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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $134.91/cwt -6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 519 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $106.97/cwt -4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 568 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $148.08/cwt -8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 429 lb · 24 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 2,059 1,391
Feeder cattle 360 2,059 1,391

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers had too few comparable receipts for an accurate market test. Demand and quality average. Colder temperatures and steady rainfall swept across the trade area limiting livestock movement.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 159.00 $159.00 $615 -0.10
410–445 429 24 146.00–152.50 $148.08 $635 -5.35
475–490 480 21 135.00–145.00 $141.09 $677 -3.84
511–535 519 40 129.00–138.50 $134.91 $700 -3.69
550–590 585 12 119.00–127.00 $124.37 $728 -8.14
614 614 7 124.00 $124.00 $761 +0.38
658–661 660 19 115.00–125.00 $120.01 $792 -6.06
705–740 727 18 107.00–113.00 $111.78 $813 -11.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 -13.09
430–440 435 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $611 -4.10
490 490 1 131.00 $131.00 $642 -3.57
535–540 538 2 115.00–119.00 $116.99 $629 -10.54
600–635 618 2 106.00–110.00 $107.94 $667 -3.06
661 661 9 110.00 $110.00 $727 -0.17
793 793 6 100.00 $100.00 $793 -11.59

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–394 373 12 134.00–141.00 $136.70 $510 +1.24
400–440 420 7 117.00–124.00 $122.27 $514 -12.92
469–497 476 20 115.00–120.00 $119.22 $567 -7.49
500–548 530 20 104.00–113.00 $109.71 $581 -11.72
553–595 568 24 103.00–110.00 $106.97 $608 -1.51
600–628 623 7 103.00–112.00 $107.15 $668 +3.19
655–685 670 2 107.00 $107.00 $717 -1.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 147.50 $147.50 $339
290 290 1 139.00 $139.00 $403 +9.00
320 320 1 134.00 $134.00 $429 +11.12
360 360 1 104.00 $104.00 $374 -19.76
490 490 1 103.00 $103.00 $505 -14.55
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 +7.25

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450 -5.00
388–390 389 3 145.00–157.00 $152.99 $595 -2.72
412–430 417 4 137.00–141.00 $139.97 $584 -7.79
480 480 3 115.00 $115.00 $552 -22.64
519–547 530 14 120.00–125.00 $123.46 $654 -5.75
561 561 7 119.00 $119.00 $668 +1.54
610–635 623 2 100.00–104.00 $102.04 $636 -10.81
680 680 2 100.00 $100.00 $680 -6.49
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 +17.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 99.00 $99.00 $530 -20.13
639 639 8 98.50 $98.50 $629 -6.03
740 740 1 85.00 $85.00 $629 -5.00
835 835 1 85.00 $85.00 $710 -8.68

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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.