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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

3,257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $294.68/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 534 lb · 144 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.82/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 612 lb · 100 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.49/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 803 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,257 2,437 4,030
Feeder cattle 2,858 2,060 3,494
Slaughter cattle 320 343 512
Replacement cattle 79 34 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bull steady to 5.00 higher. Moderate to good demand, with average offerings including few nice attractive drafts. NEOK needs rain desperately, expecting receipts to continue to rise with the drought conditions.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 402.50 $402.50 $966 —
265 265 1 350.00 $350.00 $928 -29.00
340 340 3 394.00 $394.00 $1,340 +40.04
350–360 fancy 359 12 349.00–351.00 $350.84 $1,260 -24.16
375–395 380 4 290.00–300.00 $292.60 $1,112 -43.23
404–430 fancy 412 24 337.00–363.00 $344.35 $1,419 +4.35
402–440 418 14 320.00–329.00 $324.21 $1,355 +26.75
474–480 thin fleshed 476 7 299.00 $299.00 $1,423 —
462–499 487 41 305.00–319.00 $314.63 $1,532 +4.67
500 fancy 500 5 313.00 $313.00 $1,565 —
510 thin fleshed 510 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,617 +13.00
516–548 536 135 287.50–302.00 $293.34 $1,572 +2.87
552–569 561 36 289.00–309.00 $294.68 $1,653 +2.27
615–649 641 85 264.00–281.00 $268.63 $1,722 -1.60
650–674 670 43 251.00–276.25 $273.12 $1,830 +37.07
710–744 726 35 254.00–266.00 $259.45 $1,884 +16.21
781–788 785 10 243.00–245.00 $243.80 $1,914 +37.80
810–845 827 6 236.00–244.00 $240.01 $1,985 +9.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–397 383 10 297.00–324.00 $314.06 $1,203 -14.01
423–448 436 26 297.50–313.00 $308.25 $1,344 +33.19
456–483 463 34 290.00–312.00 $300.41 $1,391 +24.42
513–546 529 24 265.00–278.00 $273.11 $1,445 +2.61
551–584 575 55 270.00–284.50 $279.52 $1,607 +6.72
605–635 617 28 270.50–279.50 $275.61 $1,701 +23.50
651–678 656 15 240.00–265.00 $257.91 $1,692 —
718–743 728 7 240.00–256.00 $246.78 $1,797 +8.53
780 780 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,755 +16.13
960 960 4 210.00 $210.00 $2,016 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 277.50 $277.50 $944 —
390 390 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,034 -13.11
400 thin fleshed 400 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,244 —
420–440 434 4 270.00–288.00 $280.90 $1,219 +16.04
469–492 481 44 260.00–279.00 $262.98 $1,265 +8.83
520–549 539 23 241.00–260.00 $251.67 $1,357 +4.45
564–595 575 11 260.00–270.00 $264.43 $1,520 +12.51
600–640 617 19 243.00–262.50 $250.36 $1,545 +9.76
710 710 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,732 +29.00
890 890 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,949 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 245.00 $245.00 $992 —
521–547 532 7 236.00–238.50 $237.40 $1,263 +3.69
581 581 8 246.00 $246.00 $1,429 +6.00
643 643 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,479 —
705 705 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,558 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 9 219.00 $219.00 $1,123 —
885 885 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
175 175 1 860.00 $860.00 —
235 235 1 910.00 $910.00 +100.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 4 417.50 $417.50 $1,002 —
265 265 1 337.50 $337.50 $894 +39.99
305–320 313 2 309.00–311.00 $310.02 $970 -3.96
380 fancy 380 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,159 -1.35
370–387 383 31 297.00–308.00 $301.50 $1,155 +22.98
403–448 424 45 279.00–297.00 $287.90 $1,221 +0.65
450–488 474 36 268.00–287.00 $274.00 $1,299 +4.26
525 thin fleshed 525 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,465 —
509–535 527 61 250.00–262.00 $255.78 $1,348 -0.69
561–580 565 24 247.00–258.00 $251.40 $1,420 +3.19
599 fancy 599 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,623 —
600–644 612 100 234.00–246.75 $244.82 $1,498 +5.19
650–695 683 35 230.00–242.00 $233.10 $1,592 -1.86
726–733 728 9 185.00–199.00 $188.13 $1,370 —
735 fancy 735 22 226.50 $226.50 $1,665 —
785 785 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,374 -26.95
802–845 803 97 182.00–213.00 $212.15 $1,704 +2.65
825 fancy 825 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,021 —
866 866 16 203.50 $203.50 $1,762 +28.50
920 920 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,794 +35.00
972 972 20 174.00 $174.00 $1,691 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 6 319.00 $319.00 $896 —
335–338 337 4 316.00 $316.00 $1,065 +28.50
369–392 377 15 254.00–270.00 $259.22 $977 -29.78
433–438 435 18 269.00–276.00 $275.06 $1,197 -9.28
465 thin fleshed 465 3 284.00 $284.00 $1,321 —
455–494 479 30 259.50–275.00 $264.41 $1,267 +8.15
503–543 527 14 242.00–256.00 $248.30 $1,309 +9.78
558–593 586 53 235.00–251.00 $247.23 $1,449 -0.27
625 625 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,538 -4.00
680 680 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,557 +1.96
799 799 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,582 —
858 858 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,630 —
1010 1010 8 225.00 $225.00 $2,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 4 303.00 $303.00 $906 —
303 303 2 250.00 $250.00 $758 -1.89
365 365 2 240.00 $240.00 $876 +42.96
420–428 426 5 258.00–262.00 $258.79 $1,102 -1.93
468–495 477 15 242.00–261.00 $250.75 $1,196 +5.28
515–537 532 4 243.00–246.00 $243.73 $1,297 +20.13
563–570 565 3 236.00–237.00 $236.34 $1,335 +10.16
625 625 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,356 -17.35
685–696 694 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,499 +3.66
770 770 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,494 +14.00
880–884 883 7 160.00–166.00 $165.15 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 235.00 $235.00 $881 —
485 485 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,091 —
520 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,063 +50.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
245 245 1 880.00 $880.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 373.00 $373.00 $1,026 —
319–330 323 8 390.00–392.50 $391.54 $1,265 +146.54
355–375 365 2 325.00–328.00 $326.46 $1,192 +17.46
403–425 411 11 325.00–326.00 $325.62 $1,338 +48.58
450–493 468 12 285.00–297.00 $292.01 $1,367 +16.65
505–537 524 22 250.50–262.00 $255.92 $1,341 +24.92
560–589 575 15 253.00–258.00 $255.51 $1,469 +1.51
605–615 612 3 233.00–243.00 $236.30 $1,446 -19.70
653–685 658 11 217.00–224.00 $223.06 $1,468 -4.91
700–715 708 2 209.00–217.00 $212.96 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,200 —
428 428 2 333.00 $333.00 $1,425 +74.60
458–488 480 13 253.00–272.00 $259.09 $1,244 -1.91
509–518 513 10 248.00–266.00 $255.28 $1,310 -15.22
555–578 563 6 260.50–285.00 $268.89 $1,514 +29.47
615 615 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,494 +1.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 6 225.00 $225.00 $875 -31.71
400 400 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,040 —
533–545 538 6 217.50–236.00 $230.40 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 530 2 210.00–212.50 $211.27 $1,120 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–960 911 80-85% 9 100.00–104.00 $101.54 $925 +15.32
890–990 929 80-85% 6 105.00–109.00 $107.01 $994 +1.83
890–975 938 80-85% 10 110.00–115.00 $113.11 $1,061 +7.93
1025–1365 1184 80-85% 50 110.00–112.00 $110.89 $1,313 +2.56
1173–1315 1217 80-85% 13 106.50–109.50 $108.75 $1,323 -4.28
1005–1395 1229 80-85% 29 114.00–119.00 $116.63 $1,433 +3.60
1080–1570 1389 80-85% 8 120.00–127.00 $123.39 $1,714 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1000 865 85-90% 4 93.00–97.00 $95.21 $824 —
1045–1120 1077 85-90% 3 89.00–100.00 $95.08 $1,024 —
1010–1130 1093 85-90% 27 104.00–109.00 $107.60 $1,176 —
1050–1185 1120 85-90% 6 111.00–115.00 $112.85 $1,264 +8.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1755 1521 75-80% 5 120.00–128.00 $123.21 $1,874 —
1455–1720 1583 75-80% 6 110.00–119.00 $115.66 $1,831 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,025 —
1055 1055 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,772 —
1110–1190 1150 2 144.00–150.00 $147.10 $1,692 —
1385–1880 1633 4 125.00–135.00 $132.75 $2,168 -0.36
1410–2125 1693 15 137.00–149.50 $144.72 $2,450 —
1430–2070 1769 11 150.00–161.00 $153.83 $2,721 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–960 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,485.00–1,600.00 $1,542.20
830–1305 1092 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,250.00–2,100.00 $1,670.18

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1650–1775 1725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,850.00–2,200.00 $2,017.39 —

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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.