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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

2,741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.41/cwt -6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 509 lb · 159 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.04/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 334 lb · 107 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.57/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 578 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,741 3,251 1,573
Feeder cattle 2,741 3,251 1,573

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher. Steer calves 8.00-12.00 lower. heifer calves 4.00-8.00 lower. demand light to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 173.00 $173.00 $476 -22.00
300–349 339 5 163.00–165.00 $163.35 $554 -9.15
378 378 2 164.00 $164.00 $620 -17.31
356–395 381 27 169.00–174.00 $171.08 $652 -10.23
393 thin fleshed 393 3 170.00 $170.00 $668 —
400–438 421 19 165.00–175.00 $170.69 $719 -12.02
423 thin fleshed 423 5 175.00 $175.00 $740 —
475–495 485 10 160.00–161.00 $160.29 $777 -14.86
484–495 thin fleshed 489 23 176.00–177.00 $176.52 $863 —
500–542 509 152 150.00–173.00 $167.12 $851 -11.44
509 509 7 151.00 $151.00 $769 -27.56
550–570 560 4 151.00–155.00 $153.04 $857 -25.92
568–595 575 47 156.00–175.00 $162.17 $932 -16.79
637–647 639 30 158.00–159.00 $158.76 $1,014 -1.38
657–675 666 17 150.00–156.00 $153.50 $1,022 -6.50
874–886 879 13 148.00–150.00 $148.78 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 thin fleshed 270 2 205.00 $205.00 $554 —
288 288 2 181.00 $181.00 $521 —
305–343 323 24 181.00–193.00 $186.50 $602 -18.52
353 thin fleshed 353 66 185.00 $185.00 $653 —
354–355 354 9 194.00–197.50 $194.78 $690 -5.55
423–431 429 12 180.00–194.00 $190.55 $817 —
450–490 477 38 179.00–191.00 $185.78 $886 -8.22
500–538 516 38 180.00–186.00 $181.41 $936 +8.29
582–597 585 14 162.00–168.00 $166.69 $975 -14.10
618–620 618 16 160.00–161.00 $160.81 $994 -11.51
650–663 655 24 164.00–168.00 $165.74 $1,086 -0.26
738 738 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,247 +21.00
778 778 17 164.00 $164.00 $1,276 —
832 832 19 161.00 $161.00 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 170.00 $170.00 $552 —
382 382 3 151.00 $151.00 $577 -12.59
383–394 387 10 146.00–161.00 $154.90 $599 -8.69
498 498 4 151.00 $151.00 $752 -2.01
561 561 5 146.00 $146.00 $819 -2.71
630 630 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,002 +4.98
743 743 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,070 —
804 804 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,206 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 9 165.00 $165.00 $528 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 132.00 $132.00 $759 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 thin fleshed 235 6 167.50 $167.50 $394 —
280 280 3 169.00 $169.00 $473 —
293 thin fleshed 293 3 167.50 $167.50 $491 —
315–349 333 55 161.00–173.00 $165.13 $550 -2.21
336 thin fleshed 336 52 167.00 $167.00 $561 —
353–370 360 7 165.00–170.00 $167.80 $604 -6.72
408–441 422 38 161.00–168.00 $163.18 $689 -7.09
429 thin fleshed 429 9 167.00 $167.00 $716 -29.77
463–498 477 32 156.00–167.00 $162.61 $776 -3.59
508–545 527 40 154.00–164.00 $159.14 $839 -2.99
550–573 559 26 153.00–160.00 $157.08 $878 -9.37
612–613 613 11 155.00–159.00 $156.82 $961 -2.48
739 739 20 154.00 $154.00 $1,138 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 thin fleshed 240 4 165.00 $165.00 $396 —
267 267 3 151.00 $151.00 $403 -3.39
309 thin fleshed 309 10 159.00 $159.00 $491 —
310–335 315 5 151.00–163.00 $160.45 $505 -7.00
376 376 4 150.00 $150.00 $564 ±0.00
350–399 382 15 151.00–160.00 $157.28 $601 +7.28
408–445 430 25 151.00–164.00 $155.47 $669 -10.26
463–478 472 46 140.00–164.00 $152.92 $722 -5.36
493 493 2 145.00 $145.00 $715 -13.28
502–541 519 55 150.00–161.00 $154.98 $804 +3.98
565–594 578 81 144.00–160.00 $152.57 $882 -1.85
608 608 3 151.00 $151.00 $918 +3.01
665 665 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,037 +3.47
728 728 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,092 —
781 781 5 153.00 $153.00 $1,195 —
809 809 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 thin fleshed 268 6 150.00 $150.00 $402 —
418–435 427 4 143.00 $143.00 $611 -8.19
464–491 480 24 145.00–151.00 $147.19 $707 —
548 548 3 140.00 $140.00 $767 ±0.00
560–590 572 5 145.00–148.00 $146.76 $839 +0.36
603–643 626 11 140.00–149.00 $143.81 $900 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 131.00 $131.00 $478 -4.00
385 385 2 134.00 $134.00 $516 -1.00
442 442 9 131.00 $131.00 $579 —
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 5 172.00 $172.00 $428 —
307–332 322 15 170.00–188.00 $176.86 $569 -15.64
361–373 364 8 151.00–168.00 $163.64 $596 -29.23
383 383 2 163.00 $163.00 $624 -29.87
425–445 431 13 163.00–171.00 $167.17 $721 +0.20
451–473 466 13 163.00 $163.00 $760 +1.23
537 537 7 149.00 $149.00 $800 -4.03
568–593 576 6 154.00–159.00 $155.71 $897 +17.71
633 633 2 146.00 $146.00 $924 -0.02
714–719 716 10 149.00 $149.00 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 13 131.00 $131.00 $521 —
467–472 470 8 131.00 $131.00 $616 —
520 520 12 131.00 $131.00 $681 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 361 9 168.00–176.00 $172.98 $624 +3.98
528 528 2 140.00 $140.00 $739 -16.00
556–591 576 17 141.00–150.00 $146.04 $841 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
514 514 7 135.00 $135.00 $694 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 191.00 $191.00 $655 —
365 365 2 193.00 $193.00 $704 —

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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.