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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

5,929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $216.30/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,115/hd at 978 lb · 560 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $219.80/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,028/hd at 922 lb · 510 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $233.98/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,029/hd at 867 lb · 346 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,929 6,307 6,770
Feeder cattle 5,929 6,307 6,770

*** Add close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Steers over 800lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Steers under 800lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifers over 800lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifers under 800lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–391 380 20 375.00–395.00 $386.16 $1,467 ±0.00
415 unweaned 415 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,494
427 427 9 387.00 $387.00 $1,652 +48.64
472–489 474 48 329.00–335.00 $330.93 $1,569 -2.53
482–487 unweaned 484 16 337.00–341.00 $339.49 $1,643 +48.16
502 fancy 502 21 350.00 $350.00 $1,757
505–546 515 46 317.00–336.00 $326.70 $1,683 -8.82
506–536 unweaned 519 9 271.00–299.00 $286.16 $1,485 -8.84
554 unweaned 554 21 309.00 $309.00 $1,712 +28.00
556–583 567 94 305.00–328.00 $318.49 $1,806 -2.01
603–649 624 156 273.00–299.00 $286.12 $1,785 -11.41
669 unweaned 669 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,806
655–697 685 55 260.00–280.00 $271.57 $1,860 +3.84
710–745 721 103 258.00–275.00 $269.03 $1,940 +6.15
759–793 781 72 253.00–269.00 $264.85 $2,068 +31.85
805–844 824 249 235.00–260.00 $243.92 $2,010 +1.04
849 849 18 236.00 $236.00 $2,004 -6.88
850–891 867 346 225.00–245.50 $233.98 $2,029 +2.12
903–942 920 444 215.00–230.00 $220.96 $2,033 +0.38
939 939 66 212.00 $212.00 $1,991 -8.58
951–998 978 560 211.00–220.50 $216.30 $2,115 +1.33
1001–1045 1022 183 209.00–216.00 $211.68 $2,163 +6.18
1099 1099 10 208.00 $208.00 $2,286
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–385 383 15 327.00–358.00 $345.54 $1,323 +2.24
441 441 5 337.00 $337.00 $1,486 -8.71
576 thin fleshed 576 12 309.00 $309.00 $1,780
592 592 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,699 +7.00
609–643 618 53 270.00–284.00 $274.37 $1,696 -0.49
657–699 679 20 245.00–264.00 $255.60 $1,736 -6.57
741–743 743 38 241.00–243.00 $242.63 $1,803 -7.15
754–780 772 94 234.00–246.00 $241.32 $1,863 +5.09
815–820 818 41 220.00–238.00 $225.60 $1,845 -13.80
851–899 876 136 219.00–226.00 $221.80 $1,943 -7.38
945 945 40 213.50 $213.50 $2,018 +8.50
953–984 973 26 204.00–207.50 $206.31 $2,007 +12.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,508
553–584 564 14 232.00–248.00 $237.92 $1,342
671 671 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,409
752–796 767 12 200.00–208.00 $205.23 $1,574 -9.77
805–836 820 18 205.00–212.00 $207.07 $1,698 -10.93
915 915 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,839
1024 1024 228 206.75 $206.75 $2,117

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 12 326.00 $326.00 $1,095 -5.58
374–397 385 13 318.00–335.00 $327.04 $1,259 +0.04
445 445 7 309.00 $309.00 $1,375 +4.03
456–478 unweaned 464 41 285.00–289.00 $286.41 $1,329 +16.41
490–495 494 22 289.00–294.00 $293.32 $1,449 +1.18
514–549 525 135 268.00–291.00 $278.89 $1,464 +4.14
503–541 unweaned 530 20 250.00–285.00 $258.33 $1,369
578–599 592 14 256.00–266.00 $263.19 $1,558 -9.92
619–649 643 37 269.00–284.00 $280.88 $1,806 +43.88
648 unweaned 648 12 248.00 $248.00 $1,607
655–694 673 125 227.00–250.00 $241.16 $1,623 -4.34
704–744 720 228 222.00–237.00 $231.12 $1,664 -1.29
770 fancy 770 51 241.50 $241.50 $1,860
770–789 779 211 213.00–224.00 $220.74 $1,720 -4.14
800–844 809 233 209.00–224.00 $218.49 $1,768 -22.51
862–891 873 269 200.00–211.50 $206.52 $1,803 -1.13
904–928 912 177 196.50–208.50 $204.54 $1,865 +6.59
988 988 14 195.00 $195.00 $1,927
1007 1007 12 180.00 $180.00 $1,813
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,229 -12.00
484–485 485 11 259.00–263.00 $260.82 $1,265 -11.32
510 unweaned 510 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,326
507–542 534 22 260.00–262.00 $261.74 $1,398 -4.36
571 thin fleshed 571 25 256.00 $256.00 $1,462
586–595 593 38 250.00–259.00 $251.87 $1,494 +0.87
619 619 19 256.00 $256.00 $1,585 +18.98
660–685 678 38 232.00–239.00 $234.65 $1,591 +0.14
726–732 730 23 210.00–226.00 $213.42 $1,558
759–780 771 14 206.00–220.50 $214.38 $1,653 -2.84
800–848 829 10 194.00–200.00 $196.32 $1,627 -16.28
855 855 11 197.00 $197.00 $1,684
942 942 36 191.50 $191.50 $1,804
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 unweaned 378 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,021
540 unweaned 540 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,258
578 578 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,324
635 635 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,530

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
717 717 24 234.00 $234.00 $1,678
832 832 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,697

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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.