter cattle 536 54 711
Replacement cattle 72 593 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: In an uneven market, both steers and heifers had a lower undertone noted. Quality average through good. Demand good. Slaughter Cows 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 2.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–341 333 25 293.00–303.00 $299.20 $996 +27.25
375–399 392 22 296.00–306.00 $301.16 $1,181 +40.99
407–448 418 50 263.00–273.00 $268.52 $1,122 +25.54
423 unweaned 423 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,100 —
453–495 479 76 264.00–274.00 $266.74 $1,278 +18.87
470–497 unweaned 485 38 259.50–262.00 $260.82 $1,265 —
511 unweaned 511 17 255.50 $255.50 $1,306 —
500–545 529 72 262.00–272.00 $268.00 $1,418 +28.84
560–597 570 68 246.00–256.00 $253.02 $1,442 +25.74
601–607 605 46 233.00–243.00 $239.04 $1,446 +18.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 value added 316 5 350.00–374.00 $364.58 $1,152 —
313–334 330 25 315.00–325.00 $321.25 $1,060 -0.59
350–359 value added 356 20 338.00–392.00 $358.40 $1,276 —
354–376 370 15 318.00–328.00 $325.45 $1,204 -15.00
405–444 426 11 285.00–295.00 $289.32 $1,233 -8.69
410–448 value added 444 18 298.00–312.00 $299.39 $1,329 —
451–479 value added 470 13 305.00–319.00 $314.87 $1,480 -18.13
475–496 490 39 286.50–296.50 $294.97 $1,445 +2.63
506 value added 506 8 304.00 $304.00 $1,538 —
505–528 522 46 284.00–294.50 $291.46 $1,521 +10.02
550–578 565 49 268.00–278.00 $270.61 $1,529 -23.92
629–647 641 60 255.00–265.00 $260.03 $1,667 -2.21
655–671 660 22 249.00–259.00 $257.65 $1,700 -12.29
705 value added 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 —
725–747 740 17 210.00–220.00 $214.85 $1,590 -23.32
763–771 764 18 210.00–220.00 $218.88 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339–346 343 11 304.00–314.00 $309.51 $1,062 +21.85
350–395 362 13 307.00–317.00 $313.99 $1,137 +23.17
409–444 428 38 274.00–284.00 $278.71 $1,193 +17.05
457–490 467 16 275.00–285.00 $277.65 $1,297 +21.13
500–544 526 66 273.00–283.00 $278.86 $1,467 +28.97
553–595 579 53 257.00–267.00 $263.27 $1,524 +17.95
608 unweaned 608 34 235.00 $235.00 $1,429 —
600–645 616 33 244.00–254.00 $247.96 $1,527 +15.70
655–694 672 37 238.00–248.00 $246.43 $1,656 +23.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 value added 313 4 250.00–349.00 $282.29 $884 —
300–333 326 16 234.00–244.00 $240.18 $783 -19.56
352–388 370 35 243.00–253.00 $246.56 $912 -4.68
420 value added 420 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,092 —
400–444 426 78 230.00–240.00 $236.33 $1,007 -11.19
451–489 value added 465 37 235.00–243.00 $240.63 $1,119 —
453–484 474 38 224.00–234.00 $229.72 $1,089 -22.14
500–538 522 44 226.00–236.00 $229.92 $1,200 -15.26
555–590 573 18 226.00–236.00 $230.80 $1,322 -8.55
585 value added 585 576 257.25 $257.25 $1,505 —
605–638 621 27 216.00–226.00 $220.16 $1,367 -9.33
655–667 659 33 205.00–215.50 $211.50 $1,394 -43.50
781–793 784 13 201.00–205.00 $201.93 $1,583 +3.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–344 338 13 223.00–233.00 $226.99 $767 +1.99
354–398 369 28 232.00–242.00 $236.86 $874 -0.14
400–444 409 41 219.00–229.00 $227.62 $931 +27.62
458–495 480 37 213.00–223.00 $219.27 $1,052 +29.27
508–541 521 91 215.00–225.00 $217.25 $1,132 -9.58
550–593 569 31 215.00–225.00 $219.98 $1,252 -5.13
622–643 633 12 205.00–215.00 $209.61 $1,327 -10.39
654–681 676 15 194.00–204.00 $198.41 $1,341 +3.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–343 321 7 212.00–222.00 $216.58 $695 +6.20
360–384 371 16 221.00–231.00 $224.55 $833 -6.77
411 unweaned 411 4 192.00 $192.00 $789 —
400–447 430 59 208.00–218.00 $211.30 $909 -9.70
450–496 476 72 202.00–212.00 $205.65 $979 -16.35
500–540 512 32 204.00–214.00 $209.07 $1,070 -16.44
522 unweaned 522 5 191.00 $191.00 $997 —
551–590 577 24 204.00–214.00 $210.94 $1,217 -19.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–330 322 19 300.00–310.00 $306.37 $987 —
355 value added 355 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,207 —
360–380 374 21 260.00–270.00 $264.08 $988 —
420–444 433 27 260.00–270.00 $264.65 $1,146 -0.71
475–485 481 22 261.00–271.00 $264.20 $1,271 +5.73
520–548 536 21 239.00–250.00 $247.04 $1,324 -10.72
560–582 564 25 246.00–256.00 $254.35 $1,435 +19.73
615 unweaned 615 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 —
624–625 624 6 194.00–204.00 $197.34 $1,231 -26.71
653–655 654 9 185.00–195.00 $190.56 $1,246 —
707 707 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,379 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 unweaned 411 4 238.00 $238.00 $978 —
400–445 430 6 249.00–259.00 $252.10 $1,084 —
473–488 478 21 250.00–260.00 $255.47 $1,221 —
570–595 584 24 217.00–221.00 $219.31 $1,281 -6.87

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–945 806 85-90% 30 72.00–76.00 $74.68 $602 —
710–955 890 85-90% 17 79.00–84.00 $81.32 $724 —
880–980 898 85-90% 27 85.00–88.50 $87.58 $786 —
945 945 85-90% 25 96.00 $96.00 $907 —
1081–1179 1111 85-90% 83 84.50–87.50 $86.31 $959 —
1066–1215 1138 85-90% 8 93.00–96.00 $95.30 $1,085 —
1005–1315 1164 85-90% 60 88.50–93.00 $89.75 $1,045 -3.25
1165–1310 1222 85-90% 6 98.00–101.00 $99.71 $1,218 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1233–1470 1281 75-80% 56 87.75–93.50 $89.06 $1,141 —
1330 1330 75-80% 2 99.00 $99.00 $1,317 +0.64
1050–1676 1560 75-80% 15 105.00–110.00 $105.57 $1,647 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1093–1230 1145 80-85% 34 91.00–96.00 $92.00 $1,053 -1.27
1100–1400 1250 80-85% 4 105.00–109.00 $107.24 $1,340 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1765 1542 16 107.00–113.00 $109.93 $1,695 +5.73
1335–1755 1635 5 120.00–129.00 $123.69 $2,022 +3.09
1420–2130 1635 23 114.00–119.00 $115.84 $1,894 -4.76

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1002–1404 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 1,100.00–1,450.00 $1,290.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1404 1252 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,087.86

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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
1022–1533 1351 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,350.00–1,675.00 $1,547.91 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1144–1477 1277 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,853.74 —

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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.