Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

10,627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.93/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 723 lb · 488 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.25/cwt -9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 523 lb · 481 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.14/cwt -6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 771 lb · 480 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,627	5,458	13,686
Feeder cattle	10,627	5,458	13,686

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Add Close*** Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Steer calves 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 - 9.00 lower. Cattle futures sold off sharply last week as grain futures(wheat leading the way) made big gains. Today, maybe some of the bleeding has stopped as cattle futures are trading in the green. With sharply rising fuel prices, cattle delivery cost are on the rise further contributing to the lower market trend. Some moisture did fall over the weekend, but high winds are quickly erasing the moisture that is needed. Quality has been plain thru attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	8	237.00	$237.00	$702	+19.74
345	345	8	231.00	$231.00	$797	+1.00
383–393	387	74	194.00–229.00	$217.47	$842	-4.03
400 thin fleshed	400	23	230.00	$230.00	$920	-7.00
402–449	434	71	196.50–220.00	$206.58	$897	-9.64
458–490	477	143	193.00–211.00	$204.69	$976	-2.89
502–538	528	243	184.00–210.00	$198.32	$1,047	-7.85
554–594	575	183	185.00–196.00	$190.44	$1,095	-9.84
603–635	619	301	173.00–188.00	$179.10	$1,109	-9.30
650–678	662	421	164.00–178.00	$166.78	$1,104	-9.53
719 thin fleshed	719	15	176.00	$176.00	$1,265	+8.00
700–744	723	473	150.00–162.35	$156.33	$1,130	-4.27
751–793	771	480	145.00–155.00	$149.14	$1,150	-6.39
801–849	819	442	141.00–150.75	$146.94	$1,203	-3.34
856–896	875	252	134.25–145.00	$139.31	$1,219	-12.41
903–938	922	334	132.00–142.00	$135.63	$1,251	—
951–975	960	35	132.00–135.50	$134.37	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–345	324	34	177.00–185.00	$181.57	$588	-10.80
361	361	7	180.00	$180.00	$650	-6.70
407–444	418	102	178.00–193.00	$184.33	$770	-3.62
472–492	479	17	160.00–186.00	$175.16	$839	-8.50
512–545	527	142	153.00–192.00	$184.83	$974	+4.91
552–598	579	464	160.00–184.00	$173.27	$1,003	-1.92
603–648	635	255	153.00–170.00	$161.38	$1,025	-7.28
651–694	674	234	140.00–164.00	$156.43	$1,054	-1.88
703–738	721	243	141.00–156.00	$151.33	$1,091	-4.51
754–794	774	48	136.50–153.00	$141.18	$1,093	-9.94
810–845	830	123	136.50–144.00	$141.28	$1,173	+0.70
854–891	867	62	130.00–141.25	$137.54	$1,192	-7.96
993	993	17	122.00	$122.00	$1,211	-14.50
1036	1036	6	124.00	$124.00	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444–448	447	12	161.00–166.00	$162.66	$727	—
588	588	4	146.00	$146.00	$858	-5.00
602–630	611	9	128.00–158.00	$147.69	$902	-5.31
688	688	8	148.00	$148.00	$1,018	—
705–722	719	19	134.00–139.00	$134.77	$969	—
769	769	8	134.50	$134.50	$1,034	—
815	815	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,051	—
865	865	12	120.00	$120.00	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	6	122.00	$122.00	$860	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	5	175.00	$175.00	$602	-22.08
369–399	377	106	170.00–187.00	$179.56	$677	-12.89
380 thin fleshed	380	18	188.00	$188.00	$714	—
401–445	426	47	174.00–187.00	$179.00	$763	-8.54
457–491	470	386	153.00–174.75	$169.93	$799	-14.57
477 thin fleshed	477	20	188.00	$188.00	$897	—
500–548	523	469	154.00–169.00	$162.98	$852	-8.53
540 thin fleshed	540	12	174.00	$174.00	$940	-14.00
551–593	572	345	153.50–167.00	$160.60	$919	-4.13
600–647	618	241	149.00–161.50	$154.04	$952	-7.81
621 thin fleshed	621	30	168.00	$168.00	$1,043	—
651–698	668	414	140.00–152.00	$147.12	$983	-4.01
703–744	715	122	134.00–141.00	$137.94	$986	-7.37
758–792	773	129	133.50–139.00	$137.25	$1,061	-5.62
814–847	831	82	130.00–139.00	$134.01	$1,114	-4.54
853–863	859	16	132.00–142.00	$136.35	$1,171	+2.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–348	335	40	154.00–160.00	$157.40	$527	—
372–389	380	15	164.00–169.00	$166.61	$633	+6.61
402–445	425	151	156.00–169.00	$165.07	$702	+0.07
451–498	490	48	147.00–158.00	$154.41	$757	-12.30
513–546	535	50	154.00–163.00	$155.96	$834	-3.06
553–582	565	80	140.00–159.00	$149.62	$845	-5.32
615–647	634	138	137.50–149.00	$146.45	$928	-6.66
656–676	670	81	130.00–146.00	$139.38	$934	-6.90
713–728	716	63	132.00–139.00	$133.52	$956	-7.88
751–773	765	149	132.00–159.00	$134.33	$1,028	—
801	801	89	135.25	$135.25	$1,083	+5.25
1171	1171	7	110.00	$110.00	$1,288	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–342	338	21	135.00–149.00	$141.07	$477	+1.07
479	479	4	143.00	$143.00	$685	—
553	553	8	134.00	$134.00	$741	-6.00
657	657	14	132.00	$132.00	$867	-7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	14	124.00	$124.00	$536	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–375	365	11	170.00–175.00	$171.40	$626	—
529–541	535	16	159.00–174.00	$166.58	$891	—
627	627	5	156.00	$156.00	$978	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	7	160.00	$160.00	$518	—
603	603	13	104.50	$104.50	$630	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	4	171.00	$171.00	$682	—
482	482	3	170.00	$170.00	$819	-20.00
563	563	11	170.00	$170.00	$957	—

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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.