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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

1,445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.96/cwt -5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 566 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $226.64/cwt -9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 484 lb · 58 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $280.91/cwt +5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 428 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,445 1,271 1,291
Feeder cattle 1,445 1,271 1,291

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Steers steady to 5.00 higher with lite trade in some classes . Heifers steady to weaker on heavyweights.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279 279 4 305.00 $305.00 $851 —
365–368 367 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,000 +0.27
485–497 488 27 263.00–265.00 $264.77 $1,292 -3.23
500–548 539 33 243.00–255.00 $245.98 $1,326 -0.16
561–588 572 28 247.00–251.00 $248.36 $1,421 +5.47
638–641 640 8 214.00–218.00 $215.00 $1,376 -5.00
654–688 675 31 214.00–217.50 $215.17 $1,452 —
735 735 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,492 —
763 763 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,526 —
820 820 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,517 —
883 883 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 325.00 $325.00 $731 —
255 255 3 317.50 $317.50 $810 +4.50
300–313 311 8 283.00–287.00 $286.52 $891 -5.98
352–390 354 22 281.00–299.50 $298.37 $1,056 +9.35
418–434 428 49 273.00–284.50 $280.91 $1,202 +5.32
463–465 464 6 270.00–275.00 $272.50 $1,264 -1.74
504 504 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,436 +27.57
600–605 603 8 226.00–227.00 $226.88 $1,368 +0.67
715–718 718 12 210.00–214.00 $213.67 $1,534 +13.67
800–803 801 6 190.00–192.00 $190.67 $1,527 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491–498 496 16 225.00–233.00 $231.02 $1,146 —
523–535 529 4 212.50–219.00 $215.71 $1,141 —
578 578 17 220.00 $220.00 $1,272 -13.17
643 643 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,222 —
672–695 681 5 185.00–190.00 $187.96 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–293 273 4 287.50 $287.50 $785 +20.50
323 323 2 253.00 $253.00 $817 —
400–410 403 3 252.50–255.00 $253.35 $1,021 -0.01
450–473 465 3 247.50–250.00 $248.31 $1,155 -5.65
515–520 518 2 232.50–237.50 $234.99 $1,217 -2.44
560–588 580 8 227.50–237.50 $231.37 $1,342 +1.37
615–620 618 2 198.00–200.00 $199.00 $1,230 -14.71
652–680 661 9 201.00–203.00 $201.46 $1,332 -14.54
742 742 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,410 —
790 790 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,572 —
828 828 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,441 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 252.50 $252.50 $593 —
255–275 266 8 247.50–255.00 $252.64 $672 +14.35
375–397 386 12 243.00–252.00 $246.23 $950 +9.95
400–446 431 32 239.00–242.50 $240.20 $1,035 -4.86
454–473 464 12 237.50–242.50 $238.93 $1,109 -3.56
502–543 520 36 213.00–218.00 $214.78 $1,117 -10.00
550–583 566 76 215.00–221.00 $219.96 $1,245 -5.94
655–685 666 8 194.00–196.00 $194.76 $1,297 -1.24
705–730 715 4 189.00–193.00 $191.50 $1,369 —
765 765 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–348 337 11 231.00–239.00 $236.09 $796 +13.09
378 378 3 231.00 $231.00 $873 +7.89
420–434 432 6 220.00–222.00 $220.32 $952 -15.32
460–493 484 58 220.00–232.50 $226.64 $1,097 -9.27
510–533 523 23 200.00–210.00 $207.79 $1,087 -9.75
550–581 572 21 206.00–210.00 $209.14 $1,196 -4.72
626–640 631 6 190.00–191.00 $190.34 $1,201 +0.27
653–698 666 31 190.00–193.00 $190.82 $1,271 +0.14
720–735 730 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,307 —
784 784 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 3 265.00 $265.00 $721 +14.77
318 318 11 260.00 $260.00 $827 +9.00
388 388 2 250.00 $250.00 $970 -9.05
415–440 423 28 245.00–255.00 $248.64 $1,052 -4.92
455–475 465 2 245.00–247.50 $246.22 $1,145 -6.28
502–545 507 46 228.00–235.00 $232.60 $1,179 -3.11
600–649 634 32 197.00–207.00 $201.65 $1,278 -4.32
660 660 21 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 —
705–713 709 4 196.00–207.00 $201.53 $1,429 +6.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 221.00 $221.00 $736 —
375–386 384 6 217.50–220.00 $217.91 $837 —
442–445 443 9 210.00–215.00 $211.12 $935 -13.88
455–498 482 16 210.00–216.00 $214.71 $1,035 -11.95
515–548 519 30 184.00–199.00 $185.27 $962 -22.97
793 793 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,356 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 287.00 $287.00 $918 —
428 428 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,117 +4.92
468–497 493 36 257.00–263.00 $260.43 $1,284 +6.91
500–544 522 10 225.00–230.00 $226.71 $1,183 +12.71
550–573 567 4 228.00–229.00 $228.24 $1,294 +15.24
600–648 630 5 199.00–204.00 $200.97 $1,266 +2.38
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 291.00 $291.00 $917 +3.50
365 365 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,058 +19.19
405–440 431 11 262.50–277.50 $271.35 $1,170 -3.65
455–460 458 2 262.50–267.00 $264.74 $1,213 —
503–540 512 9 235.00–243.00 $240.36 $1,231 +21.64
555 555 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 +25.00
616–625 617 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,296 -5.00
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 —
705 705 3 195.00–198.00 $196.33 $1,384 +0.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 277.00 $277.00 $914 +27.00
393 393 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,041 +17.76
423–445 434 5 241.00–252.50 $247.25 $1,073 +16.93
455–492 485 7 243.00–255.00 $248.59 $1,206 +15.22
538–540 539 4 215.00–223.00 $220.99 $1,191 +13.99
600 600 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,155 —
670–673 672 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,317 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 215.00 $215.00 $849 —
500–536 528 8 200.00–207.00 $205.33 $1,084 +6.33

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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.