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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

846 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.40/cwt +8.76 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 374 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.23/cwt +5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 464 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.67/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 519 lb · 50 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 846 640 375
Feeder cattle 846 640 375

Compared to last week: Steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. All classes on a light test. Quality good. Demand good. Rain and cooler temperatures 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
220–225 223 4 180.00–200.00 $195.06 $435 +17.56
260–298 293 8 180.00–185.00 $183.68 $538 +6.00
300–330 314 9 170.00–176.00 $172.58 $542 -12.42
353–390 375 31 173.00–178.00 $176.92 $663
400–443 416 41 171.00–182.00 $175.30 $729 +2.98
460–490 475 4 159.00–172.00 $165.29 $785 +2.91
500–548 519 50 155.00–162.00 $159.67 $829 +3.31
553–594 578 24 149.00–160.00 $155.30 $898 +9.86
610–633 615 21 146.00–150.00 $148.35 $912 +4.85
650–685 662 15 129.00–144.00 $136.19 $902 +5.99
700–735 724 7 125.00–135.00 $128.62 $931 +2.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 160.00 $160.00 $472 -6.51
310–345 333 3 162.50–165.00 $163.28 $544 -9.22
381–395 384 5 160.00–161.00 $160.79 $617 +15.09
410–440 432 23 156.00–166.00 $164.49 $711 +17.74
485 485 3 146.00–157.00 $152.00 $737 -0.41
543 543 2 149.00 $149.00 $809 +1.57
580–595 588 5 144.00–146.00 $144.99 $853 +8.97
652–676 666 17 125.00–127.00 $125.44 $835
700 700 2 116.00 $116.00 $812 +1.00
783 783 4 107.50 $107.50 $842
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 120.00 $120.00 $352
340 340 2 150.00 $150.00 $510
373 373 4 135.00 $135.00 $504 -8.00
520 520 1 123.00 $123.00 $640 -14.00
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793
855–870 863 2 100.00–115.00 $107.43 $927
925 925 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,036
1015 1015 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,025
1080 1080 1 89.00 $89.00 $961

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 3 177.50 $177.50 $387
250–292 278 21 158.00–170.00 $160.47 $446 +8.32
309–345 335 31 153.00–163.00 $155.21 $520 -1.15
350–352 thin fleshed 351 23 166.00–167.00 $166.61 $585 +10.94
360–394 385 51 148.00–163.00 $151.80 $584 +7.86
402–445 422 20 145.00–160.00 $151.53 $639 +7.62
450–477 464 52 140.00–153.00 $145.23 $674 +6.38
523–540 531 16 129.00–133.00 $131.75 $700 -0.95
560–576 568 18 121.00–130.00 $125.08 $710 -1.98
608–649 636 13 120.00–130.00 $122.94 $782 -2.07
672–681 677 7 118.00–119.00 $118.43 $802 -0.20
700–720 710 8 114.00–119.00 $118.24 $840 -2.58
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 150.00–152.50 $151.24 $368
278–290 284 4 146.00–150.00 $147.96 $420
300–345 321 6 140.00–151.00 $147.37 $473 +8.37
354–390 361 10 135.00–146.00 $139.70 $504 +12.24
403–440 418 11 139.00–144.00 $142.05 $594 +11.13
452–499 478 14 124.00–136.00 $131.62 $629 +2.21
500–544 533 8 113.00–120.00 $117.91 $628 +0.82
630–640 635 2 112.00–118.00 $115.02 $730 +2.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 111.00 $111.00 $244
350 350 1 104.00 $104.00 $364
355 355 1 200.00 $200.00 $710
530 530 1 119.00 $119.00 $631
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696 +11.55
910 910 1 90.00 $90.00 $819

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228–230 229 4 181.00–202.50 $197.09 $451
250 250 3 185.00 $185.00 $462
308–343 318 14 170.00–177.00 $175.19 $557 -17.31
351–383 370 23 165.00–170.00 $167.88 $621 -17.12
400–443 433 26 159.00–170.00 $165.77 $718 +0.37
460–495 485 4 156.00–159.00 $157.23 $763 +5.48
505–520 517 8 143.00–156.00 $148.99 $770 +3.40
585–593 589 4 131.00–144.00 $137.54 $810 -3.98
600–646 634 7 129.00–130.00 $129.27 $820 -4.56
655–670 663 2 125.00–128.00 $126.52 $839
775 775 4 114.00 $114.00 $884 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 159.00 $159.00 $382
335 335 2 155.00–165.00 $160.00 $536 -6.31
397 397 3 152.00 $152.00 $603
430 430 3 149.00 $149.00 $641 -3.90
485 485 3 145.00 $145.00 $703 +4.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 156.00 $156.00 $554
535 535 1 134.00 $134.00 $717 +14.00
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 +9.96
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776
825 825 1 99.00 $99.00 $817

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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.