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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

8,471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.73/cwt +6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 769 lb · 687 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.58/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 864 lb · 642 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.23/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 688 lb · 439 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,471 7,834 0
Feeder cattle 8,471 7,834 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand good for feeder cattle. Steer and heifer calves lightly tested last week and few this week sold with a higher undertone. Quality average to attractive with several large strings of cattle offered. Rains fell throughout much of the state in the last week and very heavy in some areas. Temperatures remain fairly cool for this late in May. The May wheat run is on despite the somewhat lighter numbers. Many cattle did sell earlier in the year, especially after February's winter storm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 8 208.00 $208.00 $595 —
323 323 6 181.00 $181.00 $585 —
358–379 360 117 192.00–216.50 $212.38 $765 —
418–445 435 19 174.00–184.00 $177.54 $772 +10.93
456–499 469 107 165.00–191.00 $180.48 $846 +5.10
500–541 527 89 165.00–184.00 $170.33 $898 -0.06
562–584 575 81 159.00–171.00 $163.26 $939 -1.05
602–647 627 193 146.00–161.00 $154.64 $970 -1.83
652–698 685 104 138.00–155.00 $148.49 $1,017 +7.14
705–748 738 158 136.00–148.00 $140.22 $1,035 +0.83
758–793 778 302 130.00–144.75 $140.45 $1,093 +4.04
807–849 818 330 130.00–144.50 $135.81 $1,111 +2.56
854–890 864 642 124.00–137.50 $131.58 $1,137 +2.80
902–943 925 414 122.00–135.00 $129.60 $1,199 +6.98
953–995 959 225 122.00–125.00 $123.07 $1,180 -0.62
1009–1037 1025 161 122.00–124.75 $124.03 $1,271 +5.53
1201 1201 6 112.00 $112.00 $1,345 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 18 171.00–179.00 $176.33 $704 —
413 413 12 167.00 $167.00 $690 —
453–480 474 85 155.00–163.00 $160.72 $762 +12.94
532–548 539 95 155.00–169.00 $160.85 $867 +17.22
570–590 578 71 144.00–157.00 $153.27 $886 +11.06
607–647 622 123 134.00–147.00 $141.63 $881 +3.14
688 688 14 137.00 $137.00 $943 +11.16
724–745 731 81 129.00–131.00 $130.57 $954 +2.57
756–770 764 40 134.00–137.00 $135.26 $1,033 +15.79
854–898 881 154 122.50–133.00 $125.56 $1,106 +2.79
911–945 920 27 120.00–123.00 $122.20 $1,124 +4.20
989 989 24 121.50 $121.50 $1,202 +5.91
1026 1026 11 120.00 $120.00 $1,231 —
1061 1061 22 115.00 $115.00 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 164.00 $164.00 $589 —
528 528 7 126.00 $126.00 $665 —
584 584 13 139.00 $139.00 $812 —
816 816 7 125.50 $125.50 $1,024 —
866 866 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,039 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–391 373 119 161.00–180.00 $176.65 $659 —
406–433 423 24 154.00–165.00 $158.93 $672 -5.80
448 fancy 448 3 170.00 $170.00 $762 —
455–496 471 76 150.00–169.00 $156.09 $735 -0.64
471 fancy 471 4 176.00 $176.00 $829 —
501–548 527 139 139.00–152.50 $146.02 $770 +1.01
551–598 566 108 135.00–145.00 $141.50 $801 +1.81
600–649 620 279 128.00–143.00 $137.19 $851 +4.63
655–699 688 439 125.00–137.00 $134.23 $924 +6.13
708–737 720 273 124.00–135.00 $128.57 $926 +3.80
753–799 769 687 119.00–130.00 $127.73 $982 +6.08
801–838 817 244 119.00–127.00 $124.78 $1,019 +5.49
851–895 878 298 114.00–125.00 $119.15 $1,046 +1.70
971 971 66 116.10 $116.10 $1,127 +4.10
1013 1013 4 108.00 $108.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 8 145.00 $145.00 $610 -7.97
457–483 470 18 140.00–146.00 $143.08 $672 +5.23
562 562 17 130.00 $130.00 $731 +1.75
602–643 621 74 123.00–135.50 $125.50 $779 -2.99
654–685 661 37 117.00–131.50 $126.76 $838 +8.22
740 740 19 124.00 $124.00 $918 ±0.00
767–793 784 55 112.00–120.75 $118.71 $931 +0.27
828–844 833 35 110.00–117.00 $114.97 $958 -0.63
853–885 881 24 115.00–118.00 $115.36 $1,016 +5.85
935 935 11 110.00 $110.00 $1,028 —
963 963 10 107.00 $107.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 4 101.00 $101.00 $728 —
894 894 14 99.00 $99.00 $885 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
837 837 8 122.50 $122.50 $1,025 —
1006 1006 5 89.50 $89.50 $900 —

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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.