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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

1,141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.00/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 571 lb · 67 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.82/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 426 lb · 50 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $184.59/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 430 lb · 46 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,141 1,496 711
Feeder cattle 1,141 1,496 711

Compared to last week: Steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 500 pounds sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 pounds sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. All classes on a light test. Quality average. Demand good. Heavy rain moved across the trade area earlier in the week.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 205.00–213.00 $209.10 $602 -2.42
323–337 329 12 203.00–215.00 $210.99 $694 +14.33
350–398 386 17 184.00–194.00 $189.17 $730 +2.44
402–449 430 46 179.00–189.00 $184.59 $794 +2.48
452–492 474 42 173.00–185.00 $177.19 $840 +2.36
505–547 530 43 164.00–173.00 $169.36 $898 -3.63
557–588 561 40 159.00–169.00 $166.70 $935 +5.87
600–641 613 41 150.00–160.00 $155.12 $951 +2.14
660 660 4 146.00 $146.00 $964 +3.01
703–740 723 14 120.00–130.00 $123.52 $893 -7.45
765–790 778 2 115.00–125.00 $119.92 $933 -9.88
816 816 15 129.25 $129.25 $1,055 +5.30
925–944 941 7 112.00–119.00 $112.98 $1,063
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 175.00 $175.00 $486 -15.00
311–345 326 10 183.00–189.00 $186.70 $609 +8.57
355–390 373 22 175.00–183.00 $178.79 $667 -1.81
420–440 430 2 176.00–178.00 $177.02 $761
460–498 486 13 161.00–170.00 $166.35 $808 -0.89
523–534 531 7 150.00–155.00 $151.41 $804 -11.62
563–599 592 10 149.50–150.00 $149.60 $886 +0.02
600–637 609 19 145.00–149.00 $147.09 $896 +3.10
693 693 6 130.00 $130.00 $901
800–845 823 2 114.00–115.00 $114.51 $942 -3.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–375 369 5 160.00–165.00 $163.98 $605 +2.87
430 430 4 165.00 $165.00 $710 +21.00
470–483 479 3 151.00–156.00 $152.64 $731 +4.59
500 500 1 117.50 $117.50 $588 -5.32
588–590 589 3 130.00–131.00 $130.67 $770 -5.55
629 629 6 120.00 $120.00 $755
788 788 2 100.00 $100.00 $788
1220 1220 2 70.00 $70.00 $854

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–243 239 6 160.00–166.00 $165.08 $395 -5.59
275–295 279 7 165.00–167.00 $166.41 $464 -2.21
303 thin fleshed 303 3 183.00 $183.00 $554
303–345 320 34 169.00–175.00 $172.31 $551 +4.06
350–390 369 31 164.00–172.00 $168.33 $621 +5.73
400–438 421 42 161.00–171.00 $165.76 $698 +6.33
450–473 458 43 156.00–164.00 $158.16 $724 +8.05
505–540 521 36 140.50–150.00 $143.42 $747 +1.49
550–595 571 67 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $771 +1.81
600–620 608 5 128.00–130.00 $128.81 $783 -1.69
697 697 3 119.00 $119.00 $829 -5.37
701–743 721 14 123.00–124.25 $123.83 $893 -1.88
839 839 7 110.00 $110.00 $923
870 870 1 105.00 $105.00 $914
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 140.00–152.50 $146.18 $326 -13.82
255–296 287 14 151.00–161.00 $157.79 $453 +1.90
310–345 333 6 152.00–160.00 $158.70 $528 +2.28
355–387 377 20 156.00–161.00 $159.37 $601 +8.36
400–447 426 50 150.00–160.00 $154.82 $660 +4.92
460–490 477 20 143.00–153.00 $150.09 $716 +8.94
500–529 523 8 125.00–136.00 $130.13 $681 -1.47
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 -1.24
608–633 611 17 115.00 $115.00 $703 -7.24
680 680 1 114.00 $114.00 $775
700–705 703 2 105.00–115.00 $110.02 $773 -2.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 334 4 130.00–145.00 $140.30 $469 -3.70
375 375 1 139.00 $139.00 $521 +0.99
405–445 424 10 100.00–143.00 $137.32 $582 +7.18
453–498 485 19 125.00–135.00 $131.18 $636 +1.18
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 +6.00
915–945 936 13 87.50–94.00 $89.46 $837

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 215.00 $215.00 $505
313–338 328 5 212.50–218.00 $214.60 $704 +31.74
419–430 422 28 176.00–186.00 $182.62 $771 -2.38
465–495 483 11 165.00–173.00 $170.09 $822 -4.49
510–528 523 6 156.00–167.00 $162.97 $852 -0.34
555–583 573 5 149.00–159.00 $154.36 $884 +3.82
605 605 1 149.00 $149.00 $901 +6.15
668 668 4 128.00 $128.00 $855 -8.46
701–730 706 8 125.00–132.00 $130.20 $919 +17.73
760–769 764 9 115.00 $115.00 $879 -0.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 182.50 $182.50 $420
306–320 308 8 180.00–191.00 $182.13 $561
405–435 420 3 160.00–170.00 $166.44 $699 -6.48
480 480 4 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $744 -10.63
525–540 537 5 142.00–152.00 $150.04 $806 +0.41
558–585 567 3 145.00–146.00 $145.34 $824 +8.68
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 +2.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 -16.00
605 605 2 114.00 $114.00 $690
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732
885 885 1 90.00 $90.00 $796 ±0.00
960 960 2 95.00 $95.00 $912
1175 1175 2 80.00 $80.00 $940

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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.