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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

2,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.90/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 424 lb · 149 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.82/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 524 lb · 108 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $173.59/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 476 lb · 104 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,128 1,618 1,436
Feeder cattle 2,128 1,618 1,436

Compared to last week: Steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Quality good through attractive. Demand good to very good for all classes.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–318 314 19 200.00–210.00 $202.00 $634 -2.97
350–381 367 17 184.00–192.00 $189.28 $695 -11.11
408–440 418 58 175.00–185.00 $177.25 $741 -9.31
467 thin fleshed 467 6 182.00 $182.00 $850
458–498 477 98 167.00–179.00 $173.07 $826 +0.47
500–549 518 61 164.00–172.00 $167.92 $870 +6.20
558 thin fleshed 558 3 164.00 $164.00 $915
555–588 569 68 151.00–160.00 $157.13 $894 +0.93
605–649 619 28 147.00–155.50 $152.25 $942 +3.89
650–695 678 65 127.00–136.50 $132.93 $901 +1.39
702–735 718 19 125.00–135.00 $131.02 $941 -1.19
785–789 788 29 126.00–130.00 $128.24 $1,011 +2.40
840 840 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,016 -0.94
860–880 877 7 120.00–124.00 $120.56 $1,057 -1.09
901–943 904 30 112.00–120.50 $119.82 $1,083 +4.80
997 997 13 113.00 $113.00 $1,127 -2.50
1010 1010 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,081
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 175.00 $175.00 $420
263 263 2 185.00 $185.00 $487
320–346 340 16 180.00–190.00 $187.05 $636 -9.15
373–380 374 9 170.00–181.00 $177.76 $665 -6.25
410–424 421 21 165.00–173.00 $169.40 $713 -6.94
460–499 486 44 160.00–166.00 $164.66 $800 +4.67
505–540 530 9 155.00–160.00 $157.56 $835 -0.10
556–593 571 25 146.00–149.00 $148.13 $846 -0.19
605–640 619 23 134.00–142.00 $140.43 $869 +4.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 -12.64
406–425 414 8 147.00–152.50 $149.55 $619 +14.02
469–494 481 13 135.00–157.00 $146.59 $705
538 538 6 138.00 $138.00 $742 -2.00
577–578 577 10 129.00–131.00 $130.40 $752

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364
260–295 279 4 149.00–155.00 $151.08 $422
301–349 320 53 158.00–168.00 $161.54 $517 +7.85
353–396 374 26 155.00–165.00 $160.16 $599 +6.53
403–426 thin fleshed 419 20 162.50–167.50 $163.62 $686 +11.34
403–442 425 129 151.00–161.00 $155.86 $662 +15.19
473–476 thin fleshed 475 8 154.00–155.00 $154.50 $734
450–499 479 69 141.00–151.00 $145.18 $695 +7.60
500–545 524 108 135.00–147.00 $137.82 $722 +0.45
550–599 575 59 128.00–139.00 $131.97 $759 +3.07
600–647 626 80 120.00–130.00 $124.58 $780 -0.10
659–697 686 32 119.00–123.00 $121.80 $836 +0.92
705–745 729 12 112.00–121.00 $117.56 $857 -4.48
790 790 1 105.00 $105.00 $830 -9.52
850–875 863 2 105.00–112.00 $108.45 $936 -0.55
930 930 2 100.00–103.00 $101.50 $944
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 3 140.00 $140.00 $353 +1.01
304–335 309 25 147.00–156.00 $152.57 $471 +8.13
368 368 16 153.00 $153.00 $563 +12.35
419–446 425 46 140.00–148.00 $143.75 $611 +10.28
475–495 487 28 131.00–140.50 $139.52 $679 +11.36
520–542 539 10 122.00–134.00 $124.80 $673 -2.20
560–596 587 16 119.00–125.00 $123.57 $725 +4.77
645 645 2 116.00 $116.00 $748 +4.98
698 698 4 112.50 $112.50 $785 +7.51
745 745 1 105.00 $105.00 $782 +0.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 111.00 $111.00 $383 -18.52
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 +6.00
436–443 439 9 121.00–126.00 $123.76 $543 -3.74
835 835 1 100.00 $100.00 $835

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 197.50–200.00 $198.66 $546 +5.66
310–339 335 15 200.00–209.00 $200.55 $672 +2.55
363–387 378 7 184.00–187.50 $185.82 $702 +4.10
400–435 416 26 175.00–185.00 $179.26 $746 -3.07
470–478 475 9 171.00–178.00 $174.00 $826
500–539 518 37 153.50–161.00 $155.33 $805 -8.30
560–595 577 16 147.00–156.00 $150.04 $866 -3.17
615–636 632 11 131.00–138.00 $135.54 $857 +1.18
660 660 1 133.00 $133.00 $878 +7.00
748 748 3 116.00 $116.00 $868 -4.06
751–780 762 9 109.00–114.00 $112.42 $857 -1.45
815 815 1 107.50 $107.50 $876 +7.50
865 865 1 105.00 $105.00 $908
906 906 4 100.00 $100.00 $906
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 177.50 $177.50 $399
250 250 4 152.50–170.00 $156.88 $392
325–340 330 3 175.00–195.00 $188.13 $621
353–390 365 3 168.00–175.00 $170.49 $622
404–440 420 15 160.00–174.00 $164.95 $693 -3.76
450–495 482 9 155.00–167.50 $159.95 $771 -0.05
565–573 571 4 125.00–141.00 $128.96 $736
685 685 1 121.00 $121.00 $829
880 880 1 99.00 $99.00 $871
1030 1030 1 91.00 $91.00 $937

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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.