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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

1,274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $210.95/cwt -10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 423 lb · 58 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.99/cwt -11.08 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 370 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.74/cwt -10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 515 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,274 1,303 750
Feeder cattle 1,274 1,303 750

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 2.00-3.00 lower. Quality average to attractive. Demand moderate to good

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–278 277 4 199.00–210.00 $201.73 $559 -29.97
306–345 319 10 220.00–235.00 $226.02 $721 +2.68
360–395 381 30 213.00–227.50 $220.30 $839 -4.12
401–445 420 49 201.00–213.00 $208.66 $876 -12.31
425–446 thin fleshed 439 9 220.00–225.00 $223.39 $981 —
470 thin fleshed 470 1 210.00 $210.00 $987 —
450–498 472 41 190.00–203.00 $196.64 $928 -7.01
501–540 510 40 200.00–210.00 $203.23 $1,036 +8.20
513 thin fleshed 513 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,103 +9.00
550–583 561 9 183.00–193.00 $187.07 $1,049 -7.43
602–633 610 11 165.00–178.00 $173.54 $1,059 +6.01
655–685 669 8 156.00–166.00 $161.62 $1,081 +0.58
727–745 732 7 135.00–147.00 $139.57 $1,022 -9.69
813 813 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,146 -1.89
1026 1026 4 116.00 $116.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 185.00 $185.00 $540 —
316–348 338 17 180.00–210.00 $194.97 $659 -14.37
350–393 371 18 175.00–211.00 $196.09 $727 -6.52
412–448 427 14 150.00–180.00 $162.59 $694 -39.40
462–493 481 21 153.00–189.00 $177.31 $853 -18.89
503–540 514 29 165.00–196.00 $185.94 $956 +3.75
565–589 581 21 137.00–180.00 $170.91 $993 +19.93
630 630 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,027 —
670 670 2 140.00 $140.00 $938 —
712 712 3 125.00 $125.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 172.50 $172.50 $483 +32.41
325–345 333 6 170.00–207.50 $190.24 $633 -6.76
355–390 371 10 149.00–211.00 $191.10 $709 +7.58
400–445 425 11 121.00–199.00 $164.69 $700 -22.43
490–495 492 3 135.00–185.00 $156.93 $772 -36.27
520–535 530 3 149.00–172.00 $163.28 $865 -9.79
555–560 558 2 155.00–179.00 $167.05 $932 +8.50
610–635 623 2 139.00–151.00 $145.12 $904 +2.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 282 12 177.00–185.00 $180.89 $510 -3.14
300–339 321 16 184.00–195.00 $190.71 $612 +8.56
355–395 370 46 171.00–182.50 $175.99 $651 -11.08
400–448 421 33 170.00–182.00 $175.65 $739 -5.28
453–490 467 40 168.00–179.00 $173.47 $810 -8.68
500–538 515 45 160.00–173.00 $167.74 $864 -10.68
560–567 566 16 164.00–175.00 $170.45 $965 -0.18
602–628 618 14 151.00–160.00 $155.51 $961 +2.83
693–698 696 17 140.00–145.00 $141.77 $987 -0.69
713–740 722 3 136.00–141.00 $139.29 $1,006 +7.13
764–797 777 8 127.00–136.00 $132.29 $1,028 +2.29
821 821 5 107.00 $107.00 $878 -18.00
900 900 2 105.00 $105.00 $945 —
976 976 5 101.00 $101.00 $986 —
1158 1158 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 141.00 $141.00 $413 +10.00
301–345 316 25 170.00–178.00 $173.96 $550 +10.96
353–395 371 12 144.00–170.00 $161.87 $601 -10.72
409–448 425 20 150.00–169.00 $159.45 $678 -10.97
453–492 480 33 141.00–161.00 $156.28 $750 -6.15
503–548 525 23 130.00–159.00 $151.92 $798 -5.75
551–590 566 31 139.00–162.00 $156.18 $884 -1.18
603 603 6 135.00 $135.00 $814 —
698 698 2 107.00 $107.00 $747 -21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 330 6 145.00–175.00 $166.34 $549 -0.66
365–385 375 4 161.00–170.00 $165.22 $620 +17.81
405–415 410 2 110.00–168.00 $138.65 $568 -20.95
480 480 1 167.00 $167.00 $802 +6.28
500–535 517 5 100.00–155.00 $135.60 $701 -24.08
560–580 570 3 107.00–155.00 $128.19 $731 -24.33
605–615 610 2 139.00–148.00 $143.54 $876 —
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
850 850 2 100.00 $100.00 $850 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–376 375 7 218.00–221.00 $218.85 $821 —
410–426 416 21 210.00–223.00 $214.29 $891 +4.29
511 511 8 182.00 $182.00 $930 +3.95
581–585 582 7 165.00–177.00 $173.55 $1,010 +17.54
655 655 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 +34.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 159.00 $159.00 $596 —
845 845 4 95.00 $95.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 3 148.00 $148.00 $780 —

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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.