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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

8,319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $203.15/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 768 lb · 486 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.53/cwt -1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,356/hd at 676 lb · 452 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $187.76/cwt -4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 880 lb · 398 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,319 6,770 6,532
Feeder cattle 8,319 6,770 6,532

*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady 2.00 higher, with some instances 800-900 weights 5.00-6.00 lower. Steer calves lightly tested and few sales steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand moderate over all. Much needed moisture fell late last week and more is in the forecast late in the week for much of the state.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 6 315.00 $315.00 $734
320–335 330 28 275.00–297.00 $282.63 $933 -14.00
370 thin fleshed 370 19 301.00 $301.00 $1,114
361–397 377 29 287.00–291.00 $288.89 $1,089 +7.50
424–432 430 24 268.00–284.00 $279.39 $1,201 +2.20
453–464 thin fleshed 462 40 293.00–300.00 $298.97 $1,381
462–499 478 55 252.00–281.00 $269.38 $1,288 +6.64
501–546 525 218 244.00–274.00 $259.83 $1,364 -5.32
549 value added 549 13 277.00 $277.00 $1,521
553–591 563 53 248.00–274.00 $262.64 $1,479 +21.27
574–580 unweaned 579 20 234.00 $234.00 $1,355
608–639 617 117 231.00–246.00 $241.00 $1,487 +8.64
650–698 670 191 220.00–244.00 $227.72 $1,526 +6.50
724 thin fleshed 724 43 221.00 $221.00 $1,600
702–747 735 136 203.00–215.00 $205.85 $1,513 -9.93
761 thin fleshed 761 27 218.50 $218.50 $1,663
751–793 768 459 193.00–213.00 $202.25 $1,553 -1.63
804–843 832 375 191.00–201.00 $195.28 $1,625 -7.34
853–898 880 398 183.75–196.50 $187.76 $1,652 -4.15
932–936 935 157 182.00–186.85 $186.23 $1,741 +2.29
951–960 958 73 181.00–188.00 $182.62 $1,749 +2.95
1005–1016 1014 138 175.50–179.25 $176.44 $1,789 +1.91
1069 1069 271 177.75 $177.75 $1,900 +6.75
1177 1177 50 162.50 $162.50 $1,913
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–396 383 35 271.00–281.00 $275.02 $1,053 +28.75
427 427 3 230.00 $230.00 $982 -19.05
458–491 473 76 230.00–259.00 $252.74 $1,195 +11.25
510–539 520 53 228.00–236.00 $231.38 $1,203 -12.38
589–592 591 122 220.00–233.00 $230.09 $1,360 +11.37
601–627 616 108 210.00–224.00 $220.15 $1,356 +1.91
657–689 673 257 206.00–228.00 $215.20 $1,448 +8.85
755–774 768 144 194.00–200.50 $198.66 $1,526 +2.97
818 818 13 194.50 $194.50 $1,591 +3.50
868 868 83 189.00 $189.00 $1,641
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614–643 626 42 205.00–210.00 $207.80 $1,301 +24.80
653–691 666 44 194.00 $194.00 $1,292 +7.00
820–845 825 36 178.00–186.00 $184.41 $1,521

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–349 329 29 242.00–248.00 $244.71 $805
364–393 376 15 236.00–239.00 $237.26 $892 -12.90
411–449 432 95 228.00–247.00 $234.72 $1,014 +0.39
459 459 4 207.00 $207.00 $950 -26.67
463–492 477 107 224.00–255.00 $240.92 $1,149 +7.25
477 thin fleshed 477 27 269.00 $269.00 $1,283 +12.00
510–549 529 150 220.00–245.00 $235.04 $1,243 +8.07
550–589 574 126 207.00–236.00 $224.99 $1,291 +14.19
602–648 621 169 191.00–214.00 $205.53 $1,276 +1.39
650–693 676 452 189.00–213.00 $200.53 $1,356 +0.49
701–746 715 276 180.00–195.00 $188.78 $1,350 -6.10
750–796 763 213 177.50–198.00 $187.56 $1,431 +4.61
801–838 815 227 178.00–183.00 $180.57 $1,472 -0.16
858–868 859 89 173.00–174.00 $173.15 $1,487 -4.56
922 922 13 169.00 $169.00 $1,558 -3.27
968 968 20 166.00 $166.00 $1,607 +1.00
1133 1133 10 124.00 $124.00 $1,405
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 14 238.00 $238.00 $783 +21.00
370–378 373 21 211.00–220.00 $214.47 $800 -12.53
478–486 479 60 206.00–219.00 $216.80 $1,038 -3.20
533 533 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,066 -11.24
576–593 582 28 204.00–225.00 $209.66 $1,220 +0.71
614–637 632 41 188.00–201.00 $193.82 $1,225 -3.15
704–741 723 126 186.00–187.00 $186.53 $1,349 +2.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 42 178.00 $178.00 $1,189 -5.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 6 297.50 $297.50 $693
303 303 9 249.00 $249.00 $754
430–432 431 21 247.00–256.00 $252.58 $1,089 -24.42
489 489 35 233.00 $233.00 $1,139 -8.00
545 545 15 229.00 $229.00 $1,248
655 655 14 194.00 $194.00 $1,271
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 7 206.00 $206.00 $1,285 +7.85
928 928 13 160.00 $160.00 $1,485

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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.