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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

13,714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.40/cwt -3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 770 lb · 645 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.29/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 732 lb · 448 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.97/cwt -6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 626 lb · 404 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 13,714 13,154 2,723
Feeder cattle 13,714 13,154 2,723

***Add close*** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower and heifers unevenly steady. Steers calves 1.00-3.00 lower and heifer calves unevenly steady. Demand is moderate. Quality plain to average and not as attractive as last week.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 231.00 $231.00 $663 +12.00
322 322 3 231.00 $231.00 $744 -1.24
333–346 value added 338 42 243.00–245.00 $244.32 $826
353–397 377 165 201.00–239.00 $218.49 $824 -2.04
409–445 value added 424 86 214.00–229.00 $220.98 $937 -20.02
403–448 433 172 199.00–224.00 $210.14 $910 -6.95
451–497 474 172 194.00–215.00 $209.10 $991 +1.56
472–484 value added 479 38 214.00–221.00 $217.09 $1,040
502–544 524 287 193.00–217.00 $203.93 $1,069 -0.27
508–534 value added 528 75 212.00–214.00 $212.44 $1,122 -12.56
552–578 562 236 195.00–207.00 $202.32 $1,137 +6.50
600–637 value added 622 121 190.00–206.00 $193.94 $1,206 -1.06
600–648 628 283 172.00–186.50 $179.71 $1,129 -9.18
652–699 672 354 164.00–174.00 $169.06 $1,136 -1.12
700–745 731 212 156.50–169.50 $163.22 $1,193 -1.16
738–741 value added 739 53 174.00–180.00 $176.27 $1,303
751–797 770 645 151.00–161.00 $156.40 $1,204 -2.59
800–847 826 392 146.60–159.00 $153.08 $1,264 -0.89
851–896 863 262 148.00–154.00 $150.76 $1,301 +0.44
874 fancy 874 35 167.00 $167.00 $1,460
909–920 917 74 149.00–164.00 $152.82 $1,401 +4.38
953–976 962 109 140.00–147.00 $145.56 $1,400 -0.23
1007–1049 1046 86 143.35–147.00 $143.64 $1,502
1115 1115 17 141.00 $141.00 $1,572
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 8 189.00 $189.00 $571
437–446 440 26 180.00–181.00 $180.61 $795 -9.39
463–493 481 116 177.50–200.00 $188.37 $906 -3.79
503–533 514 193 170.00–186.00 $182.45 $938 -3.17
554–598 584 298 167.00–191.00 $182.44 $1,065 +5.19
601–644 619 404 160.00–186.00 $168.53 $1,043 -3.01
652–697 680 325 156.00–170.00 $164.97 $1,122 +0.38
701–745 720 142 155.00–164.00 $157.28 $1,132 +0.90
754–792 766 146 144.00–159.75 $154.26 $1,182 -0.76
806–849 819 106 143.00–154.50 $152.22 $1,247 +2.22
873 873 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,222 -7.88
904–914 908 32 147.00–148.00 $147.62 $1,340 +5.05
981 981 30 140.00 $140.00 $1,373 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 8 160.00 $160.00 $613
455 455 7 168.00 $168.00 $764
541 541 4 159.00 $159.00 $860 -3.23
577 577 16 158.50 $158.50 $915 +1.19
634–638 636 19 154.00–156.00 $155.16 $987 -3.11
705–733 717 82 148.50–160.00 $152.09 $1,090
843 843 15 148.00 $148.00 $1,248 +23.00
858 858 7 129.00 $129.00 $1,107 -15.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 3 139.00 $139.00 $873
740 740 21 138.00 $138.00 $1,021
793 793 21 135.00 $135.00 $1,071
833 833 12 138.00 $138.00 $1,150
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 28 123.00 $123.00 $651

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 24 190.00 $190.00 $551 +19.00
314–335 318 30 199.00–211.00 $208.47 $663 +17.47
358–389 374 161 190.00–199.00 $192.59 $720 -0.92
411–447 429 167 181.00–191.00 $185.85 $797 +0.27
453 thin fleshed 453 25 195.00 $195.00 $883
454–497 470 231 172.00–186.00 $179.96 $846 -1.06
474 value added 474 13 192.00 $192.00 $910
512–548 535 131 170.00–181.00 $177.22 $948 +23.72
552–597 577 355 163.00–178.00 $168.43 $972 +6.19
601–649 622 328 154.50–167.00 $159.42 $992 +1.38
636 thin fleshed 636 20 172.00 $172.00 $1,094 +7.00
650–696 678 253 151.00–156.00 $153.11 $1,038 +1.93
686 thin fleshed 686 31 168.50 $168.50 $1,156
706–749 732 448 144.00–155.00 $148.29 $1,085 -6.43
753–791 774 363 144.00–156.00 $149.15 $1,154 +1.18
806–849 831 241 142.00–154.50 $147.10 $1,222 +5.97
872–877 874 47 140.00–142.50 $141.65 $1,238 -3.18
907–922 921 49 138.00–146.00 $145.52 $1,340
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 6 160.00 $160.00 $373
331 331 11 171.00 $171.00 $566 -2.48
333 333 5 158.00 $158.00 $526 -15.48
355–385 372 50 177.00–184.00 $179.32 $667 +2.32
410–448 434 57 170.00–178.00 $174.54 $758 -4.35
463–499 485 174 160.00–174.00 $167.61 $813 -0.48
509–548 534 233 155.00–175.00 $166.00 $886 +2.95
551–598 575 256 151.00–166.00 $157.40 $905 +1.35
607–644 620 195 149.00–163.00 $153.29 $950 -0.70
651–682 663 209 145.00–153.00 $149.67 $992 -0.56
711–749 732 113 141.00–149.75 $147.70 $1,081 +2.10
764–799 793 156 140.00–147.00 $142.42 $1,129 +0.17
839 839 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,175 -5.00
878 878 12 141.00 $141.00 $1,238
924 924 10 138.50 $138.50 $1,280 +17.50
957 957 7 125.00 $125.00 $1,196 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 11 153.00 $153.00 $591 -20.00
490 490 5 146.00 $146.00 $715 -8.77
508 508 23 149.00 $149.00 $757
572 572 17 130.00 $130.00 $744
661 661 28 134.00 $134.00 $886 +12.00
706–731 723 15 135.00–140.00 $136.63 $988 -6.53
846 846 19 130.00 $130.00 $1,100
868 868 14 126.00 $126.00 $1,094

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 7 221.00 $221.00 $548
358–360 358 24 221.00 $221.00 $791
482 482 44 191.50 $191.50 $923
509–517 514 16 176.00–183.00 $179.04 $920
602 unweaned 602 9 157.00 $157.00 $945
608–646 624 22 161.00–162.00 $161.42 $1,007
668 668 11 156.50 $156.50 $1,045
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 3 142.00 $142.00 $805 -24.00
682 682 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,016 +3.50

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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.