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Oklahoma Direct Cattle Report

Oklahoma · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

4,370 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $128.20/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 871 lb · 1,063 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $126.73/cwt ≈ $1,231/hd at 971 lb · 730 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.53/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 828 lb · 382 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,370

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 50 148.31 $148.31 $964 +1.81
825 825 142 132.74 $132.74 $1,095 -1.26
830 830 240 134.00 $134.00 $1,112 ±0.00
850 850 165 133.00 $133.00 $1,130 +7.15
875 875 898 127.00–132.00 $127.32 $1,114 +1.47
900–930 912 139 122.00–126.00 $124.30 $1,134 -0.62
970 970 530 127.00 $127.00 $1,232
975 975 200 126.00 $126.00 $1,228
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 149 132.55 $132.55 $994
850–860 853 351 125.24–128.24 $127.23 $1,085
940 940 330 127.00 $127.00 $1,194

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 130.80 $130.80 $785
685 685 50 128.81 $128.81 $882
700 700 70 131.00 $131.00 $917 -13.75
790 790 195 127.00 $127.00 $1,003 +1.50
800 800 120 124.00 $124.00 $992 +1.85
800 800 180 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 +2.85
885 885 56 121.50 $121.50 $1,075
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–775 757 250 122.00–123.00 $122.28 $926
875 875 175 118.00–120.00 $119.31 $1,044 +1.31

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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.