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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

5,147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $231.16/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,017/hd at 873 lb · 580 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $217.59/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,108/hd at 969 lb · 317 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.05/cwt -3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,726/hd at 781 lb · 191 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,147 5,929 8,319
Feeder cattle 5,147 5,929 8,319

*** Add close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Light test on steer and heifer calves but a lower undertone noted. Demand moderate. Quality average. CME feeder cattle futures down across the board.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 unweaned 412 9 283.00 $283.00 $1,166 -77.00
487 487 19 315.00 $315.00 $1,534 -15.93
503–548 522 14 311.00–325.00 $318.70 $1,664 -8.00
559 559 9 324.00 $324.00 $1,811 +5.51
570 unweaned 570 16 285.00 $285.00 $1,624 -24.00
601–619 unweaned 612 17 273.00–284.00 $279.55 $1,711
613–634 619 92 282.00–300.00 $292.93 $1,813 +6.81
650 unweaned 650 22 267.00 $267.00 $1,736 -3.00
650–681 661 22 269.00–271.00 $270.25 $1,786 -1.32
700–746 719 167 269.00–278.00 $272.40 $1,959 +3.37
752 unweaned 752 21 241.00 $241.00 $1,812
751–787 762 70 255.00–263.00 $259.18 $1,975 -5.67
802–847 840 183 231.00–252.00 $240.47 $2,020 +4.47
868 value added 868 33 243.00 $243.00 $2,109
852–898 873 547 223.00–238.00 $230.45 $2,012 -3.53
903–935 928 13 217.00–227.00 $224.75 $2,086 +3.79
935 value added 935 31 232.25 $232.25 $2,172
965–977 969 317 212.00–225.00 $217.59 $2,108 +1.29
1007–1049 1024 92 204.50–213.00 $207.48 $2,125 -4.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536–546 539 39 285.00–303.00 $291.23 $1,570
553–582 573 77 281.00–298.00 $292.55 $1,676 +5.55
604–638 629 71 259.00–277.00 $269.88 $1,698 -4.49
675–685 678 64 254.00–264.00 $256.73 $1,741 +1.13
716–741 729 125 238.00–265.00 $247.19 $1,802 +4.56
751–796 772 68 230.00–252.00 $236.32 $1,824 -5.00
819–849 833 165 221.00–232.00 $226.75 $1,889 +1.15
883–893 890 73 222.50–223.50 $222.76 $1,983 +0.96
988 988 56 208.50 $208.50 $2,060 +2.19
1007 1007 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,813
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,290
516–547 527 26 228.00–268.00 $253.62 $1,337 -31.38
588–590 589 31 266.00–267.00 $266.45 $1,569 +28.53
630–642 635 8 241.00–255.00 $249.69 $1,586
754–778 767 17 231.00–235.00 $233.15 $1,788 +27.92
820–847 844 56 220.00–223.50 $223.07 $1,883 +16.00
878 878 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,580

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 5 307.00 $307.00 $985 -19.00
397 397 14 321.00 $321.00 $1,274 -6.04
413–449 432 17 289.00–290.00 $289.55 $1,251 -19.45
467–495 486 44 297.00 $297.00 $1,443 +3.68
508 thin fleshed 508 6 297.00 $297.00 $1,509
521–528 525 37 282.00–286.00 $284.28 $1,492 +5.39
544 unweaned 544 14 244.00 $244.00 $1,327 -14.33
554–589 574 134 263.00–284.00 $271.12 $1,556 +7.93
586 fancy 586 18 291.00 $291.00 $1,705
605–639 623 108 251.00–264.00 $258.30 $1,609 -22.58
602–636 unweaned 631 60 245.50–251.00 $246.20 $1,554 -1.80
650–683 665 152 242.00–252.50 $248.10 $1,650 +6.94
711–748 725 124 224.00–238.00 $232.12 $1,683 +1.00
757–798 781 191 217.50–227.50 $221.05 $1,726 +0.31
800–848 818 178 205.00–221.00 $215.21 $1,760 -3.28
868–897 888 62 206.00–208.00 $206.63 $1,835 +0.11
957 957 22 200.00 $200.00 $1,914 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–496 486 24 282.00–283.00 $282.23 $1,372 +21.41
545 545 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,384 -7.74
559–589 574 43 240.00–259.00 $248.31 $1,425 -3.56
624–627 625 53 245.00–250.00 $245.77 $1,536 -10.23
673–681 676 79 234.00–235.50 $235.21 $1,590 +0.56
723–747 735 45 214.00–223.00 $220.17 $1,618 +6.75
783–796 793 95 211.00–219.00 $214.20 $1,699 -0.18
831 831 11 201.00 $201.00 $1,670 +4.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 18 249.50 $249.50 $1,245
599 599 12 234.00 $234.00 $1,402 +5.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 361.00 $361.00 $1,289
437 437 5 291.00 $291.00 $1,272
605 605 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,591
668 unweaned 668 18 262.00 $262.00 $1,750

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,015

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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.