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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 17, 2026

2,921 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $321.39/cwt ≈ $2,931/hd at 912 lb · 277 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.47/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,241/hd at 623 lb · 201 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $340.74/cwt -22.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,801/hd at 822 lb · 180 head
Oklahoma City, OK 8-weight steers sold at $329/cwt, running $12/cwt below the OK average ($341) and $25/cwt under Beaver, OK ($354). The class is down $30/cwt from its early July peak of $360. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,921 2,632 5,115
Feeder cattle 2,921 2,632 5,115

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-15.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 10.00-20.00 lower. Demand moderate for feeder cattle. Demand light to moderate for calves as summer's heat seems relentless. The heat dome moved more to the south letting in some cooler temps and much needed rains from the Oklahoma Panhandle and eastward over North Central Oklahoma. Cattle futures ended the day mixed. Receipts continue to run 50-60 percent of a year ago. Quality plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–429 unweaned 415 25 465.00–487.50 $480.17 $1,993 -30.24
456–464 460 8 447.50–454.00 $450.72 $2,073 —
497 unweaned 497 3 422.50 $422.50 $2,100 -37.23
535–540 538 19 404.00–435.00 $419.21 $2,255 —
561–578 unweaned 568 23 375.00–406.00 $392.37 $2,229 —
569 thin fleshed 569 25 415.00 $415.00 $2,361 —
552–598 577 55 388.00–412.00 $397.29 $2,292 -39.61
600–646 624 56 374.00–402.00 $388.48 $2,424 -10.85
658–679 669 116 353.00–384.00 $374.18 $2,503 +2.05
673–679 unweaned 676 18 348.00–362.00 $354.19 $2,394 —
701–736 720 127 348.00–376.00 $355.71 $2,561 -7.29
753–795 769 138 340.00–359.00 $348.85 $2,683 -13.96
802–834 822 180 330.00–346.50 $340.74 $2,801 -22.09
853 853 110 310.00 $310.00 $2,644 -38.56
867–898 881 56 321.00–338.00 $331.11 $2,917 -17.45
903–940 912 277 310.00–329.25 $321.39 $2,931 —
978 978 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,983 +1.00
1010 1010 3 287.00 $287.00 $2,899 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 unweaned 371 7 380.00–400.00 $390.79 $1,450 —
483 483 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,004 -2.50
552 unweaned 552 3 396.00 $396.00 $2,186 -14.00
575–586 584 20 380.00–410.00 $384.43 $2,245 -31.91
610–637 621 11 361.00–365.00 $363.88 $2,260 -34.69
670–675 673 28 358.00–375.00 $365.41 $2,459 -16.29
718–725 719 20 324.00–345.00 $340.77 $2,450 -23.81
755–774 769 69 320.00–348.00 $341.31 $2,625 -1.69
819 819 31 344.00 $344.00 $2,817 +0.81
887 887 12 317.00 $317.00 $2,812 -18.30
922–937 937 108 290.00–310.75 $310.18 $2,906 —
1067 1067 13 286.00 $286.00 $3,052 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,827 -48.41
588–595 590 10 375.00–392.00 $386.86 $2,282 +21.13
633–644 641 11 363.00–370.00 $364.89 $2,339 +6.89
680 680 25 356.00 $356.00 $2,421 —
773–790 782 13 307.00–325.00 $318.07 $2,487 -21.93
826–848 833 10 324.00–328.00 $325.22 $2,709 —
854 854 13 327.00 $327.00 $2,793 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
851 851 15 299.00 $299.00 $2,544 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,656 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 unweaned 318 12 475.00 $475.00 $1,510 -5.00
378 unweaned 378 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,512 -96.43
402–430 unweaned 421 35 420.00–437.50 $431.79 $1,818 +16.78
474 474 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,991 +39.98
490 unweaned 490 13 375.00 $375.00 $1,838 -40.32
535–537 unweaned 536 16 335.00–373.00 $346.91 $1,859 -36.06
534–545 541 17 370.00–384.00 $379.52 $2,053 -2.96
557 unweaned 557 6 364.00 $364.00 $2,027 —
553–574 563 72 362.00–384.00 $377.83 $2,127 -10.17
600–610 unweaned 603 14 349.00–350.00 $349.29 $2,106 —
601–644 625 187 342.00–373.00 $360.23 $2,251 +1.84
679–699 691 85 334.00–346.00 $339.12 $2,343 -18.26
701–748 736 58 325.00–333.00 $328.91 $2,421 -10.01
760–791 783 84 319.00–324.00 $321.90 $2,520 -6.47
800–832 819 43 313.00–323.00 $318.94 $2,612 -8.06
926 926 26 296.00 $296.00 $2,741 -9.00
905–942 927 17 290.00–296.00 $292.41 $2,711 -12.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–315 unweaned 308 9 425.00–460.00 $444.11 $1,368 +29.11
362 unweaned 362 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,557 ±0.00
488 488 4 362.00 $362.00 $1,767 -34.64
523 unweaned 523 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,987 -10.68
514–537 526 13 375.00–385.00 $380.49 $2,001 -17.00
567–586 581 43 360.00 $360.00 $2,092 -20.77
604 unweaned 604 5 372.00 $372.00 $2,247 —
637–641 641 57 353.00–364.00 $353.96 $2,269 -4.48
651–652 652 36 325.00–351.50 $347.82 $2,268 +7.82
725 725 13 300.00 $300.00 $2,175 -33.69
764 764 7 324.00 $324.00 $2,475 —
903 903 12 288.00 $288.00 $2,601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–518 unweaned 508 9 335.00–367.00 $356.12 $1,809 —
514–541 530 15 355.00–364.00 $360.51 $1,911 -34.49
580–593 587 6 330.00–351.00 $340.38 $1,998 —
701 thin fleshed 701 14 336.00 $336.00 $2,355 +38.50
720 720 4 319.00 $319.00 $2,297 +39.00
771–799 781 11 279.00–285.00 $282.77 $2,208 -32.23
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 12 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 7 320.00 $320.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
204 unweaned 204 5 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 unweaned 338 24 535.00 $535.00 $1,808 -9.13
424–438 unweaned 431 26 425.00–457.50 $451.21 $1,945 -39.29
501–539 unweaned 525 20 388.00–400.00 $395.07 $2,074 +0.07
542 542 5 383.00 $383.00 $2,076 -19.50
555–582 unweaned 564 9 350.00–404.00 $385.43 $2,174 -0.56
567 567 8 394.00 $394.00 $2,234 —
615 unweaned 615 3 363.00 $363.00 $2,232 —
623–633 628 6 345.00–363.00 $353.93 $2,223 —
705 705 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 unweaned 342 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,607 —
419 unweaned 419 17 442.00 $442.00 $1,852 —
650 unweaned 650 7 349.00 $349.00 $2,268 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 5 320.00 $320.00 $896 —
364 unweaned 364 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,438 —
365 365 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,350 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
204–228 unweaned 214 7 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,354.40 —

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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.