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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

6,579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.81/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 624 lb · 339 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.73/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 523 lb · 318 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.99/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 680 lb · 310 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,579 8,521 6,290
Feeder cattle 6,579 8,521 6,290

Market comments — USDA reporter

***Add Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 - 4.00 higher. Steer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 - 4.00 higher Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive. Most of the region received some much needed moisture over the weekend, with more in the forecast for the coming weekend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 4 199.00 $199.00 $635 —
362–396 385 40 190.00–202.00 $193.67 $746 -7.33
403 thin fleshed 403 12 204.00 $204.00 $822 —
428 fancy 428 29 210.00 $210.00 $899 —
424–449 440 31 189.00–194.00 $192.68 $848 +1.61
455 thin fleshed 455 25 205.00 $205.00 $933 —
450–497 475 169 178.00–192.00 $184.25 $875 +2.28
505 thin fleshed 505 10 195.00 $195.00 $985 —
502–546 532 247 174.00–185.00 $178.82 $951 -4.16
553 unweaned 553 13 167.00 $167.00 $924 —
552–597 565 217 173.00–186.00 $180.58 $1,020 +3.09
621 thin fleshed 621 78 184.00 $184.00 $1,143 —
600–648 623 207 167.00–180.00 $173.63 $1,082 +3.94
628–647 unweaned 632 54 156.00–166.00 $159.75 $1,010 -2.25
650–699 680 310 165.00–179.00 $171.99 $1,170 +2.56
702 unweaned 702 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,095 —
713–748 727 116 167.00–179.00 $172.36 $1,253 +2.58
751 751 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,202 -10.71
752–798 769 135 169.00–176.00 $173.18 $1,332 +2.47
800–823 809 135 160.00–172.00 $169.76 $1,373 +0.94
872–892 885 81 157.00–164.00 $161.26 $1,427 +2.64
998 998 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,567 +4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 6 185.00 $185.00 $507 -10.00
319 319 9 180.00 $180.00 $574 +7.87
344 unweaned 344 4 174.00 $174.00 $599 —
356–398 374 59 170.00–184.00 $176.89 $662 -0.63
437 unweaned 437 10 166.00 $166.00 $725 ±0.00
437 437 5 177.00 $177.00 $773 -3.96
460–494 469 88 166.00–179.00 $171.73 $805 +2.46
492 unweaned 492 13 155.00 $155.00 $763 -10.00
501–549 524 166 155.00–170.00 $163.62 $857 -2.68
553–592 574 148 155.00–171.00 $163.12 $936 -1.34
574 thin fleshed 574 22 177.00 $177.00 $1,016 —
580–595 unweaned 593 23 149.00–157.00 $155.98 $925 —
600 unweaned 600 10 156.00 $156.00 $936 -6.00
626–643 632 34 164.00–172.00 $167.54 $1,059 +0.76
672–683 unweaned 677 32 148.50–159.50 $154.49 $1,046 -8.51
661–693 678 70 147.00–168.00 $156.66 $1,062 -0.98
705–747 unweaned 731 21 153.50–155.00 $154.45 $1,129 —
713–744 731 43 160.00–166.00 $162.88 $1,191 +1.41
794 794 8 167.00 $167.00 $1,326 +8.00
883 883 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,377 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 4 165.00 $165.00 $455 -11.00
376–393 380 53 149.00–159.00 $150.49 $572 -4.51
440–449 445 23 122.00–131.00 $126.26 $562 -29.63
470–480 477 15 123.00–150.00 $131.87 $629 -24.32
513 513 4 139.00 $139.00 $713 —
557–599 576 13 129.00–157.00 $142.43 $820 -13.07
601–626 608 30 148.00–163.00 $155.09 $943 +21.09
855–858 856 11 118.00–155.00 $144.88 $1,240 —
1025 1025 5 119.00 $119.00 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 8 140.50 $140.50 $880 —
694 694 6 135.00 $135.00 $937 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–337 332 19 172.00–175.00 $174.09 $578 +8.09
348 unweaned 348 7 168.00 $168.00 $585 —
352–397 372 60 162.00–174.00 $164.05 $610 -2.55
405–444 419 57 161.00–172.00 $165.35 $693 +0.72
430 fancy 430 43 185.00 $185.00 $796 —
445 thin fleshed 445 34 177.00 $177.00 $788 —
458–495 474 169 157.00–168.00 $163.29 $774 -3.44
472–482 unweaned 477 13 145.00–158.00 $149.83 $715 —
455–499 thin fleshed 492 32 170.00–171.00 $170.14 $837 —
500 thin fleshed 500 46 173.00 $173.00 $865 —
507–548 526 226 158.00–169.00 $164.42 $865 +4.13
509–541 unweaned 533 46 156.00–158.50 $158.01 $842 —
550–596 580 292 154.00–168.00 $162.66 $943 +3.80
610–628 unweaned 617 20 145.00–157.00 $154.28 $952 +8.02
609–648 623 156 156.00–167.00 $161.26 $1,005 +0.34
657–695 677 167 157.00–167.00 $162.78 $1,102 -1.22
708–742 721 57 164.00–166.00 $165.02 $1,190 +5.74
757–772 762 79 154.00–163.50 $160.96 $1,227 +7.52
805 805 24 160.50 $160.50 $1,292 +6.80
859–893 887 70 147.25–151.75 $148.00 $1,313 —
903 903 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,309 —
998 998 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,327 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–336 unweaned 331 18 150.00–152.00 $151.44 $501 —
339–344 342 20 158.00–168.00 $164.04 $561 +8.01
364–396 379 27 153.00–158.00 $155.47 $589 -3.26
377–399 unweaned 391 14 140.00–142.00 $141.05 $552 —
401–446 422 64 146.00–159.00 $151.87 $641 +0.17
450–495 475 158 153.00–164.00 $156.50 $743 -0.20
454–494 unweaned 475 82 140.00–152.00 $143.82 $683 +9.82
512–546 unweaned 526 21 145.00–150.00 $147.78 $777 +4.18
539–540 540 23 148.00–154.00 $149.82 $809 -2.06
569–586 575 27 144.00–159.00 $149.03 $857 -4.66
586 unweaned 586 8 148.00 $148.00 $867 +2.31
604–618 unweaned 609 31 137.00–140.00 $139.02 $847 —
613–635 627 36 140.00–163.00 $145.23 $911 -5.46
660–679 665 16 152.00–154.00 $153.49 $1,021 +3.62
704 704 30 120.00 $120.00 $845 —
704–718 708 15 150.00–156.00 $151.62 $1,073 —
758 758 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,099 —
937 937 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,256 —
954 954 14 124.00 $124.00 $1,183 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 10 150.00 $150.00 $370 —
303–336 323 40 145.00 $145.00 $468 +5.31
353–388 377 23 134.00–150.00 $138.55 $522 -0.72
438 438 7 132.00 $132.00 $578 -18.15
510 510 7 120.00 $120.00 $612 -29.22
584–592 589 12 122.00–134.00 $130.04 $766 -10.96
704–749 713 38 120.00–135.00 $123.32 $879 +13.32
809 809 25 125.00 $125.00 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 7 139.00 $139.00 $703 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 3 110.00 $110.00 $790 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–328 327 9 155.00–177.00 $164.79 $539 —
371 371 10 153.00 $153.00 $568 -19.25
404–444 425 51 140.00–167.00 $154.76 $658 -0.12
463–491 471 39 145.00–154.00 $149.71 $705 -11.33
500–530 unweaned 513 36 138.00–149.00 $143.66 $737 -5.34
508–549 538 11 145.00–150.00 $148.71 $800 -2.64
587 587 9 149.00 $149.00 $875 -0.56
655 655 15 134.00 $134.00 $878 —
780 780 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,053 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 6 205.00 $205.00 $549 —
336 336 5 179.00 $179.00 $601 —
416 unweaned 416 4 169.00 $169.00 $703 —
450 unweaned 450 4 160.00 $160.00 $720 —
474–495 483 26 163.00–169.00 $165.72 $800 -8.82
522–530 526 13 157.00–164.00 $160.20 $843 -3.80
582 unweaned 582 25 168.00 $168.00 $978 +17.00
635–639 unweaned 636 17 151.00–157.00 $152.42 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 141.00 $141.00 $492 —
377 377 5 143.00 $143.00 $539 +4.18
413 413 8 136.00 $136.00 $562 -13.00
459 459 4 111.00 $111.00 $509 -23.45
576–581 579 8 130.00–145.00 $137.47 $796 -2.82
682 682 3 133.00 $133.00 $907 -2.00

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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.