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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

1,496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.37/cwt +8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 516 lb · 96 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.19/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 569 lb · 84 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.11/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 475 lb · 75 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,496 2,800 92
Feeder cattle 1,496 2,800 92

Compared to last week: In a light test, steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with few instances up to 9.00 higher. Heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, under 350 pounds sold up to 14.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good to very good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 228 3 185.00–197.50 $189.47 $432
250–290 261 6 207.50–222.50 $211.52 $552 +22.76
308–315 thin fleshed 311 5 204.00–207.50 $206.08 $641
300–345 324 6 190.00–200.00 $196.66 $637 +3.61
363 thin fleshed 363 6 200.00 $200.00 $726
350–395 376 45 183.00–195.00 $186.73 $702 +0.57
410–448 432 28 178.00–187.50 $182.11 $787 +3.16
455–478 thin fleshed 468 10 183.00–186.00 $184.39 $863 +0.39
450–497 488 48 169.00–179.00 $174.83 $853 +1.09
500–548 518 47 168.00–179.00 $172.99 $896 +8.47
550–561 thin fleshed 559 9 170.00–172.00 $171.56 $959
550–593 573 21 155.00–165.00 $160.83 $922 +3.96
604–640 610 28 149.00–158.00 $152.98 $933 +4.10
660–685 674 15 136.00–146.00 $142.99 $964 +6.52
700–740 717 9 127.00–137.00 $130.97 $939 +0.20
755–760 759 10 128.00–134.00 $129.80 $985 +3.78
800–815 808 2 119.00–129.00 $123.95 $1,002 -1.36
855–890 873 6 115.00–125.00 $122.81 $1,072 -0.19
900 900 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,062 +6.34
960 960 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,037
1000 1000 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,090
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 $475 +12.53
328 328 8 175.00–180.00 $178.13 $584 +3.53
361–393 374 7 180.00–182.00 $180.60 $675 +7.31
450–475 473 12 167.00–170.00 $167.24 $791 +4.84
503–540 512 15 159.00–167.00 $163.03 $835 +8.12
590–597 593 21 146.00–153.00 $149.58 $887 +2.66
623–645 630 8 142.00–145.00 $143.99 $907 +4.23
654–670 657 5 131.00 $131.00 $861
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 +19.00
770 770 1 106.00 $106.00 $816
825 825 1 118.00 $118.00 $974
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 159.00–163.00 $161.11 $596 -0.59
438 438 7 144.00 $144.00 $631 -9.37
460–478 471 5 145.00–150.00 $148.05 $697 +5.07
505–520 512 7 98.00–150.00 $122.82 $629 -16.73
565–583 579 4 135.00–140.00 $136.22 $789 +9.22

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–233 231 4 165.00–172.50 $170.67 $394 +17.67
260–293 278 25 164.00–173.00 $168.62 $469 +14.59
303–346 330 24 166.00–174.00 $168.25 $555 +11.82
350–395 379 55 159.00–169.00 $162.60 $616 +4.74
400–443 423 73 155.00–165.00 $159.43 $674 +4.78
450–495 475 75 146.00–158.00 $150.11 $713 +2.52
500–510 thin fleshed 505 4 151.00–154.00 $152.51 $770
503–542 516 92 136.50–147.00 $141.93 $732 +7.98
550–589 569 84 129.00–139.00 $133.19 $758 +7.42
600–643 612 35 126.00–136.00 $130.50 $799 +5.93
650–695 671 27 120.00–130.00 $124.37 $835 +2.30
711–740 731 38 123.00–130.00 $125.71 $919 +18.16
760–768 766 5 114.00–117.00 $114.80 $879 -2.20
803 803 2 110.00 $110.00 $883 -4.00
918 918 2 100.00 $100.00 $918
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 160.00 $160.00 $344 +20.00
255–285 274 4 150.00–160.00 $155.89 $427 +13.72
300–330 316 4 150.00–161.00 $156.42 $494 +8.60
350–370 359 4 147.00–157.00 $151.01 $542 +2.70
413–447 432 16 146.00–154.00 $149.90 $648 +2.85
450–499 480 25 135.00–144.00 $141.15 $678 +4.05
523–545 537 20 128.00–135.00 $131.60 $707 +9.24
553–585 561 8 122.00–128.00 $126.24 $708 +7.83
605–628 619 5 116.00–124.00 $122.24 $757 +3.90
720–735 728 2 110.00–116.00 $112.97 $822 +13.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 144.00 $144.00 $490 +12.10
350–353 352 5 130.00–140.00 $138.01 $486 +6.49
405–428 411 10 120.00–134.00 $130.14 $535 +2.47
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 +6.64
710 710 2 94.00 $94.00 $667
975 975 5 90.00 $90.00 $878
1035 1035 1 85.00 $85.00 $880
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 185.00 $185.00 $749
550 550 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,018

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271–288 283 14 195.00–200.00 $198.63 $562
300–345 316 7 180.00–191.00 $182.86 $578 +4.05
365–395 385 13 184.00–193.00 $188.13 $724 +16.10
401–438 418 29 180.00–193.00 $185.00 $773 +10.14
450–478 464 22 170.00–179.00 $174.58 $810 +3.55
524–538 527 18 158.00–168.00 $163.31 $861 +2.42
550–560 555 2 146.00–155.00 $150.54 $835 -4.77
612–615 613 7 140.00–146.00 $142.85 $876 +3.36
680–698 694 13 136.00–138.00 $136.46 $947 +8.46
725–745 730 4 108.00–114.00 $112.47 $821 -10.47
760 760 12 115.00–119.00 $115.67 $879 +3.67
815–825 820 2 103.00–105.00 $104.01 $853 +4.01
850–895 870 8 100.00–104.00 $102.61 $893 -0.39
900–925 913 2 96.00–99.00 $97.48 $890
970 970 1 97.00 $97.00 $941
1085 1085 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,020
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 +20.00
429–442 434 15 170.00–174.00 $172.92 $750 +14.61
468–480 471 8 164.00–168.00 $165.63 $780 +5.99
500–538 530 8 144.00–155.00 $149.63 $793 +6.51
560–590 575 3 131.00–140.00 $136.66 $786 -0.71
625–629 628 6 129.00–134.00 $130.66 $821 +3.66
655–693 680 3 121.00–126.00 $122.60 $834 +3.09
773 773 4 105.00 $105.00 $812
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 165.00 $165.00 $657 +25.46
493 493 2 136.00 $136.00 $670 -9.00
573 573 2 127.00 $127.00 $728 -3.00
855 855 1 90.00 $90.00 $770 -7.74

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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.