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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

13,829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.16/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 624 lb · 576 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.03/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 581 lb · 556 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.45/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 672 lb · 527 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 13,829 11,125 13,355
Feeder cattle 13,829 11,125 13,355

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close With Actual Receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to mostly 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulk of supply calves. Steer calves 4.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Light weight (under 500 lbs) steer and heifer calves selling 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand very good for steer calves; moderate for heifers. Quality average to attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–349 342 43 195.00–216.00 $211.80 $724 +8.80
361–392 369 51 187.50–210.00 $195.18 $720 +5.95
371 thin fleshed 371 6 215.00 $215.00 $798 —
413–449 430 174 174.00–192.00 $183.97 $791 +4.07
439 unweaned 439 12 176.00 $176.00 $773 +4.20
453–497 476 365 157.00–188.00 $174.50 $831 +9.04
454–494 unweaned 481 64 152.00–172.00 $158.12 $761 +7.12
500–549 517 286 149.50–173.50 $164.26 $849 +6.52
534 534 14 151.00 $151.00 $806 -6.74
507–549 unweaned 536 146 148.00–157.00 $152.78 $819 -1.22
567–595 unweaned 580 162 135.00–147.00 $141.93 $823 -3.19
553–599 581 394 141.00–159.00 $150.54 $875 +0.04
602–648 620 261 137.00–151.50 $143.76 $891 +1.72
606–648 unweaned 627 307 129.50–141.00 $137.23 $860 +5.04
634 634 8 135.00 $135.00 $856 -7.04
650–698 unweaned 664 215 126.00–140.00 $135.28 $898 +2.76
651–699 678 312 133.50–143.00 $137.25 $931 -4.96
700–743 unweaned 706 43 125.00–134.00 $129.24 $912 -0.56
704–749 726 419 133.00–142.00 $139.15 $1,010 -1.44
753–799 767 342 125.50–140.50 $135.95 $1,043 -2.50
802–836 815 204 130.50–138.25 $136.68 $1,114 -1.62
862–892 868 238 134.00–138.50 $137.71 $1,195 +0.15
910–928 921 25 125.00–134.50 $130.91 $1,206 -8.41
976 976 16 121.00 $121.00 $1,181 -13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 14 195.00 $195.00 $653 —
378–388 383 50 153.50–197.00 $176.00 $674 -4.00
412 unweaned 412 6 117.00 $117.00 $482 —
425 thin fleshed 425 23 179.00 $179.00 $761 +7.00
438 438 27 130.00 $130.00 $569 -30.00
457–496 491 167 145.00–170.00 $159.13 $781 +2.83
512–547 unweaned 530 71 120.00–148.00 $134.66 $714 -8.91
500–542 532 182 132.00–157.00 $149.51 $795 +4.29
550–584 572 133 135.00–154.00 $144.47 $826 +0.14
553–584 unweaned 572 52 122.00–129.00 $126.40 $723 -10.35
609–644 626 113 129.00–143.00 $135.89 $851 -1.36
608–643 unweaned 632 52 125.00–136.75 $130.32 $824 +1.63
651–694 675 247 125.00–142.00 $132.11 $892 -1.95
687–692 unweaned 690 56 128.00–137.00 $132.84 $917 +1.11
707–746 729 114 117.00–139.00 $129.70 $946 -3.75
781 781 48 126.00 $126.00 $984 -11.14
750–793 789 192 131.00–138.00 $136.44 $1,077 -0.70
847 847 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,101 —
892 thin fleshed 892 19 135.00 $135.00 $1,204 —
953 953 32 122.00 $122.00 $1,163 -1.00
1012–1016 1013 106 122.00–125.50 $124.71 $1,263 +3.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 thin fleshed 438 9 175.00 $175.00 $766 —
462–494 479 64 121.00–154.00 $146.10 $700 -2.61
492 unweaned 492 18 139.00 $139.00 $684 —
508–529 516 31 134.00–145.50 $140.94 $727 -0.83
523 unweaned 523 14 115.00 $115.00 $601 —
565–592 582 29 124.00–130.50 $128.11 $746 -0.89
631 unweaned 631 15 110.00 $110.00 $694 —
655 655 30 133.00 $133.00 $871 +1.00
672 thin fleshed 672 19 139.00 $139.00 $934 —
698 698 6 107.00 $107.00 $747 —
773 773 9 120.00 $120.00 $928 +1.00
838 thin fleshed 838 20 127.50 $127.50 $1,068 —
874 874 8 105.00 $105.00 $918 -31.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 19 110.00 $110.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 9 125.00 $125.00 $729 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–298 291 11 178.00–180.00 $179.12 $521 —
305–325 315 21 170.00–185.00 $177.62 $560 +19.62
360–390 381 81 163.00–175.00 $168.82 $643 +14.82
387–398 unweaned 391 18 156.00–158.00 $156.68 $613 +21.68
404–446 417 200 139.00–159.00 $153.03 $638 +1.01
424 unweaned 424 18 149.50 $149.50 $634 +7.49
452–498 485 275 124.00–155.00 $147.11 $713 +20.11
478–497 unweaned 487 17 135.00–137.00 $136.04 $663 -4.34
512 fancy 512 10 164.00 $164.00 $840 +16.50
505–548 525 316 134.00–148.50 $142.07 $746 +3.92
524–548 unweaned 534 158 125.00–150.00 $131.93 $705 -4.80
553–597 565 254 121.00–149.00 $134.70 $761 -2.38
559–593 unweaned 582 191 122.00–132.00 $127.70 $743 +0.36
600–648 unweaned 614 210 122.00–133.00 $125.45 $770 -1.16
601–640 615 38 123.00–126.00 $124.85 $768 -1.69
618–645 631 112 127.50–136.50 $132.70 $837 +0.56
653–699 685 131 129.00–134.00 $132.93 $911 -1.89
700–732 715 37 126.00 $126.00 $901 -8.16
700–733 725 195 126.00–133.75 $128.49 $932 -5.67
751–768 763 153 122.25–130.00 $126.13 $962 -4.76
756–768 766 97 126.00–129.50 $126.64 $970 -4.25
806–810 809 51 126.00–130.00 $126.94 $1,027 +3.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 thin fleshed 332 15 170.00 $170.00 $564 —
405–444 432 79 120.00–150.00 $140.17 $606 +0.44
454–499 476 40 117.00–141.00 $132.71 $632 -2.85
490 unweaned 490 26 113.00 $113.00 $554 —
505–532 unweaned 517 21 118.00 $118.00 $610 -3.70
527–542 533 44 126.00–136.00 $128.05 $683 -1.72
555 555 7 117.00 $117.00 $649 -10.45
551–588 571 81 120.00–128.50 $124.80 $713 -2.65
584 unweaned 584 5 122.00 $122.00 $712 -10.11
604–643 619 59 118.00–127.00 $121.99 $755 -5.80
619 619 7 120.00 $120.00 $743 -7.79
609–638 unweaned 629 87 117.50–128.00 $124.15 $781 +0.81
651–675 unweaned 659 69 116.00–117.00 $116.66 $769 -0.46
679–692 685 56 120.00–128.00 $125.12 $857 -3.76
700 700 32 124.00 $124.00 $868 +0.61
717 thin fleshed 717 30 129.50 $129.50 $929 —
761 761 23 128.00 $128.00 $974 +14.00
871–873 873 75 110.00–120.00 $118.93 $1,038 +7.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 15 158.00 $158.00 $580 +9.00
398 thin fleshed 398 5 153.00 $153.00 $609 —
465–491 480 70 119.00–130.00 $125.58 $603 -0.24
517 517 25 125.00 $125.00 $646 -2.29
552 unweaned 552 34 110.00 $110.00 $607 —
573–595 587 65 121.00–124.00 $122.24 $718 -3.51
649 649 8 123.50 $123.50 $802 +2.83
654 654 7 115.00 $115.00 $752 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 6 115.50 $115.50 $609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 20 174.00 $174.00 $726 +16.31
588 588 9 126.00 $126.00 $741 -6.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 6 146.50 $146.50 $771 +9.50
734 734 15 126.00 $126.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 unweaned 648 8 100.00 $100.00 $648 —
836 836 10 109.00 $109.00 $911 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 50 73.00 $73.00 $272 —
575 575 6 68.00 $68.00 $391 —

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Reading this report

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.