Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 4, 2024

1,995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.44/cwt -6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,578/hd at 615 lb · 138 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $275.79/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 570 lb · 127 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $251.00/cwt -6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,805/hd at 719 lb · 122 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,995 8,142 8,964
Feeder cattle 1,995 8,142 8,964

*** Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and calves not well tested, few comparable sales near steady. Demand moderate to good. Very heavy rains over the past few days has limited movement of livestock. Some areas receiving 10 plus inches of rain with widespread 2-4 inches falling. This definitely put a dent in the state's drought situation. Some unseasonable weather with tornados touching down in parts of the state.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 5 300.00 $300.00 $777
383 383 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,455 +22.96
407 unweaned 407 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,140 -24.43
415–426 424 20 313.00–331.00 $328.36 $1,392 -1.25
473 unweaned 473 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,301 -2.51
468–492 489 50 293.00–301.00 $298.90 $1,462 +2.69
510–534 523 55 276.00–307.00 $294.07 $1,538 -5.05
536–544 unweaned 538 22 270.00–274.00 $270.92 $1,458 +2.01
555–586 570 127 260.00–286.00 $275.79 $1,572 -1.30
601 unweaned 601 24 250.00 $250.00 $1,502 -10.03
601–642 617 107 253.00–264.00 $257.72 $1,590 -9.87
637 637 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,650 -8.59
653 unweaned 653 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,659 +5.17
653–660 656 71 244.00–254.00 $248.04 $1,627 -15.25
708–733 719 122 248.00–254.00 $251.00 $1,805 -6.16
791 791 18 243.00 $243.00 $1,922 -11.88
858 858 30 238.00 $238.00 $2,042 -3.08
951 951 4 212.00 $212.00 $2,016 -18.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–497 485 49 276.00–290.00 $281.36 $1,365 +0.14
488 thin fleshed 488 12 291.00 $291.00 $1,420
519 519 13 270.00 $270.00 $1,401 -4.67
573–593 588 40 255.00–260.00 $258.88 $1,522 -8.12
632–649 642 41 245.50–253.00 $249.27 $1,600 -10.56
652 unweaned 652 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,493
661–688 668 40 243.00–249.00 $247.02 $1,650 -2.88
742 742 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,848 +2.09
769 769 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,838 -5.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,158
497 thin fleshed 497 9 293.00 $293.00 $1,456
497 497 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,193 -11.54
501 501 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,157
603–635 623 77 240.00–241.00 $240.12 $1,496
736–737 737 15 230.00–235.00 $232.67 $1,715 -6.28
774 774 9 229.00 $229.00 $1,772 -9.30
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 250.00 $250.00 $790

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 thin fleshed 273 8 338.00 $338.00 $923
309 309 4 270.00 $270.00 $834 -30.97
398 398 15 287.00 $287.00 $1,142 -18.99
416 unweaned 416 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,040 -5.23
500–522 507 79 242.00–257.00 $248.43 $1,260 -10.56
519–520 unweaned 520 12 219.00–230.00 $224.49 $1,167 -19.87
533 533 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,253 -23.99
555–592 576 39 232.00–245.00 $238.59 $1,374 -3.84
597 unweaned 597 11 233.00 $233.00 $1,391 -0.79
617 617 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,413 -18.35
629 629 24 244.00 $244.00 $1,535 -3.35
623–643 unweaned 633 6 210.00–225.00 $217.62 $1,378 -10.27
663–672 664 58 238.00–241.00 $239.64 $1,591 -0.66
754–767 762 51 229.50–230.50 $229.91 $1,752 -3.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 6 279.00 $279.00 $859
363 363 4 271.00 $271.00 $984 +13.00
398 unweaned 398 20 226.00 $226.00 $899
458–470 464 13 254.00–260.00 $257.56 $1,195 +2.74
491 unweaned 491 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,159 -2.00
513–544 524 54 235.00–238.00 $236.25 $1,238 -10.70
620 620 57 228.00–238.50 $232.61 $1,442 -4.50
674–683 676 49 225.00–234.00 $231.80 $1,567 -3.71
730 730 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,642 -5.03
758 758 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,630
809–837 823 31 212.00–217.00 $214.46 $1,765 -9.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 7 248.00 $248.00 $804 -13.00
441 441 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,085 -9.50
454–496 485 24 225.00–241.00 $237.86 $1,154 +1.45
496 unweaned 496 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,042
519–525 522 24 225.00–230.00 $227.28 $1,186 -0.22
559–590 577 30 210.00–238.00 $217.70 $1,256 -10.30
603–643 610 67 220.00–230.00 $229.06 $1,397 -8.61
658 658 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,362 -17.00
727–740 732 32 215.00–226.00 $221.96 $1,625 +0.96
763 763 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,602

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,094
576 576 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,146
643 643 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,254
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539–549 unweaned 545 10 246.00–253.00 $248.77 $1,356
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 4 300.00 $300.00 $927 -53.00

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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.