Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2026-05-04

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Feeder Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Mon, May 4
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1280
Receipts
6,402 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 6,573▲ 2,193 vs year ago 4,209 · +52.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers, not as active and steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good as cattle futures are traded sharply lower. Steer calves under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher; over 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher; over 500 lbs steady. Quality average to attractive with several heavy weight feeders off fall and winter pasture. Weigh-ups average to full with medium to fleshy conditions.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $473.41/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 24 of 25 comparable sales and sits +53.36 against this barn's trailing median of $420.05.
Average price
$473.41
220 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.47
vs OK average
−14.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561480.012,691140
Medium and Large 1-2538467.322,51358
Medium and Large 2557447.502,49122
One grade step is worth $32.51/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale220 hd
473.41
—
OK average7 barns · 1,089 hd
467.94
+5.47
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−14.14
This barn, trailing median25 sales
420.05
+53.36
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
491447404360median 420.0505/0406/2208/0309/2111/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.14, low $374.01, median $420.05 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

114 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235760.00/cwt760.00–760.001,7863
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed248755.00/cwt755.00–755.001,8723
Steers250–300Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed294585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,72029
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1311725.00/cwt725.00–725.002,25518
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed338640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,1638
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned371590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1894
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381613.57/cwt610.00–617.502,33823
Steers350–400Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed392477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,87255
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1848
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427601.47/cwt575.00–627.002,56870
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441492.83/cwt480.00–537.502,17317
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed446546.00/cwt546.00–546.002,43529
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned461541.02/cwt512.50–555.002,49412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467501.85/cwt492.50–525.002,34411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473539.82/cwt515.00–562.502,55363
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2804
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,40112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524473.76/cwt452.50–487.002,48343
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527511.64/cwt495.00–530.002,69625
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568473.13/cwt462.00–500.002,687115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577448.85/cwt440.00–459.002,59015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2598432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,58610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,64119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,37212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630444.56/cwt431.00–458.002,801197
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664430.88/cwt412.00–442.002,861189
Steers650–700Small and Medium 3671275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8456
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687400.93/cwt396.00–403.002,75434
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2697368.88/cwt365.00–372.002,5719
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed708405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,86727
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724402.11/cwt380.00–414.002,911174
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,67529
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2758357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,70610
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763379.83/cwt377.00–383.002,89821
Steers750–800Small and Medium 2-3767290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,22415
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768388.06/cwt375.00–399.002,980313
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3809330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,67010
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1811377.32/cwt368.00–380.003,06077
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824365.06/cwt361.50–366.003,008164
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1876355.69/cwt345.00–375.003,116349
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2884342.51/cwt341.00–349.503,028126
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915343.15/cwt330.00–357.003,140497
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2915313.67/cwt306.00–322.002,87019
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930337.53/cwt332.00–339.003,13928
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2956327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,1264
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1983325.99/cwt324.00–332.003,20470
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,014322.98/cwt322.00–324.003,275107
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,063304.42/cwt300.00–307.003,23643
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090297.00/cwt297.00–297.003,23726
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,111300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,33350
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,178279.50/cwt279.50–279.503,29325
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned269625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,6814
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,70811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1303550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,66714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2304575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,7487
Heifers300–350Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed324462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,49923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned333490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9786
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2353485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7125
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned366525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9224
Heifers350–400Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed369458.00/cwt458.00–458.001,69054
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374572.45/cwt557.50–577.502,14124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410528.91/cwt517.50–542.002,16921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned423500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1157
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429447.41/cwt445.00–465.001,91931
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434458.36/cwt450.00–480.001,98914
Heifers400–450Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,91424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473481.86/cwt449.00–498.002,27960
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482426.30/cwt414.00–447.002,05513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483464.02/cwt440.00–482.502,24125
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514414.56/cwt414.00–420.002,13144
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528433.88/cwt423.00–442.002,29184
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571418.14/cwt407.00–430.002,38858
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585402.05/cwt393.00–408.002,35218
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,3424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2599394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,36021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628374.11/cwt352.00–395.002,34970
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,48912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637392.99/cwt385.00–397.002,50371
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2657362.16/cwt360.00–364.002,37926
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662362.69/cwt355.00–370.002,40174
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677371.90/cwt354.00–385.502,518145
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed679357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,42714
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726356.93/cwt350.00–363.002,591146
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728353.61/cwt349.00–360.002,574102
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768345.48/cwt340.00–350.002,65346
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795316.39/cwt315.00–317.002,51523
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822324.55/cwt320.50–334.002,66864
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827328.88/cwt322.10–344.002,720469
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement843344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,90014
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2856322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,75616
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1859325.37/cwt321.75–330.002,79584
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2859324.22/cwt318.00–326.002,78514
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2919300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,75733
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1927312.67/cwt310.00–322.002,898200
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950306.50/cwt306.50–306.502,912108
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1993300.57/cwt296.00–306.752,98556
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8444
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned335586.71/cwt525.00–645.001,96512
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned355545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9353
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,3908
Bulls450–500Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed461425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9598
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495505.49/cwt505.00–507.002,50212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned497483.75/cwt482.50–485.002,4046
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned506425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524488.69/cwt480.00–507.002,56126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned570485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,7657
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573462.15/cwt455.00–467.002,64810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned611442.61/cwt440.00–447.002,7048
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed617414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,55416
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6505
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6393
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1876317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,77713
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Medium 3750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,53810

This sale against other markets

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.