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Oklahoma Direct Cattle Report

Oklahoma · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

2,689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.05/cwt ≈ $1,128/hd at 800 lb · 695 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $137.00/cwt ≈ $1,343/hd at 980 lb · 480 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $142.86/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 850 lb · 395 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,689

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 133 154.91 $154.91 $1,084 -4.56
815–830 824 162 150.00–152.50 $150.97 $1,244 +1.06
850 850 170 145.50 $145.50 $1,237 +0.53
850 850 225 140.86 $140.86 $1,197 -4.11
930 930 120 136.50 $136.50 $1,269 -19.00
980 980 480 137.00 $137.00 $1,343

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 135 141.50 $141.50 $1,026 -3.46
725–740 726 238 140.00–145.00 $144.41 $1,048 -0.55
750 750 331 139.03 $139.03 $1,043 +3.03
800 800 695 139.50–142.50 $141.05 $1,128

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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.