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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

14,353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.12/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 534 lb · 846 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $250.25/cwt -13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 634 lb · 752 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $223.51/cwt -7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,589/hd at 711 lb · 646 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 14,353 5,064 17,784
Feeder cattle 14,353 5,064 17,784

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with final receipts *** Compared to the last sale on 12/19/23: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00-8.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand moderate. Strong winter storms have moved across the Northern Plains and the West causing many feed yards to be cautious and pull their orders until pens become less problematic.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 27 336.00 $336.00 $1,052 -10.22
366–397 385 182 320.00–354.00 $335.51 $1,292 -2.85
413 thin fleshed 413 7 343.00 $343.00 $1,417 +10.00
409–434 428 55 321.00–341.00 $327.75 $1,403 +9.96
462–496 472 135 292.00–304.00 $300.46 $1,418 -16.02
501 thin fleshed 501 256 315.00 $315.00 $1,578 —
500–548 531 328 267.00–299.50 $284.60 $1,511 -18.91
556–597 575 406 263.00–298.00 $276.59 $1,590 -1.34
622 thin fleshed 622 34 291.00 $291.00 $1,810 +2.00
611–648 635 718 238.00–259.00 $248.32 $1,577 -12.81
650–692 666 442 226.00–250.00 $238.11 $1,586 -4.76
702–738 711 646 210.00–229.50 $223.51 $1,589 -7.34
750–797 773 369 212.00–223.00 $215.87 $1,669 -7.80
773 773 35 215.00 $215.00 $1,662 -8.67
800–831 813 615 210.00–218.50 $213.91 $1,739 -3.39
850–895 878 553 204.75–212.00 $207.78 $1,824 -3.04
901–943 933 390 197.75–203.50 $200.80 $1,873 —
1095 1095 32 182.50 $182.50 $1,998 -8.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–442 417 57 272.00–278.00 $272.67 $1,137 -39.08
454–492 468 38 271.00–295.00 $286.23 $1,340 +11.23
533–537 535 64 247.00–275.00 $258.76 $1,384 -15.87
554–589 570 167 257.00–266.00 $261.70 $1,492 -2.93
614–649 626 55 224.00–253.00 $237.13 $1,484 -11.26
655–691 679 228 218.00–239.50 $223.74 $1,519 +1.71
713–744 726 124 204.00–221.00 $217.97 $1,582 -0.60
754–791 777 308 191.00–216.00 $211.81 $1,646 —
869–895 883 106 199.00–206.00 $202.29 $1,786 —
902–928 909 24 184.00–199.50 $195.54 $1,777 -9.46
974–993 986 52 191.00–195.00 $193.56 $1,909 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712 712 17 181.00 $181.00 $1,289 —
939 939 18 175.00 $175.00 $1,643 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339–341 340 24 269.00–284.00 $275.27 $936 -21.60
388 388 10 298.00 $298.00 $1,156 +29.16
389 thin fleshed 389 71 306.00 $306.00 $1,190 —
421–433 432 100 256.00–282.00 $258.85 $1,118 -10.91
462–496 489 322 242.00–288.00 $257.24 $1,258 +9.53
496 thin fleshed 496 9 281.00 $281.00 $1,394 —
527 thin fleshed 527 22 252.00 $252.00 $1,328 —
501–549 534 824 215.00–248.00 $232.62 $1,242 +1.75
555–596 577 212 212.00–241.00 $227.67 $1,314 +2.39
601–636 619 442 210.00–244.00 $219.21 $1,357 +5.73
642 thin fleshed 642 42 253.00 $253.00 $1,624 —
657–695 669 263 204.00–236.00 $217.78 $1,457 +9.06
704–746 718 321 199.00–207.00 $203.36 $1,460 -3.17
754–796 781 275 193.00–205.00 $197.36 $1,541 -13.64
800–816 806 116 190.00–191.50 $190.56 $1,536 -13.44
874 874 31 192.00 $192.00 $1,678 +0.33
982 982 22 186.00 $186.00 $1,827 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 23 217.00 $217.00 $929 -35.78
469–487 482 73 221.00–237.00 $229.05 $1,104 -4.74
528–541 533 63 205.00–221.50 $211.77 $1,129 -9.14
570–577 572 114 215.00–230.00 $223.82 $1,280 +11.82
609–637 625 182 203.00–213.50 $207.69 $1,298 -1.06
653–699 683 274 190.00–217.00 $201.95 $1,379 —
700–739 720 110 190.00–197.00 $195.37 $1,407 -6.64
753–759 754 78 195.00–195.50 $195.33 $1,473 —
867 867 65 175.00 $175.00 $1,517 —
963 963 12 175.00 $175.00 $1,685 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,079 -27.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 9 341.00 $341.00 $873 —
322 322 20 299.00 $299.00 $963 —
475 475 13 286.00 $286.00 $1,358 —
588–591 590 22 236.00–263.00 $249.53 $1,472 +10.35
615–633 625 24 225.00–226.00 $225.55 $1,410 —

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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.