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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

6,134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.41/cwt -0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 728 lb · 459 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.24/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,520/hd at 620 lb · 323 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.13/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 723 lb · 278 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,134 6,879 12,107
Feeder cattle 6,134 6,879 12,107

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close Updating with Actual Receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Market very uneven across all classes. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive. Heat wave continues with temps reaching 100+ and heat indexes well above. A cool front is expected late in the week and this should drop those temps some 10-20 degrees.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 7 324.00 $324.00 $1,286 -8.87
400–422 404 48 303.00–315.00 $306.31 $1,237 +13.58
446 unweaned 446 8 289.00 $289.00 $1,289 +30.00
456 unweaned 456 26 281.00 $281.00 $1,281 —
456–491 484 103 275.00–305.00 $294.70 $1,426 +6.10
517–518 unweaned 517 31 262.50–269.00 $265.23 $1,371 +11.24
509–549 530 93 270.00–295.00 $283.88 $1,505 -8.30
551–596 579 190 270.50–290.00 $279.37 $1,618 -2.36
577–599 thin fleshed 586 62 295.00–296.50 $295.31 $1,731 —
601–648 620 144 260.00–288.00 $271.61 $1,684 -2.75
653–694 680 169 255.25–279.00 $261.32 $1,777 -4.21
665–697 unweaned 684 15 240.00–249.50 $243.69 $1,667 —
700–748 723 278 244.00–258.00 $250.13 $1,808 +3.99
762–798 776 208 235.00–249.50 $242.24 $1,880 +5.30
804–836 828 161 235.00–242.00 $239.92 $1,987 +5.20
851–891 860 72 233.50–244.00 $235.12 $2,022 +0.08
906–944 920 103 225.00–239.75 $234.16 $2,154 +2.64
1116 1116 27 195.00 $195.00 $2,176 -6.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391–399 394 32 271.00–289.00 $276.60 $1,090 -9.01
431–448 443 70 249.00–281.00 $257.28 $1,140 -3.53
449 unweaned 449 17 247.50 $247.50 $1,111 —
496 unweaned 496 5 267.00 $267.00 $1,324 —
521 521 8 244.00 $244.00 $1,271 -24.90
531–532 532 51 251.00–256.00 $252.27 $1,342 -16.63
550 unweaned 550 22 259.00 $259.00 $1,424 —
551–598 575 66 230.00–275.00 $250.01 $1,438 -1.72
614 unweaned 614 31 252.50 $252.50 $1,550 —
612–643 629 30 257.00–264.00 $260.88 $1,641 +2.23
650–694 665 61 227.50–242.00 $237.95 $1,582 -4.49
713 713 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,704 +2.05
758–785 773 53 219.00–236.00 $229.90 $1,777 -3.27
827 827 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,902 +10.66
853–874 868 42 220.00–230.00 $226.60 $1,967 +3.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 284.00 $284.00 $951 -6.00
468–483 473 10 240.00–249.00 $242.76 $1,148 —
542 542 23 245.00 $245.00 $1,328 +11.00
656–696 684 50 211.00–229.00 $216.56 $1,481 +6.56
770–774 772 22 200.00–239.00 $219.55 $1,695 +3.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,049 +13.48
419–445 434 43 255.00–277.00 $265.41 $1,152 +5.98
450–499 476 96 253.00–272.00 $264.06 $1,257 +3.74
503–549 529 157 245.00–271.00 $256.28 $1,356 -1.96
552–555 unweaned 553 27 235.00–245.00 $240.17 $1,328 +3.17
573 thin fleshed 573 12 266.00 $266.00 $1,524 —
554–599 578 135 241.00–265.00 $252.44 $1,459 +2.78
602–642 620 323 234.00–258.50 $245.24 $1,520 -7.23
657–696 670 151 234.00–249.00 $240.12 $1,609 -4.13
716–745 728 459 229.00–245.00 $234.41 $1,707 -5.48
752–780 772 100 224.00–232.00 $229.21 $1,770 -1.47
803–838 826 239 213.00–226.00 $219.81 $1,816 +1.62
861–883 871 57 214.00–216.50 $215.30 $1,875 +0.56
1040 1040 12 200.00 $200.00 $2,080 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 4 258.00 $258.00 $820 —
393 393 6 250.00 $250.00 $982 -7.00
430–440 436 85 237.00–254.00 $245.14 $1,069 —
466–488 477 61 236.00–260.00 $244.11 $1,164 -1.35
503–534 519 114 211.00–248.00 $234.89 $1,219 -13.43
531 unweaned 531 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,248 +6.00
565–590 581 112 230.00–253.00 $245.35 $1,425 +0.19
602–646 635 75 219.00–243.00 $235.33 $1,494 +9.33
654 thin fleshed 654 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,576 —
656–681 670 57 212.00–231.50 $226.19 $1,515 -2.40
712–727 721 39 215.50–236.00 $227.90 $1,643 +3.98
771 771 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,658 ±0.00
805–846 822 90 200.00–217.00 $211.10 $1,735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 8 228.00 $228.00 $1,008 —
507 507 18 207.50 $207.50 $1,052 -21.50
554–577 569 41 210.00–236.00 $224.01 $1,275 -1.03
662–689 674 26 221.00 $221.00 $1,490 —
731 731 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,689 +20.00
799 799 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,718 —
949 949 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,813 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 19 189.50 $189.50 $1,772 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 299.00 $299.00 $1,041 —
418 418 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,120 —
512–541 519 16 238.00–264.00 $257.23 $1,335 —
553 553 8 259.00 $259.00 $1,432 —
720 720 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 12 246.00 $246.00 $1,018 —
592 592 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,243 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,027 —
744 744 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,414 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
906 906 4 109.50 $109.50 $992 —

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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.