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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

7,752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.55/cwt -4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 676 lb · 459 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.35/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 575 lb · 415 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.29/cwt -10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 625 lb · 414 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,752 10,546 6,015
Feeder cattle 7,752 10,546 6,015

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand moderate. Much needed moisture fell over the trade area this past week bringing cooler temperatures.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 31 192.00 $192.00 $586 -1.81
362–379 373 14 173.00–185.00 $180.84 $675 -6.29
403–430 414 38 176.00–190.00 $178.25 $738 -7.24
451–482 467 55 172.00–187.00 $178.26 $832 +0.94
505–548 525 99 163.00–173.00 $168.91 $887 -5.50
552–592 575 415 156.00–168.00 $164.35 $945 -7.23
600–643 615 95 156.00–170.50 $160.95 $990 +2.55
650–699 676 459 141.00–157.00 $146.55 $991 -4.57
700–748 721 323 133.00–148.75 $141.00 $1,017 -8.62
750–799 772 201 127.00–140.50 $134.09 $1,035 -7.69
808–848 826 252 124.00–133.75 $130.00 $1,074 -10.84
855–898 885 234 125.00–128.50 $127.56 $1,129 -9.21
901–946 925 189 122.50–131.00 $126.68 $1,172 -6.46
953–988 979 180 117.50–127.00 $123.12 $1,205 -6.94
1004–1037 1024 117 118.00–121.35 $120.81 $1,237 +0.31
1170 1170 14 115.50 $115.50 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–446 420 44 155.00–173.00 $164.90 $693 -5.80
451–493 479 117 135.00–171.00 $162.04 $776 -5.50
523–544 533 59 141.00–161.00 $153.99 $821 -8.65
542 thin fleshed 542 17 168.00 $168.00 $911 —
550–587 575 186 141.50–155.00 $150.19 $864 -4.85
600–648 630 152 130.00–155.00 $145.44 $916 -8.45
665 665 7 114.00 $114.00 $758 -36.98
669–690 680 95 130.00–146.00 $139.43 $948 -11.55
697 thin fleshed 697 20 134.50 $134.50 $937 —
715–744 727 33 130.00–133.00 $130.86 $951 -11.46
767–794 772 55 125.00–130.00 $128.53 $992 -8.92
863 863 5 113.00 $113.00 $975 -19.38
935 935 16 125.50 $125.50 $1,173 -1.92
988 988 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,126 -11.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 6 100.00 $100.00 $381 —
471 471 12 138.00 $138.00 $650 —
516 516 8 118.00 $118.00 $609 -20.00
567 567 19 106.00 $106.00 $601 —
625 625 21 118.00 $118.00 $738 -11.19
763 763 4 118.00 $118.00 $900 -5.81
877–880 877 26 115.00–126.50 $124.73 $1,094 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–335 331 17 156.00–168.00 $164.56 $545 -8.10
360–397 390 91 156.00–175.00 $163.77 $639 -8.41
401–429 415 46 159.00–173.00 $163.26 $678 -5.27
455–493 473 138 152.00–163.50 $156.50 $740 -5.46
511–545 525 157 141.50–156.00 $150.73 $791 -2.65
550–597 568 283 140.00–150.00 $143.08 $813 -2.68
605–644 625 414 130.00–146.50 $134.29 $839 -10.52
650–698 673 233 126.50–143.00 $133.67 $900 -7.21
700–749 719 369 126.00–137.25 $129.03 $928 -6.03
752–786 770 276 121.00–130.50 $125.09 $963 -5.50
824–841 828 141 119.00–124.25 $121.27 $1,004 -9.51
854–897 861 76 117.00–123.25 $122.05 $1,051 -2.13
913–935 919 65 117.00–120.00 $118.23 $1,087 -2.44
965 965 11 113.25 $113.25 $1,093 -7.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 7 155.00 $155.00 $611 -5.00
419–448 434 56 130.00–154.00 $145.72 $632 -4.28
453–496 483 69 135.00–149.00 $143.15 $691 -5.44
500–548 512 48 130.00–140.00 $133.49 $683 -12.09
559–599 584 129 125.00–141.50 $133.65 $781 -8.18
608–646 633 12 120.00–129.00 $125.99 $798 -14.84
655–694 685 115 120.00–131.00 $126.57 $867 -6.37
770 770 9 118.00 $118.00 $909 -9.67
805–827 818 41 115.00–129.50 $120.37 $985 -3.63
871–887 881 31 107.00–118.00 $110.86 $977 -11.64
930 930 32 117.00 $117.00 $1,088 —
1004 1004 7 90.00 $90.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–418 414 24 126.00–138.00 $130.99 $542 +10.99
506 506 7 119.00 $119.00 $602 —
570 570 4 100.00 $100.00 $570 -27.00
652 652 12 111.00 $111.00 $724 -22.00
846 846 5 105.00 $105.00 $888 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 160.00 $160.00 $568 -3.00
452–466 458 13 160.00–163.00 $161.59 $740 —
463 unweaned 463 5 150.00 $150.00 $694 —
663 663 11 140.50 $140.50 $932 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519–538 531 16 147.00–151.00 $149.48 $794 +25.48
570 570 5 143.00 $143.00 $815 —
612 612 3 132.00 $132.00 $808 —
670 670 4 140.00 $140.00 $938 —
757 757 6 127.00 $127.00 $961 —

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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.