Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, July 20, 2026

3,066 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (273)

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $358.74/cwt -18.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,732/hd at 762 lb · 341 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $408.18/cwt -47.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,357/hd at 577 lb · 191 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $403.97/cwt -34.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,152/hd at 533 lb · 190 head
Oklahoma City 7-weight steers sold at $359/cwt, $9/cwt below the OK average ($368), and $20/cwt under Beaver, OK ($379). OK 7-weight steers are down $25/cwt from their late June peak of $380. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,066 5,098 4,445
Feeder cattle 3,066 5,098 4,445

*** Add Close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 15.00-25.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 20.00-30.00 lower with spots up to 40.00 lower. Demand moderate. Quality plain to average, weaned cattle coming off grass was in the buyer's favor today. Hot and dry conditions continue to reduce receipts, with triple-digit temperatures expected over the next 10 days. CME futures are trading sharply higher today but did little to help the cash market.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 unweaned 240 4 590.00 $590.00 $1,416
374 374 12 610.00 $610.00 $2,281
400–417 thin fleshed 405 10 570.00–572.00 $570.62 $2,311
404–440 416 18 470.00–512.50 $500.90 $2,084 -77.87
460–492 unweaned 481 14 425.00–434.00 $430.92 $2,073 -49.34
451–499 484 30 445.00–489.00 $467.06 $2,261 -31.23
514 thin fleshed 514 9 470.00 $470.00 $2,416
511–540 unweaned 530 73 425.00–448.00 $437.72 $2,320 -38.28
500–549 535 79 425.00–450.00 $437.18 $2,339 -61.71
554–596 567 74 390.00–417.00 $401.42 $2,276 -60.08
554–596 unweaned 584 117 395.00–418.00 $412.46 $2,409 -36.15
607 thin fleshed 607 29 435.00 $435.00 $2,640
615 unweaned 615 5 399.00 $399.00 $2,454 -1.00
604–639 632 88 393.00–419.00 $400.20 $2,529 -38.66
657 thin fleshed 657 30 408.00 $408.00 $2,681
661 unweaned 661 39 383.50 $383.50 $2,535 -6.40
654–691 667 103 377.00–395.00 $385.23 $2,569 -28.95
734 unweaned 734 21 353.00 $353.00 $2,591
705–744 736 64 347.00–375.00 $359.70 $2,647 -27.51
754 thin fleshed 754 127 370.50 $370.50 $2,794
759 unweaned 759 45 346.00 $346.00 $2,626
752–798 768 169 346.00–361.50 $353.30 $2,713 -24.36
802–846 832 116 333.00–353.00 $342.31 $2,848 -13.15
875 875 46 330.00 $330.00 $2,888 -8.83
891 unweaned 891 47 317.00 $317.00 $2,824
914–925 923 20 310.00–325.00 $322.03 $2,972 -19.95
987–998 992 46 306.00–310.00 $308.16 $3,057 -16.89
1003 1003 14 299.00 $299.00 $2,999 -24.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 4 502.00 $502.00 $1,903 +105.00
475–495 482 9 430.00–434.00 $432.63 $2,085 -24.31
586 unweaned 586 15 365.00 $365.00 $2,139
639 639 5 384.00 $384.00 $2,454 -29.89
665–689 680 13 340.00–356.00 $349.98 $2,380
750–799 794 34 331.00–340.00 $337.60 $2,681 -15.79
843 843 8 327.00 $327.00 $2,757 -25.77
892 892 3 308.00 $308.00 $2,747 -35.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752–759 756 12 290.00–300.00 $295.86 $2,237
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 794 6 317.00 $317.00 $2,517

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,665 -55.00
336 unweaned 336 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,579 -30.00
378–389 387 16 465.00–500.00 $474.56 $1,837 -4.44
390 unweaned 390 6 412.50–425.00 $418.75 $1,633 -31.25
413–441 unweaned 424 10 435.00–440.00 $437.92 $1,857
419–448 428 13 430.00–447.50 $436.47 $1,868 -42.65
455–498 477 74 402.00–440.00 $421.46 $2,010 -60.14
470–486 unweaned 484 25 424.00–437.50 $425.57 $2,060 -45.12
509–549 529 69 388.00–405.00 $397.23 $2,101 -45.46
512–540 unweaned 535 121 392.00–410.50 $407.81 $2,182 -19.66
561–595 unweaned 571 44 358.00–384.00 $370.22 $2,114 -32.54
552–593 581 45 380.00–399.00 $395.25 $2,296 -15.12
602–622 unweaned 619 52 380.00–389.00 $387.65 $2,400
601–643 624 98 360.00–383.00 $370.77 $2,314 -9.48
650 unweaned 650 3 326.00 $326.00 $2,119 -55.00
668–687 678 128 340.00–350.00 $346.42 $2,349 -27.09
707 unweaned 707 36 334.00 $334.00 $2,361
722–742 734 60 319.00–324.00 $321.68 $2,361 -32.13
752–799 769 143 314.00–327.00 $325.05 $2,500 -14.54
801–841 831 55 309.00–325.50 $312.06 $2,593 -4.92
859 859 40 309.00 $309.00 $2,654
978 978 5 297.00 $297.00 $2,905 -4.83
1001 1001 15 294.00 $294.00 $2,943 -2.00
1053–1062 1058 10 278.00–279.00 $278.50 $2,947
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 unweaned 427 12 400.00 $400.00 $1,708
454 unweaned 454 5 384.00 $384.00 $1,743
513 unweaned 513 3 378.00 $378.00 $1,939
516–541 527 9 376.00–379.00 $377.63 $1,990 -22.37
588 588 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,176 -21.03
646–648 647 10 346.00–353.00 $350.21 $2,266
650–695 677 5 324.00–332.00 $327.07 $2,214
745 745 4 318.00 $318.00 $2,369
878 878 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,546
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–429 unweaned 427 8 372.50–376.00 $374.26 $1,598
638 638 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,105 -47.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,647

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 unweaned 336 4 620.00 $620.00 $2,083
362 unweaned 362 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,701
406–415 411 10 555.00–565.00 $559.95 $2,301 +34.95
410–425 unweaned 412 28 475.00–505.00 $498.65 $2,054 -81.35
455–495 unweaned 475 48 400.00–437.50 $403.64 $1,917
530–538 unweaned 534 9 375.00–393.00 $385.07 $2,056 -39.93
560 560 3 404.00 $404.00 $2,262 -28.00
579 unweaned 579 4 377.00 $377.00 $2,183
637 637 7 357.00 $357.00 $2,274
693 693 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,218 -56.00
698 unweaned 698 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,234
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 unweaned 281 5 565.00 $565.00 $1,588
498 498 4 406.00 $406.00 $2,022
598 598 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,183
610 unweaned 610 4 338.00 $338.00 $2,062

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high 388.06 low 317.71 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

750–799 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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