Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

1,618 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.90/cwt +13.89 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 421 lb · 151 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.68/cwt ≈ $773/hd at 620 lb · 93 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.90/cwt +21.90 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 570 lb · 89 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,618 138 2,358
Feeder cattle 1,618 138 2,358

Following a week of winter weather and no sales: No recent market comparison for a test of trends, however a much higher undertone noted for both steers and heifers. Quality good. Demand good with good demand for feeder cattle.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 205.00 $205.00 $605
305–340 321 5 202.50–207.50 $204.97 $658 +60.16
352–385 356 28 200.00–205.00 $200.39 $713
400–443 417 35 181.00–190.00 $186.56 $778 +46.89
452–490 469 37 168.00–177.00 $172.60 $809
500–549 536 89 159.00–170.00 $161.72 $867 +16.34
550–584 567 17 152.00–161.00 $156.20 $886 +7.20
602–643 618 53 143.50–154.00 $148.36 $917 +28.36
655–685 676 69 126.00–136.00 $131.54 $889 +17.54
700–733 717 59 125.50–135.50 $132.21 $948
750–793 774 13 120.00–128.50 $125.84 $974
805–830 813 22 119.00–128.00 $121.94 $991
853–870 859 3 119.00–123.00 $121.65 $1,045
910–933 917 8 110.00–117.50 $115.02 $1,055
970 970 1 115.50 $115.50 $1,120
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 195.00–197.50 $196.20 $644
353–390 371 10 180.00–190.00 $184.01 $683
415–435 429 20 170.00–179.00 $176.34 $756
480–495 486 4 155.00–165.00 $159.99 $778
513–545 521 9 155.00–159.00 $157.66 $821
575–595 590 10 145.00–150.00 $148.32 $875 +17.32
600–645 624 5 131.00–137.00 $135.76 $847
681 681 4 125.00 $125.00 $851
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–333 318 8 166.00–175.00 $172.64 $549
363–391 378 29 150.00–177.50 $170.92 $646
413–443 428 8 120.00–150.00 $135.53 $580
523 523 9 140.00 $140.00 $732
1195 1195 1 80.00 $80.00 $956

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 330 24 149.00–158.00 $153.69 $507 +18.69
350–384 370 50 150.00–156.00 $153.63 $568
402–433 thin fleshed 417 16 150.00–155.00 $152.28 $635
405–445 422 135 139.00–146.00 $140.67 $594 +12.66
454–493 478 79 131.00–141.00 $137.58 $658
510–546 528 43 132.00–139.00 $137.37 $725 +15.41
550–594 570 89 125.00–135.00 $128.90 $735 +21.90
601–648 620 93 119.00–128.00 $124.68 $773
654–680 657 9 120.00–121.00 $120.88 $794 +13.31
705–720 717 28 114.00–122.50 $122.04 $875
753–760 757 8 110.00–119.00 $114.52 $867
808–845 819 7 119.00 $119.00 $975
873 873 2 109.00 $109.00 $952
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–297 284 7 137.00–145.00 $138.99 $395 +7.99
310–339 332 41 136.00–146.00 $144.44 $480
353–398 382 11 139.00–145.00 $140.65 $537 +30.65
410–440 425 8 130.00–135.50 $133.47 $567
455–475 467 6 123.00–130.00 $128.16 $599 +28.16
505–545 518 4 127.00 $127.00 $658
551–592 569 13 115.00–124.00 $118.80 $676
600–631 626 8 106.00–114.00 $111.02 $695
660–675 667 3 100.00–110.00 $104.99 $700
733–735 734 4 100.00–105.50 $104.12 $764
805–820 813 2 100.00–108.00 $103.96 $845
898 898 3 101.00 $101.00 $907
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–330 322 17 122.00–130.00 $129.52 $417
388 388 4 134.00 $134.00 $520 +44.00
439 439 7 127.50 $127.50 $560
546 546 4 110.00 $110.00 $601
997 997 3 65.00 $65.00 $648

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 193.00 $193.00 $531 +43.00
329 329 25 198.00 $198.00 $651
355–378 372 4 181.00–184.00 $181.72 $676
402–447 412 24 175.00–185.00 $182.33 $751 +73.33
500–510 505 13 160.00–167.00 $163.63 $826
552–560 555 10 150.00–156.00 $153.21 $850 +53.21
600–649 635 14 129.00–139.00 $134.36 $853
670 670 1 126.00 $126.00 $844 +14.00
703–745 721 9 113.00–122.00 $120.06 $866
754–782 770 9 113.00–115.00 $113.87 $877
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–445 432 4 165.00–170.00 $168.71 $729
463–493 472 8 160.00 $160.00 $755
523–548 534 5 150.00–156.00 $153.24 $818
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794

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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.