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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

7,710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $287.89/cwt -6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 566 lb · 382 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.42/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,689/hd at 625 lb · 366 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.76/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 776 lb · 312 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,710 6,164 5,160
Feeder cattle 7,710 6,164 5,160

*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves over 450 lbs steady; under 450 lbs 10.00 higher. Quality plain to average, few attractive. Demand good. Rain continued across the state on Monday. Feeder cattle futures traded in the green today again Monday following a sharp rise late last week.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–299 289 21 380.00–430.00 $413.07 $1,194 +4.83
303 303 13 418.00 $418.00 $1,267 +14.17
343 unweaned 343 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,115 -74.00
351 unweaned 351 12 361.00 $361.00 $1,267
358–384 375 26 389.00–401.00 $393.30 $1,475 +15.34
410–449 unweaned 416 75 328.00–348.00 $337.45 $1,404 -0.98
408–436 421 98 345.00–377.00 $364.52 $1,535 +16.05
451–469 fancy 454 60 351.00–365.00 $363.03 $1,648
454–489 unweaned 473 56 321.00–342.00 $330.91 $1,565 +9.25
456–499 478 182 320.00–345.00 $328.47 $1,570 -0.34
504–534 514 164 308.00–324.00 $314.07 $1,614 -6.79
550–592 563 310 281.00–302.00 $292.12 $1,645 +1.18
555–599 unweaned 578 72 248.00–291.00 $269.67 $1,559 -5.33
601–645 unweaned 620 84 245.00–262.00 $255.89 $1,587 -15.11
600–648 626 282 265.00–286.00 $274.75 $1,720 +19.75
652–690 670 250 252.00–276.00 $258.93 $1,735 -1.54
719–732 unweaned 729 51 232.00–243.00 $234.55 $1,710
710–747 730 165 250.00–265.50 $259.17 $1,892 +3.02
744 744 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,793 -15.15
752–796 757 33 241.00–246.00 $245.36 $1,857 -5.41
756–793 778 279 247.00–259.00 $253.63 $1,973 +2.86
827 827 64 243.00 $243.00 $2,010 +2.44
877 877 41 234.00 $234.00 $2,052 -5.41
918–919 918 12 230.00–235.00 $232.92 $2,138 -1.58
1050 1050 4 210.00 $210.00 $2,205
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 39 374.00 $374.00 $1,298 +31.18
372–390 386 54 333.00–371.00 $357.63 $1,380 +29.21
436 436 5 324.00 $324.00 $1,413 +9.99
453–497 476 135 290.00–317.00 $308.49 $1,468 -6.77
503–548 539 177 277.00–300.00 $292.31 $1,576 -3.20
543 unweaned 543 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,564 +23.00
552–587 576 153 259.00–277.00 $270.67 $1,559 +0.17
601–636 623 79 254.00–263.00 $259.29 $1,615 +1.38
650–670 657 78 242.00–257.00 $248.63 $1,633 +3.72
700 unweaned 700 6 240.50 $240.50 $1,684
709–748 728 122 238.50–253.00 $247.37 $1,801 +1.46
784–792 788 14 237.00–240.00 $238.51 $1,879 -3.74
809–849 836 61 230.00–240.00 $233.17 $1,949 -4.33
919 919 10 233.00 $233.00 $2,141
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 9 325.00 $325.00 $916
319 319 15 342.00 $342.00 $1,091
382–391 386 23 309.00–321.00 $316.95 $1,223 -8.52
433–448 441 25 309.00–312.00 $310.29 $1,368 +18.94
475–493 485 18 280.00–292.00 $285.07 $1,383
508–530 517 35 261.00–283.00 $271.81 $1,405
587–599 595 22 236.00–267.00 $251.19 $1,495 -18.81
599 unweaned 599 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,456
601–642 629 35 230.00–245.00 $238.89 $1,503 -11.11
654–676 669 23 215.00–231.00 $223.64 $1,496 -18.83
704–730 713 37 220.00–239.00 $231.50 $1,651 +3.73
753–778 772 63 226.00–230.00 $229.32 $1,770
848 848 15 205.00 $205.00 $1,738
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 14 223.00 $223.00 $1,360

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292–293 293 17 319.00–343.00 $331.73 $972 +12.77
307 unweaned 307 5 307.00 $307.00 $942
338–348 342 52 321.00–353.00 $326.98 $1,118 -0.44
362–398 383 97 300.00–330.00 $314.77 $1,206 -1.50
405–426 fancy 419 42 327.00–337.00 $331.53 $1,389 +33.28
406–445 unweaned 423 34 260.00–307.00 $286.72 $1,213
410–441 424 45 283.00–321.00 $307.43 $1,304 +30.48
450–457 fancy 454 39 299.00–314.00 $304.33 $1,382
455–492 473 157 272.00–290.00 $279.99 $1,324 +7.21
465–497 unweaned 473 34 263.00–269.00 $267.24 $1,264 +3.13
505–548 519 166 257.00–275.00 $263.97 $1,370 -10.89
506–534 unweaned 524 97 230.00–265.00 $254.82 $1,335 +4.58
551 unweaned 551 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,240 -9.09
550–592 574 192 247.00–263.00 $253.86 $1,457 +5.58
603–645 624 142 231.00–248.00 $240.78 $1,502 -1.19
625–628 unweaned 627 15 218.00–228.00 $225.34 $1,413 -6.12
654–698 679 209 236.50–253.00 $243.53 $1,654 +3.77
779 779 14 234.00 $234.00 $1,823 +5.58
846 846 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,819
884 884 13 215.00 $215.00 $1,901 -1.00
969 969 8 219.00 $219.00 $2,122 +14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 319 7 290.00–310.00 $298.72 $953 -18.28
331 unweaned 331 14 280.00 $280.00 $927
354–398 370 28 275.00–305.00 $293.19 $1,085 +22.74
400–434 417 27 293.00–302.00 $299.55 $1,249 +46.53
438 unweaned 438 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,099
450–497 485 182 258.00–279.00 $265.28 $1,287 +4.10
505–548 538 156 237.00–256.00 $245.88 $1,323 -5.09
550–598 572 169 227.00–244.00 $236.96 $1,355 -0.86
610–647 624 11 227.00–232.00 $229.21 $1,430 -0.76
654–685 671 43 220.00–237.00 $230.63 $1,548 +1.63
748 748 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,631 -0.97
757 757 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,673 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 299.00 $299.00 $1,041 +22.00
371 371 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,113 +43.00
404–442 427 48 235.00–282.50 $257.03 $1,098 -2.17
473–491 484 34 228.00–242.00 $237.55 $1,150 +2.55
513–531 520 62 220.00–231.00 $226.11 $1,176 -6.17
552–598 579 39 220.00–239.00 $234.55 $1,358 +11.55
582–595 unweaned 586 12 210.00–212.50 $210.85 $1,236
617–646 639 44 210.00–225.00 $221.19 $1,413 +3.62
671–672 671 10 216.00–224.50 $221.95 $1,489 +6.13
740–748 745 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 +12.78

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 5 313.00 $313.00 $867
331–340 335 9 355.00–381.00 $369.27 $1,237
368–392 382 17 313.00–327.50 $321.75 $1,229 -41.25
426 unweaned 426 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,342 -10.00
462–468 463 18 316.00–323.00 $317.18 $1,469
484–490 unweaned 489 20 298.00–302.00 $301.21 $1,473
501–528 516 84 287.00–301.00 $293.91 $1,517 +0.43
559–599 578 18 269.00–281.00 $275.72 $1,594 -4.28
596 unweaned 596 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,311 -39.97
610–630 unweaned 620 31 230.00–247.00 $238.36 $1,478
642 642 20 244.00 $244.00 $1,566 -2.00
653 653 18 242.00 $242.00 $1,580
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–390 379 10 290.00–300.00 $296.91 $1,125 +5.91
517 unweaned 517 9 279.00 $279.00 $1,442
584–593 590 14 250.00–256.00 $254.30 $1,500 +17.30
603 603 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,393
706–749 723 10 213.00–220.00 $217.10 $1,570 +9.10
758 758 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,622 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 unweaned 432 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,123

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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.