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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

8,181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.69/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,162/hd at 727 lb · 778 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.33/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 724 lb · 412 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.15/cwt -6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 677 lb · 397 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,181 8,426 6,800
Feeder cattle 8,181 8,426 6,800

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 6.00 -10.00 lower. Quality plain to average. Demand moderate to good. More rain falling across the state overnight and on Monday, however Western Oklahoma remains dry. Cattle futures fell sharply Monday as grain prices forged higher. This, all on uncertainties of events taking place overseas and how long there will be unrest.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–282 274 26 217.00 $217.00 $595 -12.18
339 339 20 215.00 $215.00 $729 -17.36
355 fancy 355 10 237.00 $237.00 $841 —
372–388 375 29 207.00–210.00 $208.86 $783 -26.20
409–448 433 73 200.00–217.00 $209.00 $905 -10.81
455–466 thin fleshed 458 28 216.00–219.00 $216.76 $993 —
470 unweaned 470 4 185.00 $185.00 $870 —
454–497 475 106 198.00–216.00 $206.81 $982 -7.19
505 thin fleshed 505 11 211.00 $211.00 $1,066 -10.00
502–542 528 221 193.00–206.50 $199.37 $1,053 -4.51
553–591 577 130 192.00–200.75 $197.40 $1,139 +2.40
607–620 thin fleshed 613 26 190.00–192.00 $191.14 $1,172 —
603–649 623 206 173.00–188.00 $175.23 $1,092 -11.59
663 thin fleshed 663 8 176.50 $176.50 $1,170 —
658–693 682 147 159.00–172.00 $167.39 $1,142 -1.90
705–716 thin fleshed 712 112 172.50–175.25 $174.38 $1,242 —
708–743 730 666 152.85–167.50 $157.22 $1,148 -7.51
769–792 785 144 150.00–161.50 $156.76 $1,231 -1.07
802 802 11 163.00 $163.00 $1,307 +9.78
807–842 824 299 148.00–158.75 $153.20 $1,262 -0.02
852–872 863 167 146.00–149.50 $148.63 $1,283 +3.09
905–923 916 102 135.00–144.75 $140.94 $1,291 -2.01
1005 1005 54 137.75 $137.75 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 12 199.00 $199.00 $712 +13.56
400 400 7 190.00 $190.00 $760 —
459–496 476 67 182.00–197.00 $191.19 $910 —
502–549 523 75 175.00–191.00 $188.17 $984 +5.07
554–594 579 166 155.00–189.00 $181.16 $1,049 -0.74
600–645 629 95 163.00–169.00 $168.02 $1,057 -6.50
653–698 673 124 148.00–170.00 $160.13 $1,078 -7.06
717–745 735 91 146.00–159.00 $154.81 $1,138 +3.74
771–778 773 58 148.50–155.00 $149.65 $1,157 -0.59
810–842 817 57 144.00–154.50 $150.70 $1,231 +7.94
850–891 871 33 134.00–139.00 $136.67 $1,190 -8.45
908–934 925 36 132.00 $132.00 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 value added 378 10 169.00 $169.00 $639 —
414–428 420 9 151.00–170.00 $161.40 $678 +10.40
495 495 13 172.00 $172.00 $851 —
553–556 554 10 150.00–160.50 $154.21 $854 -15.79
793 793 11 133.00 $133.00 $1,055 +24.00
970–983 977 16 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 10 140.00 $140.00 $806 —
680 680 16 135.00 $135.00 $918 —
885 885 19 120.00 $120.00 $1,062 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 24 188.00 $188.00 $530 -12.00
339 339 9 189.00 $189.00 $641 —
367–393 382 58 179.00–192.00 $187.56 $716 -2.54
417 thin fleshed 417 5 192.00 $192.00 $801 —
417–445 429 50 174.00–189.00 $183.70 $788 -10.36
451 thin fleshed 451 7 192.50 $192.50 $868 —
454–497 477 147 177.50–191.00 $183.28 $874 -0.61
504–547 531 248 161.50–173.75 $168.54 $895 -4.29
552–598 572 289 158.00–170.00 $164.46 $941 -7.06
615–618 thin fleshed 616 41 164.50–165.00 $164.78 $1,015 —
601–643 620 185 154.00–163.50 $158.39 $982 -3.81
656–657 thin fleshed 657 38 159.50–160.50 $159.95 $1,051 -2.33
654–698 679 359 144.00–157.50 $151.32 $1,027 -5.83
717 fancy 717 10 156.00 $156.00 $1,119 —
701–749 724 402 141.00–154.25 $146.09 $1,058 -0.04
754–772 762 102 141.00–143.00 $141.87 $1,081 -1.50
820–841 830 96 134.00–140.00 $136.29 $1,131 -1.68
881 881 26 134.00 $134.00 $1,181 -3.00
912 912 9 128.00 $128.00 $1,167 -4.50
957 957 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 12 179.00 $179.00 $517 +0.77
323 thin fleshed 323 3 186.00 $186.00 $601 —
317–334 326 20 170.00–184.00 $180.30 $588 +1.84
384–393 391 22 167.00–168.00 $167.82 $656 -9.27
421–423 422 21 177.00 $177.00 $747 -1.48
446 thin fleshed 446 14 186.00 $186.00 $830 —
478–493 489 78 170.00–176.00 $173.27 $847 -1.29
527–545 535 45 145.00–163.50 $158.09 $846 -7.97
550–599 573 155 152.00–164.50 $157.71 $904 -4.19
609–613 unweaned 612 21 130.00 $130.00 $796 —
618–639 629 59 144.00–149.00 $146.59 $922 +2.03
656–679 663 48 144.00–155.00 $146.48 $971 +1.90
725–744 735 46 135.00–143.00 $140.87 $1,035 -0.43
766–788 775 36 134.00–138.00 $136.62 $1,059 -2.34
811–841 826 14 132.00–137.00 $134.55 $1,111 +1.55
863 863 19 123.00 $123.00 $1,061 -8.97
902–929 912 21 116.00–129.00 $121.92 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 5 163.00 $163.00 $473 —
526 526 18 164.00 $164.00 $863 +26.47
578 578 12 149.50 $149.50 $864 —
643 643 16 128.50 $128.50 $826 —
665 665 7 138.00 $138.00 $918 +9.46
747 747 11 135.00 $135.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 5 144.00 $144.00 $768 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–433 414 43 200.00–213.00 $207.99 $861 -2.39
553 553 22 180.00 $180.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 thin fleshed 294 9 215.00 $215.00 $632 —
463–491 473 14 176.00–177.00 $176.37 $834 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 4 158.00 $158.00 $755 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 657 44 75.00 $75.00 $493 —

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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.