Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

12,154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $134.77/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 775 lb · 744 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.77/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 635 lb · 571 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.32/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 572 lb · 568 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,154 10,744 12,702
Feeder cattle 12,154 10,744 12,702

*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to the last sale on 12/14/20: Feeder steers 1.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand light to moderate as cattle futures traded sharply lower on Monday. Feeder cattle futures lower in response to a higher corn market. Record snowfall hit on New Years and many wheat fields are extremely muddy or covered in water as a result.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 200.00 $200.00 $680 +3.50
375–396 382 35 191.00–195.00 $192.30 $735 +12.21
414–427 420 121 181.00–187.00 $184.38 $774 +2.70
427 thin fleshed 427 28 188.00 $188.00 $803
456 thin fleshed 456 36 185.50 $185.50 $846
457–499 474 136 162.00–178.00 $172.46 $817 -4.59
481 unweaned 481 10 156.00 $156.00 $750 -8.99
502 value added 502 38 174.00 $174.00 $873 +1.00
503–537 520 148 155.00–175.50 $167.65 $872 +5.49
555 value added 555 14 165.00 $165.00 $916
550–590 571 517 151.50–163.00 $156.74 $895 -0.81
553–596 unweaned 586 37 141.00–149.00 $147.16 $862 -0.34
602–649 630 421 140.00–154.50 $148.76 $937 +0.71
648 value added 648 150 145.00 $145.00 $940
650–698 670 495 132.00–147.50 $137.79 $923 -4.82
697 thin fleshed 697 10 154.00 $154.00 $1,073
702–746 729 446 131.00–139.50 $135.51 $988 -3.66
702–743 unweaned 731 17 129.00–130.00 $129.28 $945 -1.31
751–799 775 744 127.50–138.50 $134.77 $1,044 -2.64
820–825 824 43 125.00–125.25 $125.19 $1,032 -13.00
803–849 833 465 128.00–138.25 $133.95 $1,116 -4.24
863–898 883 310 126.50–135.00 $129.15 $1,140 -3.49
903–948 937 91 123.50–129.85 $127.22 $1,192 -4.84
974–976 975 39 124.00–128.50 $125.15 $1,220 -1.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 9 170.00 $170.00 $660 +10.00
439–441 440 46 173.00–174.00 $173.26 $762
455–496 475 55 153.00–169.00 $160.73 $763 +9.30
500 unweaned 500 13 130.50 $130.50 $652
500–544 529 30 143.00–154.00 $149.47 $791 -1.36
561–583 577 113 138.00–153.00 $149.46 $862 +8.09
586–597 unweaned 595 37 128.00–130.00 $128.37 $764 +1.37
623–649 640 133 133.50–141.00 $135.41 $867 -4.61
646–648 unweaned 647 40 133.00–134.00 $133.35 $863
680–699 691 214 129.50–133.50 $131.35 $908 -5.86
721 721 17 125.00 $125.00 $901 -7.13
702–749 723 223 128.00–134.50 $131.57 $951 -0.56
761–798 785 295 125.00–134.00 $127.42 $1,000 -1.44
803–831 813 67 122.00–127.00 $124.48 $1,012 -2.19
872–892 875 200 124.00–126.00 $125.11 $1,095 +0.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 8 138.50 $138.50 $827 +8.50
633 633 15 120.00 $120.00 $760 +5.39
677–689 685 107 115.00–132.00 $126.95 $870
710 710 11 128.00 $128.00 $909
804 804 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,005
916 916 6 121.50 $121.50 $1,113

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 11 163.00 $163.00 $557 +12.58
372–388 381 20 157.00–159.00 $158.12 $602 +2.12
402–410 405 57 150.50–155.00 $153.48 $622 +3.03
443 unweaned 443 5 135.00 $135.00 $598 -5.19
456–482 473 159 141.00–149.50 $146.09 $691 +3.24
488 unweaned 488 24 136.00 $136.00 $664 +6.19
504 value added 504 29 146.50 $146.50 $738
504–539 515 163 129.50–147.00 $137.45 $708 +4.04
551–597 573 248 129.00–137.25 $133.62 $766 +2.79
575 value added 575 74 148.00 $148.00 $851
603–648 628 292 126.50–133.50 $130.14 $817 +0.36
644 644 17 121.50 $121.50 $782 -8.28
651–699 671 226 123.00–129.00 $127.25 $854 -2.94
694 694 10 118.00 $118.00 $819 -0.23
710–749 723 195 125.00–127.00 $125.91 $910 -0.13
754–795 776 57 119.50–121.00 $120.34 $934 -9.82
757–798 776 198 121.50–129.00 $124.13 $963 -6.03
805–833 821 67 120.50–124.50 $121.96 $1,001 -0.27
865–887 870 60 118.00–121.50 $121.08 $1,053 +8.08
910 910 29 112.00 $112.00 $1,019
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–438 427 116 132.00–145.00 $141.00 $602 +8.44
483 unweaned 483 29 142.50 $142.50 $688
477–497 488 42 130.00–142.50 $140.05 $683 +9.75
508–534 529 50 121.00–136.00 $128.65 $681 +1.43
552–596 575 183 125.25–131.00 $125.91 $724 -2.02
608–649 629 35 125.00–128.50 $126.47 $795 +1.45
645 unweaned 645 13 124.00 $124.00 $800
660–697 671 102 117.00–125.00 $122.42 $821 +0.85
734–747 742 55 123.00 $123.00 $913 -4.59
761–788 771 38 117.00–121.50 $120.17 $927 -7.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 7 138.00 $138.00 $415
501 unweaned 501 7 115.00 $115.00 $576
557 557 9 120.00 $120.00 $668
629 629 7 120.00 $120.00 $755
700 700 11 120.00 $120.00 $840
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 14 120.00 $120.00 $505

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 7 150.00 $150.00 $651

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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.