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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

6,691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $228.95/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,987/hd at 868 lb · 313 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.37/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,622/hd at 723 lb · 311 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $257.21/cwt +6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,852/hd at 720 lb · 248 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,691 6,714 9,023
Feeder cattle 6,691 6,714 9,023

*** Add close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Steers over 700lbs and heifers over 650lbs steady. Steers under 700lbs and heifers under 650lbs 3.00-7.00 lower. Quality average. Demand moderate.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 418.00 $418.00 $1,254
344 thin fleshed 344 17 382.00 $382.00 $1,314
350 unweaned 350 16 367.00 $367.00 $1,284
365–399 381 17 350.00–378.00 $363.80 $1,386 -26.87
431 unweaned 431 31 325.00 $325.00 $1,401
438 438 30 332.00 $332.00 $1,454 -7.37
451–498 467 102 304.00–331.00 $320.32 $1,496 -3.50
501–535 520 96 300.00–320.00 $314.93 $1,638 -12.67
516–545 unweaned 525 16 275.00 $275.00 $1,444
554 unweaned 554 32 284.00 $284.00 $1,573
557–585 567 50 280.00–301.00 $294.61 $1,670 -13.57
601–644 623 193 274.00–304.00 $282.04 $1,757 -3.52
645 unweaned 645 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,677
658–692 672 241 250.00–288.00 $270.04 $1,815 -3.56
709 thin fleshed 709 55 270.00 $270.00 $1,914
700–748 723 193 241.00–268.00 $253.57 $1,833 +2.62
760–795 765 160 238.00–258.00 $253.49 $1,939 +9.08
802–848 823 176 226.00–251.00 $233.76 $1,924 -1.08
852–889 868 313 220.00–241.00 $228.95 $1,987 +6.60
903–941 921 169 209.00–222.00 $216.17 $1,991 -3.33
951–975 969 198 205.00–210.00 $206.99 $2,006 -8.53
1002–1012 1005 46 200.00–203.00 $200.79 $2,018 -3.17
1080 value added 1080 15 205.00 $205.00 $2,214
1105–1110 1106 19 189.00–195.00 $193.42 $2,139
1163 1163 15 185.00 $185.00 $2,152 +34.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 15 310.00 $310.00 $1,209 -28.02
414–423 422 24 290.00–308.00 $305.05 $1,287
459–497 473 61 249.00–301.00 $274.53 $1,299 -45.47
511–529 521 25 303.00–315.00 $308.18 $1,606 +14.78
554 unweaned 554 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,535
572–594 586 100 270.00–291.00 $274.81 $1,610 -1.06
600–646 625 133 249.00–270.00 $266.06 $1,663
685 unweaned 685 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,822
652–698 691 58 248.00–255.00 $254.21 $1,757 -15.89
715 thin fleshed 715 19 271.00 $271.00 $1,938 +23.00
700–745 732 77 239.50–253.00 $246.50 $1,804 +9.72
766–794 781 181 230.00–241.00 $235.32 $1,838 +1.57
802–835 816 48 220.00–232.00 $225.97 $1,844 -4.57
850–869 862 23 212.00–220.50 $217.63 $1,876
902–945 918 42 205.00–216.50 $212.48 $1,951 +12.48
964 964 33 202.50 $202.50 $1,952
1020 1020 12 195.00 $195.00 $1,989
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–388 363 42 279.00–288.00 $285.25 $1,035 -42.25
379 thin fleshed 379 25 320.00 $320.00 $1,213
467 467 34 281.50 $281.50 $1,315 -9.50
509 thin fleshed 509 37 296.00 $296.00 $1,507
540–548 541 26 270.00–282.00 $280.60 $1,518 -13.66
555 555 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,554 -20.00
638 638 10 252.00 $252.00 $1,608 -36.00
666 thin fleshed 666 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,672
690–694 690 76 244.00–249.00 $244.46 $1,687
745 745 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,714 -3.99
767 767 5 224.50 $224.50 $1,722
820 820 23 218.00 $218.00 $1,788
992 992 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,944 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
761 761 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,674 -4.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,100 -4.62
409 unweaned 409 27 297.00 $297.00 $1,215
403–435 421 37 271.00–305.00 $292.26 $1,230 -5.07
453–498 465 79 268.00–293.00 $281.40 $1,309 -4.92
465–492 unweaned 476 31 250.00–284.00 $268.33 $1,277
515 unweaned 515 15 269.50 $269.50 $1,388
514–546 538 86 255.00–278.00 $266.83 $1,436 -0.22
558 unweaned 558 9 264.00 $264.00 $1,473
550–597 574 162 256.00–275.00 $264.40 $1,518 -10.56
605–644 631 223 237.00–258.00 $247.74 $1,563 -8.61
657–694 671 155 224.00–253.00 $242.43 $1,627 +3.35
678–699 unweaned 696 32 220.00–224.00 $220.49 $1,535
701–749 723 311 215.00–241.00 $224.37 $1,622 +1.51
753–798 773 182 214.00–233.00 $219.66 $1,698 -2.65
806–849 827 154 210.00–219.00 $211.50 $1,749 +2.04
839 839 12 202.00 $202.00 $1,695 -7.46
855 855 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,624 -11.73
850–866 862 166 200.00–208.00 $206.44 $1,780 +4.71
907–943 919 137 190.00–203.00 $200.77 $1,845
1084 1084 22 185.00 $185.00 $2,005
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 12 304.00 $304.00 $1,186 -0.80
420–445 427 41 254.00–273.00 $259.99 $1,110 -27.01
468–490 481 88 245.00–284.00 $267.62 $1,287
510–544 533 52 244.00–263.00 $251.47 $1,340 -21.53
554–586 571 73 244.00–255.00 $247.20 $1,412 -15.08
580 thin fleshed 580 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,537 -13.00
602–645 613 54 228.00–253.00 $241.49 $1,480 -2.75
687–697 691 51 222.00–226.00 $223.59 $1,545
716–748 744 47 210.00–216.00 $215.26 $1,602 +0.09
774–798 785 107 205.00–208.00 $206.26 $1,619 +0.58
800 800 14 203.00 $203.00 $1,624 +2.00
924 924 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,709
963–997 969 18 175.00–179.00 $175.69 $1,702
1042 1042 24 186.00 $186.00 $1,938
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,098
404 thin fleshed 404 9 258.00 $258.00 $1,042
456–463 458 14 215.00–227.00 $217.60 $997 -55.06
523 thin fleshed 523 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,287
550 550 15 230.00 $230.00 $1,265
605 605 12 227.00 $227.00 $1,373 -20.00
746 746 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,596
765 765 13 190.00 $190.00 $1,454 -19.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 378.00 $378.00 $1,228
405–441 428 43 309.00–343.00 $321.62 $1,377 +5.62
528–532 530 22 268.00–287.00 $276.28 $1,464
667 unweaned 667 16 248.00 $248.00 $1,654
765 765 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,645
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,549

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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.