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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 13, 2023

1,678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $276.82/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 372 lb · 80 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $242.43/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,515/hd at 625 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $214.82/cwt +12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 530 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,678 2,935 1,861
Feeder cattle 1,678 2,935 1,861

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week . All classes of steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 353.50 $353.50 $778 —
290–296 295 5 340.00–345.00 $340.98 $1,006 +2.00
310–325 318 4 350.00–357.50 $351.83 $1,119 +3.65
355–383 378 11 340.00–355.00 $350.71 $1,326 +15.85
410–440 419 27 321.00–332.50 $325.64 $1,364 +19.60
520–546 539 32 278.00–284.00 $280.45 $1,512 +1.83
565 565 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,571 -9.42
610–631 625 76 235.00–247.50 $242.43 $1,515 +3.70
706 706 27 235.00 $235.00 $1,659 +15.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–292 289 5 315.00–322.50 $319.04 $922 -0.96
300–330 310 3 310.00–317.00 $312.48 $969 -8.21
350–392 367 54 310.00–317.50 $312.67 $1,147 -6.83
405–446 431 11 289.00–305.00 $293.17 $1,264 +14.75
450–496 479 35 289.00–295.00 $291.65 $1,397 +15.39
510 510 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 -0.81
565–595 587 36 252.50–261.00 $258.71 $1,519 -2.64
620 620 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 -15.98
658–698 678 4 210.00–215.00 $212.43 $1,440 -4.40
700–745 717 3 207.00–211.00 $209.29 $1,501 +5.52
780 780 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 330.00 $330.00 $693 —
275–285 280 2 325.00–329.00 $327.04 $916 —
303–346 336 13 319.00–330.00 $322.86 $1,085 -7.14
360–398 364 23 322.50–325.00 $323.06 $1,176 -9.01
408–412 411 13 315.00–319.00 $318.39 $1,309 +30.85
453 453 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,404 +28.09
500–540 510 7 270.00–315.00 $277.15 $1,413 -3.86
570 570 9 277.50 $277.50 $1,582 +4.00
660–688 669 18 220.00–234.00 $230.97 $1,545 +0.38
705 705 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,516 +0.63
759–772 767 8 213.00–216.00 $214.11 $1,642 +0.40
832 832 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,631 —
855–890 886 19 196.00–201.00 $200.49 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–323 320 5 300.00–307.00 $304.24 $974 -4.46
367–395 385 8 301.00–303.00 $302.28 $1,164 +0.15
418–445 435 25 272.50–285.00 $281.04 $1,223 +12.09
470–482 481 23 273.00–285.00 $278.70 $1,341 +4.14
575–588 580 8 240.00–245.00 $241.24 $1,399 -11.61
603 603 11 203.00 $203.00 $1,224 -8.18
748 748 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,429 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–443 431 8 260.00–322.50 $292.02 $1,259 +31.49
466 466 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,258 +12.23
515 515 21 225.00 $225.00 $1,159 —
575 575 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,351 -3.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–293 289 6 250.00–255.00 $251.95 $728 +12.95
320–345 330 4 260.00–265.00 $261.79 $864 +4.29
350–395 371 30 262.50–271.00 $269.91 $1,001 +7.65
403–438 412 13 230.00–235.00 $233.86 $964 +2.08
452–455 453 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,042 +6.88
503–545 530 60 209.00–220.00 $214.82 $1,139 +12.01
582 582 15 215.00 $215.00 $1,251 +11.33
603–643 630 9 200.00–210.00 $203.19 $1,280 +9.66
755 755 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 334 9 250.00–251.00 $250.90 $838 +4.89
353–379 360 26 252.50–255.00 $253.81 $914 +2.79
425 425 1 222.50 $222.50 $946 +1.88
452–498 469 55 220.00–229.00 $224.53 $1,053 +4.15
515–540 532 6 199.00–200.00 $199.68 $1,062 +1.68
568 568 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,159 +8.64
637–643 639 19 183.00–196.00 $192.56 $1,230 +11.75
673–680 676 7 182.50–183.00 $182.86 $1,236 -4.14
765–785 770 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,232 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 263.00 $263.00 $723 -0.25
303–330 320 8 275.00–277.50 $276.61 $885 -3.79
371–397 372 80 272.50–277.00 $276.82 $1,030 +1.19
412–442 420 22 235.00–241.00 $239.28 $1,005 -2.71
453–463 458 6 235.00–240.00 $237.53 $1,088 -6.03
500–508 505 3 230.00–243.00 $234.29 $1,183 +21.80
555 555 7 229.00–245.00 $233.57 $1,296 +20.66
683 683 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,516 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 272.50 $272.50 $763 +0.95
312–332 316 13 285.00–292.50 $285.60 $902 +1.61
352–393 369 11 280.00–293.00 $286.99 $1,059 +4.48
410–435 423 28 250.00–262.00 $254.23 $1,075 -0.34
483 483 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,208 -0.92
520–540 528 4 247.50–260.00 $254.79 $1,345 +36.31
565 565 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 +29.00
644 644 14 235.00 $235.00 $1,513 +25.82
713–735 724 2 174.00–177.50 $175.78 $1,273 -3.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–398 390 4 237.50–247.50 $239.84 $935 +14.84
455–498 494 35 198.00–218.00 $207.40 $1,025 -0.50
521 521 8 194.00 $194.00 $1,011 +9.34
552–590 564 19 190.00–195.00 $193.07 $1,089 +12.55
645 645 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,148 +7.03
651–675 663 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,134 +0.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 283.00 $283.00 $906 —
398 398 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,114 -6.07
438–440 438 10 270.00–275.00 $274.00 $1,200 —
460–499 480 23 270.00–277.50 $273.31 $1,312 +14.22
525–532 530 4 227.50–237.50 $235.02 $1,246 -3.36
560–568 565 3 232.50–237.00 $233.99 $1,322 +1.50
628 628 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,313 +15.20
661–690 673 7 200.00–210.00 $206.84 $1,392 +11.02
820 820 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,517 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 4 220.00–315.00 $288.89 $881 -13.11
355 355 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,132 -4.31
403–430 419 6 302.00–310.00 $305.92 $1,282 +15.40
510–545 521 18 250.00–265.00 $259.96 $1,354 +2.89
560 560 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 +12.50
603–645 614 10 216.00–220.00 $219.33 $1,347 +3.27
702–715 705 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 +4.50
795 795 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,670 +16.00
835–840 838 2 196.00–200.00 $197.99 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 214.00 $214.00 $696 —
455 455 13 285.00 $285.00 $1,297 +21.47
530–545 536 5 242.50–247.50 $244.53 $1,311 +4.53
558–573 564 7 244.00–245.00 $244.44 $1,379 -3.91
605–625 615 2 212.50–215.00 $213.77 $1,315 +3.77
730 730 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,424 —
760–785 773 2 189.00–192.50 $190.72 $1,474 -0.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 270.00 $270.00 $824 —
350–390 370 2 262.50–263.00 $262.76 $972 -10.50
424–430 426 8 260.00–265.00 $263.11 $1,121 +31.11
455–490 471 7 253.00–263.00 $260.54 $1,227 +20.54
536 536 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,179 -12.50
765 765 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,369 —

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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.