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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

3,864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.38/cwt -16.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 716 lb · 314 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.45/cwt -12.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,625/hd at 676 lb · 235 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $246.00/cwt -13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,891/hd at 769 lb · 183 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,864 4,661 6,192
Feeder cattle 3,864 4,661 6,192

*** Add close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of up to 15.00 lower. Demand moderate. August feeder cattle down 5.65 on Monday. Dow Jones down over 1000. Buyers being very cautious today with all classes of cattle. The Oklahoma heat is not helping either. Quality mostly plain early in the sale with some average drafts coming in at the end of the sale.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–344 325 13 359.00–363.00 $360.96 $1,173
351–364 356 20 361.00–383.00 $368.88 $1,313
401–446 438 39 338.00–353.00 $340.58 $1,492 -7.19
455–465 462 35 315.00–329.00 $324.67 $1,500 -2.72
501–537 513 49 291.00–310.00 $304.92 $1,564 -14.25
518 unweaned 518 16 299.00 $299.00 $1,549 -11.00
557–581 unweaned 573 22 272.00–284.00 $277.55 $1,590 -11.17
573–596 584 69 277.00–289.00 $279.11 $1,630 -33.82
592 fancy 592 15 301.00 $301.00 $1,782
601–614 unweaned 604 39 269.00–275.00 $272.09 $1,643 -2.91
607–628 622 59 274.50–281.00 $275.82 $1,716 -12.30
651–699 675 93 264.00–279.00 $269.83 $1,821 -14.51
724 fancy 724 18 272.00 $272.00 $1,969
703–744 730 72 247.00–258.00 $252.00 $1,840 -20.43
756 fancy 756 16 264.00 $264.00 $1,996
756–793 770 167 240.00–246.00 $244.28 $1,881 -15.84
800–802 801 36 240.00–241.00 $240.58 $1,927 -13.86
817 817 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,920 -19.44
860–899 874 134 222.00–229.00 $228.26 $1,995 -20.34
976–993 988 25 221.00–227.50 $225.70 $2,230 -14.01
1075 1075 22 208.50 $208.50 $2,241
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 12 337.00 $337.00 $1,139
426 426 8 302.00 $302.00 $1,287 -13.00
499 499 14 296.50 $296.50 $1,480 -15.50
511–534 527 68 281.00–288.00 $284.61 $1,500 -18.01
553–564 554 68 279.00–287.00 $280.08 $1,552 -11.44
614 614 14 271.00 $271.00 $1,664 -12.41
662–692 668 63 254.00–263.50 $256.39 $1,713 -17.48
702–734 716 28 249.00–250.00 $249.44 $1,786 -10.76
782 782 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,877 -5.15
812–822 820 50 236.00–238.00 $236.32 $1,938
902 902 59 230.50 $230.50 $2,079 -6.85
965–971 966 62 213.00–215.00 $214.64 $2,073 -15.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 21 289.00 $289.00 $1,222
483–493 492 42 273.00–276.00 $273.42 $1,345
519–538 531 26 260.00–275.00 $269.10 $1,429
589 589 23 259.00 $259.00 $1,526 -6.91
609–634 623 18 256.00–278.00 $265.56 $1,654 -8.31
677–684 681 22 247.50–250.00 $248.63 $1,693 -6.46
728 728 31 235.00 $235.00 $1,711 -12.57
778–793 785 18 230.00–239.00 $234.04 $1,837 +7.04
843 843 16 230.00 $230.00 $1,939
998 998 12 173.50 $173.50 $1,732
1051 1051 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,997

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 unweaned 377 17 301.00 $301.00 $1,135
379–391 387 17 281.00–291.00 $284.46 $1,101 -51.78
416–449 432 48 283.00–297.00 $289.79 $1,252 -14.39
449 unweaned 449 17 264.50 $264.50 $1,188 -9.94
463–464 464 59 279.00–283.00 $280.49 $1,301 -3.16
496 496 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,290 -23.65
514 unweaned 514 4 273.00 $273.00 $1,403 +5.45
505–549 516 39 262.00–275.00 $265.61 $1,371 -16.18
550–599 579 139 252.00–266.00 $258.63 $1,497 -13.50
580 580 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 -22.13
607 unweaned 607 18 252.00 $252.00 $1,530
608–648 622 106 244.00–256.00 $250.49 $1,558 -18.78
655–693 676 235 232.00–249.00 $240.45 $1,625 -14.20
700 700 12 226.00 $226.00 $1,582 -26.22
701–748 717 302 226.00–239.50 $235.75 $1,690 -16.47
750–778 769 180 228.00–232.00 $229.44 $1,764 -15.88
813–842 823 72 219.00–222.50 $221.21 $1,821
869 869 14 217.00 $217.00 $1,886 -12.00
922–946 930 39 206.00 $206.00 $1,916
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 282.00 $282.00 $964 -41.00
387–394 392 10 269.00–285.00 $273.74 $1,073
442–447 444 19 261.00–272.00 $267.92 $1,190
467–471 469 36 256.00–260.00 $258.44 $1,212 -17.50
512–534 524 27 254.00–263.50 $258.12 $1,353 -10.15
555–585 561 31 250.00–254.00 $252.59 $1,417 -14.47
604–644 631 84 238.00–245.00 $243.56 $1,537 -16.81
650 unweaned 650 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,462
681 681 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,532 -19.61
703 703 8 223.00 $223.00 $1,568 -18.68
750–791 777 63 221.00–226.50 $224.37 $1,743 -1.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 250.00 $250.00 $895 -17.50
409–430 416 20 250.00–253.00 $251.08 $1,044 -3.92
478–491 485 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,212
576 576 20 232.00 $232.00 $1,336 -21.87
621 621 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,422 -1.00
732 732 47 219.00 $219.00 $1,603 +1.00
763–779 772 22 208.00–219.50 $213.17 $1,646 -9.83
808–817 812 12 210.00–217.50 $214.35 $1,741
875 875 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,750

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,228 -27.00
515–548 531 33 240.00–255.00 $247.51 $1,314
611 611 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,430
667 667 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,534 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,296
479 479 8 284.00 $284.00 $1,360 -38.36
533 533 16 291.00 $291.00 $1,551 -1.85
560 unweaned 560 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,540
681 681 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,587
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 7 217.00 $217.00 $959
754 754 9 212.50 $212.50 $1,602

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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.