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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 16, 2024

7,342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $322.52/cwt +8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 568 lb · 481 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $345.75/cwt +13.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 530 lb · 389 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.60/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 476 lb · 342 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,342 13,234 5,064
Feeder cattle 7,342 13,234 5,064

*** Add Close with updated receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher, over 800 lbs. not fully established. Feeder heifers were fully steady. Steer calves 8.00-13.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Demand good. Quality average few, fancy drafts but still not as attractive as last week. Flesh conditions from average to fleshy, few thin. The weather has been warm and dry for the season.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 9 475.00 $475.00 $1,297 +27.00
323 323 3 451.00 $451.00 $1,457 +34.35
328 thin fleshed 328 9 471.00 $471.00 $1,545 +12.00
339 unweaned 339 5 389.00 $389.00 $1,319
369–394 375 38 389.00–433.00 $416.37 $1,561 +4.93
394 thin fleshed 394 9 437.50 $437.50 $1,724
403–410 fancy 406 31 420.00–436.00 $427.81 $1,737
407–445 435 36 372.00–407.00 $390.97 $1,701 +16.31
432–441 unweaned 437 19 362.50–383.00 $366.98 $1,604 +31.98
451–458 fancy 455 28 375.00–395.00 $381.02 $1,734
450–496 468 283 343.00–370.00 $356.17 $1,667 +11.18
504–549 fancy 528 61 366.00–400.00 $383.12 $2,023
502–546 530 328 328.00–358.00 $338.80 $1,796 +10.61
550–595 568 468 307.00–337.50 $323.37 $1,837 +12.57
584 unweaned 584 13 292.00 $292.00 $1,705 -21.00
600 unweaned 600 20 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 -20.00
613 fancy 613 15 338.00 $338.00 $2,072
600–648 621 285 277.00–316.00 $294.52 $1,829 +7.07
657–699 unweaned 673 66 250.00–286.00 $270.53 $1,821 -8.47
653–699 676 242 266.00–297.00 $281.11 $1,900 +5.79
702–749 712 190 266.00–286.00 $276.46 $1,968 +9.85
735–744 737 15 247.00–249.00 $248.46 $1,831 -18.15
758–790 776 111 263.00–270.00 $268.59 $2,084 +5.51
820–843 830 45 254.00–256.00 $255.14 $2,118 -1.34
833–848 838 54 262.00–269.00 $263.97 $2,212 +7.49
857 unweaned 857 6 241.00 $241.00 $2,065
858–864 860 68 262.00–263.50 $262.62 $2,259 +11.04
910 910 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,275 -2.85
939 939 34 239.00 $239.00 $2,244 -13.85
971 971 8 239.00 $239.00 $2,321
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,361 -4.00
397 397 12 302.00 $302.00 $1,199 -39.26
445 445 15 327.00 $327.00 $1,455 -39.64
459 thin fleshed 459 18 372.00 $372.00 $1,707
463–482 476 42 331.00–354.00 $337.37 $1,606 +18.22
535–548 541 89 288.00–314.00 $308.58 $1,669 -10.96
566–598 583 144 274.00–312.00 $300.20 $1,750 +9.56
637–647 641 49 270.00–280.00 $276.98 $1,775 +3.18
672–696 687 94 264.00–268.00 $264.86 $1,820 +0.39
710–733 717 26 253.00–254.00 $253.69 $1,819 -3.44
764–765 764 12 245.00–260.00 $253.75 $1,939 +0.25
820 820 10 254.00 $254.00 $2,083 +19.04
846 846 7 245.00 $245.00 $2,073 +10.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 55 271.00 $271.00 $1,195 -45.00
442 thin fleshed 442 22 298.00 $298.00 $1,317
457 457 10 298.00 $298.00 $1,362
521 521 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,464 +20.00
593–599 596 76 270.00–280.00 $274.12 $1,634 +0.69
603–613 608 27 254.00–260.00 $256.86 $1,562 +12.67
726–730 729 26 235.00–241.00 $238.00 $1,735 +13.00
928 928 7 212.00 $212.00 $1,967

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 8 381.00 $381.00 $994 -19.72
305–342 331 26 348.00–403.00 $365.35 $1,209 -11.10
374 unweaned 374 4 338.00 $338.00 $1,264
357–396 383 71 334.00–375.00 $347.37 $1,330 +3.68
403–446 429 139 305.00–338.00 $318.99 $1,368 -6.29
453–497 475 320 286.00–317.50 $302.00 $1,434 -0.76
471–495 unweaned 483 22 278.00–282.50 $280.19 $1,353
504–548 526 243 270.00–305.00 $288.36 $1,517 +0.80
553–594 579 253 262.00–286.00 $272.23 $1,576 +2.50
604–635 fancy 625 29 266.00–287.00 $272.29 $1,702
605–645 626 255 254.00–266.50 $260.50 $1,631 +2.07
638–648 unweaned 644 19 248.00 $248.00 $1,597 +3.00
651–699 668 81 246.00–257.00 $252.64 $1,688 +1.35
710–742 733 74 243.00–253.00 $244.68 $1,794 -1.95
753–794 767 69 234.00–245.00 $239.14 $1,834 +1.29
791 791 52 234.00 $234.00 $1,851 -3.85
814–833 819 27 233.00–239.00 $237.42 $1,944
875 875 14 216.00 $216.00 $1,890
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 10 327.50 $327.50 $1,107 +27.50
356–395 373 58 300.00–329.00 $317.19 $1,183 +27.19
424–438 433 39 296.00–310.00 $300.92 $1,303 +8.66
455–461 460 49 264.00–270.00 $265.09 $1,219 -14.42
472 thin fleshed 472 68 300.00 $300.00 $1,416
504–542 525 127 260.00–275.50 $269.52 $1,415 +7.65
530 thin fleshed 530 51 289.00 $289.00 $1,532
553–598 573 64 253.00–275.00 $261.44 $1,498 +4.65
581 unweaned 581 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,336 -20.00
601–630 618 52 232.00–259.00 $244.20 $1,509 -3.28
673–680 673 73 244.00 $244.00 $1,642 -1.76
725–730 728 42 234.00–237.00 $235.36 $1,713 -12.15
853 853 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,791 -11.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–396 392 38 270.00–275.00 $270.75 $1,061 -39.25
480 480 7 271.00 $271.00 $1,301 +20.13
687 687 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,546
752 752 14 214.00 $214.00 $1,609

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–378 371 10 407.00–420.00 $413.37 $1,534 +73.37
375 unweaned 375 9 383.00 $383.00 $1,436
496 496 7 318.00 $318.00 $1,577 -14.00
507–533 517 24 310.00–332.00 $323.49 $1,672 +20.73
568 568 14 293.00–298.00 $296.93 $1,687
601–640 628 59 264.00–283.00 $275.42 $1,730
655–661 660 34 264.00–272.00 $270.13 $1,783 +24.13
704 unweaned 704 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,760
797 797 27 228.00 $228.00 $1,817
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 thin fleshed 461 10 340.00 $340.00 $1,567
560 560 23 231.00 $231.00 $1,294
884 884 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,680
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
948 948 8 177.00 $177.00 $1,678

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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.