Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

17,784 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.04/cwt +6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 577 lb · 886 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.28/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 673 lb · 854 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $179.46/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 728 lb · 762 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	17,784	7,743	16,260
Feeder cattle	17,784	7,743	16,260

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close *** Compared to the last sale on 12/19/22: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, most advance on heavier weights. Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher. Steer calves mostly steady but thin fleshed calves continue to sell at a big premium. Heifer calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand very good for calves. Several calves in supply are in thin condition. The effects of the drought are evident with several light weight cattle available and few over 600 lbs. Also because of the drought, it appears that many mid weight cattle are headed to dry winter grass or the feedyard instead of wheat. Quality average to attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264	264	14	261.00	$261.00	$689	+2.00
313 unweaned	313	6	220.00	$220.00	$689	—
327–330 thin fleshed	328	66	265.00–271.00	$266.92	$875	—
340	340	4	252.00	$252.00	$857	+27.00
350–391 thin fleshed	370	38	250.00–267.00	$259.72	$961	-6.29
370 value added	370	17	256.00	$256.00	$947	—
354–394	378	147	224.00–245.00	$238.85	$903	-8.29
400–432 thin fleshed	419	162	258.00–267.00	$262.38	$1,099	+11.31
419 fancy	419	9	251.00	$251.00	$1,052	—
407–448	426	123	225.00–250.00	$238.81	$1,017	+9.13
454 fancy	454	24	253.50	$253.50	$1,151	—
463–468 value added	465	20	235.00–247.00	$241.57	$1,123	—
456–483 thin fleshed	473	196	232.50–248.00	$239.68	$1,134	-3.32
452–492	474	312	207.00–229.00	$224.03	$1,062	-1.49
503–549 thin fleshed	521	229	214.00–232.00	$220.78	$1,150	-1.74
509–548	533	276	203.00–213.00	$208.09	$1,109	-2.82
511–546 fancy	537	159	215.00–225.00	$219.35	$1,178	—
555–579 thin fleshed	562	234	210.00–220.00	$214.24	$1,204	-20.76
565 fancy	565	11	223.00	$223.00	$1,260	—
554–596	572	458	196.00–209.00	$201.16	$1,151	-1.62
600–644	618	481	186.00–198.00	$189.56	$1,171	+2.45
609–632 thin fleshed	624	82	205.00–210.00	$206.39	$1,288	—
651–698	673	854	179.00–188.50	$182.28	$1,227	-4.11
709–743	728	762	177.50–185.00	$179.46	$1,306	-1.49
755–799	775	459	175.00–183.00	$178.19	$1,381	+0.04
800–844	821	276	175.50–187.00	$180.94	$1,486	+2.53
851–877	860	260	172.00–184.60	$180.32	$1,551	+4.43
917–949	922	47	166.00–174.50	$170.76	$1,574	+1.18
955	955	35	168.00	$168.00	$1,604	-1.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–441	438	95	208.00–223.00	$220.08	$964	+4.88
459–496	477	29	190.00–205.00	$201.42	$961	+0.42
500–512 thin fleshed	510	98	205.00–209.50	$205.68	$1,049	+1.68
513–537	523	59	187.00–198.50	$194.86	$1,019	-1.67
581 unweaned	581	18	180.00	$180.00	$1,046	+9.17
553–598	582	184	180.00–194.00	$189.70	$1,104	+7.21
605–649	626	249	174.00–189.00	$183.76	$1,150	+6.33
670 unweaned	670	10	179.00	$179.00	$1,199	+14.41
653–696	680	124	163.00–182.00	$175.93	$1,196	-0.96
705–746	726	168	170.00–177.00	$175.58	$1,275	+8.79
767	767	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,258	—
753–790	768	142	170.00–174.00	$171.48	$1,317	—
804–824	821	67	174.00–177.25	$176.82	$1,452	+11.82
861–899	884	50	165.00–166.00	$165.33	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–375	365	11	169.00–200.00	$183.49	$670	—
476	476	27	186.00	$186.00	$885	+16.00
540–545	544	24	168.00–171.00	$170.26	$926	—
555	555	16	171.00	$171.00	$949	+20.97
616–646	627	66	165.00–175.00	$168.75	$1,058	+1.75
690	690	20	170.00	$170.00	$1,173	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1048	1048	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,635	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227–248	237	15	223.00–229.00	$225.93	$535	—
279	279	23	228.00	$228.00	$636	+22.65
329 thin fleshed	329	10	257.00	$257.00	$846	—
316–348	330	95	207.00–228.00	$219.12	$723	+13.22
353–396 thin fleshed	378	165	210.00–231.00	$216.14	$817	—
377–395	386	63	200.00–209.00	$203.23	$784	+0.06
402–449 thin fleshed	427	359	201.00–226.00	$211.99	$905	—
422–449	436	110	184.00–197.00	$190.44	$830	-1.71
451–488 thin fleshed	463	212	197.00–211.00	$202.14	$936	—
453–498	472	506	183.00–196.50	$189.61	$895	+8.23
505–528 thin fleshed	512	41	196.00–204.00	$200.53	$1,027	—
502–547	524	661	178.00–195.00	$184.50	$967	+7.35
550–599	577	870	174.00–188.00	$177.75	$1,026	+3.27
594 thin fleshed	594	16	194.00	$194.00	$1,152	—
601–646	623	736	167.00–178.00	$174.35	$1,086	+5.18
652–693	670	475	167.00–176.00	$170.48	$1,142	+1.74
701–747	719	321	164.00–172.50	$167.63	$1,205	-9.30
752–799	766	366	168.50–174.50	$171.49	$1,314	-1.34
803–838	827	53	159.50–160.00	$159.66	$1,320	-4.34
842	842	13	159.00	$159.00	$1,339	-5.00
852	852	32	164.00	$164.00	$1,397	+1.30
949	949	15	156.00	$156.00	$1,480	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336–348	341	33	190.00–199.00	$194.83	$664	+7.83
366–389	377	13	197.00–198.00	$197.52	$745	+7.36
414–432	422	35	175.00–183.00	$179.49	$757	+0.65
451–499	475	182	174.00–186.00	$179.32	$852	+0.33
501–546	529	349	163.00–179.00	$174.20	$922	+3.52
550–597	575	293	161.50–174.50	$170.39	$980	+3.07
617–647	632	48	164.00–171.50	$166.48	$1,052	±0.00
663–673	671	55	150.00–164.00	$161.74	$1,085	+0.92
684 unweaned	684	44	146.00	$146.00	$999	-5.23
726–747	734	15	160.00–166.00	$162.44	$1,192	+4.98
756–776	762	78	156.00–165.00	$162.45	$1,238	—
832	832	16	156.00	$156.00	$1,298	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	8	160.00	$160.00	$589	+3.53
400	400	23	166.00	$166.00	$664	—
477	477	5	150.00	$150.00	$716	-4.82
714	714	14	142.00	$142.00	$1,014	-6.00
809	809	21	148.00	$148.00	$1,197	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	18	245.00	$245.00	$818	—
354	354	15	211.00	$211.00	$747	-17.02
413–426	424	64	216.00–241.00	$236.77	$1,004	+34.17
457 unweaned	457	5	187.00	$187.00	$855	—
454–469	460	70	200.00–214.00	$204.96	$943	—
510–549	527	33	179.00–197.00	$186.92	$985	-19.08
551–588	572	39	185.00–198.00	$190.46	$1,089	—
602–645	625	30	176.00–178.00	$177.10	$1,107	+4.62
673–699	680	24	164.00–167.00	$166.23	$1,130	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532–539	536	41	175.00–186.00	$180.33	$967	+25.33
597	597	17	165.00	$165.00	$985	+11.03
656	656	4	156.00	$156.00	$1,023	—
752	752	12	161.00	$161.00	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	14	113.00	$113.00	$627	—

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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.