Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

8,769 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.52/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 526 lb · 611 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.79/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 581 lb · 449 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $207.56/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 479 lb · 411 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,769 10,046 9,605
Feeder cattle 8,769 10,046 9,605

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand good for lightweight grazing cattle. Quality average to attractive with several nice feeders available.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 8 221.00 $221.00 $652 -18.00
320–336 328 14 211.00–229.00 $220.44 $723 +14.33
313–346 thin fleshed 339 34 231.00 $231.00 $783 —
358–397 376 88 197.00–225.00 $219.82 $827 +11.47
386 thin fleshed 386 40 230.00 $230.00 $888 +5.00
403–426 thin fleshed 417 45 217.00–223.00 $220.00 $917 -1.00
401–449 433 164 195.00–215.00 $206.09 $892 -6.27
465–469 thin fleshed 466 89 224.00–226.00 $224.27 $1,045 +5.34
454–499 482 313 194.00–217.00 $203.37 $980 +0.57
484 unweaned 484 9 188.00 $188.00 $910 +8.00
500–531 thin fleshed 514 38 208.00–215.00 $209.75 $1,078 -0.81
502–548 523 170 190.00–209.00 $200.86 $1,050 +12.80
540 unweaned 540 36 179.50 $179.50 $969 -2.00
567 thin fleshed 567 10 209.00 $209.00 $1,185 +12.45
550–599 581 398 179.00–193.00 $188.95 $1,098 +8.45
566–593 unweaned 584 41 167.00–174.00 $171.40 $1,001 -5.99
610 thin fleshed 610 20 194.00 $194.00 $1,183 —
610–648 628 286 173.00–190.00 $180.84 $1,136 +0.29
667–674 unweaned 673 25 168.00 $168.00 $1,131 -0.26
667–698 681 247 171.50–183.00 $178.47 $1,215 +0.37
700–746 721 172 170.00–181.00 $176.60 $1,273 -3.25
763–797 781 250 168.00–179.00 $175.13 $1,368 +0.13
820–844 834 283 170.00–180.00 $177.66 $1,482 +5.68
866–877 875 118 168.00–176.00 $174.66 $1,528 +6.42
904–914 906 76 172.00–176.00 $175.04 $1,586 +9.04
950 950 106 168.25 $168.25 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 27 195.00 $195.00 $696 +1.82
373 unweaned 373 4 178.00 $178.00 $664 —
419–427 unweaned 423 24 174.00–178.00 $176.02 $745 +1.17
419–427 424 17 185.00–198.00 $193.47 $820 +1.20
459–486 467 60 181.00–185.00 $182.65 $853 -1.08
521 unweaned 521 19 170.00 $170.00 $886 +6.51
505–544 531 103 175.00–187.00 $179.86 $955 +1.83
570 unweaned 570 11 160.00 $160.00 $912 -0.32
557–595 579 116 169.00–184.00 $176.91 $1,024 +4.13
615 615 10 152.00 $152.00 $935 -16.32
607–649 635 74 171.00–182.00 $178.36 $1,133 +10.04
639–646 unweaned 643 32 156.00–165.00 $160.81 $1,034 —
678 unweaned 678 25 160.00 $160.00 $1,085 —
670–696 681 81 168.00–180.00 $173.43 $1,181 +8.73
708–745 729 61 164.00–168.00 $165.96 $1,210 -3.04
752–784 758 20 166.00–173.00 $171.55 $1,300 +9.21
814–845 830 22 162.00–168.00 $165.06 $1,370 —
868 868 8 161.00 $161.00 $1,397 -1.00
977 977 13 153.00 $153.00 $1,495 —
1043 1043 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 8 184.00 $184.00 $701 —
409 409 7 154.00 $154.00 $630 -15.16
470–473 471 54 161.00–169.00 $165.43 $779 —
523 unweaned 523 5 136.00 $136.00 $711 —
529 529 30 176.50 $176.50 $934 —
575 575 12 159.75 $159.75 $919 -5.25
609 unweaned 609 18 140.00 $140.00 $853 —
634 634 8 169.00 $169.00 $1,071 +10.00
664 664 25 157.50 $157.50 $1,046 —
747 747 13 146.00 $146.00 $1,091 +1.00
788–789 789 26 150.00–159.00 $155.54 $1,227 +0.54
854 854 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,281 —
986 986 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,479 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–286 273 9 171.00–177.00 $174.20 $476 -22.80
319–349 336 33 179.00–211.00 $200.78 $675 +6.72
354 thin fleshed 354 15 217.00 $217.00 $768 —
371–395 378 49 187.00–203.00 $192.38 $727 +2.42
388–394 unweaned 392 10 181.00–183.00 $182.21 $714 +18.21
401–449 413 95 169.00–188.00 $178.26 $736 +7.69
411–443 unweaned 426 51 150.00–167.00 $164.83 $702 -0.91
439 fancy 439 46 198.00 $198.00 $869 —
453–496 471 190 168.00–185.00 $178.18 $839 +10.47
452–497 unweaned 481 136 160.00–165.00 $162.94 $784 +3.23
500–544 517 326 167.00–184.00 $177.07 $915 +10.85
504–549 unweaned 536 285 158.00–166.00 $165.17 $885 +9.85
551–599 573 237 163.00–180.50 $171.47 $983 +4.93
552–599 unweaned 576 47 154.00–160.00 $157.04 $905 +1.88
605–638 unweaned 626 32 150.00–156.00 $153.72 $962 -3.37
606–649 627 255 160.00–175.50 $167.40 $1,050 +0.11
650–695 669 181 160.00–172.00 $165.92 $1,110 -0.36
697 unweaned 697 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,073 —
703–749 732 94 159.00–169.00 $163.81 $1,199 -0.92
753–791 770 158 159.00–169.50 $164.90 $1,270 +5.83
811–848 826 36 160.00–162.00 $161.07 $1,330 -1.93
895 895 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,298 -9.32
1041 1041 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,332 —
1060 1060 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 6 170.00 $170.00 $505 —
312–314 313 18 170.00–175.00 $172.23 $539 +5.18
351–368 364 18 170.00–181.00 $175.28 $638 +2.97
429–440 unweaned 435 29 154.00–161.00 $158.15 $688 +2.27
443 443 5 167.00 $167.00 $740 +4.97
452–480 454 37 165.00–170.00 $169.22 $768 +9.24
502–528 519 88 151.00–171.00 $159.77 $829 +1.91
556–590 573 144 155.00–164.00 $160.08 $917 +5.31
604–639 612 47 155.00–164.00 $158.67 $971 +6.06
624 unweaned 624 25 140.00 $140.00 $874 -9.00
660–671 663 30 152.00 $152.00 $1,008 -5.00
747–749 748 29 155.00–161.00 $158.73 $1,187 +11.73
751 751 16 155.00 $155.00 $1,164 +8.22
824 824 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,302 —
874 874 17 149.00 $149.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 165.00 $165.00 $498 —
361 361 39 167.00 $167.00 $603 +7.00
437–442 439 23 145.00–160.00 $150.26 $660 —
456 456 22 155.00 $155.00 $707 —
612 612 8 140.00 $140.00 $857 -11.42
672–674 673 11 140.00–150.00 $147.28 $991 -2.72
714 714 5 135.00 $135.00 $964 —
800 800 15 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 —
894 894 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 8 125.00 $125.00 $520 —
541 541 4 120.00 $120.00 $649 —
643 643 8 110.00 $110.00 $707 —
664 664 15 120.00 $120.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 9 110.00 $110.00 $552 —
630 thin fleshed 630 4 123.00 $123.00 $775 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 173.00 $173.00 $633 —
425–444 437 26 187.00–201.00 $197.76 $864 —
461 461 14 183.00 $183.00 $844 —
504–548 518 26 159.00–165.00 $163.63 $848 —
591 591 4 154.00 $154.00 $910 —
629 629 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,025 —
690 690 4 140.00 $140.00 $966 —
783 783 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 235.00 $235.00 $670 —
330 330 4 225.00 $225.00 $742 —
382–385 384 10 205.00–213.00 $210.61 $809 —
403–435 418 14 187.00–201.00 $193.97 $811 —
522 522 9 179.00 $179.00 $934 -1.54
557 557 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,053 —
563 unweaned 563 4 159.00 $159.00 $895 +17.62
702 702 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
226 226 8 143.00 $143.00 $323 —
451 451 7 135.00 $135.00 $609 -37.00
571–595 585 15 132.00–155.00 $146.03 $854 +6.03

↑ Back to top

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.