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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

13,234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $332.27/cwt -10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,757/hd at 529 lb · 768 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $314.12/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,795/hd at 571 lb · 655 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $266.61/cwt -8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,909/hd at 716 lb · 623 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 13,234 10,398 8,383
Feeder cattle 13,234 10,398 8,383

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with Actual Receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2,00 to 7.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Quality mostly plain to few attractive, several large consignments on offer again this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 25 448.00 $448.00 $1,263 -12.00
306 thin fleshed 306 9 459.00 $459.00 $1,405 —
314–344 fancy 320 33 478.00–486.00 $484.18 $1,549 —
326–342 337 15 416.00–418.00 $416.65 $1,404 -15.37
361–398 387 114 400.00–432.00 $411.44 $1,592 -17.85
405–449 429 284 366.00–401.00 $374.66 $1,607 -12.35
449 unweaned 449 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,504 -54.00
454–498 471 455 340.00–370.00 $344.99 $1,625 -24.03
482 unweaned 482 24 328.00 $328.00 $1,581 —
500–512 thin fleshed 502 80 367.00–369.00 $367.33 $1,844 —
500–548 532 688 318.00–360.00 $328.19 $1,746 -14.61
567 unweaned 567 11 313.00 $313.00 $1,775 +25.50
554–598 571 530 295.00–327.00 $310.80 $1,775 -5.72
564–572 fancy 571 100 324.00–325.00 $324.83 $1,855 —
590 thin fleshed 590 14 364.00 $364.00 $2,148 —
604 unweaned 604 18 280.00 $280.00 $1,691 —
605–648 625 447 260.00–309.00 $287.45 $1,797 -4.21
656 unweaned 656 27 279.00 $279.00 $1,830 —
652–694 674 308 264.00–280.00 $275.32 $1,856 -4.74
701–743 716 623 255.00–278.00 $266.61 $1,909 -5.67
774–795 787 149 256.00–269.00 $263.08 $2,070 -7.31
802–830 820 75 240.00–270.00 $256.48 $2,103 -5.19
853–897 860 127 239.00–259.00 $251.58 $2,164 +1.58
910–917 913 69 252.50–253.00 $252.85 $2,309 +0.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 11 409.00 $409.00 $1,268 —
368–395 385 64 292.00–367.00 $341.26 $1,314 —
416–449 433 42 356.00–382.00 $366.64 $1,588 +8.64
461–490 479 99 310.00–335.00 $319.15 $1,529 -23.18
526 thin fleshed 526 20 322.00 $322.00 $1,694 —
511–549 531 219 315.00–333.00 $319.54 $1,697 +13.54
561–597 584 128 270.00–324.00 $290.64 $1,697 +8.95
602–646 622 89 255.00–280.00 $273.80 $1,703 -2.89
639 unweaned 639 7 261.00 $261.00 $1,668 —
657–691 667 327 260.00–275.00 $264.47 $1,764 -1.70
720 unweaned 720 12 234.00 $234.00 $1,685 —
706–747 729 146 240.00–265.00 $257.13 $1,874 -1.91
750–799 771 74 248.00–258.00 $253.50 $1,954 +8.11
829–842 836 16 230.00–240.00 $234.96 $1,964 -15.04
855–883 867 64 238.00–258.00 $249.98 $2,167 +7.98
923–949 942 21 231.00 $231.00 $2,176 -10.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 5 316.00 $316.00 $1,315 -9.85
513 513 12 261.00 $261.00 $1,339 -29.30
572–594 581 18 265.00–279.00 $273.43 $1,589 —
624–645 631 65 240.00–253.00 $244.19 $1,541 —
681 681 22 257.00–258.00 $257.27 $1,752 +18.27
692 thin fleshed 692 82 263.00 $263.00 $1,820 —
727 727 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,636 -22.50
785 785 18 234.00 $234.00 $1,837 -13.00
875 875 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261–294 287 40 398.00–413.00 $400.72 $1,150 —
322–323 thin fleshed 322 85 322.00–356.00 $331.22 $1,067 —
305–338 327 47 360.00–385.00 $376.45 $1,231 -21.09
350 fancy 350 27 369.00 $369.00 $1,292 —
350–399 380 77 321.00–357.00 $343.69 $1,306 -27.78
399 thin fleshed 399 46 328.00 $328.00 $1,309 —
408–409 fancy 408 37 346.00–353.00 $350.92 $1,432 -19.08
418 thin fleshed 418 17 320.00 $320.00 $1,338 —
403–444 438 254 316.00–330.00 $325.28 $1,425 -14.30
458 fancy 458 10 317.00 $317.00 $1,452 —
450–492 476 281 288.00–332.00 $302.76 $1,441 -33.47
507 fancy 507 51 306.00 $306.00 $1,551 +2.24
501–548 520 367 277.00–305.00 $287.56 $1,495 +4.52
518–541 unweaned 522 32 270.00–278.00 $276.45 $1,443 —
550–596 568 395 258.00–285.00 $269.73 $1,532 -12.84
578 fancy 578 25 308.00 $308.00 $1,780 —
613 thin fleshed 613 69 284.50 $284.50 $1,744 —
600–642 614 139 247.00–268.00 $258.43 $1,587 -0.91
640 unweaned 640 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,568 —
656–696 683 149 250.00–253.00 $251.29 $1,716 -4.36
689 unweaned 689 14 239.00 $239.00 $1,647 —
701 fancy 701 70 259.75 $259.75 $1,821 —
701–736 718 192 237.00–249.50 $246.63 $1,771 +1.33
752–788 766 171 236.00–240.50 $237.85 $1,822 -5.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236 236 9 395.00 $395.00 $932 —
341 341 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,023 -23.87
384 384 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,114 -34.04
407–439 422 65 260.00–299.00 $292.26 $1,233 -28.53
463–490 481 114 260.00–303.00 $279.51 $1,344 -13.60
500–540 528 178 254.00–270.00 $261.87 $1,383 -6.45
561 unweaned 561 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,402 —
555–592 580 184 252.50–278.00 $256.79 $1,489 -7.52
610–645 639 238 240.00–256.00 $247.48 $1,581 -2.57
641 thin fleshed 641 70 255.00 $255.00 $1,635 —
656–670 665 63 242.00–252.00 $245.76 $1,634 +7.32
700–735 713 361 232.00–256.00 $247.51 $1,765 +11.51
751–789 776 109 225.00–241.00 $233.45 $1,812 -1.55
818–845 834 22 218.00–222.00 $220.39 $1,838 -11.61
850–892 880 41 210.00–225.50 $221.09 $1,946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,187 —
436–440 437 26 247.00–281.00 $252.27 $1,102 -36.40
473 unweaned 473 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,211 —
483–495 484 47 250.00–258.00 $250.87 $1,214 -30.87
506–542 520 26 220.00–244.00 $227.64 $1,184 -23.36
559–563 561 17 240.00–254.00 $250.11 $1,403 +6.58
619–632 623 101 225.00–231.00 $226.87 $1,413 -22.13
701–709 707 15 209.00–230.00 $214.55 $1,517 -21.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 21 407.00 $407.00 $1,404 —
351 351 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,193 —
413–443 420 22 350.00–372.00 $366.72 $1,540 +2.72
420 unweaned 420 48 371.00 $371.00 $1,558 —
487 487 25 332.00 $332.00 $1,617 -27.05
517 unweaned 517 26 316.00 $316.00 $1,634 —
500–546 522 42 296.00–312.00 $302.76 $1,580 -27.24
686 686 13 246.00 $246.00 $1,688 -12.00
818 818 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 5 307.00 $307.00 $1,452 —
557–589 unweaned 568 20 265.00–266.00 $265.36 $1,507 —
649 unweaned 649 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,687 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 6 279.00 $279.00 $1,381 —
596 596 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,490 —

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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.