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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

4,545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.18/cwt +21.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 676 lb · 336 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $275.70/cwt +13.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,523/hd at 915 lb · 312 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $304.37/cwt +17.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,340/hd at 769 lb · 311 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,545

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,265
325 325 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,592 -5.00
359–372 368 46 499.00–500.00 $499.70 $1,839 +17.20
408 408 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,775
460–488 470 97 407.00–421.00 $416.64 $1,958 +5.84
507–516 thin fleshed 512 13 407.00–411.00 $408.83 $2,093
502–539 521 67 383.00–394.00 $389.38 $2,029 +3.01
552–596 567 140 363.00–393.00 $381.09 $2,161 +14.48
609–646 620 148 341.00–365.00 $350.92 $2,176 +9.38
655–684 666 168 324.00–348.00 $337.13 $2,245 +5.57
708–749 737 201 301.00–324.00 $311.33 $2,295 +9.65
752 fancy 752 35 322.00 $322.00 $2,421
750–798 771 276 286.00–313.00 $302.13 $2,329 +15.33
800–842 821 152 278.00–290.00 $281.72 $2,313 +6.33
851 thin fleshed 851 21 285.00 $285.00 $2,425
859–878 871 133 271.00–284.50 $281.34 $2,450 +9.91
901–926 915 312 268.00–278.25 $275.70 $2,523 +13.70
979–982 980 51 258.00–259.00 $258.69 $2,535 -4.31
1003–1044 1017 53 249.00–258.00 $253.59 $2,579 +2.91
1192 1192 41 231.00 $231.00 $2,754
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 9 469.00 $469.00 $1,787
416–442 427 7 407.00–415.00 $411.45 $1,757
484–489 487 21 388.00–391.00 $389.86 $1,899 +24.86
475–493 thin fleshed 488 28 397.00–401.00 $399.60 $1,950
529–548 538 20 369.00–381.00 $376.60 $2,026 +16.60
542 unweaned 542 11 338.00 $338.00 $1,832
569–597 588 70 344.00–360.00 $352.54 $2,073
606–644 626 104 327.00–341.00 $335.38 $2,099 -0.06
655–696 684 108 310.00–322.00 $318.43 $2,178 +13.43
704–742 737 73 296.00–299.00 $298.34 $2,199 +17.36
773 773 11 274.00 $274.00 $2,118
805–846 832 15 265.00–266.00 $265.32 $2,207
936 936 9 267.00 $267.00 $2,499
961 961 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,402 +21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 13 350.00 $350.00 $1,568
467 467 9 341.00 $341.00 $1,592
546 546 5 351.00 $351.00 $1,916
566–593 572 21 327.00–340.00 $337.79 $1,932
609–646 633 26 307.00–324.00 $313.26 $1,983
663–685 677 27 302.00–310.00 $304.90 $2,064
690 thin fleshed 690 3 308.00 $308.00 $2,125
743 743 15 277.00 $277.00 $2,058 +17.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–327 325 24 445.00–457.50 $452.25 $1,470 +7.25
353–368 358 19 407.00–420.00 $413.82 $1,481 +23.88
370 unweaned 370 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,295
410 410 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,702 +43.59
463 unweaned 463 13 351.00 $351.00 $1,625 +13.50
450–498 472 52 344.00–356.00 $351.34 $1,658 +6.91
500–548 527 146 322.00–342.50 $331.64 $1,748 +21.64
536 536 6 313.00 $313.00 $1,678 +3.00
551–595 575 177 315.00–336.00 $321.85 $1,851 +6.25
593 unweaned 593 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,631
608–643 630 161 300.00–326.00 $313.30 $1,974 +6.29
650–658 fancy 653 29 318.00–322.00 $320.61 $2,094
657–698 678 303 276.00–303.00 $293.18 $1,988 +19.86
684 unweaned 684 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,792
708–745 721 115 276.00–293.00 $284.13 $2,049 +12.68
760–779 771 87 264.00–278.00 $270.83 $2,088 +14.72
808–842 823 157 264.00–273.00 $266.58 $2,194 +13.58
860 860 122 254.00–260.75 $259.42 $2,231 +22.42
914–927 923 33 245.00–247.00 $246.46 $2,275 +8.96
961 961 8 242.00 $242.00 $2,326 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–399 393 17 385.00–387.00 $385.57 $1,515
436 436 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,439 -17.76
473–494 480 21 324.00–334.00 $329.15 $1,580 +4.15
491 unweaned 491 9 321.00 $321.00 $1,576
518 518 14 317.00 $317.00 $1,642
525 thin fleshed 525 3 328.00 $328.00 $1,722
561–597 586 53 290.00–306.00 $299.17 $1,753 -0.83
614–649 637 82 279.00–294.00 $285.16 $1,816 -6.84
714–743 737 43 267.00–273.00 $271.62 $2,002 +9.52
790 790 29 256.00 $256.00 $2,022
815–843 832 28 246.00–250.00 $248.46 $2,067 +18.46
878 878 5 239.00 $239.00 $2,098
910 910 7 236.00 $236.00 $2,148 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 5 362.50 $362.50 $1,019
360–397 383 8 325.00–351.00 $334.16 $1,280
432–438 436 15 338.00–341.00 $338.99 $1,478 +1.49
507 507 5 317.00 $317.00 $1,607
560 560 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,680
636 636 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,838 +12.72
678–694 683 14 256.00–259.00 $258.13 $1,763
728 728 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,849

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,082
310–322 unweaned 319 12 470.00–495.00 $476.07 $1,519
376 unweaned 376 7 427.50 $427.50 $1,607
447 unweaned 447 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,855
536 536 11 366.00 $366.00 $1,962 +3.50
560 unweaned 560 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,786 +0.72
578 578 4 332.50 $332.50 $1,922
610 610 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,751 -33.00
765 unweaned 765 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,905
786 786 27 250.00 $250.00 $1,965
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 7 339.00 $339.00 $1,664
540 540 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,688
681 681 11 257.00 $257.00 $1,750
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 422.50 $422.50 $1,365
576 576 4 337.00 $337.00 $1,941

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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.