Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

5,874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.00/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 625 lb · 382 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.26/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,281/hd at 870 lb · 342 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.82/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 583 lb · 329 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,874 6,687 5,767
Feeder cattle 5,874 6,687 5,767

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves unevenly 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
354–392 381 14 194.00–195.00 $194.27 $740 —
381 unweaned 381 4 183.00 $183.00 $697 —
433 unweaned 433 11 173.00 $173.00 $749 —
448 448 7 181.00 $181.00 $811 -11.00
455 455 21 187.00 $187.00 $851 +16.27
506–538 unweaned 514 36 145.00–156.00 $153.12 $787 —
503–539 522 156 154.00–166.50 $160.68 $839 -9.07
561–594 unweaned 578 62 141.00–145.00 $143.79 $831 —
550–596 584 261 147.00–160.00 $152.21 $889 -4.28
588 588 6 163.00 $163.00 $958 +6.51
608–649 625 382 146.50–159.00 $151.00 $944 -2.33
653–696 668 207 151.00–159.00 $153.74 $1,027 -2.91
685 unweaned 685 40 138.25 $138.25 $947 -5.25
703–743 722 306 145.00–159.00 $153.06 $1,105 -0.39
753–799 777 199 145.00–156.00 $153.69 $1,194 +0.97
805–845 823 199 144.00–156.50 $152.95 $1,259 +4.57
854–863 861 81 150.00–151.50 $151.32 $1,303 +4.06
854–893 873 261 137.50–148.50 $146.00 $1,275 -1.26
931–948 945 69 142.00 $142.00 $1,342 +4.70
963 963 15 145.50 $145.50 $1,401 +13.22
957–995 983 42 132.00–139.00 $136.23 $1,339 +3.95
1009–1042 1037 83 131.25–137.50 $132.20 $1,371 —
1058 1058 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 167.00 $167.00 $576 -9.00
366–390 381 15 156.00–176.00 $166.64 $635 -6.60
467–489 unweaned 475 26 135.00–159.50 $143.74 $683 —
452–498 487 73 140.00–169.00 $157.74 $768 +0.76
502–547 536 38 134.00–150.00 $142.73 $765 -16.31
560–599 570 68 134.00–146.00 $142.80 $814 -4.63
606–648 625 157 120.00–145.00 $135.95 $850 -9.66
655–689 674 102 130.00–145.50 $139.64 $941 -4.51
693 unweaned 693 10 131.00 $131.00 $908 —
701–743 707 62 125.00–152.00 $142.92 $1,010 +0.49
735 unweaned 735 7 130.00 $130.00 $956 —
753–797 779 40 115.00–142.00 $135.64 $1,057 -6.36
808–831 824 31 128.00–139.00 $130.95 $1,079 -8.50
856 856 9 123.00 $123.00 $1,053 —
1008 1008 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 149.00 $149.00 $611 +14.00
457–485 476 9 121.00–140.00 $133.92 $637 —
531–545 536 20 115.00–129.50 $124.34 $666 —
561 561 23 115.00–120.00 $117.61 $660 —
609 609 9 123.00 $123.00 $749 —
695 695 3 125.00 $125.00 $869 -11.80
778 778 5 115.00 $115.00 $895 -23.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 7 105.00 $105.00 $486 —
583 583 13 103.00 $103.00 $600 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 147.00 $147.00 $531 —
416–447 429 29 142.00–148.00 $144.59 $620 -6.67
449 unweaned 449 15 140.00 $140.00 $629 —
483–496 490 12 138.00–144.00 $141.04 $691 -6.10
491 unweaned 491 4 138.00 $138.00 $678 ±0.00
516–529 526 43 149.00–152.00 $150.89 $794 -0.20
578 unweaned 578 41 132.00 $132.00 $763 -3.00
578–598 587 159 139.00–151.00 $143.67 $843 +3.37
605–639 617 129 142.00–153.00 $147.79 $912 +4.90
654–695 664 96 140.00–151.00 $144.99 $963 +0.07
668 668 9 142.00 $142.00 $949 -2.92
668–690 unweaned 684 25 127.50–130.00 $128.18 $877 —
708–739 716 106 135.00–147.00 $142.73 $1,022 +0.76
759–789 769 50 135.00–146.00 $142.05 $1,092 +8.48
804 804 14 139.50 $139.50 $1,122 +6.33
800–815 806 40 128.00–141.00 $137.62 $1,109 +4.45
860–886 880 28 130.50–133.00 $131.11 $1,154 -0.82
917 917 32 127.00 $127.00 $1,165 +7.00
1007 1007 12 125.50 $125.50 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–343 331 15 131.00–141.00 $137.30 $454 —
381–387 384 14 135.00–143.00 $138.40 $531 -10.93
415–427 421 25 135.00–144.00 $139.70 $588 -3.72
421 unweaned 421 4 130.00 $130.00 $547 —
451–498 469 105 120.00–139.00 $133.67 $627 -5.82
503–545 524 146 125.00–147.00 $131.62 $690 -9.88
559 unweaned 559 7 125.00 $125.00 $699 —
553–595 574 124 120.00–137.00 $132.18 $759 -2.07
628 unweaned 628 11 125.00 $125.00 $785 —
620–645 630 33 120.00–137.00 $126.03 $794 -12.88
656–699 677 116 125.00–143.00 $134.99 $914 -4.99
704–747 720 25 125.00–134.00 $128.27 $924 -0.31
774 774 10 125.00 $125.00 $968 -9.55
839 839 9 121.00 $121.00 $1,015 —
850–898 865 19 120.00–122.00 $120.52 $1,042 -0.48
913–942 925 22 114.00–125.00 $118.58 $1,097 +0.91
976–978 977 24 114.00 $114.00 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 11 130.00 $130.00 $511 -7.00
405–433 421 10 115.00–126.00 $121.05 $510 —
452–483 472 26 120.00–121.00 $120.39 $568 -8.61
516–542 533 11 114.00–130.00 $124.36 $663 —
565–578 574 9 117.00–121.00 $118.31 $679 -20.11
639 639 9 116.00 $116.00 $741 -7.00
656 656 4 110.00 $110.00 $722 -11.74
825 825 3 102.00 $102.00 $842 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 4 90.00 $90.00 $382 -30.82
466–481 475 10 105.00–107.00 $106.22 $505 —
561–596 572 16 90.00–100.00 $96.74 $553 —
627–641 635 7 100.00–104.00 $101.69 $646 —
710 710 3 90.00 $90.00 $639 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532–537 535 12 135.00–139.00 $137.34 $735 —
583 583 5 125.00 $125.00 $729 -13.00
612–628 616 25 110.00–130.00 $125.26 $772 +0.26
763 763 3 127.00 $127.00 $969 ±0.00
829 829 8 104.00 $104.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 149.00 $149.00 $662 —
451–466 460 18 145.00–162.00 $155.52 $715 —
472 unweaned 472 6 140.00 $140.00 $661 —
582 unweaned 582 7 136.00 $136.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–529 522 12 104.00–108.00 $104.96 $548 —

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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.