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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

5,259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.04/cwt -3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,603/hd at 668 lb · 331 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $255.15/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,855/hd at 727 lb · 290 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.78/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 570 lb · 198 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,259 8,114 7,596
Feeder cattle 5,259 8,114 7,596

*** Add Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Quality mostly average. Extreme heat affecting most of the region over the last week, with more in the forecast.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 11 305.00 $305.00 $1,037
364–388 374 34 307.00–312.00 $309.79 $1,159 +7.54
426 unweaned 426 12 269.00 $269.00 $1,146 -12.00
410–445 437 63 290.00–297.00 $292.25 $1,277 -6.41
450–493 468 75 283.00–297.00 $289.02 $1,353 +0.30
518 unweaned 518 14 270.00 $270.00 $1,399 -7.00
515–542 532 81 273.00–296.00 $287.76 $1,531 +0.03
551 unweaned 551 15 280.00 $280.00 $1,543
550–590 568 85 270.00–291.00 $278.65 $1,583 -6.76
604–645 629 93 246.00–267.00 $259.40 $1,632 -17.46
661–699 680 144 252.00–265.50 $258.69 $1,759 +0.91
700–748 727 290 253.50–258.50 $255.15 $1,855 -5.09
762–795 779 85 244.00–249.00 $246.45 $1,920 -1.89
813–848 829 72 232.00–242.50 $237.93 $1,972 +5.70
852–881 863 156 235.00–242.75 $239.71 $2,069 +3.41
955 955 21 228.00 $228.00 $2,177
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–394 384 22 266.00–273.00 $269.92 $1,036
406–416 413 15 279.00 $279.00 $1,152
454–498 473 127 251.00–273.00 $268.05 $1,268 -2.31
522–545 536 39 250.00–270.00 $266.70 $1,430 -0.88
540 unweaned 540 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,377
558–589 569 50 250.00–267.00 $263.90 $1,502 -4.85
579 unweaned 579 17 256.00 $256.00 $1,482 +1.00
606–638 unweaned 620 66 243.00–245.00 $244.13 $1,514 -25.87
613–631 621 21 245.00–250.00 $248.06 $1,540 -15.22
650–670 unweaned 661 23 238.00–250.00 $243.13 $1,607
662–688 678 50 236.00–262.00 $248.54 $1,685 +3.16
714–723 722 43 240.00–248.00 $244.46 $1,765 -0.96
767–798 788 76 225.00–247.00 $237.58 $1,872 +5.58
813–835 825 39 231.00–236.00 $233.73 $1,928 +7.73
899 899 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,978
959 959 6 216.00 $216.00 $2,071
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–294 285 57 258.00–263.00 $259.29 $739
331 331 29 258.00 $258.00 $854
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 17 123.00 $123.00 $809
799 799 26 139.00 $139.00 $1,111

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 9 266.00 $266.00 $896 -20.41
392 392 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,133 +18.47
406–443 431 82 263.00–267.00 $263.85 $1,137
458 unweaned 458 14 256.00 $256.00 $1,172 +3.28
461–498 482 183 254.00–265.00 $257.88 $1,243 -5.10
505–540 526 123 252.00–269.00 $259.68 $1,366 -2.70
530 530 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,352 -7.38
543 unweaned 543 14 248.00 $248.00 $1,347 +1.22
561 thin fleshed 561 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,515
551–597 578 92 247.00–264.00 $257.95 $1,491 +10.62
606–643 630 154 246.00–257.00 $250.65 $1,579 -2.16
663–690 668 331 233.50–250.00 $240.04 $1,603 -2.85
707–749 731 59 231.50–242.00 $235.42 $1,721 +0.33
751–780 765 143 228.00–232.00 $231.09 $1,768 -11.06
813–841 824 91 208.00–223.75 $216.94 $1,788
903 903 12 208.00 $208.00 $1,878 -5.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 6 267.00 $267.00 $782 +6.00
348 348 3 241.00 $241.00 $839 -24.74
351–398 373 19 249.00–256.00 $252.79 $943 -1.85
393 393 10 240.00 $240.00 $943 -14.64
400–431 418 33 222.00–291.00 $246.02 $1,028 -6.98
464 unweaned 464 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,151 +28.00
454–487 474 81 238.00–264.00 $250.61 $1,188 +2.22
504–544 525 54 226.00–254.00 $238.72 $1,253 -10.92
554–579 unweaned 565 62 230.00–259.00 $248.11 $1,402 +13.11
553–592 572 136 230.00–259.00 $247.63 $1,416 -0.16
601–642 612 80 224.00–259.00 $242.49 $1,484 -4.41
676–694 685 59 222.00–232.00 $228.61 $1,566 -12.18
712–729 714 43 228.00 $228.00 $1,628 -3.38
767 767 10 234.00 $234.00 $1,795 +19.07
842 842 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,743
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–283 282 63 228.00–229.00 $228.20 $644
325 325 19 240.00 $240.00 $780
382 382 6 230.00 $230.00 $879
561 561 12 228.00 $228.00 $1,279 -6.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 8 203.00 $203.00 $692
374 374 11 181.00 $181.00 $677

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
229 229 7 273.00 $273.00 $625
353 353 6 278.00 $278.00 $981
413–449 439 19 255.00–267.00 $259.25 $1,138
451–488 471 17 252.00–259.00 $255.16 $1,202 +5.16
545 545 17 245.00 $245.00 $1,335
556–582 573 22 225.00–254.00 $242.83 $1,391 +12.83
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 290.00 $290.00 $908 -14.77
601 601 20 272.00 $272.00 $1,635 +15.50

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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.