Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

3,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $312.80/cwt ≈ $2,724/hd at 871 lb · 253 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $423.89/cwt -7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,040/hd at 481 lb · 193 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.24/cwt ≈ $2,472/hd at 829 lb · 131 head
Oklahoma City 8-weight steers sold at $316/cwt, running $3/cwt below the OK average ($319) and $13/cwt under Woodward, OK ($329). The class is down $28/cwt from its early August peak of $341. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,589 3,324 0
Feeder cattle 3,589 3,324 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, but some lower prices also due to quality and or conditions. Demand moderate to good. A significant number of un-weaned calves were included and these trended lower. Steer and heifer calves 8.00-15.00 lower. Demand limited for calves. Cattle futures managed to close mostly in the green today. Persistent high temperatures and lack of rainfall continue to impact the region, and these conditions are expected to remain for at least the next 10 days. Overall, the quality of cattle available was mostly average, end attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 6 475.00 $475.00 $1,544 —
358–374 unweaned 367 47 445.00–493.00 $463.85 $1,702 -43.15
366–367 367 18 420.00–447.00 $438.02 $1,608 —
414–437 unweaned 426 25 430.00–452.00 $440.76 $1,878 -24.24
452–492 unweaned 472 115 395.00–457.00 $427.21 $2,016 —
488–499 495 78 402.00–450.00 $418.99 $2,074 -12.08
500–539 516 46 370.00–415.00 $385.13 $1,987 -21.30
524–547 unweaned 538 77 379.00–387.00 $382.14 $2,056 -12.86
551–580 unweaned 563 19 350.00–368.00 $361.72 $2,036 -38.28
555–572 567 65 367.00–385.00 $375.62 $2,130 -17.32
610–628 unweaned 617 63 330.00–373.00 $363.35 $2,242 —
621–648 628 44 363.00–383.00 $372.41 $2,339 -2.24
652–694 667 41 352.00–379.00 $364.95 $2,434 +9.95
714–745 737 111 335.00–350.00 $340.20 $2,507 +1.86
738 unweaned 738 14 310.00 $310.00 $2,288 —
774–779 777 17 331.00–334.00 $332.95 $2,587 -3.01
812–827 822 118 315.00–339.00 $323.75 $2,661 -6.20
850–876 871 253 310.00–318.00 $312.80 $2,724 —
910 910 65 308.00 $308.00 $2,803 +3.17
932 932 27 302.00 $302.00 $2,815 -2.83
958 958 54 293.00 $293.00 $2,807 -7.00
1020 1020 5 265.00 $265.00 $2,703 -22.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–385 unweaned 379 16 437.00–442.00 $439.14 $1,664 —
489 unweaned 489 27 405.00 $405.00 $1,980 —
503–508 506 9 384.00–396.00 $392.03 $1,984 —
574 thin fleshed 574 11 376.00 $376.00 $2,158 —
600–638 622 71 330.00–371.00 $353.38 $2,198 -11.56
651–699 673 52 315.00–331.00 $325.53 $2,191 -26.47
705–746 730 95 310.00–339.00 $323.98 $2,365 -4.27
735 thin fleshed 735 13 334.00 $334.00 $2,455 —
776–798 781 74 312.00–329.50 $325.39 $2,541 -5.18
859–896 891 91 302.00–310.00 $302.97 $2,699 -7.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 unweaned 311 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,322 —
382 382 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,432 —
435 unweaned 435 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,870 —
461 461 8 440.00 $440.00 $2,028 +65.00
561 561 5 347.00 $347.00 $1,947 —
608–638 629 26 314.00–334.00 $319.04 $2,007 —
700 thin fleshed 700 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 —
732–735 734 10 289.00–313.00 $300.98 $2,209 -17.34
764 764 29 321.00 $321.00 $2,452 +36.00
839 839 15 290.00 $290.00 $2,433 —
926 926 20 280.00 $280.00 $2,593 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 15 350.00 $350.00 $1,102 —
357 357 12 372.00 $372.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509–523 515 15 330.00 $330.00 $1,700 —
666 666 4 316.00 $316.00 $2,105 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
198 unweaned 198 6 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,216 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–319 unweaned 315 17 402.00–455.00 $428.23 $1,349 +0.73
345 345 8 440.00 $440.00 $1,518 —
372 372 15 403.00 $403.00 $1,499 -5.21
352–397 unweaned 374 52 392.00–425.00 $410.41 $1,535 -22.23
400–427 414 6 360.00–382.50 $370.88 $1,535 -11.12
408–432 unweaned 421 50 352.00–420.00 $408.18 $1,718 +18.31
465–489 473 67 365.00–390.00 $379.24 $1,794 -1.78
457–486 unweaned 474 58 354.00–390.00 $371.84 $1,763 -11.16
512 unweaned 512 3 333.00 $333.00 $1,705 —
530–540 533 78 339.00–350.00 $346.38 $1,846 -22.13
553–574 unweaned 563 32 330.00–344.00 $334.57 $1,884 -19.76
552–594 580 54 329.00–366.00 $348.48 $2,021 -17.88
607–647 unweaned 633 23 301.00–348.00 $319.38 $2,022 —
606–647 637 96 332.00–355.00 $340.45 $2,169 -3.11
654–692 676 43 316.00–335.00 $325.87 $2,203 -10.21
723–747 726 40 312.00–328.00 $325.99 $2,367 -0.17
750–775 759 112 312.00–322.00 $317.21 $2,408 +4.21
809–830 829 131 298.00–306.00 $298.24 $2,472 —
861 861 49 290.00 $290.00 $2,497 —
977 977 7 262.00 $262.00 $2,560 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–243 unweaned 241 7 420.00–430.00 $424.32 $1,023 —
306 unweaned 306 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,316 —
345 345 17 329.00 $329.00 $1,135 —
364–365 364 7 345.00–420.00 $377.19 $1,373 —
370 unweaned 370 3 366.00 $366.00 $1,354 -32.00
405–444 427 7 362.50 $362.50 $1,548 —
432 unweaned 432 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,631 —
463 unweaned 463 25 392.00 $392.00 $1,815 +12.00
467–499 495 26 341.00–353.00 $351.69 $1,741 -5.72
587–593 590 20 337.00–349.00 $342.43 $2,020 -10.85
618–642 632 23 310.00–334.00 $320.21 $2,024 -17.24
652–694 688 86 307.00–324.00 $314.89 $2,166 —
704–717 707 43 306.00–322.00 $318.60 $2,253 +3.60
766–787 773 63 304.50–310.00 $308.05 $2,381 +16.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 unweaned 304 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,064 —
431 thin fleshed 431 10 380.00 $380.00 $1,638 —
454–485 467 12 315.00–336.00 $324.09 $1,514 -50.91
534 unweaned 534 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,602 —
542 thin fleshed 542 16 345.00 $345.00 $1,870 —
627 627 9 299.00 $299.00 $1,875 -41.00
652–683 671 15 294.00–324.00 $312.33 $2,096 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
187 unweaned 187 5 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 unweaned 244 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,318 —
273–298 unweaned 289 8 480.00–520.00 $505.81 $1,462 —
309–329 unweaned 320 14 470.00–480.00 $474.13 $1,517 —
321 321 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,444 —
395 unweaned 395 14 432.50 $432.50 $1,708 +2.50
407–444 unweaned 425 36 370.00–440.00 $388.95 $1,653 -74.05
442 442 7 362.00 $362.00 $1,600 -99.78
495 unweaned 495 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,732 -62.00
503–512 unweaned 509 14 389.00–400.00 $392.10 $1,996 —
513 513 10 398.00 $398.00 $2,042 +14.00
554 554 8 348.00 $348.00 $1,928 —
748 748 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,094 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 unweaned 338 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,352 —
383 unweaned 383 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,609 —
556–573 566 23 339.00–362.50 $350.67 $1,985 —
624 624 8 310.00–330.00 $320.00 $1,997 -16.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 unweaned 570 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,710 —
693 693 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,940 —

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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.