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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

4,944 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $254.90/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,451/hd at 569 lb · 218 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $285.52/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 477 lb · 187 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $300.26/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,414/hd at 471 lb · 155 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,944 4,533 4,366
Feeder cattle 4,226 3,858 3,797
Slaughter cattle 613 620 550
Replacement cattle 105 55 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifers 5.00-7.00 lower. Demand good. Quality average. Slaughter Cows 6.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–347 341 65 297.00–307.00 $302.42 $1,031 +4.23
355–381 369 42 296.00–306.00 $299.91 $1,107 -1.58
406–435 417 85 303.00–313.00 $306.99 $1,280 +17.94
410–445 unweaned 418 37 298.00–301.00 $299.38 $1,251 +24.38
458–486 unweaned 477 84 272.00–282.00 $278.52 $1,329 +3.52
458–495 477 103 285.00–295.00 $291.22 $1,389 +4.28
514–520 unweaned 516 11 241.00–260.00 $246.23 $1,271 -17.75
503–546 524 84 269.00–279.00 $275.27 $1,442 -5.73
552–598 unweaned 565 99 240.50–257.00 $245.31 $1,386 —
554–588 573 119 258.00–268.00 $262.87 $1,506 +12.38
600–635 615 80 224.00–234.00 $228.62 $1,406 +0.42
608–644 unweaned 634 7 219.00–220.00 $219.73 $1,393 -0.27
656–693 666 54 218.00–228.00 $221.30 $1,474 -2.72
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–335 value added 317 17 330.00–354.00 $339.10 $1,075 -15.32
300–345 331 21 319.00–329.00 $321.83 $1,065 +3.52
360–380 value added 366 26 330.00–339.00 $333.49 $1,221 -3.15
350–390 375 49 318.00–328.00 $323.64 $1,214 +2.56
400–401 value added 401 20 338.50–340.00 $338.80 $1,359 +11.53
400–441 429 89 325.00–335.00 $328.39 $1,409 +14.94
464–499 480 108 307.50–317.50 $314.02 $1,507 +8.43
501–527 value added 511 55 293.00–317.00 $307.70 $1,572 -3.56
502–538 527 87 291.50–301.50 $297.92 $1,570 -1.53
552–590 568 90 280.00–290.00 $286.95 $1,630 +15.73
608–644 624 19 246.00–256.00 $248.54 $1,551 -7.71
654–687 675 11 240.00–250.00 $243.52 $1,644 -1.84
700–721 value added 711 6 233.00–238.50 $235.79 $1,676 —
705–717 713 38 216.00–227.25 $223.95 $1,597 -6.83
755–772 763 15 209.00–219.00 $213.72 $1,631 -4.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–339 331 13 308.00–318.00 $311.70 $1,032 +3.18
366–375 370 31 307.00–317.00 $312.10 $1,155 +2.12
400–444 424 89 314.00–324.00 $319.56 $1,355 +18.88
450–491 471 155 296.00–306.00 $300.26 $1,414 +6.23
505–541 535 104 280.00–290.00 $287.46 $1,538 -3.80
559–577 561 87 269.00–279.00 $271.72 $1,524 +11.38
600–639 625 56 235.00–245.00 $240.85 $1,505 -1.93
656–696 676 46 229.00–239.00 $233.24 $1,577 +0.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–349 342 17 241.00–251.00 $248.84 $851 -1.16
355–375 370 40 238.00–248.00 $243.65 $902 -3.06
400–440 415 34 232.00–242.00 $238.30 $989 -4.15
415–426 unweaned 425 37 220.00–230.00 $220.70 $938 -5.32
454–498 471 87 226.00–236.00 $230.00 $1,083 -4.24
460–499 unweaned 489 34 200.00–225.00 $214.34 $1,048 -9.23
500–547 519 43 206.00–216.00 $210.96 $1,095 -6.52
525–540 unweaned 536 4 197.00–204.00 $198.71 $1,065 —
550–595 564 41 198.00–208.00 $204.46 $1,153 -6.01
568–571 unweaned 570 16 190.00–194.00 $191.25 $1,090 —
607–640 620 21 187.00–197.00 $194.78 $1,208 —
644 unweaned 644 18 181.00 $181.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 24 263.00–273.00 $266.31 $868 -3.45
328 value added 328 2 290.00 $290.00 $951 -0.77
355–394 382 36 260.00–270.00 $261.89 $1,000 -9.44
402–447 421 28 254.50–264.50 $260.33 $1,096 -1.92
455–494 482 54 248.00–258.00 $250.18 $1,206 -5.83
500–547 522 104 228.00–238.00 $233.13 $1,217 -5.11
550–578 558 46 220.00–230.00 $225.06 $1,256 -7.06
600–644 621 75 209.00–219.00 $215.99 $1,341 -8.92
655–689 676 16 198.00–208.00 $200.45 $1,355 -22.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–344 325 25 252.00–262.00 $256.97 $835 -2.15
374–395 386 23 249.00–259.00 $252.86 $976 -6.38
418–448 438 50 243.00–253.00 $249.18 $1,091 -3.33
450–475 467 32 237.00–247.00 $239.44 $1,118 -6.37
505–535 525 40 217.00–227.00 $222.09 $1,166 -6.51
556–599 571 111 209.00–219.00 $214.90 $1,227 -9.92
607–635 615 23 198.00–208.00 $204.22 $1,256 -12.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–383 value added 374 6 312.00–330.00 $318.94 $1,193 —
363–388 380 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 +20.00
400–428 418 14 315.00–324.00 $319.00 $1,333 +34.09
453–465 461 6 291.00–301.00 $294.28 $1,357 +18.30
510–522 520 16 279.00–289.00 $280.84 $1,460 +10.65
555–585 581 21 241.00–250.00 $246.38 $1,431 -6.92
605–616 value added 613 26 234.00–239.00 $237.21 $1,454 —
610–644 627 20 220.00–230.00 $226.53 $1,420 -14.24
665 value added 665 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,436 —
690–695 692 3 190.00–201.00 $193.68 $1,340 -23.48
788 788 11 193.00 $193.00 $1,521 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518–523 522 7 258.00–269.00 $261.12 $1,363 +0.76
525 unweaned 525 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,344 —
556–583 564 16 223.00–230.00 $226.65 $1,278 -19.16
621–645 626 8 200.00–211.00 $202.77 $1,269 —
664–665 664 10 182.00–186.00 $182.40 $1,211 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–880 833 85-90% 4 74.00 $74.00 $616 —
790–985 873 85-90% 8 89.00–91.00 $90.01 $786 -7.83
805–983 939 85-90% 24 79.00–82.00 $79.80 $749 -11.17
880–995 964 85-90% 34 83.00–87.00 $85.02 $820 —
1015–1190 1105 85-90% 49 80.00–85.00 $83.09 $918 -5.80
1000–1240 1123 85-90% 32 83.00–89.00 $87.22 $979 -1.67
1015–1295 1132 85-90% 35 74.00–79.00 $76.00 $860 -12.89
1040–1490 1190 85-90% 40 90.00–95.00 $92.34 $1,099 +10.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1665 1321 75-80% 42 89.00–94.00 $91.61 $1,210 +0.88
1220–1675 1380 75-80% 38 95.00–101.00 $97.40 $1,344 -4.98
1285–1722 1417 75-80% 10 102.00–109.00 $104.81 $1,485 +8.58
1325–1575 1437 75-80% 6 86.00–87.00 $86.37 $1,241 -9.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 2 76.00 $76.00 $840 —
1030–1530 1208 80-85% 77 88.00–94.00 $91.23 $1,102 —
1022–1365 1223 80-85% 8 84.00–87.00 $84.84 $1,038 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–2030 1690 18 108.00–113.00 $109.76 $1,855 -0.18
1585–1970 1770 7 115.00–119.00 $116.37 $2,060 -4.17
1760–2105 1995 7 120.00–125.00 $122.19 $2,438 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1295 1117 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 1,050.00–1,385.00 $1,263.16
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1158 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 1,475.00–1,750.00 $1,544.08

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1230 1059 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 1,050.00–1,385.00 $1,317.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1004–1145 1091 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,425.00–1,750.00 $1,608.68

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1575 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 1,600.00–1,850.00 $1,671.28 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1385 1224 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,025.00–1,385.00 $1,283.43 —

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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.