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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

3,471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.50/cwt +7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 423 lb · 166 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $331.19/cwt -6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,560/hd at 471 lb · 164 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.13/cwt +7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 476 lb · 151 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,471 3,492 1,685
Feeder cattle 3,192 3,214 1,409
Slaughter cattle 111 217 261
Replacement cattle 168 61 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves 4.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder steers 4.00 -7.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 -8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 7.00 -12.00 higher with instance of 23.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes, especially heavy weight cattle. Quality mostly average to attractive. Slaughter cows steady- 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 -7.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes of slaughter cows and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–295 278 17 400.00–421.00 $410.02 $1,140 +15.48
305–340 316 22 373.00–407.00 $388.58 $1,228 -10.94
352–399 377 70 360.00–404.00 $379.16 $1,429 -9.81
390 unweaned 390 18 310.00 $310.00 $1,209 —
400–445 426 83 332.00–379.00 $355.73 $1,515 +1.47
450–498 471 164 298.00–368.00 $331.19 $1,560 -6.70
500–548 529 127 275.00–336.00 $310.66 $1,643 -0.67
550–597 566 110 269.00–320.00 $305.17 $1,727 +12.94
600–649 627 35 254.50–300.50 $279.96 $1,755 -1.94
650–693 665 50 249.50–284.00 $270.06 $1,796 +9.52
700–741 726 21 245.00–266.50 $251.38 $1,825 -3.16
752–787 775 11 232.00–237.50 $236.04 $1,829 +4.91
804–828 808 18 231.50–235.50 $233.83 $1,889 +0.58
955 955 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 260.00–323.00 $290.60 $764 -44.40
313–345 323 8 294.00–350.00 $328.49 $1,061 -41.98
363–395 377 21 300.00–358.00 $340.70 $1,284 -10.20
405–448 431 36 270.00–330.00 $302.64 $1,304 -11.15
455–495 485 20 260.00–318.00 $285.13 $1,383 +1.72
550 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 -8.12
615–648 635 17 246.00–251.00 $249.43 $1,584 -6.89
652–685 672 15 218.50–250.00 $241.67 $1,624 +11.67
720–735 725 3 200.00–240.00 $223.45 $1,620 +4.00
755–785 773 5 210.00–229.00 $221.62 $1,713 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–335 333 9 250.00–319.00 $265.44 $884 -130.56
402 402 7 245.00 $245.00 $985 -79.00
518 518 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,114 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–293 283 18 290.00–328.00 $314.63 $890 +6.31
300–348 320 74 304.00–330.00 $318.70 $1,020 +2.13
351–398 374 69 298.00–327.50 $314.53 $1,176 +2.06
400–446 423 166 285.00–337.00 $313.50 $1,326 +5.88
450–498 476 151 269.00–329.50 $300.13 $1,429 +7.67
500–548 525 97 260.00–304.50 $284.07 $1,491 +10.35
550–598 566 128 246.00–290.00 $272.14 $1,540 +12.52
600–645 612 62 238.00–290.00 $255.31 $1,562 +9.99
655–695 673 16 229.00–239.50 $234.21 $1,576 -3.55
700–741 714 35 210.00–240.00 $220.93 $1,577 -1.18
751–755 753 9 214.00–217.00 $215.22 $1,621 +7.91
815 815 4 210.50 $210.50 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 unweaned 261 7 254.00 $254.00 $663 —
300–314 311 10 267.00–298.00 $293.44 $913 -12.66
355–395 383 13 235.00–286.00 $264.43 $1,013 -69.51
415–445 426 11 250.00–285.00 $264.54 $1,127 -29.95
455–490 477 15 240.00–330.00 $256.38 $1,223 -0.77
500–545 526 7 230.00–263.00 $247.63 $1,303 -17.31
550–580 571 8 228.00–265.00 $252.69 $1,443 +10.39
605–641 636 12 225.00–234.00 $231.96 $1,475 +11.50
660–685 669 4 200.00–225.00 $218.32 $1,461 +18.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 5 315.00 $315.00 $989 —
358 358 9 225.00 $225.00 $806 -64.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 327 3 380.00–407.50 $398.39 $1,303 +4.86
350–393 377 7 382.50–416.00 $403.78 $1,522 +40.46
435 435 4 349.50 $349.50 $1,520 +11.60
470–497 485 16 302.00–330.00 $321.43 $1,559 +10.32
505–536 529 13 280.00–303.00 $297.01 $1,571 +6.99
565–593 586 16 274.00–290.00 $284.58 $1,668 +6.23
600–620 613 5 250.00–263.00 $257.99 $1,581 +2.05
665–690 679 4 225.00–259.00 $247.22 $1,679 +4.47
705 705 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,741 +6.71
928 928 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 340.00–350.00 $344.81 $1,148 -12.19
450–495 478 3 290.00–320.00 $300.93 $1,438 +15.80
505–510 508 2 261.00–291.00 $276.07 $1,402 -2.36
625–640 636 4 241.00–253.00 $245.96 $1,564 -3.04
650 650 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,586 -4.00
770 770 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,656 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1475 1250 80-85% 3 112.00–119.00 $115.05 $1,438 —
1080–1440 1293 80-85% 3 105.00–108.00 $106.24 $1,374 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1440 1253 75-80% 2 125.00–138.00 $130.53 $1,636 —
1425–1530 1478 75-80% 2 119.00–123.00 $120.93 $1,787 +10.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,102 +8.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1625 1533 3 118.00–124.00 $121.88 $1,868 —
1485–1845 1687 14 130.00–136.00 $132.25 $2,231 —
1670–2070 1811 9 136.00–148.00 $139.62 $2,529 +5.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
890–900 893 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,575.00 $1,575.00
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1580 1580 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.