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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

2,900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.75/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 522 lb · 176 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.65/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 563 lb · 117 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $129.89/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 673 lb · 113 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,900 2,364 2,981
Feeder cattle 2,900 2,364 2,981

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 pounds sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 pounds sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower with instances up to 8.00 lower for heifers over 650 pounds. Demand good to very good. Quality good. Corn prices continue to rise lowering the demand for feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–295 283 4 200.00–210.00 $203.23 $575 -3.75
295–298 thin fleshed 297 5 220.00–222.50 $221.51 $658 —
303–340 315 3 207.00 $207.00 $652 -6.34
305–340 thin fleshed 328 3 217.50–220.00 $218.27 $716 —
350 thin fleshed 350 2 207.50 $207.50 $726 —
355–385 370 19 190.00–200.00 $194.82 $721 -10.65
400–448 433 39 170.00–179.00 $173.69 $752 -3.05
450–499 464 102 167.00–177.00 $170.79 $792 +2.27
516 thin fleshed 516 13 170.00 $170.00 $877 +1.42
500–529 517 34 156.00–166.00 $160.50 $830 +2.79
550–579 563 117 145.00–155.00 $150.65 $848 -2.99
600–640 618 82 134.00–143.00 $137.64 $851 +0.29
650–698 673 113 126.00–134.00 $129.89 $874 -2.14
705–743 725 47 120.00–129.00 $125.78 $912 -3.44
755–798 782 57 115.00–121.00 $118.04 $923 -7.95
803–843 816 24 110.00–120.00 $117.69 $960 -8.31
871–880 875 16 115.00–123.00 $118.77 $1,039 -1.78
968 968 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,045 —
1060 1060 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 10 180.00–195.00 $184.80 $595 -3.79
362–386 374 31 177.00–187.00 $181.46 $679 +6.67
400–440 430 19 155.00–166.00 $162.22 $698 -6.41
450–495 475 71 156.00–166.00 $162.60 $772 +2.66
505–543 522 11 145.00–155.00 $152.82 $798 +9.54
550–596 588 30 138.50–143.00 $141.50 $832 +0.88
620–648 634 28 125.00–132.00 $129.93 $824 +1.95
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 -0.56
724–725 724 7 110.00 $110.00 $796 -5.79
775–792 790 7 110.00 $110.00 $869 -5.00
905–940 923 2 100.00 $100.00 $923 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 6 160.00 $160.00 $398 —
310–345 322 11 170.00–177.50 $170.73 $550 —
357–396 375 38 150.00–173.00 $163.87 $615 +22.87
437–440 439 6 110.00–140.00 $125.05 $549 -1.51
465–495 483 5 125.00–150.00 $134.94 $652 +15.00
505–542 535 10 139.00–141.00 $139.28 $745 +3.40
560–598 578 11 115.00–133.00 $125.35 $725 -4.65
633 633 24 118.00 $118.00 $747 -1.02
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 46.00 $46.00 $198 -25.00
640 640 2 29.00 $29.00 $186 —
793 793 8 31.00 $31.00 $246 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–298 282 9 133.00–140.00 $138.65 $391 —
324–346 335 32 149.00–158.00 $155.12 $520 +3.85
353–383 369 37 146.00–154.50 $151.98 $561 -1.30
404–447 432 69 139.00–149.00 $144.08 $622 -3.44
450–496 473 93 135.00–144.00 $138.18 $654 -4.89
500–548 522 176 128.00–138.00 $133.75 $698 +2.89
553–590 568 75 120.00–130.00 $124.87 $709 -0.75
600–648 634 53 110.00–120.00 $115.92 $735 -0.62
650–698 679 54 109.00–117.00 $111.05 $754 -13.00
700–725 714 12 106.00–111.00 $108.26 $773 -9.69
773–790 786 13 106.00–111.00 $108.71 $854 —
800–830 813 7 105.00–111.00 $108.37 $881 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 3 130.00–131.00 $130.36 $358 -8.26
308–349 335 26 130.00–140.00 $135.69 $455 +1.13
380–398 390 23 135.00–144.00 $138.56 $540 +1.75
405–441 422 29 130.00–138.00 $132.70 $560 -5.87
450–490 480 22 125.00–133.00 $129.19 $620 -3.86
516–548 523 47 118.00–126.00 $119.77 $626 +4.33
565–597 586 35 115.00–119.00 $118.23 $693 +2.82
626 626 9 105.00 $105.00 $657 -5.00
654–682 666 7 104.00–105.00 $104.44 $696 -5.61
788 788 6 100.00 $100.00 $788 —
865–898 894 8 100.00 $100.00 $894 ±0.00
915 915 1 100.00 $100.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 124.00 $124.00 $399 -1.00
370–395 377 12 121.00–131.00 $123.41 $465 +2.19
407–440 420 24 110.00–126.00 $120.91 $508 -3.06
451–499 467 13 100.00–122.00 $108.31 $506 -12.03
523–540 529 5 102.00–110.00 $107.18 $567 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–258 254 4 177.00–180.00 $178.52 $453 —
345 345 1 176.00 $176.00 $607 -25.62
381–398 388 11 174.00–177.00 $175.84 $682 -3.90
413–444 432 24 168.00–178.00 $172.03 $743 +3.50
470–490 480 8 150.00–155.00 $152.60 $732 -11.85
500–507 505 8 157.00–164.00 $161.37 $815 +9.00
550–595 582 15 131.00–140.00 $134.39 $782 -7.84
610–631 624 59 124.00–131.00 $127.56 $796 +0.07
660 660 4 115.00–122.00 $120.25 $794 -2.24
710–725 718 8 110.00–114.00 $112.26 $806 —
770–785 778 2 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $836 —
803–835 820 9 100.00–109.00 $106.14 $870 +6.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 -37.50
335 335 2 160.00 $160.00 $536 +25.00
442–448 446 9 159.00–160.00 $159.33 $711 +0.33
465–495 488 4 150.00–153.00 $150.72 $736 -1.82
520–539 529 28 141.00–150.00 $147.14 $778 +5.17
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 -7.38
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 ±0.00
670–695 687 3 110.00 $110.00 $756 -3.27
860 860 1 99.00 $99.00 $851 —
965 965 1 96.00 $96.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 144.00 $144.00 $461 —
403 403 9 130.00–145.00 $140.00 $564 —
508–547 536 11 130.00–140.00 $133.65 $716 —

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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.