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Oklahoma Direct Cattle Report

Oklahoma · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

862 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.63/cwt -8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 731 lb · 307 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.34/cwt ≈ $1,339/hd at 810 lb · 173 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $168.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,596/hd at 950 lb · 115 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 862

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
749 749 67 178.50 $178.50 $1,337
779 779 88 180.00 $180.00 $1,402
800 800 60 171.44 $171.44 $1,372 -2.56
950 950 115 168.00 $168.00 $1,596 +4.00
1000 1000 52 166.00 $166.00 $1,660

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–730 727 237 166.00–167.83 $167.02 $1,214 -8.23
744 744 70 165.30 $165.30 $1,230 -9.95
800 800 58 168.01 $168.01 $1,344
815 815 115 164.00 $164.00 $1,337

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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.