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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 5, 2023

2,935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $259.09/cwt +12.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 484 lb · 128 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.48/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 519 lb · 78 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $306.04/cwt -10.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 421 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,935 2,424 2,935
Feeder cattle 2,935 2,424 2,935

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week . Steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher with lower trend on some classes. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Quality plain to average with fleshy and full condition .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 274 7 325.00–350.00 $338.98 $929 +26.33
310–335 325 10 327.50–357.50 $348.18 $1,132 +26.62
350–365 355 3 325.00–340.00 $334.86 $1,189 +0.23
400–446 421 65 285.00–314.00 $306.04 $1,288 -10.94
450–479 470 15 283.00–347.00 $314.66 $1,479 —
505–535 523 34 257.50–287.00 $278.62 $1,457 -1.24
554–556 555 24 287.00–288.00 $287.42 $1,595 +27.88
605–640 615 37 224.00–245.00 $238.73 $1,468 -4.22
700–730 713 33 215.00–224.00 $219.78 $1,567 -17.72
753 753 13 218.00 $218.00 $1,642 -5.18
820–843 834 25 192.00–198.00 $192.56 $1,606 -18.44
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 300.00–317.00 $308.70 $966 +5.32
360–395 383 10 293.50–317.50 $302.13 $1,157 +8.99
410–447 434 12 250.00–275.00 $268.95 $1,167 -24.86
462–490 479 35 252.50–278.00 $274.56 $1,315 -8.61
491 491 29 278.00 $278.00 $1,365 -5.17
515–543 518 24 240.00–255.00 $253.59 $1,314 +33.59
555–589 572 22 249.00–257.50 $252.85 $1,446 +2.84
623–628 625 22 210.00–212.00 $211.18 $1,320 —
655–699 689 55 190.00–217.00 $213.70 $1,472 -8.82
714 714 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,357 —
760–762 762 4 197.00–200.00 $199.25 $1,518 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 307.50 $307.50 $753 +6.50
293 293 3 320.00 $320.00 $938 +19.98
308–349 337 7 320.00–325.00 $320.69 $1,081 +13.41
353–386 362 44 300.00–327.00 $319.50 $1,157 +10.14
405–446 438 36 260.00–287.00 $278.42 $1,219 -20.79
450–493 477 24 257.50–287.50 $276.26 $1,318 -15.95
510–548 536 11 250.00–272.50 $260.81 $1,398 +0.17
555–583 568 17 250.00–266.00 $261.35 $1,484 +6.01
614–645 620 53 210.00–229.00 $225.98 $1,401 -7.06
650–670 658 4 200.00–225.00 $216.83 $1,427 -10.19
703–722 713 13 200.00–210.00 $203.77 $1,453 -1.23
820 820 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,023 +6.71
350–385 367 6 330.00–332.50 $332.07 $1,219 +4.78
400–447 426 21 275.00–296.00 $287.54 $1,225 -22.18
458–489 478 27 267.00–297.00 $281.91 $1,348 —
503–548 512 35 279.00–282.50 $281.01 $1,439 -1.14
557–577 563 38 251.00–282.50 $273.50 $1,540 -5.92
608–645 620 23 215.00–238.00 $229.82 $1,425 -5.32
669–695 673 6 219.00–233.00 $230.59 $1,552 -9.40
715–722 719 8 214.00–215.00 $214.37 $1,541 —
750–756 756 12 213.50–216.00 $213.71 $1,616 -13.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 302.50 $302.50 $771 —
393 393 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,214 —
423–444 433 11 260.00–261.00 $260.53 $1,128 -23.39
455–463 462 9 257.50–260.00 $257.77 $1,191 —
575–598 588 39 233.00–241.00 $238.27 $1,401 —
645 645 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,226 —
695 695 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,397 —
785 785 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,405 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524–535 529 20 185.00–217.00 $208.02 $1,100 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 222 4 272.50–305.00 $291.29 $647 +32.29
284–295 286 5 270.00–277.50 $271.55 $777 -17.17
313–342 330 12 270.00–291.00 $283.99 $937 +7.79
351–391 377 21 272.50–293.00 $282.51 $1,065 -11.31
400–443 425 25 250.00–267.50 $254.57 $1,082 -24.81
450–469 468 48 250.00–251.00 $250.92 $1,174 -38.08
500–546 519 78 216.00–225.00 $218.48 $1,134 +3.70
587 587 12 221.00 $221.00 $1,297 -20.00
620–646 638 24 185.00–220.00 $209.18 $1,335 +17.41
703–745 713 6 170.00–183.00 $179.75 $1,282 -11.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–232 231 10 240.00–247.50 $240.73 $556 —
255–292 273 8 201.00–257.50 $239.00 $652 -25.76
345 345 1 257.50 $257.50 $888 +5.00
350–395 361 44 247.00–267.00 $262.26 $947 +5.71
400–448 428 44 220.00–235.00 $231.78 $992 -12.81
465–490 474 8 220.00–225.00 $223.12 $1,058 -14.19
525–546 541 22 200.00–205.00 $202.81 $1,097 -6.85
550–573 562 9 200.00–207.00 $203.67 $1,145 -8.28
610–648 620 49 175.00–200.00 $193.53 $1,200 —
658–686 673 17 191.00–195.00 $192.41 $1,295 +16.41
713–730 723 7 160.00–167.00 $164.02 $1,186 -4.98
815 815 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,222 —
918 918 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 216 5 214.00–262.50 $250.15 $540 -0.85
250–295 267 3 255.00–275.00 $263.25 $703 +10.25
325–328 327 5 280.00–281.00 $280.40 $917 +18.39
350–395 373 20 260.00–283.50 $275.63 $1,028 +13.36
406–445 424 26 235.00–245.00 $241.99 $1,026 -17.28
455–480 463 17 240.00–245.00 $243.56 $1,128 -8.48
507–548 532 57 210.00–217.50 $212.49 $1,130 +0.17
555–568 563 49 210.00–215.00 $212.91 $1,199 -0.37
771 771 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,342 —
800 800 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,280 —
865 865 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,367 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 313 5 240.00–250.00 $246.01 $770 -2.02
353–398 377 50 247.50–254.00 $251.02 $946 —
425–440 430 10 202.50–228.00 $220.62 $949 -2.23
450–495 468 45 210.00–225.00 $220.38 $1,031 -1.92
522 522 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,034 +16.05
560–594 579 18 190.00–199.00 $195.36 $1,131 -1.99
623–648 634 24 170.00–185.00 $180.81 $1,146 —
660 660 12 187.00 $187.00 $1,234 +23.40
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 237.50 $237.50 $546 —
325–348 340 3 235.00–237.50 $235.80 $802 -6.70
370 370 1 225.00 $225.00 $832 -12.50
405–417 410 7 214.00–215.00 $214.44 $879 +4.44
450–498 463 32 205.00–212.50 $207.90 $963 +13.27
507–534 526 17 184.00–185.00 $184.66 $971 —
557–571 564 17 180.00–181.00 $180.52 $1,018 —
610–635 619 21 170.00–176.00 $170.97 $1,058 +7.97
680–698 687 30 169.00–173.00 $170.73 $1,173 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 218 3 300.00 $300.00 $654 +0.96
380–390 385 5 280.00–291.00 $286.07 $1,101 —
452–498 484 128 250.00–263.50 $259.09 $1,254 +12.42
515–545 531 6 235.00–240.00 $238.38 $1,266 +26.15
555–570 561 4 230.00–237.50 $232.49 $1,304 +12.49
628–630 628 10 193.00–194.00 $193.80 $1,217 -17.86
669–675 670 11 189.00–201.00 $195.82 $1,312 -19.18
771 771 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,426 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 312.50 $312.50 $859 +34.36
335 335 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,012 -7.04
363–390 376 37 305.00–327.00 $323.31 $1,216 —
415–446 437 10 275.00–311.00 $290.52 $1,270 +30.95
463–472 467 7 270.00–280.00 $275.67 $1,287 +16.24
530–540 536 9 242.50–260.00 $257.07 $1,378 +4.39
570 570 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,382 -0.30
638–649 646 9 200.00–224.00 $216.06 $1,396 -12.87
705–718 714 4 195.00–196.00 $195.50 $1,396 -10.70
798 798 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,548 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,150 —
458–498 470 17 248.00–267.50 $263.53 $1,239 +16.54
540 540 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,296 —
568–578 574 27 242.50–249.00 $248.35 $1,426 +7.77
620–638 626 16 210.00 $210.00 $1,315 —
753 753 14 191.00 $191.00 $1,438 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 368 6 270.00–275.00 $273.26 $1,006 —
438 438 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,016 —
499 499 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,198 —
530 530 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,232 +3.50
570–580 573 3 222.00–230.00 $226.97 $1,301 -0.53
738 738 8 173.00 $173.00 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,134 —
532 532 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,149 +36.00
570 570 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,208 —
695 695 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,216 —

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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.