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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

2,330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $236.70/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 563 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.39/cwt -22.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 474 lb · 61 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.21/cwt -16.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 411 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,330 1,300 1,621
Feeder cattle 2,000 1,036 1,327
Slaughter cattle 264 192 279
Replacement cattle 66 72 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steers 15.00-20.00 lower; Heifers 10.00-15.00 lower, except 3 wt. steady - 5.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was good for all classes. Slaughter cows steady - 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes of slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 274 14 375.00–431.00 $408.35 $1,119 +0.22
300–340 321 28 375.00–420.00 $391.38 $1,256 -9.77
346 unweaned 346 4 361.00 $361.00 $1,249 —
350–359 356 21 377.00–385.00 $379.27 $1,350 -9.11
410–447 423 37 345.00–360.00 $353.33 $1,495 -23.38
413–445 unweaned 433 10 294.00–310.50 $304.56 $1,319 —
459–498 474 38 325.00–328.50 $327.95 $1,554 -26.54
504–532 510 22 298.00–306.00 $303.19 $1,546 -19.33
517–521 unweaned 520 24 290.50 $290.50 $1,511 —
555–596 561 24 281.00–308.50 $294.11 $1,650 -18.85
604–620 608 14 270.00–285.00 $281.79 $1,713 -0.74
630–635 unweaned 632 34 241.00–250.50 $246.29 $1,557 —
660–688 678 21 240.00–263.50 $256.90 $1,742 -20.38
705–725 713 10 231.00–248.50 $237.80 $1,696 -30.20
720 unweaned 720 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,656 —
760–770 766 19 207.00–248.50 $243.66 $1,866 +2.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 280.00 $280.00 $826 -55.00
325–345 335 7 320.00–367.00 $349.91 $1,172 +28.33
350–392 371 35 260.00–364.00 $319.81 $1,186 -41.93
400–445 424 35 296.00–343.00 $317.28 $1,345 -36.91
455–498 476 38 225.00–314.00 $291.75 $1,389 -28.09
500–535 521 15 240.00–299.00 $280.84 $1,463 -13.70
551–585 566 21 185.00–281.00 $242.62 $1,373 -45.61
600–641 619 24 230.00–260.00 $252.08 $1,560 -17.37
650–687 671 6 150.00–235.00 $175.95 $1,181 -65.05
728 728 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,572 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 282 10 355.00–401.00 $385.44 $1,087 +5.21
305–348 332 21 349.00–381.00 $366.19 $1,216 +8.70
350–377 361 26 321.00–360.00 $341.85 $1,234 +0.59
371–387 unweaned 377 8 299.00–320.00 $307.08 $1,158 —
400–421 411 59 300.00–397.00 $305.21 $1,254 -16.38
454–497 471 53 279.00–295.00 $286.93 $1,351 -18.34
500–517 510 34 274.00–307.50 $289.85 $1,478 -4.86
558 unweaned 558 9 223.00 $223.00 $1,244 -27.00
562–580 573 24 270.00–271.00 $270.21 $1,548 +5.37
605 unweaned 605 15 225.50 $225.50 $1,364 —
610–635 614 13 226.00–249.00 $232.79 $1,429 -21.15
667–685 679 15 211.00–221.00 $213.50 $1,450 -14.16
728–739 736 10 209.00–222.00 $219.12 $1,613 +6.40
780 780 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,560 —
800 800 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,480 -1.00
935 935 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,505 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 332 12 215.00–340.00 $286.58 $951 -39.47
365–395 379 26 249.00–332.00 $310.07 $1,175 +1.95
405–445 433 44 220.00–299.00 $270.52 $1,171 -22.68
453–497 474 61 200.00–280.00 $254.39 $1,206 -22.22
502–545 524 49 200.00–270.00 $246.59 $1,292 -14.28
550–590 563 64 194.00–250.00 $236.70 $1,333 +1.73
604–629 618 14 200.00–230.00 $215.59 $1,332 -30.41
655–695 680 11 200.00–220.00 $209.78 $1,427 -4.61
705 705 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,135 —
758 758 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,289 —
810 810 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,304 —
895 895 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,342 —
910 910 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,365 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–349 331 10 340.00–367.00 $359.37 $1,190 -28.63
350–380 373 4 333.00–358.00 $338.87 $1,264 -34.62
405–435 415 5 330.00–339.00 $336.20 $1,395 -21.82
453–495 474 17 290.00–335.00 $305.32 $1,447 -31.32
520 520 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,555 -7.05
580–585 584 4 271.00–280.00 $277.76 $1,622 +4.77
600–630 608 4 244.00–258.00 $247.63 $1,506 -19.28
655–658 658 10 236.00–253.00 $251.31 $1,654 +3.09
700–743 732 12 225.00–230.00 $229.09 $1,677 -2.37
810–823 819 3 188.00–191.00 $190.01 $1,556 —
855–875 867 7 185.00–186.50 $185.86 $1,611 -7.14
918 918 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,570 +1.00
978 978 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 227.00 $227.00 $840 —
432–438 434 5 305.00–309.00 $306.61 $1,331 -3.39
450–473 467 4 225.00–294.00 $271.28 $1,267 -34.72
550–596 587 14 230.00–250.00 $235.37 $1,382 -30.13
615–648 637 14 180.00–241.00 $221.73 $1,412 —
650–690 666 8 190.00–223.00 $210.21 $1,400 -29.79
730 730 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,591 —
785 785 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,374 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–995 972 80-85% 3 130.00–133.00 $132.05 $1,284 —
1010–1405 1208 80-85% 22 130.00–135.00 $133.11 $1,608 +2.33
1249 1249 80-85% 4 136.50 $136.50 $1,705 +5.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–943 938 85-90% 4 116.00–122.00 $117.98 $1,107 —
973 973 85-90% 6 128.00 $128.00 $1,245 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,168 +11.00
1035–1075 1055 85-90% 2 119.00–125.00 $122.06 $1,288 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1565 1296 75-80% 7 141.00–148.00 $143.69 $1,862 -0.75
1265–1360 1313 75-80% 2 138.00–139.00 $138.52 $1,819 -0.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1655 1409 8 121.00–144.00 $133.02 $1,874 —
1390–1775 1615 17 150.00–158.00 $156.38 $2,526 —
1370–2210 1746 19 162.00–180.00 $166.99 $2,916 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
886 886 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,775.00 $1,775.00
883–1410 1059 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,200.00–1,900.00 $1,520.58
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
894 894 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,110.00 $1,110.00
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —

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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.