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Oklahoma Direct Cattle Report

Oklahoma · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

1,627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $240.00/cwt -15.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 678 lb · 454 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $237.30/cwt -17.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 728 lb · 352 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.00/cwt ≈ $1,848/hd at 825 lb · 300 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,627

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 454 240.00 $240.00 $1,627 -15.73
722 722 72 236.00 $236.00 $1,704 -19.00
724–737 729 280 237.50–237.73 $237.64 $1,732 -17.36
800 800 124 240.99 $240.99 $1,928 -1.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 120 229.50 $229.50 $1,951

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 140 230.00 $230.00 $1,552 -8.44
725 725 67 226.00 $226.00 $1,638
750 750 70 224.00 $224.00 $1,680 -2.29
825 825 300 224.00 $224.00 $1,848

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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.