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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

4,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $263.16/cwt -17.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 679 lb · 233 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.64/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,622/hd at 663 lb · 197 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.49/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 411 lb · 187 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,174 5,428 5,259
Feeder cattle 4,174 5,428 5,259

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with corrected receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder cattle again lightly tested. Feeder steers mostly steady to 2.00 lower, most decline over 800 lbs. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer and heifer calves 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Lighter receipts as extreme heat continues. Feeder cattle futures failed to find positive ground today and closed slightly lower. Quality mostly average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–324 312 18 361.00–409.00 $388.16 $1,211 —
356–386 374 23 353.00–369.00 $361.43 $1,352 +4.43
403–417 410 20 327.00–355.00 $336.05 $1,378 -4.06
411–440 unweaned 418 19 293.00–325.00 $315.57 $1,319 —
456–493 476 41 309.00–341.00 $323.94 $1,542 -3.06
485–496 unweaned 491 62 277.00–291.00 $284.80 $1,398 —
520–524 unweaned 521 15 276.00–289.00 $285.51 $1,488 —
514–542 524 57 286.00–297.00 $292.27 $1,531 -24.35
565–590 575 111 278.00–289.00 $282.11 $1,622 -9.56
584–585 unweaned 585 70 265.00–276.00 $269.05 $1,574 —
612 thin fleshed 612 9 299.00 $299.00 $1,830 —
603–648 628 73 265.00–288.00 $273.95 $1,720 -4.02
659 thin fleshed 659 17 286.00 $286.00 $1,885 —
673–681 unweaned 677 36 249.00–257.00 $252.80 $1,711 +0.80
654–690 681 180 257.00–284.00 $263.08 $1,792 -24.70
705–728 721 77 254.00–272.00 $263.38 $1,899 +6.55
755–790 781 95 240.00–255.00 $246.62 $1,926 -5.76
804 unweaned 804 8 231.00 $231.00 $1,857 —
813–835 829 117 239.00–246.25 $241.75 $2,004 -2.90
850–895 871 157 227.00–237.00 $233.63 $2,035 -2.47
905 905 4 229.00 $229.00 $2,072 -6.88
950 950 115 224.75 $224.75 $2,135 -9.25
1010 1010 22 218.00 $218.00 $2,202 +1.00
1081 1081 4 206.00 $206.00 $2,227 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 9 349.00 $349.00 $1,124 —
351 unweaned 351 7 293.00 $293.00 $1,028 —
391 391 17 311.00 $311.00 $1,216 —
451 451 27 289.50 $289.50 $1,306 -31.50
519 thin fleshed 519 12 293.00 $293.00 $1,521 —
530 unweaned 530 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,336 —
544 544 4 284.00 $284.00 $1,545 -13.90
553–593 578 60 261.00–265.00 $262.68 $1,518 -18.71
588 unweaned 588 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,529 —
615–648 633 177 256.00–275.00 $261.69 $1,656 -3.64
661–667 665 72 249.00–258.00 $254.16 $1,690 -8.06
714–726 721 63 241.50–249.00 $244.56 $1,763 ±0.00
753–769 762 59 234.00–248.00 $240.68 $1,834 -0.83
803–841 837 77 231.50–232.00 $231.56 $1,938 -4.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 9 281.00 $281.00 $1,374 —
512–517 thin fleshed 516 49 290.00–294.00 $292.95 $1,512 +11.95
539 539 13 262.00 $262.00 $1,412 -7.48
550–592 573 30 261.00–270.00 $266.47 $1,527 -3.34
655–673 660 22 241.00–260.00 $254.72 $1,681 +3.79
760–783 768 11 230.00–232.00 $231.26 $1,776 +3.67
801–849 833 97 221.00–236.00 $227.63 $1,896 +0.13
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,547 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,025 +4.00
362–399 unweaned 369 28 277.00–314.00 $306.85 $1,132 —
390–396 393 14 287.00–289.00 $287.86 $1,131 -0.14
405–443 408 158 296.00–313.50 $307.88 $1,256 -7.86
420–431 unweaned 425 29 279.00–290.00 $286.03 $1,216 +3.03
454–498 unweaned 469 35 258.00–279.00 $271.36 $1,273 —
457–494 478 47 275.00–297.00 $284.64 $1,361 -3.41
507–537 530 82 267.00–279.00 $271.15 $1,437 -4.27
553–567 unweaned 564 14 240.00–244.00 $243.16 $1,371 -31.79
558–593 579 95 249.00–279.00 $258.35 $1,496 -13.70
614 unweaned 614 23 243.50 $243.50 $1,495 —
600–645 621 59 247.00–270.00 $257.70 $1,600 +2.31
650–695 659 160 238.00–257.00 $247.54 $1,631 -0.10
671–687 unweaned 680 37 228.00–237.00 $232.08 $1,578 —
703–744 721 105 228.00–241.50 $235.02 $1,694 +1.22
721 721 20 229.00 $229.00 $1,651 -4.80
761 761 5 222.00 $222.00 $1,689 —
785 unweaned 785 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,633 —
814–828 818 46 215.00–221.00 $220.05 $1,800 -3.53
878 878 10 219.00 $219.00 $1,923 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 321.00 $321.00 $1,114 —
397 397 20 288.00 $288.00 $1,143 —
407–435 413 13 283.00–296.00 $292.84 $1,209 +11.84
434 unweaned 434 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,141 —
470–478 473 21 252.00–262.00 $256.04 $1,211 -24.49
503–533 522 63 250.00–266.00 $258.64 $1,350 -8.36
567–598 583 111 242.00–259.00 $250.84 $1,462 +3.67
615–641 629 11 244.00–247.00 $245.67 $1,545 +5.17
630 unweaned 630 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,518 —
651 unweaned 651 7 234.00 $234.00 $1,523 —
656–691 674 41 230.00–246.00 $238.53 $1,608 +0.67
709–748 732 69 227.00–235.00 $229.71 $1,681 +4.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 thin fleshed 416 11 287.00 $287.00 $1,194 —
497 497 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,233 -22.00
508 thin fleshed 508 10 259.00 $259.00 $1,316 —
511 511 18 245.00 $245.00 $1,252 -7.87
687 687 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,718 +22.69
723 723 13 223.50 $223.50 $1,616 —
806 806 24 219.50 $219.50 $1,769 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–397 unweaned 389 35 324.00–355.00 $330.98 $1,288 —
400 unweaned 400 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,244 —
490 unweaned 490 23 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 —
505 unweaned 505 9 266.00 $266.00 $1,343 —
534 534 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,410 -7.92
563 563 7 274.00 $274.00 $1,543 -13.00
627 627 12 254.00 $254.00 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,326 —
653 653 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,495 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 unweaned 572 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,373 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671 671 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,215 —

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Reading this report

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.