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Oklahoma Direct Cattle Report

Oklahoma · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 7, 2024

3,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.51/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,076/hd at 852 lb · 1,371 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.72/cwt ≈ $2,016/hd at 814 lb · 1,045 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.00/cwt +13.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 800 lb · 330 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,986

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 261.00 $261.00 $1,696
725 725 70 250.73 $250.73 $1,818
775 775 86 247.50 $247.50 $1,918 +23.50
800–825 806 735 246.00–252.00 $248.44 $2,002
832 832 310 246.00 $246.00 $2,047
850 850 1,060 242.00–248.00 $243.66 $2,071 +2.40
861 861 311 243.00 $243.00 $2,092 +1.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 186 226.93 $226.93 $2,042

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 85 263.50 $263.50 $1,568
595 595 85 265.50 $265.50 $1,580
750 750 70 232.00 $232.00 $1,740 +0.34
750–775 762 250 232.00–242.50 $237.46 $1,809 +5.80
800 800 330 238.00 $238.00 $1,904 +13.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707 707 70 236.79 $236.79 $1,674 +11.79
726 726 69 230.50 $230.50 $1,673 +5.50
750 750 66 230.50 $230.50 $1,729
750 750 128 230.00 $230.00 $1,725

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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.