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Tulsa Livestock Auction Market Report

Tulsa, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

1,960 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.01/cwt +17.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 575 lb · 90 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.85/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,580/hd at 520 lb · 86 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.09/cwt +15.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,509/hd at 469 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,960 1,835 0
Feeder cattle 1,785 1,678 0
Slaughter cattle 132 126 0
Replacement cattle 43 31 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00 to 13.00 lower, steer calves 10.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 1.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter and replacement cattle were steady with good demand. Last year's head count was 0 due to a winter storm that closed the barn.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 value added 277 9 473.00 $473.00 $1,310 —
290–298 295 3 429.00–431.00 $430.35 $1,270 +30.35
300–340 value added 321 12 425.00–481.00 $447.80 $1,437 —
305–345 334 4 360.00–391.00 $374.09 $1,249 -70.91
365 value added 365 1 461.00 $461.00 $1,683 —
350–390 377 10 341.00–440.00 $384.42 $1,449 +30.86
400–447 422 30 340.00–398.00 $368.53 $1,555 -14.25
405–447 value added 437 31 400.00–423.00 $417.43 $1,824 —
450–498 470 33 339.00–388.00 $357.93 $1,682 +11.32
500–548 531 45 322.00–369.00 $336.05 $1,784 -7.72
555–598 564 49 291.00–350.00 $341.65 $1,927 +11.61
601–649 622 47 275.00–327.50 $310.25 $1,930 -7.33
653–690 672 13 272.00–299.00 $283.79 $1,907 -5.82
700–747 729 23 254.00–275.50 $272.90 $1,989 -6.53
769–797 785 12 264.00–272.50 $267.47 $2,100 +11.25
825–843 837 3 250.50–255.00 $251.98 $2,109 —
885 885 1 248.00 $248.00 $2,195 -0.50
1150 1150 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,047 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 339.00 $339.00 $993 —
385–393 389 4 321.00–323.00 $321.99 $1,253 -68.01
410–448 435 6 235.00–336.00 $285.92 $1,244 -60.06
487 487 5 303.00 $303.00 $1,476 -21.14
500–543 524 21 260.00–318.00 $303.94 $1,593 -14.88
560–597 586 55 226.00–323.00 $308.49 $1,808 -4.51
610–647 620 14 195.00–266.00 $249.47 $1,547 -51.61
659–685 673 14 253.50–270.00 $263.87 $1,776 -3.13
823 823 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,026 —
325 325 1 290.00 $290.00 $942 —
370–395 388 5 280.00–340.00 $317.41 $1,232 +25.50
400–445 425 6 230.00–329.00 $296.15 $1,259 -22.85
455–485 469 7 300.00–330.00 $317.07 $1,487 +20.15
505–545 522 10 270.00–320.00 $296.86 $1,550 +46.63
555–595 567 14 229.00–318.00 $287.72 $1,631 +1.39
605–615 609 5 177.00–269.00 $233.07 $1,419 -16.93
655–690 671 4 200.00–270.00 $247.79 $1,663 -14.72
715–735 724 5 201.00–254.00 $222.01 $1,607 -23.49
790 790 2 210.00–249.00 $229.50 $1,813 -15.50
835 835 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,804 —
870 870 1 247.00 $247.00 $2,149 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–290 272 6 397.50–420.00 $405.50 $1,103 —
313–335 320 5 349.00–395.00 $382.31 $1,223 +46.31
305–330 value added 322 7 425.00–477.00 $460.24 $1,482 —
350 value added 350 2 447.00 $447.00 $1,564 —
350–373 365 24 343.00–375.00 $368.13 $1,344 +11.40
400–440 value added 420 2 330.00–381.00 $356.71 $1,498 —
402–443 430 57 300.00–350.00 $324.63 $1,396 +27.19
450–493 468 69 300.00–360.00 $318.49 $1,491 +21.86
455–490 value added 476 5 367.00–378.00 $371.72 $1,769 —
511–545 value added 514 46 302.00–315.50 $313.90 $1,613 —
500–548 527 40 280.00–301.00 $292.30 $1,540 -14.46
550–593 575 90 260.00–296.00 $288.01 $1,656 +17.04
609–630 613 9 260.00–281.00 $269.84 $1,654 +4.06
659–698 670 13 258.00–264.50 $261.92 $1,755 +4.54
719–722 721 10 234.50–251.00 $241.08 $1,738 +13.75
758 758 8 239.50 $239.50 $1,815 —
835 835 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,837 —
925 925 1 219.00 $219.00 $2,026 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–398 391 7 294.00–334.00 $316.53 $1,238 -9.67
413 413 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,276 —
470–480 476 7 297.00–298.00 $297.71 $1,417 —
553–593 568 10 247.00–260.00 $250.53 $1,423 —
614–644 631 15 240.00–253.00 $246.18 $1,553 -20.77
653–677 669 13 236.00–252.50 $247.87 $1,658 +13.14
778 778 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,797 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 384 11 250.00–333.00 $302.58 $1,162 +12.58
415–445 427 7 258.00–305.00 $283.86 $1,212 —
450–495 476 7 270.00–293.00 $281.33 $1,339 —
500–545 523 6 219.00–270.00 $248.61 $1,300 -15.62
555–585 568 4 210.00–249.00 $237.73 $1,350 —
600–640 616 4 229.00–250.00 $243.72 $1,501 +3.72
660–685 673 2 240.00–250.00 $244.91 $1,648 +42.40
705–745 726 4 176.00–220.00 $196.53 $1,427 —
760–795 777 5 170.00–195.00 $182.41 $1,417 —
810 810 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,539 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–540 533 2 230.00–279.00 $254.15 $1,355 —
870 870 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,810 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,801 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 -6.45
950 950 80-85% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,178 +20.00
1109–1315 1143 80-85% 22 114.00–121.00 $119.09 $1,361 —
1135–1425 1292 80-85% 5 123.00–129.00 $125.35 $1,620 -0.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
918 918 75-80% 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,322 —
1110–1340 1200 75-80% 3 153.00–157.00 $154.80 $1,858 —
1145–1320 1233 75-80% 2 125.00–132.00 $128.75 $1,587 —
1270–1820 1545 75-80% 2 115.00–119.00 $116.64 $1,802 -4.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $959 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,240 —
1420 1420 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,704 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1105 1065 4 104.00–130.00 $116.04 $1,236 —
1020–1170 1095 2 156.00–182.00 $169.89 $1,860 —
1285 1285 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,683 —
1350–1710 1483 3 151.00–156.00 $154.48 $2,291 +33.56
2035–2155 2095 2 148.00–150.00 $149.03 $3,122 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–960 938 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,575.00–1,925.00 $1,754.20
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1124 1124 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,710.00 $1,710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.