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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

11,253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $292.06/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 619 lb · 728 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.62/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,844/hd at 727 lb · 635 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.72/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 573 lb · 509 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,253 12,234 8,082
Feeder cattle 11,253 12,234 8,082

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, over 850 lbs up to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Demand very good for all classes. Last Friday's Cattle on Feed report somewhat of a disappointment as January placements came in some 5-6 percent above the the estimate. Live cattle futures traded back in the green while feeder futures closed lower. Quality average to attractive, but several cattle coming off wheat in medium to fleshy conditions. Spring like temperatures Monday and Tuesday, but we will quickly be reminded it is still winter come Wednesday with temps back in the 40's.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,008 —
328 thin fleshed 328 13 414.00 $414.00 $1,358 -7.14
339–341 340 13 388.00–390.00 $388.61 $1,321 —
360 unweaned 360 7 352.00 $352.00 $1,267 —
353–392 380 27 362.00–375.00 $364.96 $1,387 -20.27
419–446 unweaned 430 12 321.00–326.00 $323.16 $1,390 —
408–448 436 101 349.00–380.00 $365.18 $1,592 +3.27
453 fancy 453 6 356.00 $356.00 $1,613 +20.73
460–494 483 223 315.00–339.00 $328.66 $1,587 +6.04
518–523 thin fleshed 520 15 330.00–339.00 $335.38 $1,744 —
503–547 525 205 301.00–335.00 $323.14 $1,696 -1.29
542 unweaned 542 11 286.00 $286.00 $1,550 —
561–564 fancy 562 31 322.00–325.00 $323.17 $1,816 —
579 thin fleshed 579 17 329.00 $329.00 $1,905 —
551–599 583 335 276.00–317.00 $297.43 $1,734 -14.94
603 thin fleshed 603 17 314.00 $314.00 $1,893 +9.00
613 fancy 613 109 317.00 $317.00 $1,943 +5.39
600–649 621 602 273.00–303.00 $286.93 $1,782 +2.16
652 thin fleshed 652 43 297.00 $297.00 $1,936 —
650–697 683 431 255.00–287.00 $269.00 $1,837 +2.65
700–749 727 635 242.50–265.00 $253.62 $1,844 +3.74
751–798 778 503 240.00–252.00 $242.78 $1,889 -0.15
801–841 817 503 232.00–244.00 $238.21 $1,946 +1.35
850–887 867 506 227.00–236.00 $232.43 $2,015 +4.43
903–940 918 141 220.50–235.00 $227.73 $2,091 +7.16
967–995 984 54 212.00–221.00 $215.08 $2,116 -3.22
993 993 24 210.00 $210.00 $2,085 -8.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 8 314.00 $314.00 $1,281 -14.46
455–499 467 42 299.00–323.00 $311.87 $1,456 —
503 thin fleshed 503 7 331.00 $331.00 $1,665 —
500–541 519 30 281.00–300.00 $288.82 $1,499 -14.38
561–589 572 119 270.00–285.00 $276.60 $1,582 -8.92
625 thin fleshed 625 47 284.00 $284.00 $1,775 —
619–646 631 126 265.00–278.00 $271.24 $1,712 -1.22
663–692 668 93 250.00–266.00 $258.41 $1,726 -2.91
685 thin fleshed 685 23 274.00 $274.00 $1,877 —
715–749 738 62 240.00–247.00 $244.83 $1,807 +7.89
758–792 775 53 235.00–243.00 $240.59 $1,865 +5.40
831 831 23 233.50 $233.50 $1,940 +3.63
883 883 6 228.00 $228.00 $2,013 —
901 901 21 220.00 $220.00 $1,982 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 12 251.00 $251.00 $1,142 —
502–541 517 21 253.00–270.00 $263.22 $1,361 +10.22
549 thin fleshed 549 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,647 —
568–593 574 41 255.00–270.00 $266.40 $1,529 +27.40
630–645 635 94 240.00–265.00 $258.52 $1,642 —
729 729 15 247.50 $247.50 $1,804 —
773–794 779 38 208.00–233.00 $215.38 $1,678 —
838 838 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,810 -3.50
873 873 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,921 +4.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 28 189.00 $189.00 $1,319 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 8 280.00 $280.00 $764 -64.00
313 unweaned 313 3 290.00 $290.00 $908 —
304–346 336 37 307.00–330.00 $316.61 $1,064 -10.40
364–398 unweaned 369 29 297.00–299.00 $298.70 $1,102 —
361–397 382 88 308.00–333.00 $321.37 $1,228 -14.54
413–424 unweaned 420 10 282.00–297.00 $291.09 $1,223 —
404–430 427 31 300.00–312.00 $310.53 $1,326 +16.20
462 fancy 462 18 320.00 $320.00 $1,478 +13.45
451–495 467 131 290.00–315.00 $305.70 $1,428 +18.44
489 unweaned 489 24 264.00–270.00 $267.00 $1,306 —
511–546 528 332 263.00–296.00 $277.90 $1,467 -0.02
550–598 573 509 252.00–282.00 $269.72 $1,545 +2.90
612–644 632 262 244.00–268.00 $250.97 $1,586 -0.42
652–698 682 371 230.00–244.00 $240.49 $1,640 +2.03
711–727 fancy 725 105 242.50–246.50 $243.06 $1,762 —
704–747 728 238 225.50–242.00 $232.76 $1,694 +5.03
758–799 778 231 217.00–225.00 $223.58 $1,739 +4.13
806–849 826 306 214.50–222.00 $217.43 $1,796 +2.29
856–871 864 90 208.00–214.50 $213.00 $1,840 +4.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 11 297.00 $297.00 $1,123 —
428–429 429 36 281.00–287.00 $284.17 $1,219 -29.83
472–499 486 46 265.00–287.00 $276.25 $1,343 -4.26
500–546 530 61 254.00–275.00 $262.27 $1,390 +2.72
553–598 580 94 237.00–277.00 $256.12 $1,485 +2.71
627 thin fleshed 627 27 245.00 $245.00 $1,536 —
617–646 631 98 225.00–253.00 $244.38 $1,542 +6.09
655–694 676 84 226.50–245.00 $235.91 $1,595 +6.00
706–748 736 167 214.00–229.00 $226.62 $1,668 +5.84
754 754 20 201.00 $201.00 $1,516 —
767–786 776 24 209.00–214.00 $211.68 $1,643 —
829 829 16 210.00 $210.00 $1,741 +4.73
879 879 34 196.00 $196.00 $1,723 -8.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 thin fleshed 385 6 304.00 $304.00 $1,170 —
405–421 411 23 257.00–275.00 $264.21 $1,086 —
494 494 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,230 —
520 thin fleshed 520 41 265.50 $265.50 $1,381 —
522 522 13 249.00 $249.00 $1,300 —
600 600 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,482 +21.00
713–742 733 54 210.00–219.00 $212.69 $1,559 +2.69
755–768 766 21 200.00–228.00 $222.74 $1,706 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 10 239.00 $239.00 $1,073 —
659 659 21 204.00 $204.00 $1,344 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
884 884 8 175.00 $175.00 $1,547 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
226–242 235 16 320.00–420.00 $362.07 $851 —
316 316 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,138 -59.00
369–380 unweaned 378 33 344.00–362.50 $346.73 $1,311 —
380–388 385 8 340.00–369.00 $350.73 $1,350 —
400–439 412 35 313.00–365.00 $350.83 $1,445 -49.17
432 unweaned 432 7 323.00 $323.00 $1,395 —
483 483 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,521 —
511–515 unweaned 513 20 283.00–306.00 $296.84 $1,523 —
513–547 526 23 284.00–291.00 $288.15 $1,516 -37.84
588 588 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,635 +3.00
618–642 630 6 230.00–255.00 $242.26 $1,526 -20.28
672–682 679 9 230.00–257.00 $248.09 $1,685 —
716 716 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,618 —
763 763 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,724 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 unweaned 418 6 283.00 $283.00 $1,183 —
514 514 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 307.00 $307.00 $1,366 —

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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.