Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

10,744 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.93/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 674 lb · 611 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.80/cwt -5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 530 lb · 583 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.99/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 664 lb · 484 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,744 16,925 9,720
Feeder cattle 10,744 16,925 9,720

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close Updating To Actual Receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 3.00-5.00 lower than last week's sharply higher market. Long weaned calves with multiple rounds of shots sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand moderate. A heavy winter storm fell over the trade area and more snow is expected this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 36 196.50 $196.50 $609 —
358–375 thin fleshed 365 12 196.00–204.00 $200.58 $732 —
359–392 376 23 179.00–181.00 $180.09 $677 -24.91
405 405 9 145.00 $145.00 $587 -42.21
423–447 434 108 177.00–186.00 $181.68 $788 -5.53
448 value added 448 54 184.50 $184.50 $827 -11.19
456–498 465 97 169.00–181.00 $177.05 $823 +2.71
468–490 unweaned 477 45 164.00–167.00 $164.99 $787 +6.99
507 value added 507 50 173.00 $173.00 $877 -0.14
520 thin fleshed 520 11 172.00 $172.00 $894 —
515–531 unweaned 526 22 146.00–151.00 $149.44 $786 —
503–548 533 500 155.00–170.00 $162.16 $864 -1.77
566–573 unweaned 570 26 147.00–148.00 $147.50 $841 +9.44
550–585 572 285 152.00–160.75 $157.55 $901 +2.32
552–592 thin fleshed 577 29 179.00 $179.00 $1,033 —
604 value added 604 13 150.00 $150.00 $906 +6.53
600–639 621 312 145.00–154.00 $148.05 $919 +4.37
621–645 unweaned 636 79 135.00–141.50 $139.64 $888 +4.94
654–694 673 578 136.00–147.50 $142.61 $960 +2.65
695 value added 695 33 148.50 $148.50 $1,032 +3.69
715–740 unweaned 722 14 130.00–132.00 $130.59 $943 -4.41
712–748 732 332 133.00–145.50 $139.17 $1,019 -0.42
755–788 772 385 130.00–141.00 $137.41 $1,061 +0.23
808–840 824 332 133.75–142.00 $138.19 $1,139 -0.43
861 unweaned 861 10 131.50 $131.50 $1,132 —
869–884 873 188 131.50–145.50 $132.64 $1,158 -1.02
938–948 946 119 130.00–132.50 $132.06 $1,249 +2.56
965 965 6 127.00 $127.00 $1,226 -3.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 8 150.00 $150.00 $489 -41.00
370 thin fleshed 370 16 177.00 $177.00 $655 —
385 385 14 160.00 $160.00 $616 —
415–435 unweaned 429 21 160.00 $160.00 $686 -5.00
469–472 thin fleshed 472 45 167.00–169.00 $168.69 $796 —
487–498 494 98 145.00–159.00 $151.43 $748 -7.18
516 thin fleshed 516 7 161.00 $161.00 $831 —
503–542 519 105 145.00–155.00 $150.83 $783 +2.62
565–590 581 97 137.00–149.00 $141.37 $821 -4.99
581 unweaned 581 12 127.00 $127.00 $738 -12.00
600 unweaned 600 22 133.00 $133.00 $798 —
601–648 630 104 136.00–148.00 $140.02 $882 +3.72
661–688 667 141 134.50–139.50 $137.21 $915 +4.52
677 unweaned 677 47 123.50 $123.50 $836 —
713–747 731 99 125.00–139.00 $132.13 $966 +1.97
764–794 777 52 122.50–136.50 $128.86 $1,001 -1.21
801–847 823 38 122.00–133.00 $126.67 $1,042 -6.83
878 878 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,098 -3.16
953 953 12 125.50 $125.50 $1,196 +12.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 4 130.00 $130.00 $746 —
624–635 627 22 113.00–120.00 $114.61 $719 —
672 unweaned 672 18 115.00 $115.00 $773 —
751 unweaned 751 8 115.00 $115.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–341 324 90 145.00–160.00 $150.42 $487 -20.65
359 unweaned 359 9 140.00 $140.00 $503 -13.00
368 368 4 156.00 $156.00 $574 -6.58
417–448 429 103 144.00–162.00 $150.45 $645 -2.83
406–444 unweaned 432 48 139.00–141.00 $140.19 $606 —
452–499 471 200 134.00–152.00 $142.85 $673 -0.32
478–480 unweaned 478 27 129.00–130.00 $129.81 $620 -1.12
508–549 531 209 127.00–139.00 $133.41 $708 -2.52
537 unweaned 537 45 125.50 $125.50 $674 +2.00
564 564 45 126.00 $126.00 $711 -7.02
551–598 575 361 126.00–134.50 $130.83 $752 -2.19
584–589 unweaned 586 21 122.00–125.00 $123.57 $724 -2.73
601–649 615 101 125.00–136.50 $129.78 $798 -0.64
651–696 661 389 127.00–134.00 $130.19 $861 +1.43
667–685 unweaned 674 70 126.00–126.50 $126.14 $850 +1.53
677–689 682 25 115.00–123.00 $118.23 $806 -10.53
702–746 728 149 115.00–130.00 $126.04 $918 -4.25
764–797 788 121 126.50–130.60 $130.16 $1,026 +7.85
805–840 814 111 120.00–128.25 $122.23 $995 -2.02
845 845 9 110.00 $110.00 $930 -14.25
878 878 15 113.00 $113.00 $992 -9.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 9 147.00 $147.00 $425 —
340 340 14 140.00 $140.00 $476 -16.00
373 373 11 160.00 $160.00 $597 +4.00
442–448 446 18 131.00–135.00 $132.56 $591 -9.36
453–493 476 177 125.00–134.00 $129.82 $618 -5.82
485 485 35 130.30 $130.30 $632 -5.34
492 thin fleshed 492 17 143.00 $143.00 $704 —
506–547 526 138 125.00–135.00 $127.22 $669 +1.83
555–581 569 401 125.50–137.00 $127.93 $728 -0.47
603 unweaned 603 53 119.00 $119.00 $718 +8.02
602–647 631 196 122.00–128.00 $125.02 $789 +2.55
650 650 3 100.00 $100.00 $650 -25.45
659–673 669 28 120.00–123.00 $121.57 $813 -3.88
712 712 66 126.00–129.00 $127.59 $908 -0.70
758 758 18 128.00 $128.00 $970 +3.00
870–875 871 142 119.00–119.50 $119.39 $1,040 —
904 904 8 106.50 $106.50 $963 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 17 127.50 $127.50 $481 -12.50
490 490 10 119.00 $119.00 $583 -1.88
502–509 504 13 110.00–120.00 $116.89 $589 -8.98
606 unweaned 606 20 115.00 $115.00 $697 —
737–740 738 8 100.00–110.00 $103.76 $766 -15.24
773–774 774 15 100.00–115.00 $110.00 $851 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 26 173.00 $173.00 $645 -18.00
462 462 51 159.00 $159.00 $735 —
516 unweaned 516 7 137.00 $137.00 $707 -6.00

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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.