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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

6,532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $163.36/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 733 lb · 392 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.01/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 781 lb · 298 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $143.94/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 923 lb · 294 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,532 8,762 6,086
Feeder cattle 6,532 8,762 6,086

***Add Close*** Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 800lbs steady to 3.00 higher, under 800lbs. 1.00 - 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer and heifer calves 4.00 - 8.00 higher. Quality average to attractive. Demand very good and improved for calves following last week's rain.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 17 222.00 $222.00 $633
323 323 4 207.00 $207.00 $669 -5.55
329 unweaned 329 4 211.00 $211.00 $694
367–371 371 33 219.00–225.50 $224.91 $834 +17.45
407 thin fleshed 407 11 226.00 $226.00 $920
423 unweaned 423 6 197.00 $197.00 $833
415–447 428 76 203.00–219.00 $213.49 $914 +6.16
458–479 467 43 203.00–207.00 $205.41 $959 +8.57
503–515 508 58 199.00–205.00 $201.77 $1,025 +7.56
514–549 unweaned 530 23 180.00–194.00 $189.37 $1,004
571 thin fleshed 571 39 194.00 $194.00 $1,108
551–593 572 79 175.00–187.00 $180.76 $1,034 -1.98
601–645 622 150 170.00–181.00 $174.22 $1,084 +1.27
650–694 668 185 171.00–179.50 $174.52 $1,166 +3.41
711–716 thin fleshed 714 57 172.25–173.25 $172.62 $1,233
714–749 736 335 158.75–168.00 $161.79 $1,191 -4.48
753–798 781 298 150.00–161.00 $155.01 $1,211 -4.50
803–849 830 212 145.50–157.00 $149.47 $1,241 -3.23
851–884 866 204 143.00–151.75 $146.04 $1,265 +0.85
906–949 923 294 140.85–148.00 $143.94 $1,329 +3.13
958–973 967 47 141.50–144.00 $142.95 $1,382 +2.83
1001–1016 1011 21 137.00–138.50 $137.50 $1,390 +12.50
1057 1057 30 136.00 $136.00 $1,438 +0.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–469 465 22 189.00–195.00 $192.58 $895 +11.94
500–548 519 61 170.00–187.00 $178.72 $928 -4.00
576–590 586 61 165.00–172.00 $169.37 $993 +0.49
638–641 640 16 165.00–176.00 $168.43 $1,078 +0.98
676–690 683 53 160.00–169.50 $166.21 $1,135 +7.84
730–748 742 47 148.00–156.00 $154.34 $1,145 +2.63
753 753 13 154.00 $154.00 $1,160 +0.84
875 875 13 140.00 $140.00 $1,225 +2.40
919–936 922 34 135.00–137.00 $136.64 $1,260 -6.36
965–988 978 11 129.00–130.00 $129.45 $1,266
1055 1055 8 121.00 $121.00 $1,277
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 thin fleshed 506 4 191.00 $191.00 $966
519 519 20 173.00 $173.00 $898 +23.00
521 521 20 147.50 $147.50 $768 -2.50
551 551 4 154.00 $154.00 $849
628–633 631 25 150.00–153.00 $151.07 $953
654–694 678 31 140.00–152.00 $142.61 $967
746 746 14 149.00 $149.00 $1,112
797 797 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,076
800 800 17 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 +5.00
941 941 12 124.00 $124.00 $1,167 -1.74
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1254 1254 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,480
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 120.00 $120.00 $492

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 11 189.00 $189.00 $529
330 330 24 199.00 $199.00 $657 +15.00
363–389 376 88 186.00–194.00 $191.97 $722 +9.81
385–392 unweaned 386 45 183.00–184.00 $183.16 $707
402–441 423 45 177.00–188.00 $183.20 $775 +10.53
417–434 unweaned 423 21 176.00–177.00 $176.61 $747 +21.11
461–499 478 134 173.00–185.00 $179.79 $859 +4.77
500–549 517 57 164.00–178.00 $172.97 $894 +8.98
505–538 unweaned 523 25 163.50–164.50 $164.09 $858 +5.09
563–591 581 184 154.00–168.00 $162.31 $943 -0.21
615 615 15 152.00 $152.00 $935 -9.83
600–642 626 252 154.00–167.00 $162.24 $1,016 +0.41
653–678 670 177 152.50–158.50 $154.02 $1,032 -3.78
706–746 723 199 142.50–153.75 $150.93 $1,091 +3.40
750 thin fleshed 750 11 155.25 $155.25 $1,164 +5.50
771–785 778 136 137.50–148.75 $143.46 $1,116 -1.49
803–841 824 257 135.00–143.50 $140.81 $1,160 +1.17
862–879 875 23 138.00–143.00 $139.07 $1,217 +2.37
915–938 922 53 129.00–136.00 $132.81 $1,225 -3.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 6 182.00 $182.00 $606 +12.00
337 unweaned 337 9 160.00 $160.00 $539
351 351 14 175.00 $175.00 $614 +4.08
411–440 419 21 153.00–170.00 $164.90 $691 +0.34
453–481 462 21 155.00–165.00 $161.53 $746 -1.62
508–537 515 55 150.00–164.00 $159.04 $819 +3.12
557–571 562 39 150.50–157.50 $153.40 $862 -0.18
567 thin fleshed 567 6 165.50 $165.50 $938
611–647 619 39 145.00–152.00 $149.52 $926 +1.68
660–698 677 69 140.00–149.00 $147.59 $999 +0.91
748 748 9 142.00 $142.00 $1,062 +0.44
771 771 18 137.00 $137.00 $1,056 -3.35
857 857 25 133.00 $133.00 $1,140 +6.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 thin fleshed 411 5 182.00 $182.00 $748
434 434 6 136.00 $136.00 $590 -23.74
748 748 5 120.00 $120.00 $898 -7.50
772 772 6 116.00 $116.00 $896

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 7 217.00 $217.00 $851
448 448 28 194.00 $194.00 $869
520–538 527 18 167.00–174.00 $169.78 $895 -0.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 7 217.00 $217.00 $644
465 465 4 155.00 $155.00 $721
598 598 5 147.00 $147.00 $879

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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.