Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

5,186 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.46/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 680 lb · 422 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.79/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 624 lb · 368 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.00/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 725 lb · 300 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,186 6,341 5,500
Feeder cattle 5,186 6,341 5,500

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 - 7.00 lower. Heifers calves steady. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 11 208.00 $208.00 $661 -7.15
378 378 8 205.00 $205.00 $775 -4.15
421–427 425 12 179.00–185.00 $180.98 $769 -8.75
471–497 489 47 161.00–172.00 $165.58 $810 -8.90
503–546 536 43 164.00–170.00 $166.96 $895 -15.41
550–598 570 85 162.00–175.00 $167.34 $954 +3.28
601–646 619 193 163.00–177.50 $166.93 $1,033 +1.30
651–695 669 113 155.00–170.50 $163.97 $1,097 -0.41
704–748 725 300 154.00–167.25 $161.00 $1,167 +0.96
754–797 776 198 144.00–159.50 $155.58 $1,207 +1.74
813–848 829 81 149.50–158.00 $154.50 $1,281 +3.88
859–879 878 119 148.50–150.00 $148.55 $1,304 -0.43
918–946 942 85 134.00–147.00 $144.02 $1,357 +2.51
953 953 6 155.50 $155.50 $1,482 +12.81
1058 1058 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–476 472 22 140.00–170.00 $150.75 $712 -11.25
508–536 526 57 140.00–154.00 $147.70 $777 -5.63
567–586 576 143 147.00–168.00 $156.74 $903 +0.27
604–649 626 152 145.00–165.00 $158.71 $994 +5.18
654–699 674 178 142.00–159.50 $154.08 $1,038 +5.99
741 741 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,097 +2.60
750–773 759 27 141.50–150.00 $144.72 $1,098 +3.95
842 842 8 143.00 $143.00 $1,204 —
863 863 8 117.00 $117.00 $1,010 -16.00
926 926 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–541 526 11 136.00–139.00 $137.40 $723 —
565–574 572 11 144.00–145.00 $144.27 $825 +7.33
600–629 611 15 115.00–140.00 $128.80 $787 -5.75
659–660 660 35 128.00–144.00 $141.26 $932 +11.26
718–727 723 35 118.00–137.00 $129.45 $936 +11.27
758 758 8 133.50 $133.50 $1,012 +2.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–390 376 20 163.00–173.00 $166.84 $627 -0.18
419–449 439 32 155.00–175.00 $158.95 $698 -0.40
452–489 472 103 150.00–174.00 $159.05 $751 +0.61
505–549 532 234 142.00–161.00 $153.57 $817 +1.96
551–598 573 243 146.00–163.00 $157.45 $902 +5.07
600–649 624 368 142.00–158.00 $153.79 $960 +5.58
652–699 680 422 144.50–157.50 $151.46 $1,030 +0.97
702–748 714 194 141.00–154.00 $149.04 $1,064 +7.07
751–791 767 142 142.00–156.50 $146.84 $1,126 +5.62
801–840 811 58 138.00–144.00 $141.87 $1,151 +2.30
852–889 878 30 132.00–141.00 $134.62 $1,182 -5.67
919–939 925 22 124.00–128.00 $126.71 $1,172 —
975 975 14 123.00 $123.00 $1,199 —
1009 1009 4 103.00 $103.00 $1,039 —
1084 1084 7 110.00 $110.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–428 427 13 129.00–141.00 $137.30 $586 —
457–490 478 31 140.00–148.00 $144.13 $689 +8.65
500–549 529 162 126.00–154.00 $146.73 $776 +1.46
567–594 583 65 138.00–152.00 $149.36 $871 +2.87
601–644 622 52 125.00–142.00 $134.53 $837 -3.68
650–690 671 59 134.00–154.50 $141.96 $953 +5.12
721–735 724 47 132.00–140.00 $136.38 $987 -3.06
773–781 775 24 121.00–141.00 $135.12 $1,047 +8.12
811 811 6 121.00 $121.00 $981 -7.00
881 881 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,181 +9.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 24 126.00 $126.00 $648 —
679–688 682 8 111.00–130.00 $118.18 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 158.00 $158.00 $627 +18.00
504 504 5 152.00 $152.00 $766 —
628 628 3 130.00 $130.00 $816 —
675 675 7 123.00 $123.00 $830 —
802 802 3 105.00 $105.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 5 163.00 $163.00 $812 —
555 555 3 143.00 $143.00 $794 —

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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.