Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves steady to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower. Calves compared to last weeks light test. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.90/cwt on 2,870 head.

Average price

$136.90

2,870 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$17.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.74

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	767	137.61	1,056	2,317
Medium and Large 1-2	673	135.43	912	500
Medium and Large 2	664	119.73	795	53

One grade step is worth $17.88/cwt here — about $261 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 sale2,870 hd

136.90

—

OK average7 barns · 9,248 hd

136.16

+0.74

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

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	167.94/cwt	161.00–176.00	813	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	145.34/cwt	133.00–154.00	849	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	852	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	107.87/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,016	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	155.01/cwt	152.00–165.00	885	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	120.49/cwt	117.00–124.75	1,178	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	142.36/cwt	139.00–152.50	1,006	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.53/cwt	136.00–149.00	948	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	134.94/cwt	129.00–146.50	1,042	395
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.21/cwt	142.00–152.00	915	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	956	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	118.01/cwt	117.50–120.50	890	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.07/cwt	130.00–145.00	794	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	650	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	130.56/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,064	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	127.59/cwt	120.00–131.00	846	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.62/cwt	148.00–154.00	720	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	148.43/cwt	141.00–155.00	787	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	117.87/cwt	116.00–121.50	1,189	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	538	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	175.75/cwt	165.00–180.00	902	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	116.93/cwt	112.00–119.25	1,009	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.79/cwt	153.00–166.00	671	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,014	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,082	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	125.56/cwt	123.50–127.00	981	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,072	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.83/cwt	125.00–136.00	948	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	125.05/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,013	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	145.25/cwt	145.00–145.50	639	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	128.47/cwt	124.25–144.00	750	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	156.58/cwt	147.00–160.00	672	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,147	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	135.45/cwt	128.00–145.00	909	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.14/cwt	131.00–143.00	848	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.14/cwt	117.00–133.50	801	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.47/cwt	132.00–153.00	776	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,002	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.31/cwt	126.00–136.50	818	214
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	159.05/cwt	158.00–160.00	600	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	123.71/cwt	119.00–128.25	892	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	129.22/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,135	272
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	119.34/cwt	117.00–120.00	779	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	868	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	599	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.91/cwt	160.00–177.00	723	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	120.49/cwt	119.00–121.00	937	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,114	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	1,239	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	133.90/cwt	130.00–141.00	719	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	122.40/cwt	115.50–125.00	1,137	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	118.11/cwt	115.00–124.75	971	377

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.

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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle - Oklahoma City, OK

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	484	161.00–176.00	167.94
108	—	571	152.00–165.00	155.01
313	—	978	117.00–124.75	120.49
162	—	707	139.00–152.50	142.36
121	—	665	136.00–149.00	142.53
395	—	772	129.00–146.50	134.94
209	—	626	142.00–152.00	146.21
19	—	359	181.00	181.00
241	—	815	123.00–134.00	130.56
78	—	1,009	116.00–121.50	117.87
91	—	513	165.00–180.00	175.75
272	—	878	119.00–135.00	129.22
78	—	428	160.00–177.00	168.91
7	—	1,114	111.25	111.25
141	—	929	115.50–125.00	122.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	584	133.00–154.00	145.34
56	—	781	123.50–127.00	125.56
6	—	901	119.00	119.00
126	—	719	125.00–136.00	131.83
40	—	810	122.00–127.00	125.05
32	—	429	147.00–160.00	156.58
12	—	956	120.00	120.00
70	—	671	128.00–145.00	135.45
54	—	632	131.00–143.00	134.14
22	—	526	132.00–153.00	147.47
8	—	396	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	125.00	125.00
13	—	769	117.00	117.00
9	—	620	120.00	120.00
23	—	653	117.00–120.00	119.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	741	110.00–120.00	114.94
26	—	942	103.00–109.00	107.87
9	—	393	135.00	135.00
14	—	814	117.50	117.50
60	—	754	117.50–120.50	118.01
26	—	472	130.00–140.00	135.57
47	—	440	145.00–145.50	145.25
107	—	584	124.25–144.00	128.47
60	—	635	117.00–133.50	126.14
19	—	899	111.50	111.50
9	—	336	145.00	145.00
112	—	537	130.00–141.00	133.90
4	—	669	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	472	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	567	130.00–145.00	140.07
182	—	663	120.00–131.00	127.59
36	—	478	148.00–154.00	150.62
86	—	530	141.00–155.00	148.43
9	—	336	160.00	160.00
90	—	863	112.00–119.25	116.93
56	—	428	153.00–166.00	156.79
40	—	907	111.75	111.75
20	—	970	111.50	111.50
214	—	628	126.00–136.50	130.31
13	—	377	158.00–160.00	159.05
298	—	721	119.00–128.25	123.71
157	—	778	119.00–121.00	120.49
377	—	822	115.00–124.75	118.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	742	117.00	117.00
14	—	599	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	139.00	139.00
5	—	717	128.00	128.00

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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