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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

12,234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.45/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 775 lb · 656 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $294.71/cwt +10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,826/hd at 619 lb · 584 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.86/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 729 lb · 547 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,234 7,632 8,288
Feeder cattle 12,234 7,632 8,288

*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady. Steer and heifer calves that are weaned with multiple rounds of shots sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher compared to last week's sharply higher market. Demand remains good, very good for grazing cattle suitable for the Osage and Flint Hills.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 10 444.00 $444.00 $1,288
307–339 thin fleshed 327 18 412.00–437.00 $421.14 $1,377 +9.14
363 thin fleshed 363 48 419.00 $419.00 $1,521
355–395 386 178 350.00–395.00 $385.23 $1,487 +3.63
429 fancy 429 7 399.00 $399.00 $1,712
419–446 435 115 341.00–366.00 $361.91 $1,574 +24.67
460–489 478 162 308.00–331.00 $322.62 $1,542 -0.09
471–485 fancy 481 125 334.00–340.00 $335.27 $1,613
500–546 523 194 311.00–334.00 $324.43 $1,697 +8.39
551–594 569 309 294.00–329.00 $312.37 $1,777 +8.61
609–639 fancy 615 196 306.50–318.00 $311.61 $1,916
618 thin fleshed 618 27 305.00 $305.00 $1,885 +4.00
600–646 622 361 276.00–290.00 $284.77 $1,771 +2.43
650–691 665 419 256.00–279.00 $266.35 $1,771 +4.51
701–747 728 501 242.00–263.00 $249.88 $1,819 -0.87
734 fancy 734 46 261.50 $261.50 $1,919
750–786 765 296 241.00–247.00 $242.93 $1,858 -0.79
803–844 825 335 234.00–240.00 $236.86 $1,954 +1.14
853–896 877 403 223.00–235.00 $228.00 $2,000 -2.02
901–931 910 155 220.00–224.00 $220.57 $2,007 -6.73
954–970 965 176 217.00–219.00 $218.30 $2,107
1076 1076 27 202.00 $202.00 $2,174
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–432 423 22 328.00–329.00 $328.46 $1,389
517–538 526 87 293.00–309.00 $303.20 $1,595 +21.67
563 thin fleshed 563 229 304.00 $304.00 $1,712
570–589 581 32 280.00–290.00 $285.52 $1,659 +8.67
619–647 635 177 264.00–278.00 $272.46 $1,730 +3.64
651–690 667 70 259.00–271.00 $261.32 $1,743 +7.87
738–747 743 41 228.00–248.50 $236.94 $1,760 -9.06
780–796 789 542 230.00–239.50 $235.19 $1,856 -1.81
829–846 839 59 226.00–234.00 $229.87 $1,929 +7.87
942–943 943 56 217.00–219.00 $217.64 $2,052 -4.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 10 253.00 $253.00 $1,346 -1.32
585 585 26 239.00 $239.00 $1,398 -12.46
828 828 21 219.50 $219.50 $1,817
888 888 14 216.00 $216.00 $1,918

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 21 344.00 $344.00 $956
306–349 333 21 320.00–340.00 $327.01 $1,089 +26.05
334 thin fleshed 334 19 348.00 $348.00 $1,162
353–386 362 107 325.00–340.00 $335.91 $1,216 +44.06
402–434 fancy 416 81 321.00–343.00 $333.79 $1,389
414–442 432 101 285.00–307.00 $294.33 $1,272 +0.69
453–484 fancy 468 27 293.00–320.00 $306.55 $1,435
459–489 thin fleshed 472 28 302.00–303.00 $302.44 $1,428
477–496 490 153 269.00–307.00 $287.26 $1,408 +0.76
512–543 thin fleshed 520 97 291.00–292.00 $291.11 $1,514
500–548 525 132 272.00–285.00 $277.92 $1,459 +1.20
531 fancy 531 8 307.00 $307.00 $1,630
552 unweaned 552 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,336
560–569 thin fleshed 565 42 286.50–288.00 $287.27 $1,623 +13.27
550–599 579 293 255.00–280.00 $266.82 $1,545 +9.15
612–647 626 274 241.00–260.00 $251.39 $1,574 +3.52
627 fancy 627 38 263.00 $263.00 $1,649
653–691 664 158 234.00–245.00 $238.46 $1,583 -1.50
708–738 719 224 225.00–234.00 $227.73 $1,637 -0.04
742 thin fleshed 742 66 244.00 $244.00 $1,810
754–796 775 656 214.00–225.00 $219.45 $1,701 -1.61
805–848 817 235 211.00–216.00 $215.14 $1,758 -2.39
875–876 876 52 207.00–210.00 $208.90 $1,830
935–948 941 83 204.00–212.00 $208.21 $1,959
1005 1005 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,960
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 18 314.00 $314.00 $1,284 +41.00
460–495 475 95 260.00–293.00 $280.51 $1,332 +19.03
524–548 537 149 236.00–271.00 $259.55 $1,394 +4.91
565–594 589 168 241.00–271.00 $253.41 $1,493 +4.81
621–649 637 137 232.00–266.00 $238.29 $1,518 +4.35
650–698 675 252 224.00–238.00 $229.91 $1,552 +1.82
700–746 726 203 215.00–225.00 $220.78 $1,603 -0.31
836–848 842 106 200.00–210.00 $205.27 $1,728 -2.73
871–878 875 135 203.50–204.50 $204.10 $1,786
945 945 14 201.00 $201.00 $1,899
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 17 230.00 $230.00 $1,348
603 603 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,363
657 657 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,380 -18.60
721 721 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,514 -4.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 9 419.00 $419.00 $1,345
403 403 28 400.00 $400.00 $1,612
501–528 511 24 307.00–338.00 $325.99 $1,666
598 598 15 275.00 $275.00 $1,644 +5.00
601–646 622 21 259.00–266.00 $262.54 $1,633
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,704

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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.