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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

8,346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.37/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 723 lb · 393 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.66/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 522 lb · 356 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.25/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 523 lb · 336 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,346 6,794 6,210
Feeder cattle 8,346 6,794 6,210

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Add Close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle. Quality average to attractive. Steer and heifer calves, most classes unevenly steady. Demand moderate for calves. Many cattle continue to head to market some 4-5 months early due to drought conditions. Extreme drought continues to plague most of the region as cooler temperatures are expected this week with a slight chance of moisture.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 11 206.00 $206.00 $737 +6.00
406–435 426 123 181.00–193.00 $187.51 $799 +0.05
462 unweaned 462 15 177.00 $177.00 $818 -0.01
451–493 477 174 180.50–194.00 $184.69 $881 -1.54
503–539 521 315 175.00–186.00 $181.67 $947 -3.32
548 thin fleshed 548 21 191.00 $191.00 $1,047 —
563 thin fleshed 563 14 189.00 $189.00 $1,064 —
556–584 unweaned 564 90 158.00–167.00 $161.89 $913 -11.13
550–596 569 168 170.00–179.00 $174.59 $993 -17.16
610–621 unweaned 614 27 156.00–163.00 $160.12 $983 —
601–649 631 151 172.00–186.00 $177.55 $1,120 +1.62
651–697 673 244 170.00–184.00 $174.79 $1,176 -2.03
696 unweaned 696 9 165.00 $165.00 $1,148 —
714 unweaned 714 17 155.00 $155.00 $1,107 —
704–748 723 376 167.00–176.00 $171.07 $1,237 -2.62
758–792 775 306 165.00–173.50 $170.31 $1,320 -1.77
800–820 806 132 168.00–170.50 $169.77 $1,368 -1.77
822–835 unweaned 829 33 158.00–159.00 $158.45 $1,314 —
853–899 867 172 157.50–167.50 $161.95 $1,404 -5.51
875 unweaned 875 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,356 —
927–942 938 84 156.00–164.00 $162.10 $1,520 —
954–986 962 56 156.00–157.50 $156.96 $1,510 —
1068 1068 50 158.00 $158.00 $1,687 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 36 180.00 $180.00 $490 —
336 336 16 193.00 $193.00 $648 -4.00
365–371 unweaned 369 8 170.00–180.00 $176.29 $651 +1.29
368–399 373 93 174.00–186.00 $176.82 $660 -5.12
412–436 426 103 178.00–186.00 $180.01 $767 +1.44
442 unweaned 442 20 150.00 $150.00 $663 -24.46
458–490 479 106 171.00–182.00 $176.51 $845 -4.29
487–499 unweaned 492 24 164.00–165.00 $164.58 $810 —
501–537 515 134 165.00–176.00 $171.42 $883 +1.42
539–546 unweaned 542 86 149.00–161.00 $153.38 $831 -3.90
559–578 unweaned 571 39 149.00–159.00 $156.38 $893 +0.47
552–594 576 171 158.00–171.00 $166.10 $957 -3.60
600–647 623 207 164.00–175.00 $167.82 $1,046 +0.37
608–643 unweaned 634 46 150.00–162.00 $159.72 $1,013 +9.72
657–676 663 37 164.00–169.00 $166.37 $1,103 -1.77
691–693 unweaned 692 25 145.00–159.00 $152.83 $1,058 -0.82
705 unweaned 705 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,058 —
709–741 721 22 158.00–161.00 $160.16 $1,155 +0.57
767 767 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,189 -7.03
791 unweaned 791 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,179 —
801 unweaned 801 25 155.00 $155.00 $1,242 —
809 809 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,367 —
956 956 25 150.00 $150.00 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 7 162.00 $162.00 $496 —
401–402 402 22 165.00–171.00 $169.09 $680 +33.46
461–493 485 64 159.00–171.00 $166.48 $807 +16.01
504–548 517 32 150.00–160.00 $156.07 $807 +6.86
592 592 9 163.00 $163.00 $965 +10.53
603–637 621 18 150.00–155.00 $152.68 $948 +3.30
761 761 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,248 —
804 804 21 140.00 $140.00 $1,126 +2.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 9 135.00 $135.00 $528 —
619 619 20 140.00 $140.00 $867 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 316 58 170.00–174.00 $171.20 $541 -10.80
354–356 356 30 173.00–176.00 $175.60 $625 +9.31
365–393 unweaned 368 42 166.00–169.00 $168.62 $621 +11.72
400–443 424 116 163.00–178.00 $169.52 $719 -1.37
427–444 unweaned 434 15 159.00–162.00 $160.77 $698 -0.23
450–499 474 189 162.00–170.50 $165.67 $785 -0.05
492–494 unweaned 493 27 157.00–158.00 $157.70 $777 +4.63
507–543 519 231 159.00–169.00 $163.90 $851 +0.88
520–527 thin fleshed 526 78 172.00–173.00 $172.20 $906 —
506–547 unweaned 530 47 155.00–158.00 $155.85 $826 +1.27
553–592 573 214 158.00–169.00 $164.36 $942 -3.01
578 thin fleshed 578 21 174.00 $174.00 $1,006 —
577–597 unweaned 585 27 141.00–155.00 $148.67 $870 -3.33
600–630 615 120 161.00–172.00 $167.81 $1,032 +1.93
601–643 unweaned 621 78 141.00–159.00 $151.96 $944 -5.04
658–694 678 201 161.00–168.00 $165.64 $1,123 +1.04
725–734 unweaned 730 7 151.00–152.00 $151.43 $1,105 —
707–744 735 34 155.00–163.00 $158.89 $1,168 -2.39
754–789 764 63 155.00–162.00 $158.51 $1,211 -0.15
816 816 12 154.00 $154.00 $1,257 -4.00
875 875 59 156.00 $156.00 $1,365 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 31 159.00 $159.00 $425 —
340 340 3 160.00 $160.00 $544 -1.69
352–385 370 28 165.00–166.00 $165.24 $611 +6.86
398 unweaned 398 26 140.00 $140.00 $557 -6.50
400–410 unweaned 405 31 135.00–155.00 $146.04 $591 -3.96
426–448 438 30 159.00–171.00 $164.45 $720 +4.46
465–473 unweaned 471 73 140.00–149.00 $147.18 $693 +1.18
451–499 475 79 155.00–160.00 $158.04 $751 -0.45
515–522 unweaned 517 74 138.00–147.50 $140.40 $726 -7.60
500–543 523 119 150.00–155.50 $153.19 $801 +0.62
551–594 unweaned 573 48 137.00–146.00 $139.96 $802 -1.49
554–593 573 80 148.50–158.00 $152.38 $873 -0.58
621–631 unweaned 626 49 147.00–156.00 $152.66 $956 +7.59
638 638 11 168.00 $168.00 $1,072 +16.28
698 698 9 153.00 $153.00 $1,068 +2.55
739 unweaned 739 5 144.00 $144.00 $1,064 —
751–771 unweaned 769 35 135.00 $135.00 $1,038 —
773 773 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,206 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–441 420 38 120.00–154.00 $140.77 $591 —
504–510 506 17 129.00–156.00 $144.80 $733 +7.57
559–590 574 38 135.00–156.00 $147.01 $844 +15.56
600–625 618 11 138.00–155.00 $150.50 $930 +22.18
734 734 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 unweaned 243 10 83.00 $83.00 $202 —
317 unweaned 317 6 59.00 $59.00 $187 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 7 185.00 $185.00 $548 —
310–344 337 14 174.00–177.00 $176.41 $595 —
363–378 371 45 185.00–186.00 $185.54 $688 -3.27
438 438 23 175.00 $175.00 $766 —
451–452 452 35 175.00–182.00 $179.20 $810 —
567 567 9 155.00 $155.00 $879 -27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 20 148.00 $148.00 $725 -1.35
518 518 6 144.00 $144.00 $746 +9.54
524 unweaned 524 24 136.00 $136.00 $713 -18.00
737 737 6 133.00 $133.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 unweaned 415 8 161.00 $161.00 $668 —
424–448 442 31 150.00–160.00 $157.73 $697 -6.43
486 486 8 163.00 $163.00 $792 —
517 517 6 154.00 $154.00 $796 -18.00

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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.