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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

2,916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.42/cwt +15.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,456/hd at 643 lb · 227 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.29/cwt +22.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 678 lb · 159 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $289.30/cwt +21.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,536/hd at 531 lb · 118 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,916 3,467 2,981
Feeder cattle 2,916 3,467 2,981

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder Heifers the 3 to 4 weights and 8 to 9 weights sold steady. 4 to 7 weights 7.00 to 10.00 Higher. Demand is moderate to high. The quality was attractive. Cows and Bulls were not reported.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–340 326 7 323.00–346.00 $330.68 $1,078 +12.82
365–398 379 14 319.00–336.00 $330.81 $1,254 +5.24
400–441 418 31 297.00–330.00 $315.99 $1,321 +5.21
450–485 458 45 293.00–330.00 $313.89 $1,438 +22.40
506–543 531 118 270.00–305.00 $289.30 $1,536 +21.46
582–593 583 67 260.00–277.25 $276.20 $1,610 +12.59
600–642 630 85 230.00–257.50 $243.95 $1,537 +5.54
659–679 678 159 240.50–247.50 $247.29 $1,677 +22.13
705–732 722 7 211.00–216.00 $213.27 $1,540 +0.17
813–828 814 70 187.00–221.50 $220.11 $1,792 +40.11
870 870 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,679 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 17 281.00 $281.00 $894 —
395 395 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,244 +38.34
412–444 432 18 236.00–270.00 $249.33 $1,077 -0.49
473–493 480 16 254.00–275.00 $266.31 $1,278 +21.04
531–545 538 11 233.00–256.00 $246.44 $1,326 +15.99
558–595 567 41 218.00–256.50 $231.37 $1,312 -7.96
616 616 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,349 +6.32
673–696 688 11 180.00–220.00 $205.76 $1,416 -6.37
776 776 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,436 —
924 924 10 170.00 $170.00 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 284.00–310.00 $297.00 $921 +42.67
385 385 5 300.00–318.00 $306.40 $1,180 +17.40
420–445 435 4 210.00–281.00 $257.09 $1,118 +16.42
460–485 473 5 220.00–289.00 $249.47 $1,180 +11.26
505–545 520 7 215.00–255.00 $243.36 $1,265 +7.18
555–585 572 8 212.00–258.00 $243.55 $1,393 +9.14
605–620 615 4 217.00–226.00 $222.01 $1,365 +11.48
680 680 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,476 +27.00
733 733 3 226.50 $226.50 $1,660 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–349 334 12 253.00–288.00 $269.78 $901 -8.74
350–395 361 4 271.00–285.00 $274.83 $992 -12.77
413–449 434 59 243.00–268.00 $257.07 $1,116 +4.43
450–488 468 53 244.00–260.50 $255.11 $1,194 +16.49
505–540 520 80 237.00–251.50 $249.13 $1,295 +17.64
605–645 643 227 200.00–229.00 $226.42 $1,456 +15.61
713–730 720 9 186.00–191.00 $187.44 $1,350 -7.46
753–783 768 17 175.00–210.00 $201.41 $1,547 +16.17
800–810 810 35 187.00–205.25 $204.73 $1,658 +24.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 8 231.00 $231.00 $714 +1.00
383 383 2 260.00 $260.00 $996 +47.00
422 422 6 217.00–220.00 $218.50 $922 -9.90
487–493 490 11 220.00–240.00 $229.41 $1,124 +5.95
523–545 536 17 207.00–229.00 $216.99 $1,163 +2.75
550–598 573 63 210.00–234.00 $229.02 $1,312 +12.45
668–685 675 5 175.00–197.00 $183.93 $1,242 —
887 887 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 240.00 $240.00 $780 —
365–370 368 2 237.00–243.00 $239.98 $883 —
405–445 424 7 212.00–240.00 $229.62 $974 +16.15
460–495 478 4 212.00–230.00 $220.25 $1,053 -0.62
520–525 523 2 201.00–210.00 $205.52 $1,075 -1.98
565 565 2 210.00–221.00 $215.50 $1,218 +10.69
630 630 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,140 —
800 800 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,280 -11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,275 —
503–524 516 8 249.50–289.50 $264.12 $1,363 +12.81
567 567 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,418 —
657–672 666 8 225.00–235.00 $228.70 $1,523 +21.70
830 830 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,569 —
951 951 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,617 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,353 —

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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.