Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

6,683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $255.42/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 723 lb · 548 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $236.65/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,094/hd at 885 lb · 408 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $246.66/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,955/hd at 792 lb · 385 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,683 6,134 6,771
Feeder cattle 6,683 6,134 6,771

*** Add Close Updating with Actual Receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower but most decline over 800 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle. Several nice thin fleshed feeders on offer and headed to summer pasture. Steer calves 5.00-10.00 lower with several un-weaned or short weaned calves on offer. Heifer calves 4.00-8.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for calves. Hot, humid weather diminishing demand for short weaned calves. Grain futures traded sharply higher thus cattle futures were lower. Quality average to attractive.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–381 371 34 317.00–334.00 $328.35 $1,218 +4.35
435–436 unweaned 436 19 268.00–285.00 $271.57 $1,184 -17.43
451–493 470 70 270.00–289.00 $280.19 $1,317 -14.51
483–487 unweaned 485 16 260.00–261.00 $260.50 $1,263 -20.50
506–543 532 35 277.00–293.00 $281.82 $1,499 -2.06
510–544 unweaned 532 69 245.00–283.00 $260.35 $1,385 -4.88
559–583 unweaned 577 87 238.00–262.00 $252.61 $1,458
578–591 586 85 268.00–286.00 $278.69 $1,633 -0.68
602–641 622 201 256.00–293.00 $264.21 $1,643 -7.40
626–648 unweaned 636 55 245.00–274.00 $253.37 $1,611
656–664 unweaned 661 57 236.00–251.00 $244.92 $1,619 +1.23
651–699 686 191 240.00–271.00 $260.13 $1,784 -1.19
701–711 fancy 707 223 263.00–266.00 $264.11 $1,867
712–748 734 306 242.00–259.50 $249.71 $1,833 -0.42
738 unweaned 738 19 245.50 $245.50 $1,812
775–791 779 98 238.50–245.00 $242.73 $1,891 +0.49
797 thin fleshed 797 287 248.00 $248.00 $1,977
845 845 58 236.50 $236.50 $1,998 -3.42
869–895 885 224 226.00–237.50 $231.56 $2,049 -3.56
885 thin fleshed 885 184 242.85 $242.85 $2,149
922–939 932 24 226.75–227.00 $226.90 $2,115 -7.26
950 950 14 223.00 $223.00 $2,118
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 33 251.00–265.00 $261.18 $1,154 +3.90
463 unweaned 463 18 250.00 $250.00 $1,158 -17.00
512 unweaned 512 14 254.00 $254.00 $1,300
523–544 531 41 250.00–277.00 $261.91 $1,391 +9.64
584–598 592 64 247.00–280.00 $258.46 $1,530 +8.45
603–645 unweaned 626 22 238.00–251.00 $243.69 $1,525 -8.81
619–647 634 38 253.00–280.00 $262.80 $1,666 +1.92
657–687 677 160 244.00–258.00 $251.30 $1,701 +13.35
708–742 716 73 235.00–245.00 $241.26 $1,727 +2.26
840 840 18 235.00 $235.00 $1,974 +5.00
872–878 873 59 229.00–232.00 $231.54 $2,021 +4.94
924 924 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,996
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 6 239.00 $239.00 $939
440 440 9 260.00 $260.00 $1,144
513–521 516 16 254.00–267.00 $262.89 $1,357 +17.89
569–583 572 25 243.00–256.00 $253.35 $1,449
798 798 11 229.00 $229.00 $1,827 +9.45
928 928 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,930
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 21 239.00 $239.00 $1,056
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1246 1246 9 178.00 $178.00 $2,218

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 unweaned 303 22 240.00 $240.00 $727
313 313 7 270.00 $270.00 $845
364 unweaned 364 6 242.00 $242.00 $881
364–375 370 20 246.00–277.00 $263.79 $976 -10.21
403–427 420 41 260.00–283.00 $264.55 $1,111 -0.86
442–446 unweaned 445 29 249.50–261.00 $253.44 $1,128
451–497 unweaned 469 56 225.50–254.00 $239.40 $1,123
471–498 482 70 248.00–262.00 $253.96 $1,224 -10.10
500–549 unweaned 517 84 232.00–244.00 $235.47 $1,217
521–549 535 83 239.00–253.00 $247.60 $1,325 -8.68
550–595 578 254 235.00–261.00 $248.50 $1,436 -3.94
550–599 unweaned 584 106 227.00–245.00 $236.54 $1,381 -3.63
603–636 unweaned 614 35 224.00–230.00 $227.87 $1,399
607–636 620 110 237.00–248.00 $242.50 $1,504 -2.74
674 674 31 227.00 $227.00 $1,530 -13.12
651–698 676 274 233.00–245.00 $238.13 $1,610 -1.99
694 unweaned 694 18 223.00 $223.00 $1,548
703–741 720 182 232.00–236.00 $233.78 $1,683 -0.63
750–776 762 144 224.00–232.00 $228.03 $1,738 -1.18
815–841 827 88 214.00–220.00 $217.40 $1,798 -2.41
851–860 854 25 216.00–217.00 $216.72 $1,851 +1.42
908–928 922 29 209.00–210.00 $209.69 $1,933
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–479 unweaned 478 43 229.00–240.00 $234.36 $1,120
463–491 481 28 235.00–249.00 $242.66 $1,167 -1.45
517 unweaned 517 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,189 -5.00
509–533 523 107 235.00–253.00 $242.30 $1,267 +7.41
561–590 unweaned 574 39 228.00–234.00 $229.39 $1,317
560–591 583 138 236.00–245.50 $243.11 $1,417 -2.24
603–637 621 54 231.00–241.00 $237.67 $1,476 +2.34
659–671 668 39 232.00–234.00 $232.51 $1,553 +6.32
713–742 730 108 225.00–235.00 $229.36 $1,674 +1.46
787–793 788 113 215.00–220.00 $218.05 $1,718 +3.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 +22.00
498 498 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,220
510 510 19 242.00 $242.00 $1,234 +34.50
583 thin fleshed 583 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,376
601–605 603 49 238.00–241.00 $239.66 $1,445
723 723 20 224.00 $224.00 $1,620 -7.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–337 unweaned 335 28 250.00–280.00 $256.26 $858
396 396 6 289.00 $289.00 $1,144
459 459 20 249.00 $249.00 $1,143
483–488 unweaned 486 25 240.00–247.00 $242.22 $1,177
539 539 9 249.00 $249.00 $1,342 -8.23
584 unweaned 584 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,402
650 unweaned 650 13 223.00 $223.00 $1,450
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 290.00 $290.00 $980
423 423 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,091 +12.00
500–543 unweaned 533 48 239.00–265.00 $244.59 $1,304
578 578 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,300 +15.00
587 unweaned 587 13 210.00 $210.00 $1,233
649 649 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,525

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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.