Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

1,676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.09/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 524 lb · 88 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.95/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 486 lb · 73 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.24/cwt +10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 389 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,676	2,306	2,816
Feeder cattle	1,676	2,306	2,816

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer and heifer calves 8.00 - 12.00 higher. Lightweight steer calves up to 20.00 higher. Several nice trades of steer and heifer calves offered, quality average to attractive, and improved from trades last week. Demand good to excellent.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–348	334	45	200.00–222.50	$214.71	$717	+9.96
305–343 fancy	334	7	225.00–227.50	$225.66	$754	—
355–393	381	57	200.00–222.50	$211.40	$805	+32.15
400–445	426	41	190.00–212.50	$197.38	$841	+20.87
450–488	472	34	169.00–186.00	$177.34	$837	+3.74
500–548	525	47	162.00–175.00	$166.54	$874	+4.13
550–588	572	30	164.00–177.00	$167.49	$958	+5.24
620–645	631	13	148.00–163.00	$156.24	$986	+2.91
652–697	673	23	148.00–153.00	$150.18	$1,011	-2.32
700–731	724	22	146.50–160.00	$152.10	$1,101	+1.33
754–785	762	8	140.00–150.00	$148.20	$1,129	—
815–835	823	3	142.00–146.00	$143.35	$1,180	+8.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	361	10	175.00–194.00	$183.09	$661	+28.78
411–445	432	62	171.00–189.00	$183.12	$791	+15.64
455–498	486	73	147.00–168.00	$159.95	$777	+0.98
502–538	527	43	150.00–158.00	$155.87	$821	+2.75
550–585	560	25	135.00–161.00	$156.34	$876	+5.14
600–645	611	17	144.00–145.00	$144.75	$884	-1.53
735	735	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,073	+9.97
760	760	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,018	-5.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	334	4	171.00–197.00	$185.92	$621	—
350–395	373	3	172.00–185.00	$177.07	$660	+37.07
405–425	417	5	171.00–188.00	$183.02	$763	+38.02
450–490	467	7	154.00–166.00	$158.54	$740	+17.54
505–540	517	3	150.00–153.00	$151.67	$784	+6.67
550–580	568	6	141.00–158.00	$152.42	$866	+9.42
625–630	628	2	130.00–141.00	$135.48	$851	+4.89
720	720	1	121.00	$121.00	$871	—
780	780	1	115.00	$115.00	$897	—
885	885	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	142.00	$142.00	$525	—
430–445	435	4	121.00–150.00	$132.72	$577	—
450–470	460	2	122.00–124.00	$123.02	$566	—
510–535	524	5	113.00–121.00	$116.76	$612	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513	513	2	131.00	$131.00	$672	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–348	336	19	173.00–182.00	$178.85	$601	+12.44
352–395	374	33	157.00–170.00	$163.69	$612	+6.56
403–425	411	17	152.00–167.00	$162.42	$668	+9.70
450–495	473	36	145.00–161.00	$150.29	$711	+2.06
500–548	524	88	145.00–154.00	$148.09	$776	+0.63
550–598	573	40	141.00–151.00	$145.10	$831	-1.63
600–645	621	31	139.00–149.00	$143.99	$894	-0.85
653–695	666	17	137.00–141.00	$139.74	$931	+0.56
713 fancy	713	12	155.50	$155.50	$1,109	—
700–745	730	14	131.00–139.00	$136.21	$994	+2.85
765	765	2	131.00–136.00	$133.50	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–348	329	24	141.00–168.00	$154.89	$510	+2.72
353–399	389	67	132.00–163.00	$156.24	$608	+10.10
400–448	429	59	148.00–158.00	$152.39	$654	+8.95
469	469	4	145.00	$145.00	$680	+3.61
501–545	509	34	131.00–151.00	$146.36	$745	+14.57
575	575	1	148.00	$148.00	$851	+11.24
600–638	626	9	136.00–141.00	$139.32	$872	+6.32
655–685	670	2	135.00–138.00	$136.47	$914	+5.97
710–718	716	7	126.00–129.00	$126.85	$908	+5.85
901	901	6	127.00	$127.00	$1,144	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	3	140.00–163.00	$151.22	$511	+23.57
365–395	382	5	114.00–152.00	$134.48	$514	-2.43
405–425	416	4	132.00–148.00	$141.87	$590	+11.87
450–480	459	6	136.00–145.00	$139.33	$640	—
500–530	513	3	131.00–135.00	$132.65	$680	+12.65
605–640	624	4	122.00–131.00	$127.04	$793	—
665–680	673	3	122.00–134.00	$128.62	$866	—
798	798	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,013	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	111.00	$111.00	$472	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	212.50	$212.50	$818	+32.58
463	463	4	167.00	$167.00	$773	+8.33
510–535	527	3	145.00–155.00	$151.77	$800	-2.16
580–590	585	2	141.00–165.00	$152.90	$894	+1.62
600	600	1	142.00	$142.00	$852	-0.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	122.00	$122.00	$476	-42.50
595	595	1	145.00	$145.00	$863	+7.98
620	620	1	125.00	$125.00	$775	-6.97
755	755	1	116.00	$116.00	$876	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	122.00	$122.00	$769	—
753	753	2	129.00	$129.00	$971	—

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Reading this report

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.