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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 20, 2023

1,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $235.38/cwt +10.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 472 lb · 79 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.50/cwt -11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 653 lb · 71 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.26/cwt +12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 469 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,090 1,678 1,861
Feeder cattle 1,090 1,678 1,861

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week . Steers 6.00 to 10.00 higher with with lower trend on 200 and 300 pound steers . Heifers 8.00 to 12 higher with lower trend on 200 and 300 pound heifers . Quality was plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–294 283 17 263.00–345.00 $323.26 $915 +4.22
302–335 315 19 320.00–330.00 $323.87 $1,020 +11.39
360 360 3 320.00–329.00 $323.00 $1,163 +10.33
415–445 439 21 297.00–308.00 $301.53 $1,324 +8.36
487 487 17 302.50 $302.50 $1,473 +10.85
520–538 528 11 260.00–265.00 $260.45 $1,375 +0.45
578–595 589 13 262.50–267.00 $263.99 $1,555 +5.28
830 830 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 367.50 $367.50 $753 +14.00
270–285 272 9 360.00–365.00 $364.42 $991 +23.44
335–346 344 7 365.00–367.50 $365.35 $1,257 +13.52
368 368 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,306 +4.29
428–438 436 10 317.50–322.50 $321.52 $1,402 -4.12
503–532 522 25 292.00–305.00 $297.91 $1,555 +17.46
620 620 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,457 -7.43
678 678 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,627 —
710–720 715 2 220.00–229.00 $224.53 $1,605 -10.47
930 930 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,674 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 5 355.00 $355.00 $948 +27.96
302–330 312 7 227.00–347.50 $325.20 $1,015 +2.34
365–399 393 9 337.00–342.50 $340.73 $1,339 +17.67
406 406 5 314.00 $314.00 $1,275 -4.39
483 483 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,502 +1.00
505–545 520 14 275.00–290.00 $282.76 $1,470 +5.61
565 565 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,610 +7.50
686 686 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,557 -3.97
718 718 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,544 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–391 383 14 300.00–305.00 $301.57 $1,155 —
491–495 491 21 257.50–276.00 $275.11 $1,351 +5.11
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 325.00 $325.00 $731 —
295 295 1 310.00 $310.00 $914 —
353–393 373 4 315.00–317.50 $316.32 $1,180 +14.04
413–438 424 5 287.50–292.50 $289.46 $1,227 +8.42
460–498 479 5 285.00–289.00 $287.58 $1,378 +8.88
523 523 3 257.50 $257.50 $1,347 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 234 29 257.50–260.00 $257.58 $603 —
268–285 275 11 260.00–262.00 $261.06 $718 -1.94
315–328 323 4 265.00 $265.00 $856 -11.61
360–388 378 6 265.00–270.00 $266.00 $1,005 -10.82
406–440 418 22 250.00–255.00 $251.97 $1,053 +12.69
450–495 481 12 253.00–257.50 $254.61 $1,225 +17.08
523 523 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,281 +10.71
653 653 71 210.50 $210.50 $1,375 -11.50
708–730 719 4 186.00–189.00 $187.52 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 237.50 $237.50 $677 —
340 340 3 247.50 $247.50 $842 -3.40
390–397 395 10 240.00–247.00 $242.19 $957 -11.62
435 435 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,022 +12.50
456–480 472 79 227.50–236.00 $235.38 $1,111 +10.85
595 595 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,273 +10.00
600 600 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,110 —
655–685 670 2 182.00–185.00 $183.47 $1,229 +0.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 3 282.50 $282.50 $627 —
295 295 3 270.00 $270.00 $796 -2.50
351–370 355 9 280.00–285.00 $282.80 $1,004 -4.19
404–445 418 22 260.00–270.00 $264.52 $1,106 +10.29
451–494 469 29 260.00–267.50 $262.26 $1,230 +12.26
505–535 517 7 250.00–252.50 $250.70 $1,296 -4.09
605 605 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,325 —
670 670 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,280 —
718 718 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,400 +19.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 250.00 $250.00 $600 —
293–294 293 9 240.00–252.50 $246.93 $724 -5.02
329–345 336 10 252.50–263.00 $256.34 $861 -5.45
353–394 383 18 250.00–257.50 $251.70 $964 -18.21
423–428 425 16 240.00–245.00 $243.63 $1,035 +9.77
475 475 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,176 +17.50
505–525 515 2 229.00–232.50 $230.78 $1,189 +15.96
560–590 579 7 230.00–235.00 $232.45 $1,346 +17.45
745 745 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 225.00–237.50 $235.00 $705 —
383–385 383 9 225.00–237.50 $227.51 $871 -12.33
485–495 487 12 210.00–222.50 $215.47 $1,049 +8.07
700 700 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,190 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 365.00 $365.00 $858 —
383–395 387 3 305.00–307.50 $305.85 $1,184 -13.15
400–435 407 5 277.00–295.00 $291.15 $1,185 -14.77
485 485 2 277.50–280.00 $278.75 $1,352 —
505–535 514 4 260.00–275.00 $263.68 $1,355 +3.72
553–580 568 9 260.00–262.50 $261.39 $1,485 +6.39
630 630 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,436 +8.67
710 710 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,473 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 290.00 $290.00 $734 —
310 310 1 285.00 $285.00 $884 +2.00
375–390 380 3 279.00–285.00 $282.95 $1,075 +2.95
415–425 418 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,087 -14.00
495 495 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,324 -5.81
555 555 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,360 +11.01
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 -9.00
771 771 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,240 -12.50
652 652 11 217.50 $217.50 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,072 +12.24
440 440 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,104 -12.11
534 534 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,255 +15.00

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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.