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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

8,114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $262.88/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,775/hd at 675 lb · 497 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.47/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,929/hd at 770 lb · 439 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.60/cwt +7.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 576 lb · 360 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,114 6,192 6,001
Feeder cattle 8,114 6,192 6,001

*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average to attractive. Supply included about 1000 head for the Special Angus Sale and these sold to very good demand.. These cattle are identified in the report as Value Added. More rains fell over the weekend with moisture encompassing much of the state.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 11 335.00 $335.00 $827 +35.00
293 293 9 330.00 $330.00 $967
357–387 376 57 289.00–311.00 $302.25 $1,136
382–383 value added 382 12 326.00–331.00 $329.75 $1,260
413 value added 413 7 321.00 $321.00 $1,326
403–434 thin fleshed 420 11 320.00–332.00 $325.23 $1,366
410–447 433 120 288.00–305.00 $298.66 $1,293 -0.34
449 unweaned 449 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,262 +1.00
452–495 476 96 283.00–298.00 $288.72 $1,374 -14.43
467–493 value added 485 32 298.00–318.00 $306.44 $1,486
486 unweaned 486 17 270.00 $270.00 $1,312 +2.00
506–508 unweaned 507 16 277.00 $277.00 $1,404 +12.02
500–543 value added 523 98 296.00–317.00 $308.74 $1,615
502–541 526 107 280.00–299.00 $287.73 $1,513 +12.63
555–598 value added 572 82 275.00–308.00 $293.71 $1,680
552–599 574 173 274.50–298.00 $285.41 $1,638 +1.19
568–586 fancy 575 20 301.00–308.00 $305.15 $1,755
592 unweaned 592 7 264.00 $264.00 $1,563 +7.00
609–647 value added 620 163 269.00–293.00 $281.09 $1,743
628–631 630 16 272.00–285.00 $276.86 $1,744 +6.53
633–649 unweaned 643 35 245.00–255.50 $249.45 $1,604 -2.94
657 fancy 657 66 278.00 $278.00 $1,826
657–678 value added 664 116 257.00–273.00 $268.11 $1,780
651–695 683 315 253.00–270.00 $257.78 $1,761 -0.20
704–748 720 215 253.00–267.00 $260.24 $1,874 +5.09
703–746 value added 732 70 250.00–257.00 $253.47 $1,855
755–783 value added 764 200 248.00–255.00 $253.02 $1,933
752–779 775 239 247.00–255.50 $248.34 $1,925 +0.22
809–833 817 52 230.00–237.00 $232.23 $1,897 -8.73
808–842 value added 831 18 237.00–246.00 $239.92 $1,994
879 value added 879 10 232.00 $232.00 $2,039
852–891 882 149 230.00–237.50 $236.30 $2,084 -0.35
909–915 913 58 233.00–236.50 $233.90 $2,136 +2.08
1062 1062 16 208.00 $208.00 $2,209
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–483 481 40 250.00–278.00 $270.36 $1,300 -6.55
495 value added 495 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,386
507–529 523 34 265.00–269.00 $267.58 $1,399 -10.11
562 unweaned 562 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,433
556–579 569 41 264.00–279.00 $268.75 $1,529 +1.70
596 thin fleshed 596 16 279.50 $279.50 $1,666
618–644 624 54 250.00–273.00 $263.28 $1,643 -0.55
629 unweaned 629 31 270.00 $270.00 $1,698
651–694 682 107 235.00–249.00 $245.38 $1,673 -8.30
709–748 729 144 236.00–249.00 $245.42 $1,789 -6.41
770 770 21 232.00 $232.00 $1,786 -4.32
819 819 41 226.00 $226.00 $1,851 -7.50
903–920 913 13 207.00–220.00 $211.94 $1,935 -7.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 unweaned 411 5 210.00 $210.00 $863
426 426 8 251.00 $251.00 $1,069
455–471 464 9 251.00–270.00 $259.28 $1,203
520–526 524 11 208.00–268.00 $246.34 $1,291 -18.66
567 thin fleshed 567 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,542 -8.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 26 285.00–288.00 $286.41 $917
325 value added 325 4 318.00 $318.00 $1,034
366–394 value added 381 17 276.00–288.00 $282.57 $1,077
383 thin fleshed 383 9 292.00 $292.00 $1,118
360–398 386 48 260.00–285.00 $270.53 $1,044 +5.53
422–437 value added 429 32 261.00–293.00 $284.36 $1,220
458–480 unweaned 467 61 249.00–254.00 $252.72 $1,180 +2.62
457–499 471 149 259.00–270.00 $262.98 $1,239 -14.60
476 value added 476 24 284.00 $284.00 $1,352
504–535 unweaned 516 34 243.00–255.00 $246.78 $1,273 +1.96
504–537 521 74 257.50–266.00 $262.38 $1,367 -1.04
503–537 value added 526 131 262.00–285.00 $277.51 $1,460
527 thin fleshed 527 20 273.00 $273.00 $1,439
557 fancy 557 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,476
552–599 value added 569 148 247.00–275.00 $267.58 $1,523
574–589 unweaned 578 46 240.00–246.00 $243.80 $1,409 +9.39
564–595 584 158 241.00–256.00 $247.33 $1,444 -3.20
602–629 unweaned 609 37 235.00–247.00 $240.67 $1,466 +6.31
609–644 value added 625 67 248.00–259.00 $255.78 $1,599
606–647 626 199 245.00–262.00 $252.81 $1,583 +2.22
653–670 value added 664 85 234.00–249.00 $246.24 $1,635
650–678 669 248 235.00–249.50 $242.89 $1,625 -0.58
708–737 value added 723 32 235.00–240.00 $237.29 $1,716
709–748 724 60 231.00–238.00 $235.09 $1,702 -2.82
757–769 767 208 231.00–247.25 $242.15 $1,857 +14.23
809 value added 809 18 228.00 $228.00 $1,845
853–857 856 95 210.50–214.00 $213.08 $1,824 -2.50
869 value added 869 28 225.25 $225.25 $1,957
910–913 value added 910 53 208.50–221.00 $219.58 $1,998
906–919 915 208 213.35–215.50 $213.93 $1,957 -4.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 10 257.00 $257.00 $640
274 274 8 261.00 $261.00 $715 +19.00
308–324 321 16 260.00–267.00 $265.74 $853
358–380 372 32 252.00–260.00 $254.64 $947 -2.36
446 446 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,128
455 unweaned 455 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,001
452–492 476 52 247.00–251.00 $248.39 $1,182 -9.75
486 value added 486 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,302
507–549 537 99 245.00–257.00 $249.64 $1,341 -0.27
569 unweaned 569 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,337
585–597 586 71 238.00–249.00 $247.79 $1,452 +18.30
602–639 618 51 235.00–253.00 $246.90 $1,526 +0.85
623 value added 623 12 235.00 $235.00 $1,464
664–697 674 31 231.00–245.00 $240.79 $1,623 +4.94
700–748 730 84 227.00–236.00 $231.38 $1,689 +0.38
753–798 783 25 206.00–221.00 $214.93 $1,683
806 806 12 211.00 $211.00 $1,701 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 141 235.00 $235.00 $1,462
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,362 +29.26
555–571 567 61 233.00–235.00 $234.55 $1,330 +4.55
636 636 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,469 -5.38

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
241 241 8 295.00 $295.00 $711
308–347 327 14 294.00–313.00 $304.77 $997 +6.77
426 unweaned 426 9 268.00 $268.00 $1,142
428–448 435 22 260.00–293.00 $280.46 $1,220
451 451 19 287.00 $287.00 $1,294
488 unweaned 488 14 273.00 $273.00 $1,332 +13.00
553–568 560 22 254.00–262.00 $257.69 $1,443
571 unweaned 571 14 242.00 $242.00 $1,382
610 unweaned 610 13 250.00 $250.00 $1,525
634 634 10 256.50 $256.50 $1,626 +29.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 unweaned 427 10 242.00 $242.00 $1,033
469 469 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,172
536 unweaned 536 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,206
568 568 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,306
679 unweaned 679 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,630
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 18 203.00–217.00 $213.89 $1,542
865 865 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,609

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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.