Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

5,751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $134.94/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 772 lb · 395 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.11/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 822 lb · 377 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $120.49/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 978 lb · 313 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,751	6,163	11,307
Feeder cattle	5,751	6,163	11,307

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Add Close with updated receipts*** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves steady to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower. Calves compared to last weeks light test. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359	359	19	181.00	$181.00	$650	+17.00
420–449	428	78	160.00–177.00	$168.91	$723	+10.91
478–492	484	82	161.00–176.00	$167.94	$813	-4.96
504–529	513	91	165.00–180.00	$175.75	$902	+8.25
551–593	571	108	152.00–165.00	$155.01	$885	+0.66
619–648	626	209	142.00–152.00	$146.21	$915	-2.12
652–688	665	121	136.00–149.00	$142.53	$948	-1.68
700–728	707	162	139.00–152.50	$142.36	$1,006	-2.46
751–791	772	395	129.00–146.50	$134.94	$1,042	-0.01
800–848	815	241	123.00–134.00	$130.56	$1,064	-0.43
851–898	878	272	119.00–135.00	$129.22	$1,135	+2.11
914–937	929	141	115.50–125.00	$122.40	$1,137	-0.76
953–997	978	313	117.00–124.75	$120.49	$1,178	-3.01
1002–1026	1009	78	116.00–121.50	$117.87	$1,189	-1.19
1114	1114	7	111.25	$111.25	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	8	161.00	$161.00	$638	—
415–443	429	32	147.00–160.00	$156.58	$672	+3.58
502–538	526	22	132.00–153.00	$147.47	$776	-0.72
553–595	584	67	133.00–154.00	$145.34	$849	+2.42
617–639	632	54	131.00–143.00	$134.14	$848	-3.22
633 unweaned	633	7	130.00	$130.00	$823	—
650–698	671	70	128.00–145.00	$135.45	$909	+0.98
701–739	719	126	125.00–136.00	$131.83	$948	-4.60
753–797	781	56	123.50–127.00	$125.56	$981	—
808–813	810	40	122.00–127.00	$125.05	$1,013	-3.97
901	901	6	119.00	$119.00	$1,072	+4.24
956	956	12	120.00	$120.00	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	8	125.00	$125.00	$716	+0.66
620	620	9	120.00	$120.00	$744	+20.00
651–661	653	23	117.00–120.00	$119.34	$779	—
769	769	13	117.00	$117.00	$900	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	9	160.00	$160.00	$538	+5.00
369–386	377	13	158.00–160.00	$159.05	$600	—
403–445	428	56	153.00–166.00	$156.79	$671	-12.21
462–496	478	36	148.00–154.00	$150.62	$720	-4.99
519–540	530	86	141.00–155.00	$148.43	$787	+4.65
551–589	567	130	130.00–145.00	$140.07	$794	+0.79
602–643	628	214	126.00–136.50	$130.31	$818	-6.40
651–681	663	182	120.00–131.00	$127.59	$846	-0.37
707–748	721	298	119.00–128.25	$123.71	$892	-2.82
764–788	778	157	119.00–121.00	$120.49	$937	-0.91
800–842	822	377	115.00–124.75	$118.11	$971	+0.01
853–894	863	90	112.00–119.25	$116.93	$1,009	+0.44
907	907	40	111.75	$111.75	$1,014	—
970	970	20	111.50	$111.50	$1,082	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	9	145.00	$145.00	$487	—
393	393	9	135.00	$135.00	$531	—
439–441	440	47	145.00–145.50	$145.25	$639	—
452–496	472	26	130.00–140.00	$135.57	$640	-11.43
456–485 thin fleshed	472	20	150.00	$150.00	$708	—
503–547	537	112	130.00–141.00	$133.90	$719	+0.87
556–597	584	107	124.25–144.00	$128.47	$750	-7.59
605–649	635	60	117.00–133.50	$126.14	$801	-3.02
669	669	4	117.00	$117.00	$783	-8.76
735–745	741	56	110.00–120.00	$114.94	$852	—
751–770	754	60	117.50–120.50	$118.01	$890	-3.99
814	814	14	117.50	$117.50	$956	+2.15
899	899	19	111.50	$111.50	$1,002	+5.00
921–947	942	26	103.00–109.00	$107.87	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
599	599	14	130.00	$130.00	$779	+10.93
742	742	31	117.00	$117.00	$868	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	8	139.00	$139.00	$842	—
717	717	5	128.00	$128.00	$918	—

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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.