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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

15,073 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.66/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 574 lb · 634 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.88/cwt -6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 529 lb · 629 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.11/cwt +5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 768 lb · 543 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 15,073 16,260 17,343
Feeder cattle 15,073 16,260 17,343

*** Add Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Steer calves steady to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Commodity markets closed today due to the holiday. Several thin fleshed light weight cattle available. Weather continues very dry. Quality average to attractive.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 5 229.00 $229.00 $625 -8.00
321 thin fleshed 321 28 228.00 $228.00 $732 -16.22
300–348 334 76 193.00–215.00 $207.63 $693 -19.45
379 thin fleshed 379 16 220.00–225.00 $222.50 $843
381–394 385 39 190.00–207.00 $198.97 $766 -18.32
413–448 428 204 200.00–217.50 $207.34 $887 -4.06
403–446 thin fleshed 433 75 216.00–227.00 $219.00 $948
458–497 477 290 197.00–215.00 $205.27 $979 -1.07
480 480 10 187.00 $187.00 $898 -19.34
512 fancy 512 139 201.25 $201.25 $1,030 -4.25
520 thin fleshed 520 79 212.25 $212.25 $1,104
503–545 525 270 187.00–200.00 $194.57 $1,021 +1.09
551 unweaned 551 7 169.00 $169.00 $931
558–567 thin fleshed 565 79 192.00–201.50 $197.42 $1,115 +3.78
550–598 572 331 172.00–188.00 $179.99 $1,030 -0.85
591 591 6 158.00 $158.00 $934 -22.84
607 thin fleshed 607 51 183.00 $183.00 $1,111 -1.79
617 value added 617 12 182.50 $182.50 $1,126
600–644 618 468 166.00–180.00 $174.73 $1,080 +2.50
622 unweaned 622 9 150.50 $150.50 $936
651–697 672 441 164.00–175.00 $168.81 $1,134 +5.41
677–689 unweaned 681 40 152.50–157.50 $156.24 $1,064
690 690 12 156.00 $156.00 $1,076 -7.40
707–748 728 397 151.00–165.50 $160.47 $1,168 +10.47
752–769 fancy 761 233 166.50–168.50 $167.43 $1,274
753–798 773 305 155.00–163.00 $158.22 $1,223 +1.57
793 793 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,205 -4.65
801–846 828 276 147.00–156.00 $153.26 $1,269 -6.27
830 830 6 148.00 $148.00 $1,228 -11.53
852–877 864 149 150.50–152.00 $151.39 $1,308 +0.79
923–934 930 162 151.00–153.00 $151.77 $1,411 +2.89
953–961 955 70 149.50–150.00 $149.86 $1,431 +0.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 12 199.00 $199.00 $637 +34.15
385 385 11 180.00 $180.00 $693 -17.63
403–444 433 117 170.00–196.00 $189.75 $822 +10.33
437 thin fleshed 437 23 198.00 $198.00 $865
471 thin fleshed 471 19 190.00 $190.00 $895
456–497 474 169 167.00–187.00 $177.20 $840 -3.08
487–499 unweaned 498 154 160.00 $160.00 $797
500–549 529 629 166.00–186.00 $173.88 $920 -6.77
553–599 574 342 159.00–173.50 $166.21 $954 +0.83
604 thin fleshed 604 20 176.00 $176.00 $1,063
601–647 624 443 150.00–169.50 $162.06 $1,011 -0.05
630–643 unweaned 638 66 144.00–149.00 $145.36 $927
651–657 unweaned 653 35 144.00–149.00 $147.28 $962
655–698 680 367 154.00–172.00 $161.06 $1,095 +4.94
700–747 714 109 150.00–164.00 $156.07 $1,114 -1.44
755–787 774 93 145.00–153.00 $148.06 $1,146 -4.34
818–849 834 34 148.00–149.00 $148.46 $1,238 -4.08
859–879 866 40 139.00–152.00 $147.86 $1,280 +2.11
932 932 32 146.00 $146.00 $1,361 -1.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 10 175.00 $175.00 $592 -16.00
440 440 22 169.00 $169.00 $744 +0.81
471 471 20 158.00 $158.00 $744 -11.64
500–535 522 56 150.00–160.00 $155.16 $810 -0.85
578–587 583 18 144.00–157.00 $149.73 $873 +3.88
594 thin fleshed 594 55 164.00 $164.00 $974
614 614 5 142.50 $142.50 $875 +5.65
708–747 734 94 141.00–147.00 $143.63 $1,054
784 784 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,176
947 947 12 138.00 $138.00 $1,307
963 963 11 125.00 $125.00 $1,204

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 3 195.00 $195.00 $439
299 299 20 180.00 $180.00 $538 -5.00
324–328 326 32 174.00–185.00 $180.30 $588 -0.12
351–396 372 30 171.00–180.00 $175.75 $654 +0.90
406–409 fancy 406 120 181.00 $181.00 $735
413 thin fleshed 413 12 183.50 $183.50 $758 +0.01
407–440 425 271 169.00–183.00 $177.12 $753 +7.97
437 unweaned 437 9 168.00 $168.00 $734
469 unweaned 469 27 145.00 $145.00 $680
450–499 478 438 160.00–179.00 $171.89 $822 +4.48
504–516 thin fleshed 510 63 170.50–173.50 $172.10 $878 +5.10
504–545 526 344 154.00–169.00 $162.33 $854 +3.32
550–599 574 634 149.00–164.00 $155.66 $893 +2.56
600–648 626 450 147.50–156.00 $151.50 $948 +0.07
628 unweaned 628 3 145.00 $145.00 $911
635–642 fancy 640 48 155.50 $155.50 $995
651–689 672 306 144.00–159.50 $149.87 $1,007 -0.32
701–729 712 219 145.00–154.00 $148.89 $1,060 -0.82
757–776 769 60 148.00–153.00 $151.46 $1,165 +0.19
769 769 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,115 -6.27
822–838 833 35 135.00–145.00 $141.90 $1,182 -8.10
864 864 7 135.00 $135.00 $1,166 -13.67
921 921 37 137.00 $137.00 $1,262
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–292 282 25 150.00–160.00 $156.21 $441 -8.79
327–345 330 29 140.00–157.00 $146.51 $483 -18.78
373–388 380 36 151.00–167.00 $160.89 $611 -2.46
402–436 421 84 149.00–165.00 $159.26 $670 +9.80
439 unweaned 439 76 140.00 $140.00 $615
457–484 unweaned 460 42 139.00–140.00 $139.10 $640 -0.90
452–499 486 274 149.00–167.00 $157.37 $765 +5.94
508 thin fleshed 508 104 172.00 $172.00 $874
503–549 530 154 141.00–156.00 $147.97 $784 +2.97
535 unweaned 535 7 133.00 $133.00 $712
565 unweaned 565 15 132.00–135.00 $133.60 $755
554–586 570 120 146.50–150.50 $148.74 $848 -0.92
618 unweaned 618 4 130.00 $130.00 $803
611–648 629 205 139.50–147.00 $143.11 $900 +0.28
650–698 670 64 140.00–154.50 $145.63 $976 +1.65
691 unweaned 691 12 134.00 $134.00 $926
728 unweaned 728 32 130.00 $130.00 $946
724–743 731 51 140.00 $140.00 $1,023 -4.41
764–797 785 36 139.00–140.00 $139.44 $1,095
827 827 38 130.00 $130.00 $1,075
870 870 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,088 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–290 285 25 110.00–140.00 $115.61 $329 -2.39
372 372 21 139.00 $139.00 $517 -16.00
448 thin fleshed 448 6 166.00 $166.00 $744
487–495 493 14 127.00–139.00 $136.46 $673 -7.54
510–548 537 35 100.00–130.00 $121.86 $654
612 612 9 138.00 $138.00 $845
623 623 11 135.00 $135.00 $841
735 735 30 132.00 $132.00 $970
767–789 777 20 103.00–114.00 $108.03 $839

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 5 154.00 $154.00 $467 -34.00
303 unweaned 303 6 164.00 $164.00 $497
377 377 8 144.00 $144.00 $543 -17.00
449 449 7 129.00 $129.00 $579 -37.35
459 459 17 166.00 $166.00 $762 +4.00
548 unweaned 548 11 141.00 $141.00 $773
598 598 7 150.00 $150.00 $897 -3.78
684 684 7 120.00 $120.00 $821 -17.00
900 900 9 116.00 $116.00 $1,044
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 unweaned 360 11 190.00 $190.00 $684
476 476 17 156.00 $156.00 $743
531 531 5 156.00 $156.00 $828 -16.00

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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.