Cattle Market Pulse

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.55/cwt -8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 431 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.14/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 468 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $160.57/cwt -14.93 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 428 lb · 30 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 750 1,164 1,545
Feeder cattle 750 1,164 1,545

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend, but a steady undertone was noted. Quality average to good. Demand light to average. Heavy rain moved across the trade area Tuesday and Wednesday, causing area flooding and hampering livestock movement.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 4 162.50–174.00 $166.67 $548 -8.53
350–395 376 8 159.00–167.00 $162.68 $612 -9.82
403–446 428 30 159.00–165.00 $160.57 $687 -14.93
463–495 485 22 157.00–167.50 $162.32 $787 -5.49
512–540 522 12 158.00–160.00 $158.74 $829 -8.39
558–583 573 22 145.50–155.00 $148.57 $851 -6.59
695 695 1 131.00 $131.00 $910 -4.83
700–707 706 10 124.00–125.50 $125.35 $885 -9.39
773–790 785 13 123.00–129.50 $125.90 $988 -0.10
952–995 955 14 110.00–115.00 $114.63 $1,095
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 149.00–150.00 $149.67 $509
355–385 374 6 134.00–155.00 $145.87 $546 -13.16
405–444 439 8 138.00–153.00 $144.69 $635 -15.21
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 -22.55
519 519 5 140.00 $140.00 $727 -20.26
575–595 585 2 139.00–141.00 $140.02 $819 -12.68
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 -26.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 120.00 $120.00 $552 -13.99
645 645 2 90.50 $90.50 $584 -50.50
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930
1000 1000 1 97.00 $97.00 $970
1115 1115 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,059

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 146.00–155.00 $150.62 $411 +4.62
310–345 335 6 139.00–147.50 $142.33 $477 -7.48
350–385 375 9 141.00–151.00 $144.99 $544 -13.83
405–448 431 49 136.00–146.00 $142.55 $614 -8.32
450–495 468 41 138.00–148.00 $143.14 $670 +2.09
505–548 521 28 130.00–138.00 $133.74 $697 -6.33
550–553 550 18 140.00–144.00 $143.55 $790 +4.31
604–628 614 14 114.00–124.00 $122.26 $751 -6.99
659–695 665 23 116.00–126.50 $121.83 $810 -7.17
716–720 717 7 116.00–119.00 $118.28 $848 +1.28
783 783 3 127.00 $127.00 $994 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 146.00 $146.00 $333
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 -3.28
355–360 358 2 127.50–135.00 $131.28 $470 -16.90
410–443 429 6 129.00–135.00 $134.04 $575 -7.52
450–495 477 28 125.00–137.50 $134.41 $641 -5.96
500–545 518 4 119.00–123.00 $120.47 $624 -20.10
550–582 575 19 115.00–127.00 $117.07 $673 -11.07
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 -4.50
653 653 6 114.00 $114.00 $744 -1.45
829 829 10 104.50 $104.50 $866
958 958 10 95.00 $95.00 $910
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 104.00 $104.00 $250
260 260 1 120.00 $120.00 $312
360–390 378 4 112.00–115.00 $114.23 $432 -10.60
470–495 485 5 120.00 $120.00 $582
550–593 582 4 100.00–103.00 $100.71 $586 -15.99
676–690 678 8 100.00–103.00 $102.62 $696
870 870 2 96.00 $96.00 $835

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 180.00 $180.00 $387
260 260 1 177.50 $177.50 $462 +6.50
355–395 387 17 158.00–166.00 $159.74 $618
410–419 416 10 158.00–168.00 $160.90 $669 +9.90
497 497 10 158.00 $158.00 $785 +3.33
505–527 523 6 150.00–155.00 $150.80 $789 -36.20
550–588 559 10 148.00–156.00 $153.72 $859 +11.20
605–630 617 18 134.00–144.00 $140.55 $867 +6.53
672–685 675 8 133.00–135.00 $134.49 $908 -3.01
710–745 738 5 111.00–118.00 $116.65 $861
755–785 779 5 100.00–110.00 $104.96 $818
805 805 1 106.00 $106.00 $853
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 3 157.50–161.00 $158.76 $449
303–345 317 3 145.00–159.00 $150.08 $476
387–395 389 5 146.00–151.00 $149.79 $583
436–445 438 6 149.00–150.00 $149.17 $653
493 493 2 146.00 $146.00 $720
505–507 507 4 138.00–140.00 $138.50 $702 -21.22
565–593 576 6 135.00–141.00 $137.39 $791 +2.39
600–617 613 8 125.00 $125.00 $766
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 136.00 $136.00 $605
510 510 1 122.00 $122.00 $622 -9.00
640 640 3 92.00 $92.00 $589
720 720 1 99.00 $99.00 $713
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 65.00 $65.00 $339

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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.