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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

2,023 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.69/cwt +12.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 525 lb · 133 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.37/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 480 lb · 117 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $246.16/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 604 lb · 106 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,023 6,382 6,565
Feeder cattle 2,023 6,382 6,565

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close *** Compared to last week: Numbers limited this week due to heavy rains that that moved in last week and over the weekend. Sharply colder temperatures upon us as well and much of the state seeing a hard freeze this week. Some areas of the state seeing as much as 10 inches of rain. Feeder cattle and calves not well tested. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle and 45 plus day weaned calves. Demand light to moderate for un-weaned calves and feeder heifers. Quality mostly average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–443 435 27 309.00–327.00 $315.96 $1,374 +15.25
470–495 480 57 287.00–320.00 $299.92 $1,440 -5.84
489 unweaned 489 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,296 +9.43
511–545 521 75 267.00–305.00 $282.47 $1,472 +2.23
518–545 unweaned 527 22 215.00–268.00 $248.46 $1,309 -7.23
555–594 581 82 240.00–263.50 $249.54 $1,450 -11.92
600–601 unweaned 601 13 220.00–230.00 $225.39 $1,355 -8.89
600–622 604 93 240.00–251.50 $249.06 $1,504 +0.65
650–666 657 48 235.00–249.00 $239.75 $1,575 -4.53
691 unweaned 691 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,520 -12.95
718–728 726 37 234.00–234.50 $234.38 $1,702 -4.90
753 unweaned 753 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,431 —
753–799 769 80 226.00–235.00 $229.86 $1,768 -9.25
803 803 18 226.00–236.00 $229.89 $1,846 -6.54
881 881 32 219.00 $219.00 $1,929 -13.35
911 911 52 228.00 $228.00 $2,077 +13.00
1055 1055 3 190.00 $190.00 $2,004 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 3 220.00 $220.00 $557 —
423 unweaned 423 9 225.00 $225.00 $952 —
458 458 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,099 +4.59
555–563 559 17 204.00–229.00 $215.68 $1,206 -7.78
659 659 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,384 -7.49
711–745 723 29 210.00–218.00 $212.84 $1,539 -4.17
750–784 780 89 193.00–210.50 $209.25 $1,632 —
847 847 11 204.00 $204.00 $1,728 +14.00
915 915 12 193.00 $193.00 $1,766 -5.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,036 —
445 445 13 273.00 $273.00 $1,215 —
518 518 11 252.00–255.00 $253.36 $1,312 +4.10
578 unweaned 578 14 183.00 $183.00 $1,058 -44.05
662–687 675 79 221.00–229.00 $225.35 $1,521 -2.60
716–718 717 12 220.00–224.00 $221.00 $1,585 -18.69
773–797 795 32 214.00–220.00 $219.45 $1,745 -11.84
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 10 168.00 $168.00 $966 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1139 1139 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,549 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–448 unweaned 431 36 220.00–233.00 $223.84 $965 -20.03
436–446 439 43 235.00–247.00 $241.22 $1,059 -14.00
454–495 unweaned 469 14 220.00–225.00 $223.11 $1,046 -2.88
461–490 481 103 231.00–249.00 $246.12 $1,184 -2.66
505–545 523 93 220.00–244.00 $233.55 $1,221 +0.55
504–543 unweaned 530 40 201.00–234.50 $220.71 $1,170 +3.84
562–598 unweaned 583 62 200.00–211.00 $207.76 $1,211 -5.07
580–599 586 18 220.00–221.00 $220.56 $1,292 +0.56
602–605 603 33 221.00–228.50 $223.28 $1,346 -7.37
601–626 unweaned 605 25 205.00–214.00 $206.49 $1,249 -12.34
658 unweaned 658 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,388 +18.02
678–688 684 16 222.00–227.00 $224.17 $1,533 -5.36
719–745 732 31 210.00–219.00 $214.02 $1,567 -6.30
766–790 778 40 200.00–220.50 $209.17 $1,627 -0.83
826 826 19 203.00 $203.00 $1,677 -6.74
890 890 31 191.50 $191.50 $1,704 -6.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 214.00 $214.00 $599 —
388 388 4 233.00 $233.00 $904 -1.78
410 410 8 211.00 $211.00 $865 -34.00
523 523 13 211.00 $211.00 $1,104 -18.11
630 630 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 -14.90
650 650 33 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 -18.00
711 711 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,422 -20.45
733 733 14 190.00 $190.00 $1,393 -30.45
752–776 761 23 186.00–209.50 $200.13 $1,523 -8.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 5 190.00 $190.00 $608 —
400 unweaned 400 6 170.00 $170.00 $680 —
437 437 3 200.00 $200.00 $874 -16.12
478 unweaned 478 6 190.00 $190.00 $908 —
501–544 520 24 183.00–206.00 $193.06 $1,004 -0.94
575 575 17 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 -30.89
616 616 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,201 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 9 170.00 $170.00 $933 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 3 277.00 $277.00 $886 —
435 unweaned 435 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 —
580 unweaned 580 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,206 -12.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 200.00 $200.00 $726 —
862 862 7 169.00 $169.00 $1,457 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,244 —

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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.