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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

7,632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.74/cwt +4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,492/hd at 575 lb · 347 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.87/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 618 lb · 323 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.77/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 725 lb · 304 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,632 12,669 9,912
Feeder cattle 7,632 12,669 9,912

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to weak. Steer and heifer calves traded 2.00-4.00 higher from last week's sharply higher market. Demand good for all classes. Quality plain to average. A winter storm fell across the trade area over the evening bring heavy snow and rain. Warmer temperatures are in the forecast for the remainder of the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 12 412.00 $412.00 $1,380 —
344 344 11 400.00 $400.00 $1,376 +3.99
353–394 377 50 369.00–388.00 $381.60 $1,439 +12.73
401 thin fleshed 401 9 359.00 $359.00 $1,440 —
429–444 435 74 331.00–348.00 $337.24 $1,467 -4.95
457–499 479 123 315.00–336.00 $322.71 $1,546 -1.62
504–549 520 152 307.50–327.00 $316.04 $1,643 +3.84
550–597 566 166 287.00–318.00 $303.76 $1,719 +10.53
605–636 615 165 266.00–296.00 $282.34 $1,736 +2.23
635 thin fleshed 635 18 301.00 $301.00 $1,911 -8.00
651–695 677 214 255.00–270.00 $261.84 $1,773 +5.25
706–749 723 258 246.00–255.00 $250.75 $1,813 +5.51
751–793 772 257 239.00–248.00 $243.72 $1,882 +4.58
802–844 831 236 224.00–238.00 $235.72 $1,959 +3.21
850–895 879 162 222.00–233.00 $230.02 $2,022 +4.37
906–913 908 20 227.00–228.00 $227.30 $2,064 +5.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 7 347.00 $347.00 $1,385 +28.65
475–498 489 143 285.00–310.00 $292.22 $1,429 +6.53
502–534 529 83 275.00–287.00 $281.53 $1,489 +5.27
556–597 570 229 263.00–283.00 $276.85 $1,578 -0.97
600–647 631 253 263.00–282.00 $268.82 $1,696 -3.92
651–691 677 146 247.00–264.00 $253.45 $1,716 -1.73
747 747 44 246.00 $246.00 $1,838 +11.63
794 794 19 237.00 $237.00 $1,882 +0.75
811 811 39 222.00 $222.00 $1,800 -8.18
855–899 883 39 223.00–232.00 $227.03 $2,005 +3.30
917–945 929 32 219.50–224.00 $222.00 $2,062 —
1015 1015 15 207.00 $207.00 $2,101 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517–548 534 62 249.00–267.00 $254.32 $1,358 +22.32
562–590 570 91 248.00–260.00 $251.46 $1,433 —
644 644 19 246.00 $246.00 $1,584 -9.06
698 698 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,640 —
787 787 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–346 339 31 297.00–316.00 $300.96 $1,020 -15.04
358–399 381 34 291.00–293.00 $291.85 $1,112 -12.23
409–446 432 180 278.00–305.00 $293.64 $1,269 -2.31
452–488 473 110 272.00–293.00 $286.50 $1,355 +9.00
503–534 528 70 266.00–287.00 $276.72 $1,461 +10.74
551 thin fleshed 551 44 274.00 $274.00 $1,510 —
563–597 578 303 247.00–267.00 $257.67 $1,489 +2.48
601–649 618 323 240.00–258.00 $247.87 $1,532 -2.44
650–692 673 255 233.00–255.00 $239.96 $1,615 +3.58
674 unweaned 674 17 230.00 $230.00 $1,550 +10.00
700–742 725 304 220.00–235.00 $227.77 $1,651 +3.83
768–782 774 86 216.00–222.00 $221.06 $1,711 +14.67
802–812 806 109 217.00–218.00 $217.53 $1,753 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–399 388 51 275.00–281.00 $277.04 $1,075 —
432 432 28 273.00 $273.00 $1,179 +7.30
453 thin fleshed 453 11 290.00 $290.00 $1,314 —
458–491 479 85 257.00–266.00 $261.48 $1,252 +1.00
513–549 529 132 245.00–265.00 $254.64 $1,347 +4.03
525–532 unweaned 530 50 239.00–261.00 $255.34 $1,353 —
551–574 562 143 241.00–254.00 $248.60 $1,397 +5.92
607–647 636 116 230.00–235.00 $233.94 $1,488 +0.10
652–690 668 72 209.00–232.50 $228.09 $1,524 -3.46
719–746 735 102 220.00–222.00 $221.09 $1,625 +0.43
756–788 774 14 211.00–215.00 $212.67 $1,646 -1.33
821–839 833 22 208.00 $208.00 $1,733 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474–478 476 20 252.00–259.00 $255.49 $1,216 —
546 546 10 263.00 $263.00 $1,436 +8.81
677–679 678 26 218.00–241.00 $228.60 $1,550 —
730 730 14 214.00 $214.00 $1,562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494–498 495 41 286.00–315.00 $293.12 $1,451 —
595 595 39 270.00 $270.00 $1,606 ±0.00

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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.