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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 4, 2026

6,402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $343.15/cwt +7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $3,140/hd at 915 lb · 497 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.32/cwt -6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,725/hd at 827 lb · 483 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.69/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $3,116/hd at 876 lb · 349 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,402 6,573 4,209
Feeder cattle 6,402 6,573 4,209

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers, not as active and steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good as cattle futures are traded sharply lower. Steer calves under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher; over 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher; over 500 lbs steady. Quality average to attractive with several heavy weight feeders off fall and winter pasture. Weigh-ups average to full with medium to fleshy conditions.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 760.00 $760.00 $1,786 —
248 thin fleshed 248 3 755.00 $755.00 $1,872 —
311 311 18 725.00 $725.00 $2,255 +100.00
371 unweaned 371 4 590.00 $590.00 $2,189 —
379–383 381 23 610.00–617.50 $613.57 $2,338 —
401–440 427 70 575.00–627.00 $601.47 $2,568 +5.45
455–464 unweaned 461 12 512.50–555.00 $541.02 $2,494 +33.79
453–486 473 63 515.00–562.50 $539.82 $2,553 +29.82
504–543 527 25 495.00–530.00 $511.64 $2,696 -0.54
551–587 568 115 462.00–500.00 $473.13 $2,687 -17.80
601–646 630 197 431.00–458.00 $444.56 $2,801 +6.26
652–686 664 189 412.00–442.00 $430.88 $2,861 +13.84
701–736 724 174 380.00–414.00 $402.11 $2,911 +14.32
751–795 768 313 375.00–399.00 $388.06 $2,980 +12.45
801–835 811 77 368.00–380.00 $377.32 $3,060 +3.23
851–896 876 349 345.00–375.00 $355.69 $3,116 +2.35
900–942 915 497 330.00–357.00 $343.15 $3,140 +7.44
952–994 983 70 324.00–332.00 $325.99 $3,204 -9.86
1006–1022 1014 107 322.00–324.00 $322.98 $3,275 -1.02
1051–1070 1063 43 300.00–307.00 $304.42 $3,236 —
1111 1111 50 300.00 $300.00 $3,333 —
1178 1178 25 279.50 $279.50 $3,293 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 thin fleshed 338 8 640.00 $640.00 $2,163 —
418–448 441 17 480.00–537.50 $492.83 $2,173 -39.60
446 thin fleshed 446 29 546.00 $546.00 $2,435 —
457–492 467 11 492.50–525.00 $501.85 $2,344 +1.18
509–537 524 43 452.50–487.00 $473.76 $2,483 +10.21
576–578 577 15 440.00–459.00 $448.85 $2,590 -1.76
610 610 19 433.00 $433.00 $2,641 +24.50
685–692 687 34 396.00–403.00 $400.93 $2,754 -0.78
708 thin fleshed 708 27 405.00 $405.00 $2,867 —
733 733 29 365.00 $365.00 $2,675 -4.01
756–769 763 21 377.00–383.00 $379.83 $2,898 +1.83
803–830 824 164 361.50–366.00 $365.06 $3,008 +6.41
860–889 884 126 341.00–349.50 $342.51 $3,028 -4.46
913–935 930 28 332.00–339.00 $337.53 $3,139 +1.53
956 956 4 327.00 $327.00 $3,126 —
1090 1090 26 297.00 $297.00 $3,237 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 thin fleshed 294 29 585.00 $585.00 $1,720 —
392 thin fleshed 392 55 477.50 $477.50 $1,872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 8 525.00 $525.00 $2,184 —
480 480 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,280 —
522 522 12 460.00 $460.00 $2,401 +17.61
598 598 10 432.50 $432.50 $2,586 —
616 616 12 385.00 $385.00 $2,372 -27.00
695–699 697 9 365.00–372.00 $368.88 $2,571 -11.64
758 758 10 357.00 $357.00 $2,706 —
905–926 915 19 306.00–322.00 $313.67 $2,870 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
767 767 15 290.00 $290.00 $2,224 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
809 809 10 330.00 $330.00 $2,670 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671 671 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,845 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 unweaned 269 4 625.00 $625.00 $1,681 +125.00
292 292 11 585.00 $585.00 $1,708 —
303 303 14 550.00 $550.00 $1,666 —
366 unweaned 366 4 525.00 $525.00 $1,922 +20.36
373–378 374 24 557.50–577.50 $572.45 $2,141 —
401–418 410 21 517.50–542.00 $528.91 $2,169 +30.33
423 unweaned 423 7 500.00 $500.00 $2,115 +10.00
454–498 473 60 449.00–498.00 $481.86 $2,279 +23.56
505–548 528 84 423.00–442.00 $433.88 $2,291 -3.61
555–592 571 58 407.00–430.00 $418.14 $2,388 +0.04
590 590 4 397.00 $397.00 $2,342 -21.10
611–649 637 71 385.00–397.00 $392.99 $2,503 -9.52
659–694 677 145 354.00–385.50 $371.90 $2,518 -5.87
700–746 726 146 350.00–363.00 $356.93 $2,591 +1.62
753–780 768 46 340.00–350.00 $345.48 $2,653 +1.08
802–847 827 469 322.10–344.00 $328.88 $2,720 -4.46
843 843 14 344.00 $344.00 $2,900 +10.66
852–893 859 84 321.75–330.00 $325.37 $2,795 -7.63
911–941 927 200 310.00–322.00 $312.67 $2,898 -6.48
986–999 993 56 296.00–306.75 $300.57 $2,985 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 7 575.00 $575.00 $1,748 ±0.00
333 unweaned 333 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,632 —
423–438 434 14 450.00–480.00 $458.36 $1,989 -19.14
466–498 483 25 440.00–482.50 $464.02 $2,241 -0.98
578–597 585 18 393.00–408.00 $402.05 $2,352 +7.79
622–648 628 70 352.00–395.00 $374.11 $2,349 -5.89
650–684 662 74 355.00–370.00 $362.69 $2,401 -15.98
706–741 728 102 349.00–360.00 $353.61 $2,574 +4.20
794–796 795 23 315.00–317.00 $316.39 $2,515 -23.70
804–845 822 64 320.50–334.00 $324.55 $2,668 —
851–890 859 14 318.00–326.00 $324.22 $2,785 —
950 950 108 306.50 $306.50 $2,912 +5.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 6 565.00 $565.00 $1,978 —
353 353 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,712 —
401–434 429 31 445.00–465.00 $447.41 $1,919 -2.59
467–491 482 13 414.00–447.00 $426.30 $2,055 —
512–530 514 44 414.00–420.00 $414.56 $2,131 -10.44
599 599 21 394.00 $394.00 $2,360 —
635 635 12 392.00 $392.00 $2,489 —
656–657 657 26 360.00–364.00 $362.16 $2,379 —
679 thin fleshed 679 14 357.50 $357.50 $2,427 —
856 856 16 322.00 $322.00 $2,756 —
919 919 33 300.00 $300.00 $2,757 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 thin fleshed 324 23 462.50 $462.50 $1,498 —
369 thin fleshed 369 54 458.00 $458.00 $1,690 —
445 thin fleshed 445 24 430.00 $430.00 $1,914 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 unweaned 295 4 625.00 $625.00 $1,844 —
310–349 unweaned 335 12 525.00–645.00 $586.71 $1,965 —
355 unweaned 355 3 545.00 $545.00 $1,935 -66.40
405 405 8 590.00 $590.00 $2,390 —
490–497 495 12 505.00–507.00 $505.49 $2,502 -16.17
495–498 unweaned 497 6 482.50–485.00 $483.75 $2,404 —
506 unweaned 506 8 425.00 $425.00 $2,150 -53.00
508–535 524 26 480.00–507.00 $488.69 $2,561 —
570 unweaned 570 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,764 +65.00
569–579 573 10 455.00–467.00 $462.15 $2,648 —
608–612 unweaned 611 8 440.00–447.00 $442.61 $2,704 —
617 thin fleshed 617 16 414.00 $414.00 $2,554 —
733 733 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,639 —
876 876 13 317.00 $317.00 $2,777 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 thin fleshed 461 8 425.00 $425.00 $1,959 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,650 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 10 205.00 $205.00 $1,538 —

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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.