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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

8,521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.20/cwt -6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 671 lb · 466 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.29/cwt -4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 525 lb · 423 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.80/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 626 lb · 381 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,521 8,346 7,410
Feeder cattle 8,521 8,346 7,410

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Add Close*** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good. Quality mostly average. Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate for calves. Some of the region received much needed moisture over the weekend with more in the forecast early this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 32 201.00 $201.00 $742 -5.00
408–443 427 92 187.50–199.00 $191.07 $816 +3.56
451–499 476 175 180.00–190.00 $181.97 $866 -2.72
519–549 536 159 177.00–187.00 $182.98 $981 +1.31
554–589 572 214 172.00–182.00 $177.49 $1,015 +2.90
600–646 618 252 165.00–174.00 $169.69 $1,049 -7.86
624 unweaned 624 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,011 +1.88
655–695 671 398 163.00–176.00 $169.43 $1,137 -5.36
652–685 unweaned 672 68 161.00 $161.00 $1,082 -4.00
701–747 719 311 160.00–174.50 $169.78 $1,221 -1.29
750–785 756 375 162.00–173.50 $170.71 $1,291 +0.40
807–847 819 301 159.00–170.25 $168.82 $1,383 -0.95
855–864 860 15 155.00–161.00 $158.62 $1,364 -3.33
929 929 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,486 -2.10
995 995 14 152.50 $152.50 $1,517 -4.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 10 195.00 $195.00 $562 +15.00
319–327 324 14 165.00–176.00 $172.13 $558 -20.87
368 unweaned 368 11 177.00 $177.00 $651 +0.71
364–395 384 22 169.00–182.00 $177.52 $682 +0.70
400–448 427 120 174.00–189.00 $180.96 $773 +0.95
417–444 unweaned 429 33 147.00–180.00 $166.00 $712 +16.00
468 unweaned 468 29 165.00 $165.00 $772 +0.42
465–496 477 146 157.00–178.00 $169.27 $807 -7.24
513–527 unweaned 522 65 157.00–165.00 $161.01 $840 +7.63
500–546 531 278 160.00–173.00 $166.30 $883 -5.12
550–594 574 320 152.00–172.00 $164.46 $944 -1.64
616 unweaned 616 42 162.00 $162.00 $998 +2.28
604–645 619 33 160.00–174.00 $166.78 $1,032 -1.04
667 unweaned 667 9 163.00 $163.00 $1,087 +10.17
655–694 675 87 150.00–163.00 $157.64 $1,064 -8.73
728–732 730 40 161.00–162.00 $161.47 $1,179 +1.31
790 790 14 159.00 $159.00 $1,256 +4.00
819–827 823 39 155.00–158.50 $156.88 $1,291 -12.12
949 949 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,442 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 24 176.00 $176.00 $475 —
332 unweaned 332 7 166.00 $166.00 $551 —
381 381 11 155.00 $155.00 $591 —
383 unweaned 383 6 160.00 $160.00 $613 —
426 unweaned 426 6 148.00 $148.00 $630 —
421–435 432 19 154.00–157.00 $155.89 $673 -13.20
466–495 488 26 145.00–165.00 $156.19 $762 -10.29
508 unweaned 508 8 133.00 $133.00 $676 —
598 598 8 155.50 $155.50 $930 -7.50
613 613 15 134.00 $134.00 $821 -18.68
709 709 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,028 —
775 775 17 145.50 $145.50 $1,128 -18.50
807 807 7 135.00 $135.00 $1,089 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 120.00 $120.00 $606 —
558 558 7 121.00 $121.00 $675 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 10 168.00 $168.00 $487 —
330–348 344 29 166.00 $166.00 $571 -5.20
367–398 381 97 164.00–170.00 $166.60 $635 -9.00
402–445 423 280 160.00–174.00 $164.63 $696 -4.89
410–440 unweaned 430 32 156.00–158.00 $156.66 $674 -4.11
451–499 473 340 160.00–172.00 $166.73 $789 +1.06
500–549 525 423 155.00–167.50 $160.29 $842 -3.61
550–598 571 317 155.00–169.00 $158.86 $907 -5.50
602–619 unweaned 605 29 146.00–147.50 $146.26 $885 -5.70
600–648 628 352 154.50–166.50 $160.92 $1,011 -6.89
650–692 665 166 160.50–167.50 $164.00 $1,091 -1.64
672–685 unweaned 678 44 142.00–146.00 $143.65 $974 —
701–728 705 80 159.00–161.00 $159.28 $1,123 +0.39
763–780 771 23 151.00–155.00 $153.44 $1,183 -5.07
801–818 811 16 152.00–155.00 $153.70 $1,247 -0.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 6 160.00 $160.00 $381 —
286–298 288 18 162.00–168.00 $166.97 $481 +7.97
308–321 314 37 153.00–160.00 $156.03 $490 -3.97
372 372 55 158.00–160.00 $158.73 $590 -6.51
400–443 unweaned 422 27 143.00–155.00 $149.53 $631 +3.49
401–447 423 119 143.00–159.00 $151.70 $642 -12.75
463 unweaned 463 13 134.00 $134.00 $620 -13.18
452–498 471 155 148.00–162.50 $156.70 $738 -1.34
513–532 unweaned 517 30 140.00–155.00 $143.60 $742 +3.20
521 521 25 146.00 $146.00 $761 -7.19
512–547 531 62 145.00–155.00 $151.88 $806 -1.31
578–590 unweaned 582 23 145.00–146.00 $145.69 $848 +5.73
578–596 589 64 140.00–158.00 $153.69 $905 +1.31
603–645 627 55 141.00–157.00 $150.69 $945 -17.31
655 unweaned 655 15 143.00 $143.00 $937 —
655–682 676 18 140.00–159.00 $149.87 $1,013 -3.13
703 unweaned 703 4 140.00 $140.00 $984 —
804 804 15 137.00 $137.00 $1,101 —
1040 1040 8 127.00 $127.00 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–348 326 13 131.00–147.00 $139.69 $455 —
376 376 22 136.00–144.00 $139.27 $524 —
429–439 436 19 142.00–153.00 $150.15 $655 +9.38
470 470 3 120.00 $120.00 $564 —
519–521 519 31 140.00–151.00 $149.22 $774 +4.42
566 566 10 141.00 $141.00 $798 -6.01
610 610 6 125.00 $125.00 $762 -25.50
657 657 3 117.00 $117.00 $769 —
724 724 4 110.00 $110.00 $796 -41.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–473 unweaned 461 13 103.00–109.00 $104.90 $484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294–297 295 21 181.00–184.00 $182.15 $537 —
395–398 396 64 160.00–179.00 $172.25 $682 —
420–440 430 8 150.00–160.00 $154.88 $666 -2.85
456–489 477 25 154.00–167.00 $161.04 $768 -1.96
506 unweaned 506 21 149.00 $149.00 $754 —
513–547 539 124 149.00–161.00 $151.35 $816 -2.65
558–583 572 16 147.00–153.00 $149.56 $855 —
604 604 7 143.00 $143.00 $864 —
776 776 18 131.00 $131.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 31 178.00 $178.00 $703 -7.54
416–449 427 53 161.00–179.00 $169.36 $723 -5.64
453–458 454 29 170.00–175.50 $174.54 $792 -4.66
500 unweaned 500 15 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
522 522 16 164.00 $164.00 $856 —
561 561 6 153.00 $153.00 $858 -2.00
571 unweaned 571 7 151.00 $151.00 $862 —
696 696 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–398 389 7 134.00–145.00 $138.82 $540 —
418–432 425 6 149.00 $149.00 $633 —
455–460 457 9 134.00–135.00 $134.45 $614 -13.55
512–531 523 7 135.00–140.00 $137.10 $717 -6.90
581 unweaned 581 4 143.00 $143.00 $831 —
591–597 594 7 139.00–142.00 $140.29 $833 —
627 627 6 128.00–135.00 $131.50 $825 —
695 695 3 135.00 $135.00 $938 —
709–747 719 11 128.00–135.00 $129.98 $935 -3.02
808 808 4 109.00 $109.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 4 110.00 $110.00 $513 —

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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.