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Oklahoma Direct Cattle Report

Oklahoma · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

4,057 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.25/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 800 lb · 1,068 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.40/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 706 lb · 971 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.71/cwt -7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 752 lb · 682 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,057

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 250 157.98 $157.98 $1,106 -0.02
750–775 758 196 151.93–156.00 $154.63 $1,172
800 800 108 148.84 $148.84 $1,191 -4.16
800 800 960 159.31 $159.31 $1,274 +6.31
850 850 55 149.00 $149.00 $1,266
925 925 55 141.00 $141.00 $1,304 -0.81
950 950 120 146.00 $146.00 $1,387

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 360 146.00 $146.00 $993
700 700 70 152.00 $152.00 $1,064 +1.00
700 700 210 146.93 $146.93 $1,029 -4.07
700–725 709 691 144.56–150.50 $148.48 $1,053 -2.52
750 750 225 136.88 $136.88 $1,027 -16.12
750 750 330 152.01 $152.01 $1,140 -0.99
750–775 762 127 144.00–146.00 $144.98 $1,105 -8.02
800 800 300 141.91 $141.91 $1,135

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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.