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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

8,847 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.37/cwt +7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,940/hd at 775 lb · 655 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.55/cwt +5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 820 lb · 380 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.15/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 625 lb · 357 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,847 11,253 10,685
Feeder cattle 8,847 11,253 10,685

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded fully 8.00-10.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Spring is just around the corner and this has many graze out orders to be in top demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 16 390.00 $390.00 $1,509 +25.04
431–449 445 54 323.00–333.00 $325.15 $1,447 -40.03
456–496 474 324 323.00–357.00 $336.73 $1,596 +8.07
509–544 522 143 309.00–336.00 $322.33 $1,683 -0.81
550–597 573 229 297.00–330.00 $313.86 $1,798 +16.43
601–647 628 218 283.00–313.00 $300.08 $1,885 +13.15
651–694 674 342 270.00–298.00 $280.66 $1,892 +11.66
713–739 727 146 251.00–263.00 $256.67 $1,866 +3.05
746 unweaned 746 40 255.00 $255.00 $1,902 —
751–795 775 655 243.00–268.00 $250.37 $1,940 +7.59
800–838 815 302 238.50–260.00 $242.95 $1,980 +4.74
853–893 865 238 229.00–240.50 $234.25 $2,026 +1.82
900–947 910 142 222.00–231.50 $226.39 $2,060 -1.34
959–992 962 177 219.00–221.00 $220.74 $2,124 +5.66
1000–1014 1007 83 212.50–219.25 $215.76 $2,173 —
1052–1060 1056 32 203.00–203.50 $203.28 $2,147 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 47 300.00 $300.00 $1,449 -11.87
509 509 45 310.00 $310.00 $1,578 +21.18
568–595 590 251 280.00–298.00 $289.37 $1,707 +12.77
625 625 19 280.00 $280.00 $1,750 +8.76
655–672 662 22 239.00–266.00 $250.21 $1,656 -8.20
709–740 734 71 254.00–266.00 $256.29 $1,881 +11.46
752–797 761 38 239.00–252.00 $248.94 $1,894 +8.35
800–843 828 160 230.00–240.00 $234.87 $1,945 +1.37
858–886 883 95 227.50–230.00 $227.78 $2,011 -0.22
979–991 986 42 216.00 $216.00 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 22 270.00 $270.00 $1,210 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 43 333.00 $333.00 $1,242 +11.63
406–447 423 99 301.00–329.00 $319.32 $1,351 +8.79
457–499 482 103 275.00–304.00 $292.27 $1,409 -13.43
504–548 525 229 270.00–295.00 $284.25 $1,492 +6.35
549 549 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,427 -17.90
551–588 572 100 254.00–278.00 $263.93 $1,510 -5.79
608–649 625 357 245.00–265.00 $252.15 $1,576 +1.18
651–692 672 324 234.00–247.00 $242.00 $1,626 +1.51
704–749 729 301 226.00–238.00 $230.76 $1,682 -2.00
754–791 767 227 220.00–230.00 $226.69 $1,739 +3.11
812–834 820 380 212.00–232.50 $222.55 $1,825 +5.12
886 886 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,816 -8.00
908–940 924 42 196.00–203.50 $200.44 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 28 290.00 $290.00 $1,247 +5.83
501–541 515 123 259.00–279.00 $273.37 $1,408 +11.10
562–599 578 235 247.00–277.00 $261.09 $1,509 +4.97
600–634 619 55 238.00–293.00 $262.25 $1,623 +17.87
658–668 664 61 230.00–248.00 $242.90 $1,613 +6.99
709–735 717 82 225.00–228.00 $227.34 $1,630 +0.72
754–795 781 18 208.00–219.00 $211.75 $1,654 +0.07
831 831 55 218.25 $218.25 $1,814 +8.25
946 946 13 190.00 $190.00 $1,797 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 48 260.00 $260.00 $1,141 -4.21
594 594 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,313 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 18 118.00 $118.00 $544 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
722 722 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,682 +7.00
848 848 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,611 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 6 150.00 $150.00 $758 —

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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.