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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

3,068 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.49/cwt +24.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,756/hd at 682 lb · 200 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $272.90/cwt +28.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,943/hd at 712 lb · 146 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $293.55/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,810/hd at 617 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,068 2,836 4,524
Feeder cattle 2,715 2,387 4,524
Slaughter cattle 283 314 0
Replacement cattle 70 135 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 9.00-20.00 higher. Average quality with several attractive drafts from one ranch. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Demand very good with market rising.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 360.00 $360.00 $821 —
260 260 1 429.00 $429.00 $1,115 -23.04
298 fancy 298 3 453.00 $453.00 $1,350 —
308–343 320 7 424.00–440.00 $434.74 $1,391 +28.25
350–387 373 15 415.00–422.50 $417.90 $1,559 +65.67
410 fancy 410 11 398.00 $398.00 $1,632 +30.21
409–420 418 26 369.00–381.00 $372.24 $1,556 +24.06
482–491 489 19 331.00–348.00 $341.55 $1,670 +15.34
498 fancy 498 18 364.00 $364.00 $1,813 +16.34
510–516 fancy 515 17 349.00–359.00 $357.84 $1,843 +25.59
500–545 518 57 329.00–345.50 $340.53 $1,764 +17.65
555–598 583 24 313.50–323.00 $318.22 $1,855 -4.09
602–610 fancy 605 13 303.00–310.00 $307.29 $1,859 —
600–634 618 110 282.00–299.00 $291.93 $1,804 +3.01
655–697 676 9 256.00–273.00 $266.77 $1,803 -2.37
712 712 146 254.00–274.75 $272.90 $1,943 +28.21
795 795 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,027 +2.64
800–835 834 78 245.00–259.00 $258.19 $2,153 +16.68
1000 1000 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,385 +15.41
367–393 379 7 381.00–395.00 $388.00 $1,471 +76.00
407–448 431 12 352.50–370.00 $359.15 $1,548 +51.06
463–468 465 13 360.00–370.00 $365.36 $1,699 +58.84
538–542 541 10 314.00–322.00 $320.41 $1,733 +31.11
557–590 563 11 298.00–308.00 $304.65 $1,715 +13.09
608–627 618 16 261.00–279.00 $271.19 $1,676 +0.92
702 702 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 249.00 $249.00 $685 -62.00
317–343 330 6 373.00–380.00 $376.64 $1,243 +37.64
350–380 thin fleshed 365 2 391.00–395.00 $392.92 $1,434 +112.92
370–375 372 3 349.00–360.00 $356.30 $1,325 +106.33
405 thin fleshed 405 2 347.50–360.00 $353.75 $1,433 —
425–444 438 11 311.00–329.00 $324.97 $1,423 +20.36
460–488 475 11 338.00–350.00 $342.12 $1,625 +113.35
515–541 536 13 301.00–318.00 $304.75 $1,633 +30.08
567–597 584 9 275.00–294.00 $281.81 $1,646 +38.43
585 thin fleshed 585 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,784 +27.00
615–635 622 6 263.00–280.00 $266.97 $1,661 +4.44
660–667 664 5 250.00–254.00 $252.41 $1,676 +6.41
725–735 730 2 249.00–250.00 $249.50 $1,821 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–379 369 6 331.00–339.00 $333.53 $1,231 +111.03
457–498 485 12 311.00–328.00 $319.75 $1,551 +119.75
515 515 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,473 +62.00
595 595 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,612 —
635 635 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,543 +35.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,221 —
450–473 462 8 286.00–293.00 $289.41 $1,337 —
530 530 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,473 +38.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 361.00–381.00 $370.72 $1,012 +31.36
305–318 312 4 365.00–381.00 $373.17 $1,164 +36.22
300–326 fancy 320 8 387.50–392.50 $391.33 $1,252 —
367–381 378 29 329.00–349.00 $339.11 $1,282 +2.37
378 fancy 378 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,625 +43.00
403 fancy 403 9 331.00 $331.00 $1,334 -32.00
400–448 429 13 299.00–316.00 $308.33 $1,323 -10.68
458 fancy 458 14 314.00 $314.00 $1,438 -16.00
453–494 482 38 294.50–308.50 $302.14 $1,456 +11.50
502 fancy 502 3 299.50 $299.50 $1,503 —
502–542 527 52 276.00–294.00 $282.93 $1,491 +1.49
552–592 573 101 259.00–279.50 $270.35 $1,549 +9.05
580 fancy 580 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,705 -10.22
600 fancy 600 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,704 -3.00
603 thin fleshed 603 8 273.00 $273.00 $1,646 —
601–632 613 35 250.00–265.50 $261.54 $1,603 +9.73
650–695 682 200 238.00–258.00 $257.49 $1,756 +28.02
700–721 718 6 230.00–240.00 $231.63 $1,663 -24.87
753 753 36 239.75 $239.75 $1,805 +12.77
834 834 35 256.00 $256.00 $2,135 —
870 870 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,757 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 3 343.00 $343.00 $782 —
273 273 3 340.00 $340.00 $928 +57.50
336–345 339 6 330.00–340.00 $333.39 $1,130 +5.62
379–385 381 6 326.00–327.00 $326.66 $1,245 +20.66
451–493 472 71 283.50–293.50 $289.99 $1,369 +0.15
505–545 522 13 260.00–281.00 $271.51 $1,417 +4.62
645 645 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,542 +19.00
785 785 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,648 —
838 838 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,927 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 261.00 $261.00 $699 +41.00
325–344 335 3 290.00–300.00 $296.66 $994 -15.59
352 352 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,017 +37.43
435 435 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,270 +45.39
453–498 480 11 276.00–290.00 $279.93 $1,344 +36.23
546 546 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,518 +32.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 422.50 $422.50 $1,394 +13.07
400 400 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,380 +4.53
427 thin fleshed 427 5 365.50 $365.50 $1,561 —
470 thin fleshed 470 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,633 —
488 488 8 321.00 $321.00 $1,566 -20.23
540 540 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,723 +8.13
599 599 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,593 -17.00
615–633 626 7 265.00–274.00 $268.44 $1,680 +12.44
686 686 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,688 -11.00
730–735 733 4 240.00–250.00 $245.02 $1,796 +5.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 314.00 $314.00 $1,319 -7.00
746 746 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,738 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,671 +19.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–930 918 80-85% 2 110.00–113.00 $111.48 $1,023 +23.44
870–995 940 80-85% 3 88.00–101.00 $94.38 $887 +6.34
975 975 80-85% 1 106.50 $106.50 $1,038 -0.07
1005–1195 1048 80-85% 11 92.00–102.00 $97.47 $1,021 +8.47
1005–1395 1139 80-85% 30 106.00–116.00 $112.12 $1,277 —
1036–1475 1283 80-85% 45 118.00–129.00 $120.89 $1,551 +1.15
1145–1365 1287 80-85% 5 138.00–149.00 $145.99 $1,879 +26.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1565 1543 75-80% 2 118.00–119.00 $118.51 $1,829 —
1553–1580 1562 75-80% 3 124.00–127.00 $125.99 $1,968 —
1510–1950 1659 75-80% 4 99.00–117.00 $111.00 $1,841 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 +28.13
770–960 858 85-90% 3 90.00–93.00 $91.58 $786 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1125 1073 3 170.00–195.00 $182.46 $1,958 —
1140–1190 1165 2 123.00–130.00 $126.42 $1,473 -2.50
1160–1280 1220 2 143.00–147.00 $144.90 $1,768 —
1620–1840 1683 4 124.00–131.00 $128.83 $2,168 —
1355–1925 1721 10 138.00–149.00 $143.70 $2,473 —
1640–2210 1885 9 150.00–162.00 $154.12 $2,905 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1420 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,900.00–2,075.00 $2,001.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1590–1695 1643 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,150.00–2,950.00 $2,537.21 —

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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.