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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

5,908 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $244.74/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 776 lb · 423 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.82/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,687/hd at 712 lb · 363 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.87/cwt -5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,671/hd at 617 lb · 334 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,908 4,174 5,598
Feeder cattle 5,908 4,174 5,598

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Steers steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good. The market held together better than expected even with mostly plain quality cattle and the Oklahoma heat. Cattle futures closed higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 thin fleshed 302 11 398.00 $398.00 $1,202 —
380–391 389 25 349.00 $349.00 $1,358 -12.43
413–430 419 9 334.00–345.00 $337.77 $1,415 +1.72
468–499 478 27 317.00–339.00 $328.39 $1,570 +4.45
498 unweaned 498 4 276.00 $276.00 $1,374 -8.80
500 unweaned 500 13 287.00 $287.00 $1,435 +1.49
547–549 548 19 286.00 $286.00 $1,567 -6.27
564 fancy 564 14 294.50 $294.50 $1,661 —
554–591 577 99 275.00–286.00 $282.02 $1,627 -0.09
560–592 unweaned 581 29 268.00–270.00 $268.66 $1,561 -0.39
602–643 615 298 268.50–280.00 $271.58 $1,670 -2.37
616–649 unweaned 631 31 255.00–267.00 $261.43 $1,650 —
639 fancy 639 5 287.00 $287.00 $1,834 —
653–657 unweaned 656 19 255.00–268.00 $263.91 $1,731 +11.11
663 fancy 663 41 277.00 $277.00 $1,837 —
653–697 679 209 256.00–269.00 $259.84 $1,764 -3.24
700–749 728 290 248.00–259.00 $253.01 $1,842 -10.37
725–735 unweaned 729 28 244.00–246.00 $245.14 $1,787 —
765 fancy 765 19 253.00 $253.00 $1,935 —
753–792 776 400 237.00–248.25 $244.50 $1,897 -2.12
790 unweaned 790 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,817 —
800–809 805 177 240.00–246.00 $242.62 $1,953 +0.87
850–896 856 190 223.00–232.50 $230.20 $1,971 -3.43
925–926 925 37 218.00–226.25 $224.24 $2,074 -4.76
958 958 52 218.50 $218.50 $2,093 -6.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 9 327.00 $327.00 $1,233 +16.00
433 433 12 318.00 $318.00 $1,377 —
493 493 12 293.00 $293.00 $1,444 —
501 501 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,418 —
572–598 583 50 267.00–274.00 $269.24 $1,570 +6.56
601–625 617 93 257.50–266.00 $260.40 $1,607 -1.29
667–692 687 76 250.00–256.00 $253.84 $1,744 -0.32
727–741 729 167 240.00–245.00 $244.43 $1,782 -0.13
758–789 776 40 236.00–246.00 $240.96 $1,870 +0.28
801–833 816 232 234.00–238.00 $236.57 $1,930 +5.01
858–894 875 74 222.00–226.00 $222.74 $1,949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543–549 544 49 260.00–268.00 $267.01 $1,453 +5.01
575–598 587 23 245.00–258.00 $251.11 $1,474 -15.36
650–675 670 47 234.00–247.00 $245.40 $1,644 -9.32
721–732 727 21 229.00–239.00 $233.72 $1,699 —
839 839 9 219.00 $219.00 $1,837 -8.63
958 958 6 217.00 $217.00 $2,079 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 32 291.00 $291.00 $992 —
408 408 26 287.00 $287.00 $1,171 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 14 331.00 $331.00 $1,076 -4.00
369 369 30 331.00 $331.00 $1,221 +43.14
379 thin fleshed 379 8 303.00 $303.00 $1,148 —
410 410 17 301.00 $301.00 $1,234 -6.88
462–499 483 47 265.00–272.00 $267.95 $1,294 -16.69
509–546 536 45 258.00–269.00 $261.50 $1,402 -9.65
545 unweaned 545 29 259.00 $259.00 $1,412 —
550–584 unweaned 564 19 252.00–253.00 $252.56 $1,424 +9.40
556–597 577 203 252.00–266.00 $259.64 $1,498 +1.29
603–608 unweaned 606 18 247.00–251.00 $249.23 $1,510 +5.73
602–647 629 239 246.00–261.00 $253.83 $1,597 -3.87
646 646 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,512 -23.70
665 fancy 665 16 255.00 $255.00 $1,696 —
657–698 671 304 238.50–249.00 $243.46 $1,634 -4.08
710 fancy 710 75 242.50 $242.50 $1,722 —
700–747 713 281 228.00–238.00 $235.40 $1,678 +0.38
713 unweaned 713 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,661 —
755–757 755 52 226.00–228.50 $228.11 $1,722 +6.11
803–826 816 70 218.00–223.50 $220.59 $1,800 +0.54
859–881 869 28 212.00–216.00 $214.22 $1,862 -4.78
953–962 959 16 202.50–209.00 $204.92 $1,965 —
1062 1062 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,997 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 12 303.00 $303.00 $1,054 -18.00
374 374 13 287.00 $287.00 $1,073 -1.00
409 409 21 254.00 $254.00 $1,039 -38.84
461 461 8 271.00 $271.00 $1,249 +14.96
505–545 533 61 249.00–259.00 $253.02 $1,349 -5.62
585–593 587 31 252.00–252.50 $252.40 $1,482 +1.56
643 643 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,517 -9.67
650–698 680 59 229.00–246.00 $234.87 $1,597 -3.66
715–748 721 67 221.00–225.00 $222.15 $1,602 -7.56
768–797 788 19 220.50–222.00 $220.96 $1,741 —
804–841 828 11 210.00–214.00 $212.59 $1,760 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 72 224.00 $224.00 $753 —
377 377 29 248.00 $248.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 —
516 516 10 256.00 $256.00 $1,321 +11.00
739 739 22 214.00 $214.00 $1,581 -9.50
795 795 13 215.00 $215.00 $1,709 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 287.00 $287.00 $1,286 —
462–489 476 12 281.00–285.00 $282.94 $1,347 —
515 515 15 284.00 $284.00 $1,463 +20.00
602 602 11 248.00 $248.00 $1,493 -6.00
616 unweaned 616 8 241.00 $241.00 $1,485 —
724 724 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–474 463 15 260.00–275.00 $266.81 $1,235 —
546 546 16 252.00 $252.00 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,165 -20.00

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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.