Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Add Close updating receipts *

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers were lightly tested but few trades 8.00-12.00 lower. Steer calves 3.00-6.00 lower. Heifer calves were too lightly tested for an accurate trend but a lower undertone noted. Demand light to moderate. CME Live Cattle Futures closed lower again Monday limit down for for the front month, however Feeder Cattle contracts closed all positive. .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.08/cwt on 2,355 head.

Average price

$119.08

2,355 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$15.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.66

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	612	132.79	812	220
Medium and Large 1	794	117.67	934	2,135

One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about −$122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,355 hd

119.08

—

OK average7 barns · 8,555 hd

124.74

−5.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Oklahoma City, OK

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	89.72/cwt	89.00–90.75	737	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	125.53/cwt	117.00–135.00	670	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	97.41/cwt	94.00–103.00	761	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	617	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	132.83/cwt	125.00–139.00	569	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	159.39/cwt	151.00–169.00	783	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.82/cwt	139.00–147.00	828	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	105.44/cwt	100.75–110.00	929	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	916	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.80/cwt	134.00–150.00	728	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	132.71/cwt	125.00–136.00	641	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	171.24/cwt	168.00–174.00	738	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	646	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	124.38/cwt	121.50–125.50	904	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.94/cwt	123.00–136.00	729	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	93.05/cwt	92.00–93.25	800	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.35/cwt	104.50–116.00	772	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	409	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	873	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	152.40/cwt	140.00–162.00	786	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	111.39/cwt	104.50–118.60	912	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	688	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	126.23/cwt	122.00–129.00	862	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	113.14/cwt	105.00–118.00	864	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	146.36/cwt	142.00–152.00	701	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	103.58/cwt	96.50–107.00	960	463
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	118.05/cwt	112.50–127.10	901	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	183.71/cwt	182.00–186.00	729	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	678	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	831	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.51/cwt	112.00–126.50	760	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	102.76/cwt	101.00–105.00	746	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	90.67/cwt	89.50–91.25	831	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.88/cwt	139.00–148.00	540	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	791	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	708	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	139.38/cwt	130.00–145.50	854	187
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	114.32/cwt	112.50–124.00	700	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.93/cwt	140.00–142.00	803	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.94/cwt	124.50–136.00	812	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	96.49/cwt	94.25–98.00	935	245

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Oklahoma City, OK

Mon Apr 6, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Receipts 4,726Last week 7,369Year ago 6,208

* Add Close updating receipts *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	141.00	141.00
34	—	822	89.00–90.75	89.72
72	—	534	117.00–135.00	125.53
167	—	781	94.00–103.00	97.41
73	—	483	125.00–136.00	132.71
4	—	955	91.00	91.00
28	—	570	123.00–136.00	127.94
69	—	860	92.00–93.25	93.05
118	—	675	104.50–116.00	114.35
237	—	620	112.00–126.50	122.51
90	—	726	101.00–105.00	102.76
44	—	916	89.50–91.25	90.67
24	—	375	139.00–148.00	143.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	617	138.00	138.00
8	—	409	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	428	125.00–139.00	132.83
8	—	744	96.00	96.00
24	—	567	115.00–123.00	121.29
6	—	474	114.00	114.00
71	—	612	112.50–124.00	114.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	646	111.50	111.50
30	—	791	89.50	89.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	491	151.00–169.00	159.39
51	—	572	139.00–147.00	144.82
302	—	881	100.75–110.00	105.44
65	—	431	168.00–174.00	171.24
191	—	727	121.50–125.50	124.38
3	—	1,053	92.50	92.50
47	—	673	129.75	129.75
70	—	516	140.00–162.00	152.40
228	—	819	104.50–118.60	111.39
463	—	927	96.50–107.00	103.58
195	—	763	112.50–127.10	118.05
33	—	397	182.00–186.00	183.71
187	—	613	130.00–145.50	139.38
245	—	969	94.25–98.00	96.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	399	154.00	154.00
16	—	877	104.50	104.50
50	—	521	134.00–150.00	139.80
52	—	683	122.00–129.00	126.23
22	—	764	105.00–118.00	113.14
14	—	479	142.00–152.00	146.36
31	—	570	140.00–142.00	140.93
16	—	620	124.50–136.00	130.94
5	—	440	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	678	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	405	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	128.50	128.50
7	—	243	180.00	180.00
7	—	608	125.00	125.00
6	—	419	140.00	140.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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