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Oklahoma Direct Cattle Report

Oklahoma · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

9,634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.35/cwt -8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 750 lb · 2,980 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.72/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 853 lb · 2,619 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.02/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 804 lb · 2,300 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,634

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 125 136.98 $136.98 $1,068 -4.89
800 800 2,000 135.17 $135.17 $1,081 -3.70
830 830 300 134.00 $134.00 $1,112 -5.00
850–865 850 2,319 129.00–133.18 $132.33 $1,125 -5.67
880 880 300 126.98 $126.98 $1,117 -5.03
900 900 547 125.98–129.68 $129.30 $1,164 -1.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 550 130.54 $130.54 $1,044
850 850 513 129.86 $129.86 $1,104 -5.14

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 2,000 125.75 $125.75 $943 -12.20
750 750 980 124.54 $124.54 $934 -13.41

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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.