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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Market Report

Ada, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 3, 2024

1,071 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.53/cwt +32.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 608 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $301.83/cwt +2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,621/hd at 537 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $292.52/cwt +10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 520 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,071 731 1,363
Feeder cattle 1,071 731 1,363

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week . Steers steady to 5.00 higher trend . Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher trend . Quality was plain to average with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 401.00 $401.00 $994 -41.22
252–270 256 5 400.00–403.00 $401.98 $1,029 —
305–315 310 2 393.00–400.00 $396.56 $1,229 -10.03
419–449 433 11 340.00–357.50 $354.62 $1,536 -0.24
500–549 520 26 325.00–340.00 $330.09 $1,716 +1.00
607–625 617 17 292.50–303.00 $300.16 $1,852 +5.72
705–739 722 19 250.00–257.50 $254.74 $1,839 +4.74
805–828 822 4 235.00–236.00 $235.24 $1,934 +15.24
955 955 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,843 —
1045 1045 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,954 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 360.00–380.00 $369.68 $880 -10.32
383–395 388 7 347.50 $347.50 $1,348 -18.95
402 402 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,306 +8.33
454–490 463 7 320.00–327.50 $326.01 $1,509 +13.01
525–548 537 28 285.00–307.00 $301.83 $1,621 +2.83
550–598 570 9 281.00–295.00 $289.21 $1,648 +7.50
604–643 617 16 251.00–260.00 $256.01 $1,580 +5.01
655–675 671 7 250.00–260.00 $251.86 $1,690 +0.20
783 783 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,793 +5.33
815 815 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,801 +12.00
867 867 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,907 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 397.00 $397.00 $1,151 -3.00
310 310 3 368.00–373.00 $371.33 $1,151 -12.34
379–398 384 7 379.00–381.00 $380.41 $1,461 -2.14
408–430 424 24 330.00–337.00 $332.87 $1,411 -4.11
470 470 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,551 -2.21
500–540 510 4 310.00–319.00 $312.38 $1,593 +2.87
550–567 562 10 310.00–320.00 $310.98 $1,748 +3.84
605–645 626 13 270.00–285.00 $279.76 $1,751 +2.76
713–725 719 13 245.00–247.50 $245.97 $1,769 —
1094 1094 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–493 486 13 300.00–312.50 $305.19 $1,483 +4.69
523 523 13 250.00 $250.00 $1,308 —
660–688 665 12 234.00–244.00 $236.29 $1,571 —
743 743 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,653 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 336 7 330.00–351.00 $342.98 $1,152 +32.46
360–385 372 8 335.00–351.00 $343.28 $1,277 +25.76
405–433 423 18 300.00–309.00 $305.09 $1,291 +3.76
458–498 482 24 295.00–302.50 $299.46 $1,443 —
500–549 529 21 270.00–281.00 $277.24 $1,467 +4.24
555–565 563 5 281.00–285.00 $284.21 $1,600 +11.71
605–648 621 23 235.00–242.50 $236.34 $1,468 +14.34
670 670 22 232.50 $232.50 $1,558 +12.50
845 845 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,614 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 350.00 $350.00 $858 +9.17
273 273 4 347.50 $347.50 $949 —
335–345 342 3 357.50–387.50 $367.30 $1,256 +26.59
350–375 363 4 287.00–387.50 $335.52 $1,218 +9.55
410–415 414 4 311.00–323.00 $317.98 $1,316 -0.65
500–532 520 27 286.00–297.50 $292.52 $1,521 +10.15
600–613 608 29 254.00–267.50 $258.53 $1,572 +32.08
700–748 719 15 230.00–236.00 $232.50 $1,672 -44.50
945 945 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 5 307.00–325.00 $313.24 $987 +11.01
385–397 393 15 303.00–327.50 $315.26 $1,239 +17.94
410–445 436 19 275.00–290.00 $281.84 $1,229 -5.63
473–495 480 11 272.50–291.00 $281.45 $1,351 -3.10
505–547 533 8 253.00–269.00 $257.43 $1,372 -4.90
585 585 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,550 +11.36
635 635 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,413 +18.60
653–685 668 8 221.00–231.00 $228.40 $1,526 —
720–725 722 3 210.00–218.00 $215.32 $1,555 +5.32
755 755 4 211.00–215.00 $212.00 $1,601 +2.00
885 885 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,549 +5.00
960 960 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–332 330 3 281.00–297.50 $286.42 $945 +5.42
358–395 376 11 270.00–295.00 $291.02 $1,094 +106.02
420–433 430 4 240.00–260.00 $255.11 $1,097 -3.60
450–480 473 9 250.00–261.00 $259.52 $1,228 +8.24
505–528 522 4 240.00–250.00 $242.42 $1,265 -3.17
565–595 580 16 235.00–247.50 $243.65 $1,413 +5.58
666–675 671 12 216.00–220.00 $217.99 $1,463 —
723 723 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,504 —
780–790 785 2 181.00–195.00 $188.04 $1,476 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 350.00–351.00 $350.50 $1,174 +16.67
350–395 369 18 250.00–355.00 $322.48 $1,190 +41.88
477 477 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,550 +14.49
513–540 529 7 280.00–290.00 $286.87 $1,518 -7.35
565 565 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,599 -11.00
718 718 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,644 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–397 393 8 320.00–330.00 $328.76 $1,292 —
453–495 474 10 301.00–312.50 $305.95 $1,450 +6.74
535–541 540 6 260.00–271.00 $269.18 $1,454 -0.82
582–590 584 4 260.00–273.00 $263.28 $1,538 +5.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 292.50 $292.50 $857 —
325 325 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,202 -21.00
448 448 2 342.50 $342.50 $1,534 +10.00
465 465 5 342.50 $342.50 $1,593 +7.50
500–542 522 10 295.00–310.00 $303.60 $1,585 -6.51
620–630 625 2 245.00–247.50 $246.24 $1,539 +5.00
655 655 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,605 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–375 365 4 295.00–313.00 $308.38 $1,126 —
490 490 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 +19.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,129 —

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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.