Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

8,142 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $263.42/cwt -4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,621/hd at 616 lb · 404 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $285.45/cwt -7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 530 lb · 378 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.24/cwt -13.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 572 lb · 357 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,142 8,620 2,023
Feeder cattle 8,142 8,620 2,023

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with updated actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and calves sold steady with good demand. The market continues to hold together as slaughter cattle prices move higher. Quality mostly average. Dry weather continues to bring cattle to town but rain is finally in the forecast for mid-week and better chances for this weekend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 6 385.00 $385.00 $816 —
310–313 312 11 357.50–379.00 $363.32 $1,134 -15.09
358–388 369 39 336.00–369.00 $357.04 $1,317 +16.15
408–449 432 57 313.00–337.00 $329.61 $1,424 +7.51
412–442 unweaned 435 41 287.00–309.00 $304.43 $1,324 -0.71
461 fancy 461 48 330.00 $330.00 $1,521 —
453–498 475 40 292.50–306.00 $296.21 $1,407 -21.01
467–499 unweaned 477 58 262.00–288.00 $277.51 $1,324 -7.19
505–548 528 207 285.00–315.00 $299.12 $1,579 -1.52
512–545 unweaned 533 171 255.00–288.00 $268.91 $1,433 -9.42
553–598 573 177 265.00–289.00 $277.09 $1,588 -4.19
582–599 unweaned 590 44 242.00–255.00 $246.16 $1,452 -17.45
600–634 615 181 263.00–279.00 $267.59 $1,646 -3.04
600–637 unweaned 616 223 252.00–267.00 $260.03 $1,602 +4.97
653 fancy 653 18 286.00 $286.00 $1,868 —
651–697 667 258 257.00–268.00 $263.29 $1,756 +1.82
659–699 unweaned 680 40 225.00–256.00 $248.83 $1,692 -4.76
700–748 728 315 252.00–265.00 $257.16 $1,872 +4.61
751–790 782 163 247.00–258.00 $254.88 $1,993 +0.63
804–839 819 295 246.00–253.50 $250.48 $2,051 +1.40
840 unweaned 840 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,814 —
855–870 861 48 240.00–243.00 $241.08 $2,076 -4.37
906–908 908 48 237.00–242.00 $238.25 $2,163 +4.33
980 980 27 230.50 $230.50 $2,259 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–447 442 49 286.00–301.00 $291.70 $1,289 —
479–492 488 18 278.00–294.00 $281.22 $1,372 -6.78
501–549 536 76 260.00–285.00 $274.67 $1,472 +0.52
561 unweaned 561 12 255.00 $255.00 $1,431 +5.00
572–599 583 101 254.00–278.00 $267.00 $1,557 -3.06
600–635 unweaned 621 18 250.00–256.00 $253.75 $1,576 +8.75
615–647 628 136 252.00–264.00 $259.83 $1,632 +5.43
634–640 thin fleshed 639 96 264.00–265.50 $265.22 $1,695 —
650–695 676 92 244.00–253.00 $249.90 $1,689 -6.07
705–749 728 110 243.00–258.00 $246.91 $1,798 -3.51
771–799 780 73 240.00–254.00 $244.97 $1,911 +2.82
822 thin fleshed 822 70 247.50 $247.50 $2,034 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–472 463 23 249.00–255.00 $251.54 $1,165 —
521 unweaned 521 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,250 —
542 542 15 272.00 $272.00 $1,474 —
583–593 586 19 240.00–263.00 $247.70 $1,452 -7.30
653 thin fleshed 653 14 253.00 $253.00 $1,652 —
708–742 731 53 230.00–242.00 $238.95 $1,747 +0.95
754–765 755 43 233.00–240.00 $238.30 $1,799 —
803–832 817 17 216.00–225.00 $221.65 $1,811 —
905–923 909 26 205.00–224.00 $219.55 $1,996 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259–293 284 38 311.00–325.00 $321.23 $912 +7.32
330–346 336 32 290.00–321.00 $300.97 $1,011 -0.83
370–385 380 17 285.00–317.00 $305.99 $1,163 -11.71
385 unweaned 385 4 253.00 $253.00 $974 -37.00
408–437 415 13 269.00–281.00 $271.92 $1,128 -23.06
420–445 unweaned 429 50 235.00–267.00 $255.23 $1,095 -27.18
450–468 459 107 264.00–288.00 $274.26 $1,259 +0.88
470–498 unweaned 483 91 240.00–266.00 $252.70 $1,221 -13.01
500–549 unweaned 530 141 227.00–255.00 $244.36 $1,295 -2.32
508–549 533 158 250.00–268.00 $258.99 $1,380 -11.82
554–587 unweaned 570 173 225.00–241.00 $233.79 $1,333 -5.87
551–598 573 184 234.00–255.00 $242.43 $1,389 -12.04
604–626 unweaned 612 13 220.00–233.00 $227.89 $1,395 -2.45
620 value added 620 19 257.00 $257.00 $1,593 —
600–646 625 276 239.00–251.00 $247.35 $1,546 +2.60
649 649 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,480 -16.75
652–698 671 112 231.00–251.50 $240.30 $1,612 -1.87
650–680 unweaned 673 13 223.00–229.00 $227.66 $1,532 -0.23
688 value added 688 46 240.50 $240.50 $1,655 —
701–746 723 74 234.00–241.00 $238.24 $1,722 -2.07
725–739 unweaned 731 19 219.00–221.00 $219.85 $1,607 —
767–775 770 37 233.00–234.00 $233.35 $1,797 -3.24
803–840 821 171 220.00–234.50 $227.49 $1,868 -0.51
856–864 859 107 216.00–224.50 $222.62 $1,912 +17.62
943 943 6 215.00 $215.00 $2,027 +15.00
959 959 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,918 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 12 258.00 $258.00 $903 —
405–435 426 21 250.00–273.00 $255.39 $1,088 -30.99
433 unweaned 433 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,061 +5.00
452–474 470 53 249.00–271.00 $254.82 $1,198 +0.35
483 unweaned 483 48 238.00 $238.00 $1,150 —
503–543 unweaned 523 51 233.00–234.00 $233.58 $1,222 -16.87
504–543 528 94 238.00–255.00 $246.95 $1,304 -11.66
560 thin fleshed 560 9 251.00 $251.00 $1,406 —
561–598 576 136 234.00–249.00 $240.79 $1,387 -2.03
618–648 633 80 230.00–244.50 $237.11 $1,501 -6.31
651–696 672 94 230.00–244.00 $235.51 $1,583 -1.11
709–743 715 54 226.00–235.00 $230.03 $1,645 -4.46
795–797 796 28 224.00–229.00 $226.14 $1,800 —
844 844 19 224.00 $224.00 $1,891 -3.00
866 866 7 222.00 $222.00 $1,923 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 261.00 $261.00 $874 —
448 448 18 255.50 $255.50 $1,145 —
469–493 487 20 234.00–244.00 $236.41 $1,151 -0.59
541 541 18 225.00–230.00 $227.50 $1,231 —
592 592 14 228.00 $228.00 $1,350 —
625–637 629 32 224.00–241.00 $237.67 $1,495 +17.67
675 675 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,512 —
703 703 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,554 -2.00
750 thin fleshed 750 28 234.00 $234.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 10 215.00 $215.00 $1,387 —
678 678 18 224.00 $224.00 $1,519 —
736 736 29 204.00 $204.00 $1,501 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 13 240.00 $240.00 $955 —
401 401 5 230.00 $230.00 $922 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 9 363.00 $363.00 $1,013 +92.00
313 313 6 353.00 $353.00 $1,105 —
396 396 8 312.00 $312.00 $1,236 —
444 444 24 290.00 $290.00 $1,288 —
466–477 unweaned 471 22 257.00–269.00 $265.38 $1,250 +10.17
507–541 unweaned 533 29 246.00–258.00 $249.18 $1,328 +15.18
582–599 unweaned 589 14 219.00–240.00 $230.85 $1,360 +0.85
611 unweaned 611 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,289 -21.00
638 638 12 234.50 $234.50 $1,496 -1.50
663–671 unweaned 665 26 220.00–230.00 $228.06 $1,517 +4.06
669 669 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,505 -10.00
759 759 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,601 +1.00
828 828 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,780 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,072 —
458–471 463 17 260.00 $260.00 $1,204 —
609 609 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,407 —

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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.