Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

6,163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $127.11/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 872 lb · 678 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.71/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 627 lb · 378 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.53/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 726 lb · 364 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,163 7,752 10,151
Feeder cattle 6,163 7,752 10,151

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves lightly tested and few sales 6.00 - 9.00 lower. Demand moderate, despite much higher corn prices. Quality average to mostly attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 160.00 $160.00 $533 -32.00
388 388 6 164.00 $164.00 $636 -16.84
425 425 3 158.00 $158.00 $672 -20.25
454–497 480 46 165.00–181.00 $172.90 $830 -5.36
506–537 521 142 157.50–172.00 $167.50 $873 -1.41
554–583 572 115 146.00–163.50 $154.35 $883 -10.00
581 unweaned 581 9 147.00 $147.00 $854 —
606–649 630 144 143.50–157.00 $148.33 $934 -12.62
654–693 677 233 140.00–149.00 $144.21 $976 -2.34
700–735 711 289 140.50–150.00 $144.82 $1,030 +3.82
750–797 776 272 129.00–139.75 $134.95 $1,047 +0.86
801–849 825 268 124.00–135.50 $130.99 $1,081 +0.99
851–896 872 678 120.00–131.00 $127.11 $1,108 -0.45
906–947 926 92 118.00–125.00 $123.16 $1,140 -3.52
952 952 72 123.50 $123.50 $1,176 +0.38
1002–1014 1008 105 118.00–122.00 $119.06 $1,200 -1.75
1071 1071 13 114.50 $114.50 $1,226 —
1156 1156 5 114.50 $114.50 $1,324 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 8 153.00 $153.00 $636 -11.90
455–499 490 63 150.00–162.00 $156.20 $765 -5.84
523–547 538 50 148.00–149.00 $148.19 $797 -5.80
586–595 592 49 140.00–146.00 $142.92 $846 -7.27
604–636 617 59 133.50–146.00 $137.36 $848 -8.08
657–666 662 18 130.00–139.00 $134.47 $890 +20.47
701–736 715 55 125.00–139.00 $136.43 $975 +5.57
825 825 23 122.50–130.00 $129.02 $1,064 —
902–906 904 16 108.00–120.00 $114.76 $1,037 -10.74
1078 1078 8 110.00 $110.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 125.00 $125.00 $588 -13.00
572–596 589 22 115.00–127.00 $124.34 $732 +18.34
606 606 7 100.00 $100.00 $606 -18.00
733 733 7 119.00 $119.00 $872 —
829 829 6 117.00 $117.00 $970 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 15 155.00 $155.00 $468 -9.56
402 402 18 169.00 $169.00 $679 +5.74
453–498 473 115 148.00–160.00 $155.61 $736 -0.89
501–547 518 97 140.00–158.00 $143.78 $745 -6.95
551–586 574 170 135.00–147.00 $139.28 $799 -3.80
584 fancy 584 31 159.00 $159.00 $929 —
600–645 627 378 130.00–140.00 $136.71 $857 +2.42
657–688 674 198 122.00–132.50 $127.96 $862 -5.71
710–745 726 364 119.00–131.25 $126.53 $919 -2.50
751–788 767 289 117.50–125.00 $121.40 $931 -3.69
808–835 820 117 112.50–121.25 $118.10 $968 -3.17
851–891 875 105 112.00–118.00 $116.49 $1,019 -5.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 7 146.00 $146.00 $585 +0.28
479 479 10 147.00 $147.00 $704 +3.85
511–548 534 79 130.00–136.00 $133.03 $710 -0.46
563–596 579 103 133.00–140.50 $136.06 $788 +2.41
609–638 616 16 128.00–133.00 $129.16 $796 +3.17
653–673 666 54 123.00–128.00 $125.76 $838 -0.81
703 703 18 121.00 $121.00 $851 —
788 788 7 122.00 $122.00 $961 +4.00
804–845 831 56 110.00–118.75 $115.35 $959 -5.02
864 864 4 106.50 $106.50 $920 -4.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 6 135.00 $135.00 $697 +16.00
561–590 572 26 110.00–125.00 $119.07 $681 +19.07
789 789 9 106.50 $106.50 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 8 158.00 $158.00 $611 -2.00
435 435 5 145.00 $145.00 $631 —
517–543 523 22 147.00–149.00 $147.47 $771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 5 105.00 $105.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 3 137.00 $137.00 $785 -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.