Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

8,759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.48/cwt -7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 732 lb · 689 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.01/cwt -7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 626 lb · 513 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.28/cwt -4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 627 lb · 508 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,759 7,187 8,737
Feeder cattle 8,759 7,187 8,737

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close *** Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Steer calves 8.00 - 10.00 lower. Heifer calves lightly tested and steady to 3.00 lower. Demand light to moderate for all classes. Cattle futures have been trading in the red for some time and are down sharply again today. Slaughter cattle trade mostly steady in the south last week while beef prices declined. More new crop calves beginning to show and demand is light for these. Quality plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 thin fleshed 312 8 214.00 $214.00 $668 —
328–339 332 25 189.00–199.00 $193.75 $643 -11.25
367 unweaned 367 10 175.00 $175.00 $642 —
350–390 369 89 184.00–191.00 $186.31 $687 -8.60
416–441 422 31 185.00–192.00 $189.39 $799 —
460–477 471 38 165.00–178.00 $174.92 $824 -0.33
476 unweaned 476 14 160.00 $160.00 $762 —
505–517 unweaned 508 46 152.00–166.00 $162.53 $826 -4.97
505–548 529 138 156.00–170.50 $162.05 $857 -16.47
550–583 571 151 149.00–161.00 $156.78 $895 -19.38
598–599 unweaned 598 55 145.00–149.00 $146.82 $878 —
614 thin fleshed 614 23 165.00 $165.00 $1,013 -12.50
609–649 unweaned 622 64 146.50–152.00 $149.65 $931 -4.82
604–649 628 421 150.00–164.00 $159.22 $1,000 -3.71
656–692 677 323 151.00–165.00 $157.72 $1,068 -3.22
659–687 unweaned 680 60 140.75–145.00 $142.50 $969 -8.54
701–749 732 689 145.00–156.25 $152.48 $1,116 -7.72
752–783 unweaned 769 35 139.50–142.50 $141.16 $1,086 —
751–795 773 147 146.00–154.00 $150.04 $1,160 -9.71
805–848 825 399 141.00–153.00 $147.23 $1,215 -9.10
870–898 885 111 139.00–150.50 $146.19 $1,294 -4.10
902–943 922 177 135.00–143.00 $138.05 $1,273 -2.90
987 987 14 140.00 $140.00 $1,382 +0.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–397 393 9 168.00–180.00 $176.08 $692 —
396 unweaned 396 5 161.00 $161.00 $638 —
434 unweaned 434 10 160.00 $160.00 $694 —
403–444 437 28 165.00–179.50 $176.30 $770 +1.90
458–492 476 69 154.00–169.00 $161.90 $771 -4.98
471–498 unweaned 489 45 153.00–157.00 $155.72 $761 —
511–540 unweaned 530 35 147.00–148.00 $147.78 $783 —
504–545 531 206 139.00–157.00 $149.17 $792 -15.13
559–587 570 80 140.00–154.00 $147.34 $840 -13.35
578–597 unweaned 590 16 141.00–145.00 $143.53 $847 —
608–635 622 71 140.00–154.00 $147.57 $918 -8.02
622 unweaned 622 13 141.50 $141.50 $880 —
663–699 674 158 140.00–151.00 $145.87 $983 -6.50
675–685 unweaned 682 19 140.00–143.00 $142.22 $970 —
710–748 714 27 140.00–147.00 $140.81 $1,005 -6.56
823–842 830 14 139.00–139.50 $139.32 $1,156 -5.35
856–897 873 23 125.00–136.00 $130.27 $1,137 -6.74
901 901 11 131.00 $131.00 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441–447 444 7 139.00–150.00 $145.25 $645 +2.52
507–540 522 9 122.50–135.00 $128.25 $669 -16.66
550–587 563 14 125.00–133.00 $127.98 $721 -16.15
669 669 6 133.00 $133.00 $890 -11.00
737 737 13 130.00 $130.00 $958 -2.77
865 865 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,124 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–346 330 39 159.00–167.00 $162.74 $537 —
387 387 16 165.00 $165.00 $639 -10.00
409 409 33 164.00 $164.00 $671 +8.00
462–498 484 113 141.00–155.00 $147.74 $715 -7.40
489–491 unweaned 490 35 140.00–147.00 $144.41 $708 —
500–546 522 116 142.00–155.00 $146.71 $766 -5.90
553–569 unweaned 561 86 135.00–142.50 $140.80 $790 —
551–594 569 228 140.50–153.00 $144.93 $825 -9.29
601–611 unweaned 607 33 136.00–139.00 $137.26 $833 —
603–648 627 480 138.00–154.00 $147.68 $926 -6.54
662 unweaned 662 11 135.50 $135.50 $897 -5.50
658–699 671 314 136.00–150.00 $146.51 $983 -8.19
703 unweaned 703 11 132.00 $132.00 $928 —
706–748 732 336 136.10–146.00 $140.33 $1,027 -9.55
757–798 784 77 133.00–144.00 $136.02 $1,066 -8.58
813–843 822 120 130.00–135.50 $134.50 $1,106 -9.31
883 883 10 139.00 $139.00 $1,227 -0.86
907 907 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,061 —
958 958 13 114.00 $114.00 $1,092 —
1040 1040 23 118.00 $118.00 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 unweaned 324 26 138.00–141.00 $139.91 $453 —
341–343 342 7 152.00–158.00 $155.42 $532 —
389 unweaned 389 5 138.00 $138.00 $537 —
367–397 392 28 146.00–157.00 $152.24 $597 +2.24
402–441 unweaned 414 25 130.00–141.00 $133.63 $553 —
402–439 427 52 148.00–155.00 $151.25 $646 +5.22
452–496 475 95 135.00–146.00 $141.36 $671 -7.41
517–518 unweaned 517 12 130.00–135.00 $131.25 $679 —
509–544 526 62 136.00–147.50 $139.52 $734 -3.17
556–597 579 90 130.00–145.50 $138.28 $801 -7.27
598 unweaned 598 7 127.00 $127.00 $759 —
606–634 unweaned 616 39 131.00–131.50 $131.30 $809 —
602–649 628 139 125.00–145.00 $136.53 $857 -7.02
652–685 unweaned 659 40 125.00–131.00 $125.47 $827 —
655–688 671 99 134.00–139.00 $136.43 $915 -0.60
729–749 745 19 130.00–132.00 $131.59 $980 -5.87
753 753 3 120.00 $120.00 $904 -14.60
828 828 8 130.00 $130.00 $1,076 +1.83
871–880 875 21 117.00–120.00 $118.44 $1,036 -5.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 383 12 118.00–128.00 $120.45 $461 -3.15
489–495 492 16 110.00–125.00 $116.61 $574 —
533 533 3 126.00 $126.00 $672 -6.00
575 575 5 121.50 $121.50 $699 -2.61
661–679 667 27 115.00–118.00 $115.90 $773 -5.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 6 175.00 $175.00 $544 +10.00
351 351 8 182.00 $182.00 $639 —
416–438 424 8 161.00–169.00 $165.90 $703 -3.10
458–494 484 33 140.00–154.00 $147.62 $714 -25.99
537 537 13 147.00 $147.00 $789 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 166.00 $166.00 $637 +30.00
536–545 539 11 137.00–140.00 $138.90 $749 —
574 unweaned 574 4 127.00 $127.00 $729 —
594 594 6 130.00 $130.00 $772 —
655–664 662 15 116.00–128.00 $120.18 $796 -10.58
798 798 3 122.00 $122.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 8 120.00 $120.00 $746 —
763 763 3 115.00 $115.00 $877 —

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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.