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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

10,154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.18/cwt -6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,739/hd at 679 lb · 433 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $240.27/cwt -4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 782 lb · 391 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.52/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 719 lb · 390 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,154 5,908 10,556
Feeder cattle 10,154 5,908 10,556

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add close with updated receipts *** Compared to the last sale two weeks ago: Feeder steers 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 800lbs lightly tested but a firm undertone noted. Feeder heifers under 800lbs 2.00-7.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 5.00-10.00 lower. Demand moderate. Quality mostly plain. This week sees an increase of unweaned calves. Weigh up conditions were in the buyer's favor.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 7 331.00 $331.00 $887 —
331 331 5 333.00 $333.00 $1,102 —
387–399 395 35 313.00–326.00 $317.00 $1,252 -32.00
419–447 428 94 302.00–315.00 $307.42 $1,316 -30.35
413–439 unweaned 435 44 304.00–321.00 $309.94 $1,348 —
467 fancy 467 18 315.00 $315.00 $1,471 —
462–496 476 72 280.00–300.00 $290.64 $1,383 -37.75
481–483 unweaned 482 23 293.00–308.00 $300.19 $1,447 +24.19
521–525 unweaned 523 68 270.00–295.00 $280.73 $1,468 -6.27
511–540 528 89 270.00–286.00 $277.58 $1,466 -8.42
538–541 fancy 539 40 294.00–301.00 $299.42 $1,614 —
569–583 unweaned 574 49 250.00–264.00 $260.57 $1,496 -8.09
553–597 576 305 265.00–283.00 $274.41 $1,581 -7.61
609–624 unweaned 619 21 260.00–261.00 $260.33 $1,611 -1.10
602–646 631 280 260.00–282.00 $266.73 $1,683 -4.85
662–694 unweaned 676 36 240.00–246.00 $243.33 $1,645 -20.58
654–699 679 391 248.50–262.00 $257.69 $1,750 -2.15
686 686 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,612 -24.84
701–749 725 352 241.00–254.00 $246.91 $1,790 -6.10
725 unweaned 725 27 247.50 $247.50 $1,794 +2.36
759 unweaned 759 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,738 -1.00
757–799 782 387 235.00–244.50 $240.39 $1,880 -4.11
806–824 815 164 231.00–240.50 $236.82 $1,930 -5.80
853–893 871 208 226.00–232.00 $228.96 $1,994 -1.24
926–943 938 93 215.00–220.00 $218.89 $2,053 -5.35
950–983 969 24 209.00–211.00 $209.82 $2,033 -8.68
1040 1040 11 206.00 $206.00 $2,142 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 11 289.00 $289.00 $1,040 -38.00
439 thin fleshed 439 7 272.00 $272.00 $1,194 —
442 442 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,109 -67.00
464 unweaned 464 13 270.00 $270.00 $1,253 —
450–478 thin fleshed 470 20 271.00–281.00 $277.08 $1,302 —
458–498 474 38 256.00–269.00 $260.04 $1,233 -32.96
508–541 523 33 248.00–263.00 $257.17 $1,345 -25.83
528–541 unweaned 530 102 256.50–269.00 $258.53 $1,370 —
551–598 570 107 254.00–265.00 $258.92 $1,476 -10.32
568–598 unweaned 575 43 250.00–253.00 $251.18 $1,444 —
598 598 20 246.00 $246.00 $1,471 -23.24
621–628 thin fleshed 625 84 256.00–259.00 $257.96 $1,612 —
602–648 630 172 250.00–260.00 $254.18 $1,601 -6.22
627–646 unweaned 636 42 235.00–254.00 $243.74 $1,550 —
653–696 682 119 240.00–250.00 $244.69 $1,669 -9.15
696 thin fleshed 696 19 244.00 $244.00 $1,698 —
705–721 719 99 240.00–243.00 $242.70 $1,745 -1.73
748 thin fleshed 748 243 240.00 $240.00 $1,795 —
763–780 771 27 222.00–235.00 $231.02 $1,781 -9.94
821–845 836 48 224.00–224.50 $224.19 $1,874 -12.38
856 thin fleshed 856 16 224.00 $224.00 $1,917 —
898 898 13 223.50 $223.50 $2,007 +0.76
1143 1143 10 178.00 $178.00 $2,035 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,151 —
474 thin fleshed 474 8 272.00 $272.00 $1,289 —
481 481 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,207 —
518–523 522 11 245.00–246.00 $245.73 $1,283 -21.28
558 558 10 235.00–249.00 $243.40 $1,358 -7.71
579 thin fleshed 579 15 256.00 $256.00 $1,482 —
643–644 643 22 233.00–244.50 $235.62 $1,515 —
644 thin fleshed 644 8 253.00 $253.00 $1,629 —
671 thin fleshed 671 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,503 —
692 692 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,599 -14.40
711–742 734 28 225.00–232.00 $228.38 $1,676 -5.34
755–785 780 57 220.00–240.00 $232.32 $1,812 —
807–844 829 32 220.00–228.00 $226.28 $1,876 +7.28
862–880 877 105 216.25–220.00 $216.95 $1,903 —
931 931 19 217.00 $217.00 $2,020 —
1073 1073 4 190.00 $190.00 $2,039 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,133 —
545 545 14 226.00 $226.00 $1,232 —
574–581 577 17 236.00–238.00 $237.17 $1,368 —
760 thin fleshed 760 15 238.00 $238.00 $1,809 —
837 837 21 217.00 $217.00 $1,816 —
979 979 9 189.00 $189.00 $1,850 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 6 311.00 $311.00 $970 -20.00
354–385 368 36 273.00–289.00 $281.32 $1,035 -49.68
423 unweaned 423 8 291.00 $291.00 $1,231 —
424–438 429 49 265.00–278.00 $272.05 $1,167 -28.95
432 fancy 432 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,231 —
458–490 475 62 259.00–273.00 $265.97 $1,263 -1.98
481 481 22 256.00 $256.00 $1,231 -11.95
453–497 unweaned 494 85 247.00–265.00 $249.23 $1,231 —
508 thin fleshed 508 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,295 —
508–539 unweaned 519 46 251.00–263.00 $257.84 $1,338 -1.16
531 531 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,237 -28.50
502–548 535 328 250.00–266.00 $257.87 $1,380 -3.63
556–597 575 171 244.00–259.00 $249.69 $1,436 -9.95
555–597 unweaned 585 57 229.00–242.50 $234.64 $1,373 -17.92
622 thin fleshed 622 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,555 —
602–649 627 248 247.00–254.00 $250.82 $1,573 -3.01
614–636 unweaned 627 54 224.00–237.00 $233.18 $1,462 -16.05
660–677 unweaned 663 36 224.00–227.00 $226.24 $1,500 —
650–693 677 291 227.50–242.00 $234.81 $1,590 -8.65
700–737 719 390 227.00–234.00 $232.52 $1,672 -2.88
750–793 777 323 222.50–229.00 $225.87 $1,755 -2.24
808–835 812 46 218.00–222.50 $219.99 $1,786 -0.60
853 853 28 216.50 $216.50 $1,847 +2.28
920–945 936 22 205.00–207.50 $206.61 $1,934 —
1044 1044 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,963 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 4 300.00 $300.00 $762 —
331–335 332 11 273.00–298.00 $279.88 $929 -23.12
383 383 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,038 -16.00
410–436 unweaned 415 30 273.00–277.00 $273.84 $1,136 —
418–431 426 38 258.00–269.00 $262.33 $1,118 +8.33
477–498 483 83 248.00–255.00 $251.02 $1,212 -19.98
500–536 unweaned 520 79 231.00–249.00 $241.27 $1,255 —
535–546 542 30 235.00–247.00 $243.52 $1,320 -9.50
555–592 575 56 230.00–239.00 $234.30 $1,347 -18.10
581 unweaned 581 27 226.00 $226.00 $1,313 —
590 thin fleshed 590 26 239.00 $239.00 $1,410 —
612–645 622 66 235.00–242.00 $238.35 $1,483 +2.35
634 thin fleshed 634 67 245.00 $245.00 $1,553 —
665–669 unweaned 667 19 220.00–225.00 $222.62 $1,485 —
670–699 693 91 224.00–231.00 $228.49 $1,583 -6.38
708 thin fleshed 708 22 225.00 $225.00 $1,593 —
711–748 730 44 220.00–223.00 $221.52 $1,617 -0.63
761 unweaned 761 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,522 —
769–771 769 38 217.00–220.00 $217.71 $1,674 -3.25
776 thin fleshed 776 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,723 —
813 813 31 214.00 $214.00 $1,740 +1.41
851 851 17 212.00 $212.00 $1,804 —
960 960 17 176.00 $176.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 13 247.00 $247.00 $825 —
398 398 39 248.00 $248.00 $987 —
411–445 430 11 233.00–256.00 $245.75 $1,057 —
440 unweaned 440 17 236.00 $236.00 $1,038 —
469 469 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,102 -45.00
490–498 494 25 230.00–245.00 $238.61 $1,179 —
496 unweaned 496 16 237.00 $237.00 $1,176 —
511–543 531 22 230.00–235.50 $231.54 $1,229 -24.46
564 564 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,286 —
603–649 622 55 226.00–231.00 $229.32 $1,426 —
690 690 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,525 —
758–797 792 67 197.00–209.00 $207.73 $1,645 -7.27
803 803 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,678 —
875–883 879 33 196.00–204.00 $200.47 $1,762 —
981 981 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,150 —
565 565 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,215 —
627–634 630 14 215.00–224.50 $219.10 $1,380 —
723 723 9 192.00 $192.00 $1,388 —
809–833 823 10 180.00–196.00 $189.71 $1,561 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–345 337 17 300.00–327.00 $304.78 $1,027 —
359–385 376 32 300.00–319.00 $313.07 $1,177 —
425–446 unweaned 438 13 274.00–299.00 $289.67 $1,269 —
440 440 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,324 +14.00
467 467 12 296.00 $296.00 $1,382 +13.06
478–497 unweaned 492 41 265.00–274.00 $267.13 $1,314 —
521–536 532 18 260.00–261.00 $260.73 $1,387 -23.27
536 unweaned 536 22 265.00 $265.00 $1,420 —
588 unweaned 588 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,411 —
608 unweaned 608 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,490 +4.00
654–681 667 15 215.00–225.00 $220.23 $1,469 —
725 725 10 226.00 $226.00 $1,638 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486–493 488 10 254.00–278.00 $270.73 $1,321 +3.92
578 unweaned 578 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,428 —
596 596 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,371 —
629 unweaned 629 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,434 —
648 648 10 221.00 $221.00 $1,432 —
842 842 13 200.00 $200.00 $1,684 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 270.00 $270.00 $975 —
430 unweaned 430 5 231.00 $231.00 $993 —
513 513 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,206 —
538 thin fleshed 538 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,264 —

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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.