Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

10,159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.71/cwt +7.64 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 669 lb · 592 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.44/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 579 lb · 488 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.87/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 574 lb · 407 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,159 10,094 7,998
Feeder cattle 10,159 10,094 7,998

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with Actual Receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady. Steer and heifer calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Quality mostly average, few attractive. Slaughter cattle prices moved higher on shorter numbers last week this as beef prices continue to improve.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 244 9 223.00 $223.00 $544 —
303–328 313 22 206.00–220.00 $214.00 $670 +12.00
356–393 373 90 187.00–207.00 $199.81 $745 +1.89
375 thin fleshed 375 14 211.00 $211.00 $791 ±0.00
381 unweaned 381 10 179.00 $179.00 $682 —
400–420 thin fleshed 410 34 201.00–207.00 $203.93 $836 —
401–444 422 167 180.00–191.00 $185.11 $781 -5.60
450–488 470 269 167.00–183.50 $176.31 $829 -2.27
501–509 thin fleshed 507 77 172.00–175.00 $174.65 $885 —
501–547 522 247 162.00–175.00 $167.05 $872 +0.12
550–581 unweaned 559 48 148.50–149.00 $148.65 $831 -4.35
552–599 576 359 142.00–164.50 $155.70 $897 +1.97
601–646 622 179 140.50–153.00 $146.32 $910 +4.09
606–644 unweaned 625 164 123.50–148.00 $140.02 $875 +2.63
650–698 unweaned 666 141 127.00–142.00 $136.07 $906 +1.85
651–696 668 403 140.00–156.75 $145.66 $973 +6.66
682 682 48 137.50 $137.50 $938 -1.50
702–741 719 187 137.00–146.00 $141.98 $1,021 +2.56
702–745 unweaned 730 37 125.00–136.00 $132.11 $964 -4.60
762 unweaned 762 16 129.00 $129.00 $983 —
766–768 767 82 139.50–148.00 $142.83 $1,096 +2.02
810–826 822 241 139.00–146.00 $141.60 $1,164 -0.40
893 893 27 131.50–132.00 $131.72 $1,176 -0.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 12 191.00 $191.00 $529 —
431–446 439 87 152.00–173.00 $167.49 $735 -2.51
477–494 482 67 164.50–174.50 $167.83 $809 +3.73
507–547 523 177 136.00–164.00 $159.44 $834 +3.69
525 thin fleshed 525 38 163.75 $163.75 $860 —
553 553 28 145.00 $145.00 $802 -2.86
556–598 583 231 139.00–158.50 $147.96 $863 +17.99
580–585 unweaned 583 55 149.00–153.00 $150.45 $877 +8.86
606–618 615 75 140.50–142.00 $141.10 $868 +1.73
662–695 674 80 135.25–143.00 $140.59 $948 +9.59
674 thin fleshed 674 151 143.00 $143.00 $964 —
670–697 unweaned 693 75 130.00–139.00 $130.92 $907 -4.07
705–744 721 65 132.00–139.50 $136.84 $987 +11.57
721 thin fleshed 721 36 142.75 $142.75 $1,029 —
737 737 24 142.00 $142.00 $1,047 +16.73
744 unweaned 744 16 130.00 $130.00 $967 +2.00
757–768 764 45 137.00–138.50 $138.05 $1,055 +2.09
803 803 12 135.00 $135.00 $1,084 +0.40
816 816 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,044 -6.60
851 thin fleshed 851 8 127.50 $127.50 $1,085 —
1013 1013 11 100.00 $100.00 $1,013 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 9 167.00 $167.00 $803 +26.82
545 545 17 121.00 $121.00 $659 -31.00
611–638 617 59 120.00–138.00 $135.93 $839 —
662–672 665 112 119.00–130.50 $129.15 $859 —
751 751 25 134.00 $134.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
868 868 7 107.00 $107.00 $929 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 5 169.00 $169.00 $401 —
321 thin fleshed 321 23 185.00 $185.00 $594 +14.50
341 341 18 167.50–170.00 $168.47 $574 -6.71
358–397 377 86 155.00–171.00 $161.56 $609 -3.80
424 unweaned 424 19 139.00 $139.00 $589 -10.00
405–449 432 213 152.00–163.00 $157.70 $681 +1.36
451 unweaned 451 16 131.00 $131.00 $591 —
460–494 475 150 141.00–157.00 $144.76 $688 -3.80
516–543 unweaned 528 51 123.00–139.00 $131.56 $695 +0.66
538 538 44 128.50 $128.50 $691 -9.50
517–549 543 184 135.00–141.00 $137.99 $749 -0.01
555–599 unweaned 571 107 120.00–135.00 $129.46 $739 +0.78
576–577 577 25 129.00–133.00 $131.24 $757 -1.91
552–598 581 356 132.00–138.00 $136.16 $791 +3.01
600–646 627 262 132.00–138.75 $135.52 $850 +5.52
600–646 unweaned 631 86 124.50–134.00 $128.83 $813 -2.06
650–696 667 238 130.00–136.00 $133.99 $894 +5.68
660–694 unweaned 680 58 110.00–126.00 $121.55 $827 -12.95
704–743 716 148 129.00–133.00 $131.21 $939 -1.38
719 unweaned 719 13 124.50 $124.50 $895 +2.50
761 761 13 126.00 $126.00 $959 -1.50
770–788 778 54 124.00–131.00 $127.98 $996 +0.48
808–811 810 29 128.00–129.00 $128.48 $1,041 +6.41
867 867 10 124.50 $124.50 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 10 170.00 $170.00 $439 —
331 331 9 170.00 $170.00 $563 —
359–396 377 33 152.00–158.00 $154.94 $584 -1.84
431–437 433 24 120.00–139.00 $133.40 $578 -0.60
428–448 437 67 123.00–150.00 $141.68 $619 +7.68
455–499 477 138 130.00–150.00 $139.18 $664 -0.43
506–543 unweaned 527 21 128.00–129.00 $128.41 $677 +3.75
503–549 529 161 129.00–139.00 $134.68 $712 -1.45
553–588 572 118 130.00–136.00 $133.16 $762 +1.47
596 596 11 129.00 $129.00 $769 -2.69
600–607 unweaned 604 27 127.00–128.80 $128.14 $774 +5.99
604–641 614 196 123.50–136.00 $131.37 $807 -0.64
653–673 665 145 128.00–132.50 $132.03 $878 +3.93
703–743 722 17 125.00–127.00 $125.97 $910 -0.84
755 755 14 128.00 $128.00 $966 +5.08
848 848 6 118.00 $118.00 $1,001 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 7 125.00 $125.00 $555 —
456–482 467 53 130.00–140.00 $136.27 $636 +8.20
504 504 6 120.00 $120.00 $605 -1.00
506–542 538 57 122.00–128.50 $127.27 $685 +6.27
551–566 556 34 120.00–130.00 $123.29 $685 —
652–664 656 30 114.00–124.00 $117.04 $768 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 27 100.00 $100.00 $432 —
589 589 13 105.00 $105.00 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 9 164.00 $164.00 $754 —
474–497 unweaned 483 16 157.00–163.00 $160.68 $776 —
575 unweaned 575 4 125.00 $125.00 $719 —
605 unweaned 605 13 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
629 629 6 134.50 $134.50 $846 +0.50
675 unweaned 675 6 115.00 $115.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 13 161.00 $161.00 $787 —
558 558 12 133.00 $133.00 $742 -27.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 5 100.00 $100.00 $664 —

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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.