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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

2,696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.99/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 643 lb · 274 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $255.94/cwt -9.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,776/hd at 694 lb · 188 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $308.75/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 580 lb · 143 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,696 2,497 2,138
Feeder cattle 2,530 2,497 1,840
Slaughter cattle 132 — 283
Replacement cattle 34 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 higher than last week's light test. Feeder heifers firm with last week's light test. Steer calves steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Quality average to attractive with several large groups offered. No recent test of Slaughter cows and bulls. Demand moderate for slaughter cows but good for replacements.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271–290 283 18 325.00–396.00 $349.03 $988 —
305–340 318 12 351.00–395.00 $371.50 $1,181 -4.32
354–393 378 32 323.00–389.00 $352.48 $1,332 -30.87
401–448 427 72 320.00–348.50 $336.47 $1,437 -13.13
450–495 470 48 303.00–342.00 $329.75 $1,550 -8.82
503 fancy 503 16 324.50 $324.50 $1,632 —
505–548 532 40 270.00–316.00 $301.55 $1,604 -15.95
541–546 thin fleshed 544 48 318.00 $318.00 $1,730 —
559–585 unweaned 563 6 254.00–260.00 $258.96 $1,458 —
556–577 fancy 570 37 317.25–318.50 $317.46 $1,810 —
565–595 585 100 283.00–316.50 $308.52 $1,805 +3.91
600–635 621 77 240.00–289.50 $282.77 $1,756 +7.62
670–696 694 188 235.00–262.50 $255.94 $1,776 -9.56
708–742 732 39 222.00–253.00 $238.07 $1,743 +0.54
753–760 760 76 228.00–243.00 $242.61 $1,844 +8.33
810 810 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,863 +9.38
863–881 880 28 221.00–226.50 $226.11 $1,990 +8.61
1043 1043 7 205.00 $205.00 $2,138 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 279 4 287.50–360.00 $336.77 $940 —
300–345 335 22 233.00–360.00 $343.51 $1,151 +32.39
354–390 371 28 259.00–357.00 $310.85 $1,153 +20.57
400–445 428 17 291.00–320.00 $300.07 $1,284 -3.17
455–490 478 17 250.00–309.00 $282.16 $1,349 -10.99
515–540 526 7 250.00–285.00 $260.20 $1,369 +14.28
561–590 571 8 230.00–240.00 $235.50 $1,345 -32.97
695 695 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,543 -18.00
770 770 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,578 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–380 373 10 280.00–340.00 $322.78 $1,204 -7.53
600 600 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,740 +43.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–293 276 10 275.00–300.00 $292.02 $806 —
304–346 329 31 294.00–319.50 $305.01 $1,003 -8.28
350–393 372 26 299.00–324.50 $315.06 $1,172 +7.06
405–448 421 98 269.00–314.50 $306.61 $1,291 +12.83
450 fancy 450 11 322.00–337.00 $335.64 $1,510 -9.36
454–499 483 85 261.00–299.00 $282.13 $1,363 -1.41
505–543 517 89 240.00–286.50 $275.29 $1,423 +4.28
551–588 563 62 238.00–282.00 $264.06 $1,487 +3.32
600–649 643 274 225.00–248.00 $240.99 $1,550 -0.51
705–725 705 89 213.00–229.85 $229.43 $1,617 +16.00
860 860 3 169.50 $169.50 $1,458 —
915 915 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,556 —
985 985 11 187.50 $187.50 $1,847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 284 9 268.00–313.00 $293.03 $832 —
303–340 323 22 230.00–314.00 $291.96 $943 +62.43
350–395 382 10 240.00–308.00 $276.35 $1,056 -3.40
400–440 415 17 224.00–319.00 $286.53 $1,189 +35.08
450–465 460 5 240.00–279.00 $267.04 $1,228 +19.01
500–545 532 11 209.00–267.00 $233.00 $1,240 -9.32
550–575 563 2 229.00–239.00 $234.11 $1,318 —
605–623 614 4 200.00–246.00 $225.80 $1,386 +19.80
670 670 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,514 +21.68
740 thin fleshed 740 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 19 302.00 $302.00 $1,084 +5.67
412–415 414 24 280.00–317.50 $312.65 $1,294 —
784 784 15 180.00 $180.00 $1,411 -10.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–445 434 3 320.00–322.00 $321.32 $1,395 -8.68
458–487 473 6 291.00–320.00 $305.06 $1,443 -8.94
523 523 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,407 -34.14
580–592 584 11 270.00–288.50 $278.02 $1,624 +13.02
600–640 618 3 240.00–280.00 $259.57 $1,604 +3.57
790 790 2 209.00–215.00 $212.00 $1,675 —
823 823 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,769 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–415 410 5 289.00–321.00 $314.53 $1,290 —
535 535 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,525 —
629 629 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,497 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $687 —
805–995 931 85-90% 4 88.00–93.00 $90.35 $841 —
948–950 949 85-90% 3 97.00–103.50 $99.17 $941 —
1015–1180 1095 85-90% 6 75.00–91.00 $85.67 $938 —
1000–1210 1096 85-90% 6 93.00–100.00 $96.54 $1,058 —
1125–1200 1163 85-90% 2 102.00–103.50 $102.73 $1,195 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–950 933 80-85% 2 98.00–102.00 $99.96 $933 —
1005–1560 1162 80-85% 5 94.00–97.00 $95.18 $1,106 —
1140–1400 1223 80-85% 7 107.00–113.00 $109.04 $1,334 —
1150–1480 1274 80-85% 8 102.00–108.00 $105.25 $1,341 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1375 1350 75-80% 2 112.00–115.00 $113.53 $1,533 —
1185–1852 1496 75-80% 8 104.00–109.00 $106.97 $1,600 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,169 —
1300–1505 1373 3 110.00–113.00 $111.10 $1,525 —
1485–1730 1606 5 119.00–125.00 $122.53 $1,968 —
1530–1815 1709 4 128.00–134.00 $131.72 $2,251 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1085–1420 1196 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,500.00–2,075.00 $1,827.42
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
1190–1423 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,450.00–1,775.00 $1,651.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1050–1085 1068 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,338.11
1065–1100 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,675.00 $1,573.38
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1206 1206 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,525.00 $2,525.00
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,175.00 $2,175.00

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.