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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.27/cwt +10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 433 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.39/cwt -2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 509 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $222.49/cwt +12.42 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 416 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 936 3,894 4,165
Feeder cattle 763 3,286 3,352
Slaughter cattle 164 536 761
Replacement cattle 9 72 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Cold rain throughout the trade area kept receipts too few to establish a proper trend. Demand moderate. Quality average. Slaughter Cows and Bulls also had too few receipts to establish a trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 322 8 291.00–301.00 $295.31 $951 -25.94
352–383 364 8 280.00–290.00 $286.38 $1,042 -39.07
421–440 424 11 291.50–301.50 $299.62 $1,270 +10.30
455–480 468 6 280.00–290.00 $284.87 $1,333 -10.10
502–535 515 5 281.00–291.00 $286.85 $1,477 -4.61
541 value added 541 20 308.00 $308.00 $1,666 +4.00
563–588 579 16 253.00–263.00 $257.85 $1,493 -12.76
628–633 630 6 226.00–236.00 $229.35 $1,445 -30.68
655–682 675 6 215.00–225.00 $220.38 $1,488 -37.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 282.00 $282.00 $911 -27.51
364–395 380 8 265.00–275.00 $270.15 $1,027 -43.84
405–437 428 7 287.00 $287.00 $1,228 +8.29
490 490 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,318 -8.65
523–526 525 13 259.00–267.50 $265.55 $1,394 -13.31
565–580 573 4 243.00–250.00 $246.45 $1,412 -16.82
600–619 613 6 220.00–224.00 $222.69 $1,365 -25.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–347 345 16 240.00–250.00 $245.00 $845 +4.82
360–396 391 19 244.50–254.50 $248.67 $972 +2.11
410–444 433 38 242.00–252.00 $247.27 $1,071 +10.94
450–495 484 15 220.00–230.50 $229.60 $1,111 -0.12
500–544 509 26 220.50–230.50 $227.39 $1,157 -2.53
555–595 578 12 205.00–215.00 $209.42 $1,210 -21.38
606–615 611 16 214.00–224.00 $219.66 $1,342 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 230.00 $230.00 $731 +3.01
396 396 5 243.00 $243.00 $962 +6.14
410–423 412 11 231.00–235.00 $231.75 $955 +4.13
463–473 470 14 214.00–219.00 $215.41 $1,012 -3.86
530–531 531 20 211.00–219.00 $217.20 $1,153 -0.05
550–585 570 12 189.00–190.00 $189.40 $1,080 -30.58
606–636 619 12 210.00–212.50 $211.07 $1,307 +1.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 416 26 220.00–230.00 $222.49 $926 +11.19
450–486 476 15 198.00–208.00 $200.56 $955 -5.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,031 +10.92
435 435 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 -14.65
455 455 4 191.00 $191.00 $869 -73.20
525 525 5 256.50 $256.50 $1,347 +9.46
585 585 8 224.00 $224.00 $1,310 -30.35
620 620 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,364 +22.66

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–980 889 85-90% 8 79.00–84.00 $81.77 $727 +0.45
910 910 85-90% 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,001 +14.00
955–965 959 85-90% 5 86.00–89.00 $87.79 $842 —
1055 1055 85-90% 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,255 —
1050–1073 1065 85-90% 6 92.00–97.00 $93.64 $997 —
1000–1305 1130 85-90% 22 80.00–85.00 $83.92 $948 -11.38
1015–1235 1161 85-90% 38 86.00–91.00 $88.11 $1,023 -1.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1344 1340 75-80% 12 98.50–99.00 $98.92 $1,326 -0.08
1277–1705 1380 75-80% 32 92.00–97.00 $93.88 $1,296 —
1370–1666 1470 75-80% 8 104.00–108.00 $105.52 $1,551 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,215 +17.00
1090–1310 1233 80-85% 6 98.00 $98.00 $1,208 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1595 1575 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $1,827 —
1500–1725 1591 5 107.00–113.00 $109.71 $1,745 —
1340–2010 1675 2 120.00–129.00 $123.60 $2,070 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1280–1390 1359 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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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.