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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report, Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

6,714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.46/cwt -8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,718/hd at 820 lb · 389 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $222.35/cwt -12.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 859 lb · 340 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.84/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,954/hd at 832 lb · 296 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,714 3,148 4,798
Feeder cattle 6,714 3,148 4,798

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 8.00-12.00 lower, some better quality type cattle mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 10.00-15.00 lower. Demand moderate. Cattle futures ended last week again sharply lower and most of the feeder futures trading back in the red today. Quality mostly average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 10 387.50 $387.50 $1,302 -41.81
373–398 381 60 371.00–397.00 $390.67 $1,488 -35.33
409–448 416 189 320.00–357.00 $339.37 $1,412 -54.70
459–498 482 174 316.00–343.00 $323.82 $1,561 -31.59
508–546 522 214 312.00–343.00 $327.60 $1,710 -2.87
551–599 581 96 291.00–334.00 $308.18 $1,791 -22.13
607–647 632 196 275.00–315.00 $285.56 $1,805 -25.85
651–695 679 274 260.00–294.00 $273.60 $1,858 -9.69
713–739 734 217 247.50–270.00 $250.95 $1,842 -22.92
756–799 776 119 232.00–259.00 $244.41 $1,897 -2.69
801–849 832 296 229.00–249.50 $234.84 $1,954 -3.93
850–890 859 340 217.00–235.00 $222.35 $1,910 -12.74
902–939 925 185 214.50–224.00 $219.50 $2,030 -12.24
959–991 977 89 210.00–222.50 $215.52 $2,106 —
1000–1014 1012 61 196.00–205.50 $203.96 $2,064 -9.22
1081 1081 42 198.50 $198.50 $2,146 -13.50
1193 1193 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,801 —
1216 1216 11 174.50 $174.50 $2,122 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 54 327.00–362.50 $338.02 $1,284 —
451 451 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,443 -5.69
511–546 537 48 288.00–310.00 $293.40 $1,576 -12.60
552–594 558 37 274.00–287.00 $275.87 $1,539 -12.31
576 thin fleshed 576 33 305.00 $305.00 $1,757 —
655–689 670 30 264.00–275.00 $270.10 $1,810 +9.74
721 thin fleshed 721 18 248.00 $248.00 $1,788 —
737–747 741 16 233.00–243.00 $236.78 $1,755 —
781–796 786 28 228.00–237.00 $233.75 $1,837 -2.25
803–806 805 33 230.00–233.00 $230.54 $1,856 +3.97
929 929 12 200.00 $200.00 $1,858 —
930 930 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,300 —
400 thin fleshed 400 20 343.00 $343.00 $1,372 —
437 437 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,276 —
497 497 14 291.00 $291.00 $1,446 —
527–538 536 16 291.00–295.00 $294.26 $1,577 -12.74
550 550 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 +33.81
609 609 54 288.00 $288.00 $1,754 —
720–733 728 73 225.00–236.00 $233.99 $1,703 —
874 874 16 211.00 $211.00 $1,844 —
968 968 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,888 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 19 264.00 $264.00 $1,579 —
668 668 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,536 —
710–737 725 14 218.00–230.00 $224.97 $1,631 —
778 778 18 224.00 $224.00 $1,743 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–348 339 30 329.00–341.00 $335.42 $1,137 -8.03
380–396 390 13 290.00–313.00 $298.62 $1,165 -52.42
403–449 430 151 271.00–325.00 $297.33 $1,279 -8.82
457–496 478 156 274.00–305.00 $286.32 $1,369 -16.89
518–537 530 120 260.00–274.00 $267.05 $1,415 -32.93
550–595 577 200 256.00–287.00 $274.96 $1,587 +1.79
593 593 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,405 -36.17
602–641 617 145 244.00–274.00 $256.35 $1,582 -12.79
654–674 664 71 228.00–256.00 $239.08 $1,587 -11.45
701–749 730 150 215.00–236.00 $222.86 $1,627 -13.29
751–796 773 167 210.00–245.00 $222.31 $1,718 +0.41
801–843 820 389 205.00–222.50 $209.46 $1,718 -8.54
851–896 859 64 200.50–202.00 $201.73 $1,733 -12.27
861 value added 861 97 221.00 $221.00 $1,903 —
952–958 953 26 185.00–190.00 $185.77 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 317.00 $317.00 $1,037 —
387–396 393 37 291.00–328.00 $304.80 $1,198 +3.80
428 428 27 287.00 $287.00 $1,228 -17.04
449 thin fleshed 449 21 293.00 $293.00 $1,316 —
523 523 15 273.00 $273.00 $1,428 +10.22
559 thin fleshed 559 31 278.00 $278.00 $1,554 —
559–578 564 20 261.00–266.00 $262.28 $1,479 +6.94
616–643 629 40 225.00–260.00 $244.24 $1,536 +11.59
708–725 716 35 211.00–220.00 $215.17 $1,541 -8.48
768–794 786 62 204.00–208.00 $205.68 $1,617 -11.54
806 806 14 201.00 $201.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 293.00 $293.00 $964 +43.00
410 410 21 293.00 $293.00 $1,201 —
461–499 492 68 263.00–275.00 $272.66 $1,341 -20.34
531–538 532 39 220.00–257.00 $251.63 $1,339 —
581–588 586 71 244.00–260.00 $255.98 $1,500 —
638 638 20 247.00 $247.00 $1,576 —
752 752 39 209.00 $209.00 $1,572 —
806 806 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,159 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–397 367 23 324.00–339.00 $336.89 $1,236 —
410 410 37 316.00 $316.00 $1,296 -22.00
649 649 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,558 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 296.00 $296.00 $1,140 —
501–514 508 8 254.00–270.00 $262.10 $1,331 —

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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.