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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

8,231 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle report →

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.69/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 827 lb · 640 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.30/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 718 lb · 531 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.55/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 773 lb · 405 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,231 7,637 8,386
Feeder cattle 8,231 7,637 8,386

***Add-Close*** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good. Sale included about a thousand head of Oklahoma Angus-Influenced feeder steers and heifers. Despite cattle and grain futures trading lower, very little impact on trades here.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–397 380 52 195.00–213.00 $203.51 $773 +0.78
410–449 436 56 193.00–199.00 $195.71 $853 -5.30
451–481 value added 464 28 170.00–182.00 $175.33 $814
455–491 473 63 175.00–189.00 $181.62 $859 -0.46
513–530 value added 525 55 179.00–188.50 $184.45 $968
515–548 534 131 174.00–185.00 $182.56 $975 +5.40
555–581 value added 570 52 178.00–189.00 $182.52 $1,040
551–589 572 167 163.00–179.00 $171.70 $982 -0.65
600 unweaned 600 21 160.00 $160.00 $960
605–639 618 162 162.00–179.50 $170.29 $1,052 +8.27
601–645 value added 622 144 167.00–182.00 $174.97 $1,088
653–693 value added 668 20 166.00–171.00 $168.85 $1,128
654–697 677 204 155.00–167.50 $161.17 $1,091 -1.19
705–739 717 402 153.00–164.00 $158.31 $1,135 -2.48
715–732 value added 720 129 161.00–168.00 $166.51 $1,199
756–792 771 249 149.00–160.00 $156.80 $1,209 +0.42
761–799 value added 776 156 151.00–162.00 $156.16 $1,212
806–820 value added 817 103 153.00–157.00 $155.88 $1,274
802–845 829 537 145.00–153.50 $150.89 $1,251 -2.04
851 value added 851 55 152.75 $152.75 $1,300
852–892 871 208 143.00–154.50 $148.96 $1,297 +3.92
914–944 926 264 141.00–153.00 $143.75 $1,331 -4.25
951–983 965 145 137.25–143.25 $140.77 $1,358
969 value added 969 11 141.00 $141.00 $1,366
1038 1038 10 131.50 $131.50 $1,365
1183 1183 4 114.00 $114.00 $1,349
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–390 382 6 180.00–188.00 $183.91 $703
414–444 433 33 169.00–172.00 $170.48 $738 -14.52
456–496 479 55 140.00–166.00 $158.65 $760 -12.12
505–547 527 133 151.00–171.00 $162.10 $854 -0.52
562–598 577 128 138.00–160.00 $150.46 $868 -10.15
565–592 value added 588 57 156.00–169.00 $167.25 $983
601–649 628 100 149.00–162.00 $154.82 $972 +2.11
656–679 unweaned 662 16 140.00–145.00 $143.72 $951
664 value added 664 10 145.00 $145.00 $963
669–683 674 79 140.00–161.00 $154.23 $1,040 +6.45
707–743 720 29 140.00–148.00 $145.52 $1,048 -5.48
721 unweaned 721 12 138.50 $138.50 $999
755–793 777 87 135.00–156.00 $144.69 $1,124 +2.21
781–789 unweaned 783 18 135.00–139.00 $136.12 $1,066
817–841 831 77 134.00–150.00 $146.76 $1,220 +10.76
859 859 40 135.00–144.50 $142.13 $1,221
918–946 932 22 132.00–138.00 $135.05 $1,259 +2.71
987 987 9 135.50 $135.50 $1,337
1069 1069 8 118.00 $118.00 $1,261
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–542 535 29 138.00–145.00 $140.09 $749 -6.41
560 560 4 140.00 $140.00 $784
583 thin fleshed 583 22 159.00 $159.00 $927
628 628 14 145.00 $145.00 $911
831 831 4 95.00 $95.00 $789
923 923 3 106.00 $106.00 $978

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 14 191.00 $191.00 $625 +12.70
373 value added 373 3 170.00 $170.00 $634
382 382 33 175.00 $175.00 $668 +9.87
418 value added 418 20 161.50–174.00 $171.50 $717
411–439 421 48 148.00–162.00 $158.50 $667 -8.83
462–491 value added 479 12 163.00–164.00 $163.40 $783
469–499 482 47 151.00–165.00 $157.28 $758 -6.28
509–545 value added 527 42 152.50–162.00 $158.12 $833
502–542 528 149 150.00–161.00 $154.68 $817 -1.87
552–590 574 249 145.00–159.50 $153.83 $883 -4.96
558–596 value added 584 100 157.50–162.50 $160.52 $937
585 unweaned 585 13 141.00 $141.00 $825
613–629 value added 626 49 153.00–158.50 $156.67 $981
606–646 631 337 148.00–160.50 $151.33 $955 -0.48
660–692 value added 668 94 146.00–154.50 $148.94 $995
653–694 670 237 142.50–154.00 $150.64 $1,009 -4.74
715–736 value added 723 31 145.00–150.00 $149.35 $1,080
707–746 726 131 144.00–151.50 $147.21 $1,069 -0.18
750–792 758 179 135.50–145.25 $142.43 $1,080 +2.22
756–794 value added 787 27 136.00–148.50 $138.22 $1,088
800–824 808 353 136.00–141.50 $139.06 $1,124 +3.01
865–868 866 17 134.50–149.00 $141.34 $1,224 +8.87
858–891 value added 869 67 132.00–139.75 $137.64 $1,196
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 434 72 145.00–159.00 $152.93 $664 -4.78
456–494 470 37 141.00–154.00 $146.99 $691 +5.52
530–548 540 27 138.00–153.00 $146.09 $789 +3.14
551–566 value added 558 11 148.00 $148.00 $826
555–575 566 36 135.00–145.00 $140.45 $795 -3.64
603–648 623 90 135.00–147.00 $143.40 $893 +6.39
686–687 687 13 138.00–148.00 $144.93 $996 +2.13
700 700 20 144.00–145.00 $144.75 $1,013
797 797 22 131.50 $131.50 $1,048 -2.50
838 838 23 125.00 $125.00 $1,048
894 894 11 128.00 $128.00 $1,144 +1.00
946 946 51 117.00 $117.00 $1,107
1053–1064 1061 21 106.00 $106.00 $1,125
1179 1179 4 88.00 $88.00 $1,038
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 155.00 $155.00 $578
461–490 484 27 138.50–139.00 $138.61 $671
623 623 22 126.00 $126.00 $785 -5.00
678 678 5 130.00 $130.00 $881
748 748 13 122.00 $122.00 $913

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 4 154.00 $154.00 $738 -19.72
526 526 11 152.00 $152.00 $800
576 576 14 153.00 $153.00 $881 +8.00
607 unweaned 607 11 135.00 $135.00 $819
681 681 8 129.00 $129.00 $878
729 729 5 114.00 $114.00 $831 -19.00
772 unweaned 772 12 118.00 $118.00 $911
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 5 190.00 $190.00 $724 -17.00

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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.