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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

8,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $257.59/cwt -1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,999/hd at 776 lb · 298 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $279.33/cwt -7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,608/hd at 576 lb · 284 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.91/cwt -9.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 668 lb · 239 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,296 7,286 6,794
Feeder cattle 8,296 7,286 6,794

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle. Steer calves 4.00-8.00 lower, except under 450 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves 10.00-15.00 lower. Un-weaned calves up to 20.00 lower. Demand moderate for calves. Quality mostly average. The calendar says fall but temps remain hot and humid. Many farmers busy in the field planting fall crops.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 340.00 $340.00 $986 -12.00
341 fancy 341 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,176 —
352–399 385 23 317.00–331.00 $323.19 $1,244 +18.35
386 386 10 257.00 $257.00 $992 -47.84
402 fancy 402 23 312.00 $312.00 $1,254 —
403–449 430 66 285.00–307.00 $299.20 $1,287 -0.54
433–440 unweaned 439 29 236.00–269.00 $262.26 $1,151 -26.78
456–458 fancy 457 18 310.00–314.00 $311.55 $1,424 —
452–499 480 111 275.00–303.00 $284.40 $1,365 -10.33
455–486 unweaned 480 108 239.00–269.00 $258.36 $1,240 -11.64
520–534 unweaned 527 53 231.00–255.00 $241.57 $1,273 -34.14
529 thin fleshed 529 14 312.00 $312.00 $1,650 —
520–549 540 49 286.00–295.00 $289.87 $1,565 -0.81
558–581 unweaned 572 31 243.00–260.00 $255.83 $1,463 -19.38
554–598 576 232 270.00–288.00 $280.69 $1,617 -10.78
576 thin fleshed 576 21 299.00 $299.00 $1,722 —
611–638 624 81 276.00–284.00 $280.05 $1,748 -1.21
604–648 unweaned 627 58 240.00–250.00 $247.46 $1,552 -12.69
650 thin fleshed 650 54 281.00 $281.00 $1,826 —
652–683 660 108 256.00–278.00 $269.03 $1,776 -5.50
658–694 unweaned 690 65 238.00–242.00 $240.10 $1,657 —
699 699 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,608 -44.53
703–706 unweaned 704 23 224.00–237.00 $233.60 $1,645 -4.94
701–743 721 182 254.00–268.00 $262.32 $1,891 -6.53
750–798 776 298 245.00–263.00 $257.59 $1,999 -1.74
823–841 835 155 244.00–252.00 $247.68 $2,068 -5.46
850–892 872 150 237.00–249.85 $246.07 $2,146 +4.97
902–942 922 227 232.00–241.85 $238.82 $2,202 -2.76
958 958 27 236.50 $236.50 $2,266 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 251 5 271.00 $271.00 $680 —
424–428 unweaned 425 42 239.00–243.00 $242.04 $1,029 —
442 442 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,074 —
451 thin fleshed 451 26 281.00 $281.00 $1,267 —
465–494 481 13 261.00–293.00 $275.29 $1,324 -2.43
503–537 unweaned 522 43 220.00–247.00 $239.03 $1,248 -2.25
546 546 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,420 -16.22
552–594 567 86 238.00–270.00 $248.68 $1,410 -23.16
583 thin fleshed 583 29 285.00 $285.00 $1,662 —
577–598 unweaned 589 19 232.00–239.00 $234.89 $1,384 -13.50
610–627 617 28 260.00–274.00 $265.08 $1,636 -6.01
606–629 unweaned 621 64 227.00–246.00 $240.16 $1,491 -13.84
654 654 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,602 -21.58
652–695 thin fleshed 674 28 276.00–278.00 $276.97 $1,867 —
737–744 741 98 250.00–260.00 $255.36 $1,892 -3.22
779–791 783 25 240.00–252.00 $243.88 $1,910 -15.60
805–837 820 110 240.00–249.00 $245.16 $2,010 -4.79
886 886 45 234.00 $234.00 $2,073 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 unweaned 452 15 248.00 $248.00 $1,121 —
480 480 13 245.00 $245.00 $1,176 -5.30
504 504 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,149 —
538 thin fleshed 538 11 255.00 $255.00 $1,372 —
546 unweaned 546 16 233.00 $233.00 $1,272 +13.00
570–588 582 33 248.00–253.00 $250.18 $1,456 +1.57
586 unweaned 586 19 214.00 $214.00 $1,254 —
603–648 621 26 230.00–245.00 $240.51 $1,494 -25.49
638 unweaned 638 13 214.00 $214.00 $1,365 —
654–694 thin fleshed 672 169 248.00–257.00 $254.28 $1,709 —
653–685 673 18 234.50–245.00 $241.04 $1,622 -16.96
740 740 16 235.00 $235.00 $1,739 +7.00
774–798 785 20 231.00–248.00 $240.22 $1,886 —
875–887 881 24 215.00–234.00 $228.89 $2,017 -3.11
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
854 854 38 221.00 $221.00 $1,887 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
714 714 21 146.50 $146.50 $1,046 —
790 790 16 160.00 $160.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 5 228.00 $228.00 $926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 276.00 $276.00 $731 -5.99
314 unweaned 314 10 240.00 $240.00 $754 —
322–332 327 6 274.00–287.00 $280.40 $917 +4.40
332 332 5 247.00 $247.00 $820 -29.00
363–398 376 45 260.00–277.00 $269.28 $1,012 -15.59
407–423 unweaned 413 33 242.00–263.00 $251.45 $1,038 -14.16
412–423 416 75 251.00–277.00 $257.68 $1,072 -21.64
459–499 473 131 254.00–273.00 $261.43 $1,237 -9.73
469–480 unweaned 473 43 211.00–242.00 $232.12 $1,098 -22.99
517–538 unweaned 524 64 241.00 $241.00 $1,263 -10.66
519–542 526 58 245.00–260.00 $254.85 $1,341 -14.02
561–571 unweaned 569 55 230.00–239.00 $234.43 $1,334 -18.65
555–594 573 169 243.00–258.00 $252.29 $1,446 -9.56
613–634 unweaned 627 37 228.00–239.00 $235.87 $1,479 -3.82
601–648 631 154 244.00–260.00 $252.91 $1,596 -0.62
652–699 681 105 240.00–256.00 $244.00 $1,662 -9.94
689 689 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,516 -33.94
696 unweaned 696 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,489 -11.00
708–736 719 187 241.00–246.00 $243.73 $1,752 -2.45
768–776 771 102 230.00–238.00 $235.72 $1,817 -5.30
808–825 816 110 225.00–229.00 $226.52 $1,848 -5.23
863 863 16 209.00 $209.00 $1,804 -12.50
906 906 20 214.00 $214.00 $1,939 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 7 255.00 $255.00 $826 —
368 368 9 269.00 $269.00 $990 +7.00
420–445 430 41 240.00 $240.00 $1,032 -13.40
433 unweaned 433 21 216.00 $216.00 $935 -26.50
451–496 thin fleshed 462 28 252.00–261.00 $258.59 $1,195 —
460–488 unweaned 470 46 217.00–231.00 $223.79 $1,052 —
453–493 481 26 220.00–251.00 $228.99 $1,101 -23.99
509–539 unweaned 531 57 220.00–237.00 $229.66 $1,219 —
508–546 535 55 229.00–240.00 $231.91 $1,241 -18.00
551–571 564 138 237.00–252.00 $239.88 $1,353 -14.87
560–578 unweaned 565 23 215.00–222.00 $220.13 $1,244 —
601–646 619 92 235.00–246.00 $242.91 $1,504 -11.99
640 unweaned 640 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,325 —
652–681 660 151 220.00–246.00 $237.92 $1,570 -10.46
701–748 727 100 224.00–245.00 $238.96 $1,737 -3.42
747 thin fleshed 747 13 242.00 $242.00 $1,808 —
790–793 792 34 215.00–222.00 $218.92 $1,734 —
846 846 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,777 —
870–873 871 21 203.00–205.00 $204.05 $1,777 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–386 370 17 213.00–233.00 $222.97 $825 -21.73
418–443 428 46 220.00–243.00 $230.78 $988 -12.17
454–489 unweaned 467 55 200.00–219.00 $213.30 $996 —
460–492 468 49 230.00–243.00 $236.28 $1,106 -15.90
473 thin fleshed 473 11 254.00 $254.00 $1,201 —
501 thin fleshed 501 13 249.00 $249.00 $1,247 —
503–517 511 82 214.00–242.00 $233.45 $1,193 -18.72
574 unweaned 574 10 223.00 $223.00 $1,280 —
559–598 thin fleshed 575 38 238.00–256.00 $248.12 $1,427 —
571–599 581 27 226.00–234.00 $228.53 $1,328 -22.47
600 600 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 —
620 thin fleshed 620 25 253.00 $253.00 $1,569 —
602–642 622 67 210.00–240.00 $224.82 $1,398 —
658 unweaned 658 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,592 —
658 thin fleshed 658 9 247.00 $247.00 $1,625 —
733–738 734 22 225.00–231.00 $229.36 $1,684 —
825 825 14 201.00 $201.00 $1,658 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 13 196.00 $196.00 $1,213 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–349 336 18 329.00–343.00 $339.33 $1,140 +46.33
360 thin fleshed 360 11 346.00 $346.00 $1,246 —
390–391 390 13 318.00–322.00 $320.15 $1,249 +34.16
436–439 unweaned 438 27 256.00–257.00 $256.71 $1,124 —
434–449 440 57 266.00–316.00 $292.15 $1,285 -7.85
466 unweaned 466 9 259.00 $259.00 $1,207 -2.00
500–515 unweaned 506 32 211.00–245.00 $232.01 $1,174 —
565 565 19 242.00–255.00 $247.47 $1,398 -10.53
565–591 unweaned 581 33 201.00–238.00 $215.18 $1,250 -20.82
602–634 613 31 232.00–233.00 $232.63 $1,426 —
714–718 716 11 217.00–230.00 $222.89 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 26 243.00 $243.00 $1,091 —
466 unweaned 466 29 225.00 $225.00 $1,048 -29.00
454–482 467 20 255.00–259.00 $256.86 $1,200 —
533 533 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,332 +0.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 22 222.00 $222.00 $997 -38.00
639 639 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,342 -11.00

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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.