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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

5,867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $376.01/cwt -7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,922/hd at 777 lb · 319 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.08/cwt -12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,567/hd at 723 lb · 302 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $352.21/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $3,096/hd at 879 lb · 255 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,867 4,859 1,582
Feeder cattle 5,867 4,859 1,582

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady, 900-1000 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves lightly tested and unevenly steady. Quality mostly average. Demand remains good but buyers a little more picky for kind. Cattle futures closed lower, following a positive move on the open. Cattle continue to trickle in off wheat pasture. Cold front came in late last week and has moved temperatures back to more spring like.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 unweaned 294 7 660.00 $660.00 $1,940 +4.90
336–346 343 18 600.00–645.00 $632.74 $2,170 -52.26
380–382 unweaned 381 10 580.00 $580.00 $2,210 -5.34
420 unweaned 420 14 545.00 $545.00 $2,289 -50.00
404–442 433 44 562.50–612.00 $583.52 $2,527 +8.84
453–481 464 73 520.00–580.00 $566.86 $2,630 +29.84
462–485 unweaned 468 15 512.50–515.00 $514.31 $2,407 +4.68
505–543 unweaned 521 19 440.00–492.00 $456.79 $2,380 -30.21
517–549 531 101 465.00–532.00 $503.50 $2,674 -20.43
551–597 584 100 454.00–497.50 $465.42 $2,718 -20.51
600–631 611 88 432.00–463.00 $441.78 $2,699 +0.45
653–684 672 189 409.00–440.00 $421.69 $2,834 +0.64
702–744 716 246 382.00–408.00 $395.11 $2,829 +0.70
751–799 777 319 363.00–388.00 $376.01 $2,922 -10.77
800–823 819 248 364.25–385.00 $375.27 $3,073 +7.79
874–887 879 255 346.00–357.00 $352.21 $3,096 -4.11
900–947 931 106 324.50–349.00 $337.60 $3,143 -4.72
948 948 28 323.00 $323.00 $3,062 -19.32
953–991 978 213 319.50–341.50 $326.15 $3,190 -8.85
1008–1044 1026 153 314.00–316.50 $315.12 $3,233 -1.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 570.00 $570.00 $2,206 +20.00
445 445 23 500.00–515.00 $507.83 $2,260 -46.81
459 thin fleshed 459 25 545.00 $545.00 $2,502 —
459–498 479 24 499.00–532.50 $520.69 $2,494 +39.10
535–548 540 18 448.00–450.00 $448.79 $2,423 -22.99
561 thin fleshed 561 28 488.00 $488.00 $2,738 —
553–585 564 44 425.00–458.00 $431.00 $2,431 +1.82
623–638 628 16 417.00–427.00 $423.82 $2,662 -0.32
674–697 688 41 380.00–398.00 $395.24 $2,719 +18.24
704–725 709 51 376.00–386.00 $378.92 $2,687 -2.39
761 761 18 366.00 $366.00 $2,785 —
815–849 831 113 345.00–363.50 $353.88 $2,941 -7.90
858–884 871 105 337.50–344.00 $338.70 $2,950 -19.30
917 917 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,934 -15.00
964–998 988 44 314.00–319.00 $315.44 $3,117 —
1052 1052 83 295.00 $295.00 $3,103 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 thin fleshed 318 33 565.00 $565.00 $1,797 —
402–422 407 62 510.00–525.00 $513.76 $2,091 +68.76
450 450 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,002 —
502–519 508 22 445.00–472.00 $455.58 $2,314 —
583 583 6 402.50 $402.50 $2,347 -2.50
625–636 630 34 385.00–392.00 $387.77 $2,443 —
656 656 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,493 —
732 732 3 379.00 $379.00 $2,774 +18.00
787–798 797 49 350.00–355.00 $354.50 $2,825 —
820–833 824 30 347.00–348.00 $347.34 $2,862 -0.48
883 883 40 320.00 $320.00 $2,826 —
919 919 16 318.00 $318.00 $2,922 +8.78
1044 1044 15 294.00 $294.00 $3,069 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 9 367.00 $367.00 $2,147 —
765 765 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,486 —
849 849 14 314.00 $314.00 $2,666 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 335 21 530.00–590.00 $558.20 $1,870 +28.20
321–348 unweaned 336 11 545.00–595.00 $566.73 $1,904 +64.73
353–388 unweaned 372 11 480.00–535.00 $511.28 $1,902 +11.09
398 398 24 515.00 $515.00 $2,050 +31.56
409–447 unweaned 420 40 460.00–505.00 $481.79 $2,024 -1.25
416–443 433 94 480.00–527.00 $502.48 $2,176 +9.49
452–476 unweaned 463 17 425.00–460.00 $440.81 $2,041 -53.03
461–463 463 38 487.00–497.50 $489.20 $2,265 +4.96
503–549 529 64 425.00–457.50 $437.09 $2,312 -15.70
550–597 576 183 401.00–437.00 $417.13 $2,403 -2.49
604–620 611 112 396.00–413.00 $408.89 $2,498 +1.71
650–686 677 221 362.00–385.00 $373.05 $2,526 -16.88
701–735 723 302 344.00–369.00 $355.08 $2,567 -12.50
775–782 781 84 345.00–345.50 $345.42 $2,698 -2.57
800–839 812 160 330.00–338.50 $335.16 $2,721 -5.57
901 901 22 318.00 $318.00 $2,865 —
911 911 13 335.00 $335.00 $3,052 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 thin fleshed 367 6 540.00 $540.00 $1,982 +20.00
402–413 408 16 470.00–485.00 $476.46 $1,944 —
462–489 473 20 435.00–450.00 $444.60 $2,103 -35.30
509 thin fleshed 509 9 442.50 $442.50 $2,252 -10.50
515–549 526 57 415.00–423.00 $420.31 $2,211 -11.28
567–590 579 114 395.00–427.00 $405.68 $2,349 +8.68
638 638 12 351.00 $351.00 $2,239 -31.00
683 683 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,390 -21.72
711–749 739 46 339.50–354.00 $344.03 $2,542 —
751–760 753 66 326.00–344.00 $336.62 $2,535 —
822–832 826 48 325.00–328.00 $327.56 $2,706 +3.56
890 890 3 309.00 $309.00 $2,750 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 4 570.00 $570.00 $1,476 —
309 thin fleshed 309 33 495.00 $495.00 $1,530 —
364–397 392 84 450.00–515.00 $459.68 $1,802 —
435 435 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,805 —
465–474 473 18 420.00–462.50 $426.97 $2,020 -68.03
543 unweaned 543 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,145 —
559–596 585 120 377.00–410.00 $394.92 $2,310 +7.92
624 624 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,184 -34.00
628 628 5 427.50 $427.50 $2,685 +43.50
661 661 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,314 -20.00
729 729 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,369 —
798 798 10 325.00 $325.00 $2,594 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 11 335.00 $335.00 $2,137 —
718 718 24 339.50 $339.50 $2,438 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 14 377.50 $377.50 $2,125 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 unweaned 488 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,440 -3.90
498 498 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,390 -45.00
505 505 5 495.00 $495.00 $2,500 -8.53
515 unweaned 515 3 492.50 $492.50 $2,536 +34.09
564 unweaned 564 7 442.50 $442.50 $2,496 —
554–591 567 11 431.00–465.00 $452.12 $2,564 —
640 unweaned 640 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,624 +10.00
713–734 730 28 388.00–397.50 $389.99 $2,847 —
907 907 7 311.00 $311.00 $2,821 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 6 570.00 $570.00 $1,955 —
420 420 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,995 —
515 515 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,137 —
519 unweaned 519 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,232 —
612 unweaned 612 7 427.00 $427.00 $2,613 —

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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.