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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

1,820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $286.84/cwt -19.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 577 lb · 82 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.43/cwt -6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 421 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.36/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 511 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,820 2,544 1,862
Feeder cattle 1,820 2,544 1,862

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week . Steers 4.00-8.00 lower . Heifers 5.00-10.00 lower . Quality was average but supply included a large amount of weaned calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 371.00 $371.00 $1,046 -19.00
310 value added 310 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,088 —
327 thin fleshed 327 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,128 —
370–390 383 12 335.00–357.00 $352.03 $1,348 -23.01
405–445 432 14 309.00–332.50 $326.46 $1,410 -11.31
440 value added 440 6 329.00 $329.00 $1,448 —
460–485 value added 476 6 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $1,535 —
463–495 478 31 325.00–335.00 $332.37 $1,589 -1.37
500–548 532 21 280.00–291.00 $285.95 $1,521 -17.33
556–584 value added 576 72 281.00–292.00 $286.82 $1,652 —
562–595 581 10 281.00–290.00 $286.95 $1,667 -18.95
667–695 value added 686 28 240.00–250.00 $243.13 $1,668 —
695 695 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,772 —
715–745 740 11 244.00–245.00 $244.18 $1,807 —
775 775 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,883 +23.00
813 813 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,829 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–323 316 8 400.00 $400.00 $1,264 -5.00
360–388 377 24 380.00–409.00 $390.42 $1,472 —
403–427 value added 416 11 350.00–365.00 $360.97 $1,502 —
430–442 441 17 345.00–365.00 $356.64 $1,573 -6.67
462 value added 462 16 350.00–351.00 $350.19 $1,618 —
508–540 value added 528 13 310.00–322.50 $316.68 $1,672 —
620–630 629 19 270.00–280.00 $279.48 $1,758 -19.67
610–648 value added 634 36 270.00–275.00 $270.55 $1,715 —
650–690 670 2 270.00–271.00 $270.49 $1,812 —
707 value added 707 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,874 —
730 730 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,953 +22.50
825–844 841 11 221.00–229.00 $227.57 $1,914 +0.55
900 900 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,056 —
340–346 344 8 360.00–365.00 $360.63 $1,241 -25.26
379 value added 379 13 370.00 $370.00 $1,402 —
370–399 395 10 360.00–367.50 $365.77 $1,445 -18.82
423–425 424 4 342.50–345.00 $344.37 $1,460 -8.21
455 455 10 340.00–342.50 $342.25 $1,557 -4.93
468 value added 468 5 342.50 $342.50 $1,603 —
513 value added 513 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,565 —
500–523 517 4 300.00–307.50 $301.81 $1,560 -11.19
560 560 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,686 -9.00
555–577 value added 561 17 303.00–305.00 $303.60 $1,703 —
629–645 value added 636 16 262.50–268.00 $265.79 $1,690 —
648 648 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,724 —
650–675 659 19 260.00–266.00 $262.55 $1,730 —
709 value added 709 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,826 —
713 713 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,761 +13.10
998 998 30 212.00 $212.00 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,284 -25.54
455–493 490 21 301.00–317.00 $314.09 $1,539 -10.71
503–545 526 9 265.00–271.00 $269.50 $1,418 -21.15
555–595 568 3 270.00–272.50 $270.87 $1,539 -19.05
743 743 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,746 +42.50
765–770 770 10 210.00–228.00 $226.21 $1,742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 value added 473 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,301 —
465–495 489 5 270.00–271.00 $270.19 $1,321 —
520 520 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,222 -37.57
566 566 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,358 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,029 +2.50
301–335 thin fleshed 307 11 351.00–369.00 $365.43 $1,122 —
305–333 value added 325 11 340.00–365.00 $346.39 $1,126 —
415–416 value added 416 26 289.00–302.50 $295.22 $1,228 —
421 thin fleshed 421 12 287.00 $287.00 $1,208 —
413–445 425 34 285.00–300.00 $294.33 $1,251 -5.26
453–495 477 9 285.00–289.00 $287.60 $1,372 -7.40
473–495 value added 488 12 285.00–291.00 $289.04 $1,411 —
503–548 value added 509 44 264.00–278.00 $266.89 $1,358 —
503–538 517 15 260.00–270.00 $264.79 $1,369 -1.41
597 597 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,582 —
633 633 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,693 +16.60
634–638 value added 635 18 262.50–270.00 $266.25 $1,691 —
725 value added 725 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,559 —
765 value added 765 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,683 —
768 768 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,651 —
870 870 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,653 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 314 4 315.00–339.00 $330.03 $1,036 -12.51
350–360 351 18 317.00–320.00 $317.61 $1,115 —
387 value added 387 9 327.50 $327.50 $1,267 —
405–442 432 25 271.00–282.00 $276.43 $1,194 -8.53
440 value added 440 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,245 —
453–475 461 31 271.00–283.00 $279.44 $1,288 -5.73
505–548 529 37 250.00–271.00 $255.83 $1,353 -0.95
570–597 577 11 252.50–257.50 $253.91 $1,465 -2.53
648 648 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,555 +4.92
659 value added 659 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,549 —
667–675 668 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,536 -11.00
715 715 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,502 ±0.00
703–739 value added 723 20 210.00–212.50 $211.41 $1,528 —
755 755 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,586 -2.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 239.00 $239.00 $586 —
283 value added 283 4 235.00 $235.00 $665 —
293 293 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,011 +14.97
308–333 322 8 289.00–307.50 $299.86 $966 -18.24
355–395 382 18 280.00–301.00 $292.78 $1,118 -22.31
410–430 value added 417 3 251.00–253.00 $252.31 $1,052 —
405–448 434 9 249.00–269.00 $252.80 $1,097 -21.23
440 thin fleshed 440 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,122 —
471–479 value added 473 10 262.50–263.00 $262.65 $1,242 —
475 thin fleshed 475 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,211 —
473–499 488 29 251.00–261.00 $255.19 $1,245 -16.46
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 -0.51
528 value added 528 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,267 —
555–594 579 23 240.00–250.00 $243.36 $1,409 -5.24
574–594 value added 590 21 240.00–242.00 $241.63 $1,426 —
600–638 625 3 230.00–236.00 $234.08 $1,463 +9.08
738 value added 738 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 271.00 $271.00 $894 -34.04
356–395 370 9 250.00–270.00 $264.06 $977 -35.17
378 value added 378 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,049 —
410–445 430 4 220.00–240.00 $233.82 $1,005 -33.88
470–475 473 2 220.00–242.00 $230.94 $1,092 -33.32
583 value added 583 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,370 —
640–645 643 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,415 +3.78
650 650 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 +10.00
688 value added 688 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,541 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 287.00 $287.00 $660 -18.06
335 335 1 225.00 $225.00 $754 -51.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,204 -17.50
370 370 7 367.00 $367.00 $1,358 -19.05
417–438 420 17 331.00–340.00 $333.55 $1,401 -4.37
505–545 529 9 260.00–367.00 $287.80 $1,522 -9.49
591 591 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,566 -33.82
655 655 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,523 —
702–718 value added 707 13 230.00–240.00 $236.87 $1,675 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 312.50–313.00 $312.75 $1,292 —
452–464 459 18 315.00–327.50 $323.90 $1,487 —
520–525 523 2 250.00–251.00 $250.50 $1,310 -33.88
560 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 -39.76
600–640 608 8 242.50–245.00 $242.83 $1,476 —
740 740 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,695 —
781 781 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,020 +15.00
380–398 393 5 340.00–345.00 $340.97 $1,340 -23.25
435 435 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,729 +74.50
489–495 492 7 287.50–302.50 $297.33 $1,463 -28.62
550–583 572 3 235.00–247.50 $239.01 $1,367 -40.99
605 605 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,422 -5.00
730 730 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,642 +12.96

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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.