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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

8,350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $240.98/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,989/hd at 826 lb · 502 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.35/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,721/hd at 774 lb · 423 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.93/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,668/hd at 719 lb · 415 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,350 5,147 4,316
Feeder cattle 8,350 5,147 4,316

*** Add close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and calves mostly steady. Demand moderate. Several large drafts of cattle available from graze off wheat or rye. Heavy rains moved across the state again over the weekend.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–384 365 54 375.00–382.00 $381.18 $1,391
406–442 427 51 332.00–369.00 $352.02 $1,503
457–498 487 56 314.00–340.00 $327.87 $1,597 +12.87
506–540 529 111 300.00–347.00 $322.75 $1,707 +4.05
560–573 564 58 302.00–318.00 $308.80 $1,742 -15.20
599 unweaned 599 24 289.00 $289.00 $1,731 +4.00
606–647 628 122 274.00–294.00 $286.68 $1,800 -6.25
656–670 663 124 270.00–285.00 $277.61 $1,841 +7.36
725 fancy 725 26 274.00 $274.00 $1,986
710–748 733 181 250.00–268.00 $261.22 $1,915 -11.18
755 755 104 246.00 $246.00 $1,857 -13.18
768–776 771 71 261.00–269.50 $266.37 $2,054 +7.19
790 790 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,849 -25.18
800–845 823 446 228.00–259.00 $243.11 $2,001 +2.64
846 846 56 224.00 $224.00 $1,895 -16.47
863 863 18 218.00 $218.00 $1,881 -12.45
858–888 874 163 228.50–241.00 $234.65 $2,051 +4.20
904–945 926 260 217.50–230.00 $224.99 $2,083 +0.24
930 930 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,962 -13.75
948 948 40 208.50 $208.50 $1,977 -16.25
956–989 974 196 212.00–222.00 $215.63 $2,100 -1.96
1000–1016 1010 217 212.00–219.50 $217.13 $2,193 +9.65
1060–1090 1065 68 202.00–210.00 $208.63 $2,222
1175 1175 26 197.50 $197.50 $2,321
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 13 325.00 $325.00 $1,459
465–476 472 25 274.00–305.00 $283.76 $1,339
547 547 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,614 +3.77
550–593 572 30 285.00–290.00 $288.59 $1,651 -3.96
584 unweaned 584 13 267.00 $267.00 $1,559
610–638 628 79 265.00–274.00 $268.64 $1,687 -1.24
651–688 670 28 262.00–267.00 $264.57 $1,773 +7.84
700–737 723 97 241.00–260.00 $248.97 $1,800 +1.78
750–799 779 185 232.00–254.00 $240.45 $1,873 +4.13
809 thin fleshed 809 18 225.00 $225.00 $1,820
831–842 834 26 218.00–222.00 $221.07 $1,844 -5.68
850–891 882 175 213.00–224.00 $221.35 $1,952 -1.41
944–949 948 140 210.00–216.50 $211.57 $2,006
983–998 987 32 202.00–214.00 $209.75 $2,070 +1.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,238
526 526 7 249.00 $249.00 $1,310 -4.62
556–569 561 42 248.00–269.00 $261.39 $1,466 -5.06
606 606 15 259.50 $259.50 $1,573 +9.81
699 699 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,643
745 745 13 223.00 $223.00 $1,661
794–799 798 32 220.00–227.00 $225.48 $1,799 -7.67
811 811 7 225.50 $225.50 $1,829 +2.43
897 897 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,848 +26.00
949 949 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,898
958 958 178 209.10 $209.10 $2,003
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 7 199.00 $199.00 $969
640 640 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,171
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 6 169.00 $169.00 $664

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–348 345 48 330.00–373.00 $342.28 $1,181 +35.28
364 364 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,256 +24.00
405 thin fleshed 405 10 329.00 $329.00 $1,332
424–441 432 58 295.00–311.00 $298.65 $1,290 +9.10
459–484 472 60 293.00–311.00 $301.08 $1,421 +4.08
519 unweaned 519 16 277.00 $277.00 $1,438 +33.00
503–549 523 192 275.00–290.00 $283.77 $1,484 -0.51
575–584 578 35 258.00–270.00 $262.16 $1,515 -8.96
603–638 627 286 242.00–258.00 $250.64 $1,572 -7.66
663 unweaned 663 11 232.00 $232.00 $1,538
658–698 677 162 234.00–251.00 $242.83 $1,644 -5.27
706–741 719 415 223.00–243.00 $231.93 $1,668 -0.19
757–798 774 423 217.00–229.00 $222.35 $1,721 +1.30
812–848 833 225 208.00–218.00 $214.17 $1,784 -1.04
850–898 869 61 207.00–216.00 $212.28 $1,845 +5.65
903–928 920 284 196.00–205.00 $198.77 $1,829
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–388 371 9 277.00–301.00 $292.64 $1,086
417 thin fleshed 417 15 301.00 $301.00 $1,255
460–475 469 62 262.00–290.00 $279.48 $1,311 -2.75
520 520 20 285.00 $285.00 $1,482 +31.00
526 thin fleshed 526 13 280.50 $280.50 $1,475
550–595 571 215 236.00–261.00 $252.33 $1,441 +4.02
605–636 627 25 236.00–247.50 $244.39 $1,532 -1.38
663–698 673 119 223.00–246.00 $232.04 $1,562 -3.17
726–737 732 105 218.00–226.00 $223.36 $1,635 +3.19
761–794 786 174 210.50–222.00 $215.70 $1,695 +1.50
802 802 16 218.00 $218.00 $1,748 +17.00
871 871 15 208.50 $208.50 $1,816
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 thin fleshed 487 17 255.00 $255.00 $1,242
607 607 45 225.00 $225.00 $1,366
693 693 16 218.50 $218.50 $1,514
792 792 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,616
879 879 25 181.00 $181.00 $1,591

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,323 -21.00
568 unweaned 568 20 250.00 $250.00 $1,420
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 15 284.00 $284.00 $1,272

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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.