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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

2,846 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.09/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 524 lb · 111 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.70/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 423 lb · 109 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.25/cwt -10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 379 lb · 86 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,846 2,885 3,432
Feeder cattle 2,846 2,885 3,432

Compared to last week: Steers sold mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, except over 700 pounds sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Quality plain to average.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 273 5 212.50–215.00 $214.51 $586 -4.99
330 thin fleshed 330 1 195.00 $195.00 $644
320–348 341 8 174.00–182.50 $179.77 $613 -35.54
350–399 384 31 179.00–189.00 $185.92 $714 +6.96
405–447 425 36 175.00–185.00 $180.19 $766 +5.00
453–495 476 49 166.00–176.00 $170.42 $811 +7.57
477 thin fleshed 477 20 181.50 $181.50 $866 +7.50
500–545 521 58 154.00–163.00 $157.79 $822 +3.73
525–528 thin fleshed 527 4 165.00–168.00 $167.25 $881 +2.77
550–592 565 44 149.00–159.00 $151.86 $858 +6.85
600–620 611 32 138.00–147.00 $142.78 $872 +0.93
652–690 658 40 130.00–139.00 $136.50 $898 -1.25
700–725 711 48 125.00–134.00 $130.84 $930 +4.03
755–795 774 6 115.00–125.00 $120.67 $934 -1.59
805–826 823 31 124.00–129.00 $128.74 $1,060 +2.85
880–894 891 5 118.00–125.00 $123.62 $1,101
950–980 960 3 119.00–121.00 $120.32 $1,155 +7.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 8 175.00 $175.00 $513 -10.21
305–344 331 14 160.00–170.00 $165.88 $549 -12.98
365–385 378 16 170.00–178.00 $175.01 $662 +0.33
400–445 426 33 164.00–174.00 $169.90 $724 +10.91
454–498 465 34 152.00–164.00 $154.66 $719 +0.70
508–547 533 47 144.00–152.00 $148.62 $792 +3.95
575–590 587 74 138.00–146.00 $143.13 $840 +7.56
600–648 633 44 125.00–136.75 $133.21 $843 +9.97
670–690 679 4 120.00–130.00 $125.70 $854 -3.17
718–747 735 9 119.00–123.00 $119.44 $878 +4.81
1080 1080 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,123
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 6 159.00–162.00 $160.55 $458 +10.55
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 +7.93
360–380 371 12 160.00–165.00 $160.40 $595
410 410 3 140.00 $140.00 $574 -2.08
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686
525–538 534 7 126.00–140.00 $133.53 $713 +15.67
563–584 577 11 127.00–135.00 $134.00 $773 +9.87
633 633 2 120.00 $120.00 $760
690–697 695 4 110.00–116.00 $111.49 $775 -5.83

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 51 140.00–150.00 $147.55 $469 -8.78
318–345 thin fleshed 323 5 156.00–163.00 $161.11 $520 -3.72
350–395 378 72 139.00–148.00 $143.38 $542 -12.33
380–387 thin fleshed 386 14 154.00–158.00 $154.85 $598
405 thin fleshed 405 1 155.00 $155.00 $628 -2.01
400–445 423 108 141.00–151.00 $145.61 $616 -0.20
450–466 thin fleshed 455 18 146.00–153.00 $151.48 $689
450–485 464 63 135.00–144.00 $140.09 $650 +1.09
500–548 524 111 125.00–135.00 $130.09 $682 -2.18
550–595 569 77 118.00–127.50 $122.58 $697 -5.49
600–648 628 47 115.00–125.00 $121.50 $763 -8.00
650–675 660 25 115.00–125.00 $121.93 $805 -0.80
705–748 715 14 115.00–125.00 $122.53 $876 +9.85
760–775 773 8 115.00–124.00 $122.89 $950 +2.21
903 903 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,084
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 150.00 $150.00 $394 +9.02
310–320 316 9 128.00–139.00 $131.61 $416 -12.67
362–374 369 11 135.00–143.00 $138.68 $512 -5.58
389 389 8 165.00 $165.00 $642 +20.74
405–449 439 18 135.00–140.00 $137.76 $605 +0.47
465–495 487 35 125.00–134.00 $131.68 $641 +2.45
500–548 525 24 115.00–124.00 $120.46 $632 -1.59
550 550 3 138.00 $138.00 $759 +19.69
555–598 580 17 110.00–116.00 $113.93 $661 -4.38
630 630 2 110.00 $110.00 $693 -9.14
655–675 669 4 108.00–110.00 $109.51 $733 +0.05
705–735 720 2 111.00–114.00 $112.53 $810 +6.53
768 768 2 113.00 $113.00 $868 +7.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 4 131.00–138.00 $132.75 $345 +9.32
305 305 11 127.00 $127.00 $387 -7.62
440 440 2 128.00–129.00 $128.50 $565 +8.50
495 495 1 122.00 $122.00 $604 +0.26
515–530 523 2 110.00 $110.00 $575 +2.55
570–585 578 2 105.00 $105.00 $607 -0.32

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 thin fleshed 273 2 230.00 $230.00 $628
270–280 275 2 210.00–215.00 $212.45 $584
315 thin fleshed 315 6 200.00–204.00 $203.33 $640 +25.33
316–323 320 16 192.00–197.00 $195.15 $624 +29.15
350–370 thin fleshed 357 4 187.50–190.00 $188.76 $674 +2.76
353–395 382 32 174.00–184.00 $181.04 $692 +8.29
408–434 thin fleshed 421 18 175.00–181.00 $179.63 $756
418–448 432 19 163.00–172.00 $168.41 $728 -11.42
458–478 thin fleshed 474 31 170.00–175.00 $170.86 $810
450–496 477 51 157.00–167.00 $162.49 $775 -3.27
500–543 523 47 145.00–158.00 $151.52 $792 +2.27
556–590 574 28 137.00–147.00 $140.73 $808 +4.81
555–585 thin fleshed 579 5 150.00–151.00 $150.19 $870
608–640 629 26 126.00–136.00 $128.29 $807 -7.36
666–690 674 9 118.00–127.00 $122.84 $828 +1.20
700–740 734 7 109.00–116.00 $114.18 $838 +6.18
755–795 783 14 109.00–116.00 $113.93 $892
820 820 2 113.00 $113.00 $927 +6.26
909–920 911 7 100.00–106.00 $105.13 $958 -5.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–284 274 10 190.00–196.00 $194.35 $533
312–335 324 8 160.00–170.00 $166.39 $539
360–396 383 11 165.00–175.00 $169.39 $649 +21.67
410–439 424 12 157.00–165.00 $161.90 $686 +2.35
470–490 483 6 150.00–155.00 $153.19 $740 +4.20
517–548 534 21 137.00–144.00 $141.95 $758 +2.96
555–598 577 8 128.00–134.00 $130.48 $753 +7.23
605–645 637 7 115.00–128.00 $118.40 $754 +7.71
679–690 681 5 112.00–115.00 $114.39 $779
755 755 2 104.00 $104.00 $785
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 170.00 $170.00 $459
305–325 312 3 145.00–150.00 $146.74 $458
578 578 2 110.00 $110.00 $636
885 885 1 105.00 $105.00 $929
938 938 2 99.00 $99.00 $929

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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.