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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

2,544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $225.50/cwt ≈ $1,973/hd at 875 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.78/cwt -16.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 518 lb · 58 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $274.03/cwt -5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 433 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,544 1,651 1,837
Feeder cattle 2,544 1,651 1,837

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week . Steers and Heifers steady except for a large volume of unweaned new crop calves which had a much lower trend .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 400.00 $400.00 $960 -15.00
255–290 273 2 395.00–407.00 $401.39 $1,096 -12.75
305–336 321 9 397.50–409.00 $405.00 $1,300 +5.00
430–437 435 7 359.00–365.00 $363.31 $1,580 -4.07
453–458 456 9 355.00–363.00 $357.65 $1,631 —
503–535 519 39 317.00–325.00 $319.15 $1,656 -12.73
555–560 556 11 317.50–318.00 $317.91 $1,768 -9.59
600–620 607 3 297.50–302.50 $299.15 $1,816 +7.27
740 740 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,813 -8.72
766 766 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,858 —
805–840 834 21 225.00–229.00 $227.02 $1,893 -6.39
875 875 62 225.50 $225.50 $1,973 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 370.00–375.00 $372.48 $1,035 +2.48
313 313 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,080 -12.50
365–395 386 13 353.00–365.00 $358.09 $1,382 +3.09
408–445 430 20 320.00–331.00 $325.54 $1,400 -1.60
455–490 470 14 317.00–330.00 $324.80 $1,527 -4.13
520–542 534 10 285.00–297.50 $290.65 $1,552 -18.66
570–594 590 17 285.00–292.50 $289.92 $1,711 -14.29
605–644 633 11 271.00–276.00 $271.98 $1,722 +11.48
653–655 654 23 269.00–275.00 $270.69 $1,770 +13.72
720 720 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 336 22 385.00–393.00 $385.89 $1,297 +0.89
354–388 368 9 380.00–387.00 $384.59 $1,415 +0.78
400–430 420 6 352.50–353.00 $352.58 $1,481 +2.79
450–482 465 8 345.00–350.00 $347.18 $1,614 -2.82
548 548 5 313.00 $313.00 $1,715 -6.31
578 578 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,792 -7.00
600–623 611 34 289.00–294.00 $291.51 $1,781 +11.28
705–740 726 4 232.50–235.00 $233.90 $1,698 -10.25
755–793 776 16 231.00–235.00 $232.27 $1,802 —
862–880 867 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–297 295 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,150 —
320–327 324 9 370.00–377.50 $372.52 $1,207 -1.23
355–387 376 8 370.00–377.50 $375.04 $1,410 +5.04
412–445 433 33 335.00–342.50 $337.77 $1,463 -1.43
470–490 484 8 333.00–335.00 $333.74 $1,615 -5.46
534–540 536 7 301.00–309.00 $303.28 $1,626 -11.72
550–590 571 10 302.50–307.50 $305.90 $1,747 -9.10
612–633 621 16 278.00–285.00 $281.69 $1,749 +13.93
780 780 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,716 —
980 980 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,774 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,062 —
325 325 1 263.00 $263.00 $855 -67.84
363 363 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,187 +3.52
443–448 446 4 310.00–315.00 $312.49 $1,394 —
520–540 525 4 270.00–280.00 $272.57 $1,431 —
655–688 665 11 255.00–263.00 $258.61 $1,720 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 252.50–345.00 $297.67 $640 -21.80
250–283 277 16 335.00–350.00 $346.36 $959 +24.61
300–330 314 11 330.00–347.50 $342.54 $1,076 —
405–447 434 21 281.00–290.00 $284.96 $1,237 -3.96
450–475 458 12 285.00–287.00 $285.17 $1,306 —
500–545 518 58 251.00–261.00 $256.78 $1,330 -16.56
559–581 573 19 255.00–259.00 $256.44 $1,469 -15.44
627–643 637 26 235.00–237.00 $235.08 $1,497 -20.89
655 655 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,579 —
705 705 15 210.00 $210.00 $1,480 —
755–775 762 9 210.00–213.00 $212.10 $1,616 -4.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 5 327.50–332.50 $330.03 $950 +26.58
310–347 326 12 310.00–327.50 $318.10 $1,037 +8.10
365–383 371 17 310.00–322.50 $315.09 $1,169 +3.35
400–441 433 53 271.00–279.00 $274.03 $1,187 -5.54
452–486 471 44 270.00–275.00 $271.65 $1,279 -6.30
500–542 523 8 250.00–251.00 $250.51 $1,310 -7.22
550–575 570 7 245.00–250.00 $248.60 $1,417 -8.08
608–628 621 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,397 -16.12
660–671 667 22 220.00–226.00 $221.45 $1,477 -18.55
700–730 708 10 200.00–208.00 $202.10 $1,431 —
787 787 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,605 +1.49
865 865 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 367.50 $367.50 $974 +25.00
322–337 328 8 350.00–360.00 $353.86 $1,161 +28.25
400–443 427 23 295.00–303.00 $299.59 $1,279 +2.17
453 453 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,336 —
500–549 515 47 260.00–272.50 $266.20 $1,371 -18.64
551 551 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,438 —
606–619 612 40 244.00–257.00 $250.90 $1,536 -18.51
713–739 737 27 220.00–223.50 $223.25 $1,645 —
815–825 820 2 191.00–197.50 $194.27 $1,593 —
950–980 965 2 170.00–178.00 $173.94 $1,679 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 282 3 310.00–319.00 $313.43 $884 +23.43
320–348 338 4 301.00–307.00 $305.04 $1,031 +8.20
350–390 369 28 291.00–307.00 $299.23 $1,104 +13.40
405–436 432 7 267.50–269.00 $267.70 $1,156 +5.37
470–496 489 22 260.00–267.50 $264.26 $1,292 -2.46
515–535 526 14 240.00–245.00 $242.98 $1,278 -4.29
550–598 578 31 240.00–249.00 $245.15 $1,417 +5.15
610–645 628 2 215.00–217.50 $216.22 $1,358 -14.96
655 655 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 -19.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 218 3 300.00–309.00 $305.06 $665 +35.06
250 250 1 300.00 $300.00 $750 +30.00
325–330 327 3 267.50–281.00 $276.45 $904 +20.64
370–393 383 14 265.00–289.00 $280.06 $1,073 —
433–438 437 9 247.50–257.50 $252.51 $1,103 +15.01
458–498 474 26 245.00–259.00 $250.56 $1,188 +11.76
563 563 7 234.00 $234.00 $1,317 -1.00
610–640 625 2 200.00–208.00 $204.10 $1,276 -15.90
662–685 671 5 204.00–208.00 $205.63 $1,380 -15.54
700–740 727 3 180.00–194.00 $189.50 $1,378 +8.50
815 815 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,402 —
867 867 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,409 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 360.00 $360.00 $810 +10.00
278–288 286 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,030 +8.68
343 343 6 382.50 $382.50 $1,312 +27.50
350–368 362 5 380.00–387.50 $386.05 $1,398 +24.47
412–436 425 11 335.00–340.00 $337.92 $1,436 -4.58
509–548 519 11 292.50–300.00 $297.29 $1,543 +0.95
554–569 562 10 295.00–302.50 $298.82 $1,679 +15.03
606–610 608 11 271.00–278.00 $274.19 $1,667 +39.19
705–720 713 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,658 —
825 825 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,625 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 350.00 $350.00 $735 +20.00
263 263 2 350.00 $350.00 $920 +13.93
325 325 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,056 —
353–375 362 7 360.00–367.50 $364.22 $1,318 +24.22
414 414 4 323.00 $323.00 $1,337 —
452–490 475 16 315.00–327.50 $325.95 $1,548 —
502–540 515 3 280.00–281.00 $280.35 $1,444 —
598 598 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,674 +3.74
608–635 617 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,481 —
668–690 672 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,579 —
715–735 722 3 210.00–216.00 $212.04 $1,531 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 6 377.00 $377.00 $1,267 +26.26
390 390 4 372.50 $372.50 $1,453 +20.00
500–540 519 5 282.00–285.00 $284.38 $1,476 —
568–597 579 11 287.50–291.00 $289.76 $1,678 +9.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,081 +21.00
410 410 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,250 +15.00
483–490 484 7 296.00–299.00 $296.43 $1,435 —
540 540 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 —
672–695 683 6 231.00–232.50 $232.00 $1,585 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,309 —
475 475 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,389 —
509 509 6 263.00 $263.00 $1,339 —
575 575 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,495 —
785 785 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,476 —

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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.