Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 12, 2024

5,428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $259.70/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,883/hd at 725 lb · 425 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.69/cwt +14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,570/hd at 576 lb · 297 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.87/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 782 lb · 247 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,428 3,864 8,114
Feeder cattle 5,428 3,864 8,114

*** Add Close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-6.00 higher. Steer calves 10.00 higher in a light test. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00-10.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain to average. Weigh up conditions on the plainer cattle were in the buyers favor. Most of Oklahoma received good rains this past weekend. So far, the market has recovered nicely after last week's sharp downturn.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 16 357.00 $357.00 $1,278 -11.88
423–447 439 46 321.00–346.00 $340.11 $1,493 -0.47
446 value added 446 9 331.00 $331.00 $1,476
454 454 7 327.00 $327.00 $1,485 +2.33
452–468 value added 461 7 290.00–335.00 $308.90 $1,424
505–543 519 154 308.00–329.00 $316.62 $1,643 +11.70
514–539 value added 522 30 288.00–315.00 $305.71 $1,596
557–598 value added 577 59 275.50–304.00 $293.31 $1,692
560–598 581 61 286.00–300.00 $291.67 $1,695 +12.56
565–599 fancy 587 34 310.00–321.00 $313.74 $1,842 +12.74
608–612 fancy 609 54 301.00–308.00 $306.44 $1,866
613 unweaned 613 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,655 -2.09
611–635 value added 625 22 295.00–310.00 $304.00 $1,900
610–645 634 154 271.00–288.00 $277.97 $1,762 +2.15
651–674 665 47 282.00–297.00 $287.78 $1,914 +17.95
651–696 value added 680 120 270.00–299.00 $281.38 $1,913
683 unweaned 683 14 252.00 $252.00 $1,721
703–740 724 305 250.00–262.50 $256.83 $1,859 +4.83
700–748 value added 725 90 244.00–281.00 $266.78 $1,934
735–736 fancy 735 30 267.00–268.00 $267.70 $1,968 -4.30
754–788 770 167 247.00–259.00 $252.38 $1,943 +8.10
768–783 value added 771 65 243.00–260.00 $255.23 $1,968
819 value added 819 38 238.00 $238.00 $1,949
801–842 821 119 243.00–245.50 $244.65 $2,009 +9.65
854–855 854 114 232.00–241.50 $236.10 $2,016 +7.84
885 value added 885 3 235.00 $235.00 $2,080
929–937 930 109 235.00–236.00 $235.88 $2,194
950 950 11 234.00 $234.00 $2,223
1023 1023 13 217.00 $217.00 $2,220
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 6 317.00 $317.00 $1,284 +15.00
462 462 6 321.00 $321.00 $1,483
479 unweaned 479 26 298.00 $298.00 $1,427
515–535 524 35 291.00–302.00 $297.90 $1,561 +13.29
559–596 571 37 277.00–289.00 $281.39 $1,607 +1.31
620–646 633 42 259.00–269.50 $265.33 $1,680 -5.67
661 unweaned 661 19 258.50 $258.50 $1,709
651–688 676 93 260.00–266.00 $262.22 $1,773 +5.83
707–748 717 133 240.00–248.00 $244.56 $1,753 -4.88
773 thin fleshed 773 20 246.00 $246.00 $1,902
759–790 783 227 231.00–244.50 $241.51 $1,891 +1.51
814–818 thin fleshed 816 45 235.00–238.25 $236.22 $1,928
824–826 825 148 231.00–242.50 $236.43 $1,951 +0.11
866 866 24 227.00 $227.00 $1,966
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 19 323.00 $323.00 $1,279
441 441 21 297.00–306.00 $302.14 $1,332 +13.14
445 unweaned 445 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,242
539–542 540 27 269.00–270.00 $269.48 $1,455 +0.38
547 thin fleshed 547 27 281.00 $281.00 $1,537
573–598 591 15 268.00–275.00 $269.81 $1,595 +10.81
618 618 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,452 -30.56
680–699 686 92 249.00–254.00 $250.93 $1,721 +2.30
762–785 777 18 224.00–235.00 $227.59 $1,768 -6.45
810 810 7 227.50 $227.50 $1,843 -2.50
868 868 6 204.00 $204.00 $1,771

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 thin fleshed 313 5 361.00 $361.00 $1,130
338 338 19 331.00 $331.00 $1,119
374 value added 374 7 323.00 $323.00 $1,208
384 384 8 288.00 $288.00 $1,106 +3.54
405 unweaned 405 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,146
408–409 408 16 300.00–321.00 $315.74 $1,288 +25.95
424 value added 424 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,251
465–479 476 94 283.00–290.00 $288.05 $1,371 +7.56
456–498 value added 477 58 275.00–292.00 $282.34 $1,347
519–538 value added 523 38 274.00–279.50 $278.31 $1,456
507–537 525 84 272.00–283.00 $275.42 $1,446 +9.81
550–586 571 174 264.00–278.00 $272.05 $1,553 +13.42
572–580 unweaned 578 49 255.00–280.00 $274.95 $1,589
562–599 value added 585 74 248.00–281.00 $272.71 $1,595
608–647 value added 629 56 250.00–263.00 $257.81 $1,622
617–643 632 133 252.00–262.50 $255.39 $1,614 +4.90
651–691 669 60 240.00–254.00 $247.64 $1,657 +7.19
654–684 value added 675 32 235.00–254.00 $247.63 $1,672
700–716 value added 708 46 236.00–243.50 $239.55 $1,696
708–733 726 166 233.00–240.00 $233.80 $1,697 -1.95
752–766 value added 755 31 223.00–235.00 $231.38 $1,747
810–848 844 103 222.00–227.00 $223.58 $1,887 +2.37
854 value added 854 44 218.50 $218.50 $1,866
920–944 935 29 205.00–213.00 $210.01 $1,964 +4.01
969 value added 969 12 209.00 $209.00 $2,025
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 13 281.00 $281.00 $1,161 +13.08
460–498 481 25 279.00–283.00 $280.53 $1,349 +22.09
519 519 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,386 +8.88
555–578 572 26 244.00–257.00 $247.17 $1,414 -5.42
607–636 620 74 239.50–243.50 $240.50 $1,491 -3.06
683–694 690 34 232.00–241.00 $237.86 $1,641 +12.86
708 708 24 225.00 $225.00 $1,593 +2.00
768 768 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,705 -2.37
811–821 816 24 219.50–221.50 $220.51 $1,799
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,188 +18.92
485 485 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,310 +20.00
524–528 526 17 251.00–255.00 $252.87 $1,330
643 643 24 230.00 $230.00 $1,479 +1.00
677–690 681 33 224.00–229.00 $227.31 $1,548

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–412 405 26 315.00–320.00 $318.63 $1,290 +13.63
506–514 509 19 270.00–276.00 $271.92 $1,384 -19.08
562 562 19 287.00 $287.00 $1,613
671 671 6 273.00 $273.00 $1,832 +40.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 16 268.00 $268.00 $1,179
554 554 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,440
645 645 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,645 +21.00

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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.