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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

7,184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.20/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 771 lb · 487 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.52/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 676 lb · 332 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.67/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 681 lb · 314 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,184 8,859 7,584
Feeder cattle 7,184 8,859 7,584

***Add Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Steers calves 1.00 - 2.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Quality not as attractive as last week and mostly average. Demand was good. Rain continues to fall and temperatures running slightly lower than normal. This is expected to quickly change later in the week and temps will move back to the mid nineties with no rain in the forecast.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 8 193.00 $193.00 $652 -12.00
386 386 7 186.00 $186.00 $718 -13.00
410–431 423 18 180.00–185.00 $183.11 $775 -9.30
483–489 486 21 173.00–180.00 $176.31 $857 -8.84
488 unweaned 488 44 174.00 $174.00 $849
505 value added 505 19 184.00 $184.00 $929
503–541 514 55 176.00–178.50 $176.76 $909 +2.43
544 unweaned 544 10 170.00 $170.00 $925
555–599 575 160 165.00–175.50 $170.29 $979 -0.18
619 value added 619 25 177.00 $177.00 $1,096
608–637 633 139 164.00–174.00 $171.78 $1,087 +4.00
640 unweaned 640 17 148.50 $148.50 $950
652–687 661 95 161.00–170.50 $164.41 $1,087 +4.08
709–748 718 115 150.00–160.00 $155.63 $1,117 -0.67
753–794 771 487 147.00–159.50 $152.20 $1,173 +1.76
801–843 827 217 149.00–158.50 $153.44 $1,269 +5.86
855–887 865 182 146.00–152.50 $148.76 $1,287 +2.80
901–944 908 108 142.00–151.00 $145.20 $1,318 +4.70
959–995 985 105 130.00–139.00 $135.57 $1,335
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 thin fleshed 403 51 186.00 $186.00 $750
401–428 417 15 166.00–175.00 $169.46 $707 +18.46
495 495 32 169.00 $169.00 $837 +0.23
519–548 529 91 150.00–172.00 $160.92 $851 -2.50
564 thin fleshed 564 16 170.00–175.00 $172.19 $971
552–596 578 196 136.00–164.00 $152.92 $884 -1.45
603–648 624 122 134.00–166.00 $154.17 $962 -1.46
650–693 675 283 126.00–159.50 $150.83 $1,018 +2.10
681 thin fleshed 681 49 162.25 $162.25 $1,105
705–748 716 271 136.00–152.00 $139.22 $997 +1.44
762–764 764 13 140.00–145.00 $141.15 $1,078 -2.82
808–847 831 165 138.50–145.00 $143.15 $1,190 -1.55
851–878 866 63 135.00–145.00 $137.35 $1,189 +4.57
904–932 907 95 132.75–139.00 $138.39 $1,255 +1.39
954–987 961 70 120.00–130.50 $123.83 $1,190
1286 1286 8 85.50 $85.50 $1,100
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 thin fleshed 351 21 196.00 $196.00 $688
551–571 561 16 90.00–130.00 $110.36 $619
639 639 9 128.00 $128.00 $818
726 726 7 131.00 $131.00 $951
811–821 812 28 100.00–133.00 $128.24 $1,041
865 865 5 110.00 $110.00 $952
1042 1042 13 94.50 $94.50 $985

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–343 331 10 155.00–164.00 $158.40 $524
387–398 395 17 159.00–162.00 $159.86 $631 +3.93
451–497 478 103 154.00–163.50 $157.89 $755 +3.72
519–548 539 59 148.00–157.00 $152.83 $824 +1.81
553–595 569 273 149.00–157.50 $153.38 $873 +4.86
607–638 630 224 147.00–159.50 $154.51 $973 +7.68
603–643 unweaned 631 33 135.00 $135.00 $852
658–699 681 314 144.00–156.50 $148.67 $1,012 +1.87
707–741 727 213 138.00–147.00 $141.62 $1,030 -1.53
750–789 775 282 134.00–146.00 $143.07 $1,109 +1.06
801–835 822 176 132.00–143.00 $135.44 $1,113 +1.63
852–895 866 50 129.00–135.00 $132.43 $1,147 +2.43
906 906 12 120.00 $120.00 $1,087
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 48 150.00 $150.00 $476
352 352 5 153.00 $153.00 $539
402–408 404 20 149.00–154.00 $151.98 $614 +1.98
415 thin fleshed 415 31 157.00 $157.00 $652
466–496 479 53 143.50–150.00 $145.79 $698 -7.29
502–546 504 173 144.00–151.50 $146.19 $737 +1.74
549 unweaned 549 7 135.00 $135.00 $741
561–571 565 38 141.00–151.00 $144.26 $815 +0.56
584 thin fleshed 584 6 153.50 $153.50 $896
609 thin fleshed 609 34 149.00 $149.00 $907 -20.00
604–643 629 35 130.00–147.00 $137.03 $862 -0.21
653–672 664 55 116.00–140.00 $135.99 $903 +0.01
740–744 740 50 135.00 $135.00 $999 -6.28
760–787 776 38 126.00–132.00 $128.48 $997 +2.02
830–833 831 23 120.00–125.00 $122.82 $1,021 -9.19
925–938 926 67 121.00–122.00 $121.91 $1,129 +5.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 thin fleshed 297 17 164.50 $164.50 $489
448 448 9 139.00 $139.00 $623
571 571 7 138.00 $138.00 $788
660–688 677 13 122.00–125.00 $123.88 $839
785–790 789 16 90.00–110.00 $106.27 $838
878–881 879 26 107.00–115.00 $110.08 $968
931 931 16 107.00 $107.00 $996
983 983 20 109.00 $109.00 $1,071

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 4 186.00 $186.00 $591
373 373 9 191.00 $191.00 $712
447 447 17 166.00 $166.00 $742 -16.00
540–543 541 25 147.00–150.00 $148.80 $805 -8.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 165.00 $165.00 $741
602 602 8 146.00 $146.00 $879
662–676 672 17 133.00–140.00 $135.03 $907
700 700 5 114.00 $114.00 $798

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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.