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Oklahoma Direct Cattle Report

Oklahoma · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

1,655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $273.00/cwt +13.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,484/hd at 910 lb · 390 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.86/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 775 lb · 320 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $273.03/cwt -6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,364/hd at 866 lb · 285 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,655

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 250 271.65 $271.65 $2,241 -9.85
865–875 866 285 271.50–273.40 $273.03 $2,364 -6.10
910 910 390 273.00 $273.00 $2,484 +13.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 174 268.69 $268.69 $2,351
950 950 110 255.00 $255.00 $2,422

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 320 262.86 $262.86 $2,037 +1.36
876 876 66 271.00 $271.00 $2,374 +14.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 60 253.79 $253.79 $2,157

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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.