Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 16, 2024

6,742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $237.01/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 826 lb · 403 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.78/cwt +6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,817/hd at 716 lb · 398 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $246.16/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 778 lb · 301 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,742 10,154 7,286
Feeder cattle 6,742 10,154 7,286

*** Add Close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and steer calves 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00-8.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average with a few fancy drafts. The market is holding together very nicely despite the heat and dry conditions through out much of Oklahoma.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–394 388 17 314.00–330.00 $322.36 $1,251 +5.36
415 fancy 415 17 317.00 $317.00 $1,316
400–439 418 29 289.00–297.00 $292.11 $1,221 -15.31
464 fancy 464 14 327.00 $327.00 $1,517 +12.00
463–488 467 54 290.00–309.00 $295.96 $1,382 +5.32
479 unweaned 479 8 293.00 $293.00 $1,403 -7.19
500 unweaned 500 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,350 -10.73
518–546 539 181 281.00–299.00 $290.58 $1,566 +13.00
555–586 574 155 261.00–275.00 $267.54 $1,536 -6.87
574 unweaned 574 13 262.00 $262.00 $1,504 +1.43
614 614 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,596 -6.73
629 unweaned 629 21 269.00 $269.00 $1,692 +8.67
624–641 634 123 262.00–278.00 $268.89 $1,705 +2.16
639 fancy 639 63 283.00 $283.00 $1,808
663 fancy 663 14 273.00 $273.00 $1,810
670–691 unweaned 675 48 246.50–253.50 $248.14 $1,675 +4.81
663–683 676 143 253.00–265.00 $256.94 $1,737 -0.75
701–749 716 398 249.00–258.00 $253.78 $1,817 +6.87
753–799 778 301 241.00–251.00 $246.16 $1,915 +5.77
800–845 826 403 231.50–246.50 $237.01 $1,958 +0.19
852–877 869 271 230.25–234.25 $232.68 $2,022 +3.72
903–943 930 116 224.00–228.50 $227.62 $2,117 +8.73
982 982 16 213.50 $213.50 $2,097 +3.68
1009 1009 35 210.00 $210.00 $2,119 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,094
435–448 440 21 250.00–262.00 $254.66 $1,121 +3.66
469–471 470 11 274.00–285.00 $280.99 $1,321 +20.95
501–519 512 16 261.00–276.00 $265.91 $1,361 +8.74
577–590 587 47 249.00–266.00 $255.80 $1,502 +9.80
610 thin fleshed 610 10 259.00 $259.00 $1,580 +1.04
618–643 629 34 244.00–259.00 $252.36 $1,587 -1.82
651–691 678 77 240.50–253.00 $247.70 $1,679 +3.01
725–748 740 56 240.00–244.00 $243.31 $1,800 +0.61
761–765 762 20 244.00–248.00 $244.80 $1,865 +13.78
834–843 836 34 233.00–234.00 $233.56 $1,953 +9.37
884–897 893 50 224.00–225.25 $224.70 $2,007 +1.20
914–946 929 140 218.00–224.00 $220.91 $2,052
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,159 -11.00
510 510 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,336 +16.27
599 thin fleshed 599 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,318 -36.00
708 708 12 244.00 $244.00 $1,728 +15.62
762 762 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,867 +12.68
812 thin fleshed 812 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,868
830 830 12 221.00 $221.00 $1,834 -5.28
866 866 28 218.00 $218.00 $1,888 +1.05
913–927 923 10 210.00–217.00 $214.92 $1,984 -2.08
996 996 4 207.00 $207.00 $2,062

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–324 316 22 300.00–313.00 $303.03 $958 -7.97
355–371 365 30 291.00–296.00 $292.19 $1,066 +10.87
378 unweaned 378 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,172
401–402 fancy 402 26 295.00–309.00 $303.09 $1,218 +18.09
415–444 433 56 265.00–298.00 $279.34 $1,210 +7.29
453–469 459 54 260.00–268.00 $265.06 $1,217 -0.91
478 fancy 478 11 278.00 $278.00 $1,329
510–541 530 130 253.00–264.00 $261.21 $1,384 +28.21
551–598 573 144 245.00–263.00 $253.38 $1,452 +3.69
603–648 628 226 241.00–250.50 $246.80 $1,550 -4.02
632 632 12 237.00 $237.00 $1,498 -13.82
661–690 671 128 240.00–251.50 $245.71 $1,649 +10.90
703–731 712 187 234.00–241.00 $236.95 $1,687 +4.43
753–786 770 67 224.00–231.00 $228.08 $1,756 +2.21
809–840 822 60 216.00–224.50 $220.77 $1,815 +0.78
842 842 13 210.50 $210.50 $1,772 -9.49
891 891 22 203.50 $203.50 $1,813
901–926 918 22 198.50–203.50 $200.06 $1,837 -6.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–439 415 109 240.00–279.00 $253.90 $1,054 -8.43
458–483 468 65 247.00–261.00 $252.03 $1,180 +1.01
487 unweaned 487 16 255.00 $255.00 $1,242
522 unweaned 522 14 266.00 $266.00 $1,389 +24.73
507–545 530 92 236.00–261.00 $243.62 $1,291 +0.10
554 thin fleshed 554 15 253.00 $253.00 $1,402
568 568 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,335 +0.70
555–593 578 61 236.00–242.00 $239.52 $1,384 +5.22
604–636 625 86 219.00–243.00 $230.69 $1,442 -7.66
663–697 683 124 231.00–239.00 $234.30 $1,600 +5.81
696 thin fleshed 696 43 231.00 $231.00 $1,608
712–718 715 35 233.00 $233.00 $1,666 +11.48
730 730 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,540 -10.52
772–797 775 24 212.00–220.50 $219.41 $1,700 +1.70
813–819 815 20 205.00–212.00 $209.54 $1,708 -4.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–441 434 10 226.00–246.00 $238.19 $1,034 -7.56
459 459 6 244.00 $244.00 $1,120 +9.00
540 540 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,231 -3.54
578–599 590 7 200.00–224.00 $213.92 $1,262 -14.08
619 619 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,362 -9.32
754 754 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,621
873 873 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,667 -9.47

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–278 277 27 342.50–345.00 $344.08 $953
355 unweaned 355 20 339.00 $339.00 $1,203
368–398 383 33 302.00–321.00 $311.42 $1,193 -1.65
406 unweaned 406 18 304.00 $304.00 $1,234 +14.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 15 273.00 $273.00 $923
380 380 10 278.00 $278.00 $1,056
494 494 13 260.00 $260.00 $1,284 -10.73
569 569 27 245.00 $245.00 $1,394 +15.00
694 unweaned 694 8 208.00 $208.00 $1,444
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 13 226.00 $226.00 $1,345
874 874 12 197.00 $197.00 $1,722

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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.