Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

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 class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.41/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 14 of 15 comparable sales and sits +29.50 against this barn's trailing median of $443.91.

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	480.01	2,691	140
Medium and Large 1-2	538	467.32	2,513	58
Medium and Large 2	557	447.50	2,491	22

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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.14, low $399.75, median $443.91 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 median15 sales

443.91

+29.50

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	379.83/cwt	377.00–383.00	2,898	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,178	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	3,293	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	501.85/cwt	492.50–525.00	2,344	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	448.85/cwt	440.00–459.00	2,590	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	402.11/cwt	380.00–414.00	2,911	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	322.98/cwt	322.00–324.00	3,275	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	473.13/cwt	462.00–500.00	2,687	115
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	313.67/cwt	306.00–322.00	2,870	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	492.83/cwt	480.00–537.50	2,173	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	365.06/cwt	361.50–366.00	3,008	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,641	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,184	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	337.53/cwt	332.00–339.00	3,139	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,675	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,372	12
Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	671	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	368.88/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,401	12
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	750–800	767	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,224	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,237	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	400.93/cwt	396.00–403.00	2,754	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	333	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	350–400	369	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,690	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	430.88/cwt	412.00–442.00	2,861	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	511.64/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,696	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	325.99/cwt	324.00–332.00	3,204	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	342.51/cwt	341.00–349.50	3,028	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	473.76/cwt	452.50–487.00	2,483	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	377.32/cwt	368.00–380.00	3,060	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	601.47/cwt	575.00–627.00	2,568	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	539.82/cwt	515.00–562.50	2,553	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,111	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,333	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	304.42/cwt	300.00–307.00	3,236	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	343.15/cwt	330.00–357.00	3,140	497
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	355.69/cwt	345.00–375.00	3,116	349
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	708	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,867	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	338	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,163	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	613.57/cwt	610.00–617.50	2,338	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	2,255	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	248	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	1,872	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	750–800	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	541.02/cwt	512.50–555.00	2,494	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	446	546.00/cwt	546.00–546.00	2,435	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,189	4
Steers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	350–400	392	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,872	55
Steers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	250–300	294	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,720	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	586.71/cwt	525.00–645.00	1,965	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	442.61/cwt	440.00–447.00	2,704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	506	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,151	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	483.75/cwt	482.50–485.00	2,404	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,844	4
Bulls	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	461	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,959	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	488.69/cwt	480.00–507.00	2,561	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,777	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	505.49/cwt	505.00–507.00	2,502	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	325.37/cwt	321.75–330.00	2,795	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	462.15/cwt	455.00–467.00	2,648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	617	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,554	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	599	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,360	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	856	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,756	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	481.86/cwt	449.00–498.00	2,279	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	447.41/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,919	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	919	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,757	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	371.90/cwt	354.00–385.50	2,518	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	324.55/cwt	320.50–334.00	2,668	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	362.16/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,379	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	426.30/cwt	414.00–447.00	2,055	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	414.56/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,131	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	418.14/cwt	407.00–430.00	2,388	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	300.57/cwt	296.00–306.75	2,985	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	402.05/cwt	393.00–408.00	2,352	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	324.22/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,785	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	374.11/cwt	352.00–395.00	2,349	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	316.39/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,515	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	353.61/cwt	349.00–360.00	2,574	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	464.02/cwt	440.00–482.50	2,241	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,667	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	458.36/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,989	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	362.69/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,401	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	433.88/cwt	423.00–442.00	2,291	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	345.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,653	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	572.45/cwt	557.50–577.50	2,141	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	528.91/cwt	517.50–542.00	2,169	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,912	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	312.67/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,898	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	679	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,427	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	392.99/cwt	385.00–397.00	2,503	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	843	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,900	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	356.93/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,591	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	269	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,681	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	24
Heifers	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	300–350	324	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,499	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	328.88/cwt	322.10–344.00	2,720	469
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	809	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	388.06/cwt	375.00–399.00	2,980	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	444.56/cwt	431.00–458.00	2,801	197

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	441	480.00–537.50	492.83
11	450–500	467	492.50–525.00	501.85
43	500–550	524	452.50–487.00	473.76
15	550–600	577	440.00–459.00	448.85
19	600–650	610	433.00	433.00
34	650–700	687	396.00–403.00	400.93
29	700–750	733	365.00	365.00
21	750–800	763	377.00–383.00	379.83
164	800–850	824	361.50–366.00	365.06
126	850–900	884	341.00–349.50	342.51
28	900–950	930	332.00–339.00	337.53
4	950–1000	956	327.00	327.00
26	1050–1100	1,090	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	760.00	760.00
18	300–350	311	725.00	725.00
23	350–400	381	610.00–617.50	613.57
70	400–450	427	575.00–627.00	601.47
63	450–500	473	515.00–562.50	539.82
25	500–550	527	495.00–530.00	511.64
115	550–600	568	462.00–500.00	473.13
197	600–650	630	431.00–458.00	444.56
189	650–700	664	412.00–442.00	430.88
174	700–750	724	380.00–414.00	402.11
313	750–800	768	375.00–399.00	388.06
77	800–850	811	368.00–380.00	377.32
349	850–900	876	345.00–375.00	355.69
497	900–950	915	330.00–357.00	343.15
70	950–1000	983	324.00–332.00	325.99
107	1000–1050	1,014	322.00–324.00	322.98
43	1050–1100	1,063	300.00–307.00	304.42
50	1100–1150	1,111	300.00	300.00
25	1150–1200	1,178	279.50	279.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	525.00	525.00
4	450–500	480	475.00	475.00
12	500–550	522	460.00	460.00
10	550–600	598	432.50	432.50
12	600–650	616	385.00	385.00
9	650–700	697	365.00–372.00	368.88
10	750–800	758	357.00	357.00
19	900–950	915	306.00–322.00	313.67
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	671	275.00	275.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	767	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	640.00	640.00
29	400–450	446	546.00	546.00
27	700–750	708	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	755.00	755.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	590.00	590.00
12	450–500	461	512.50–555.00	541.02
Steers — Medium 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	250–300	294	585.00	585.00
55	350–400	392	477.50	477.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	809	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	324	462.50	462.50
54	350–400	369	458.00	458.00
24	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	292	585.00	585.00
14	300–350	303	550.00	550.00
24	350–400	374	557.50–577.50	572.45
21	400–450	410	517.50–542.00	528.91
60	450–500	473	449.00–498.00	481.86
84	500–550	528	423.00–442.00	433.88
58	550–600	571	407.00–430.00	418.14
71	600–650	637	385.00–397.00	392.99
145	650–700	677	354.00–385.50	371.90
146	700–750	726	350.00–363.00	356.93
46	750–800	768	340.00–350.00	345.48
469	800–850	827	322.10–344.00	328.88
84	850–900	859	321.75–330.00	325.37
200	900–950	927	310.00–322.00	312.67
56	950–1000	993	296.00–306.75	300.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	397.00	397.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	353	485.00	485.00
31	400–450	429	445.00–465.00	447.41
13	450–500	482	414.00–447.00	426.30
44	500–550	514	414.00–420.00	414.56
21	550–600	599	394.00	394.00
12	600–650	635	392.00	392.00
26	650–700	657	360.00–364.00	362.16
16	850–900	856	322.00	322.00
33	900–950	919	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	304	575.00	575.00
14	400–450	434	450.00–480.00	458.36
25	450–500	483	440.00–482.50	464.02
18	550–600	585	393.00–408.00	402.05
70	600–650	628	352.00–395.00	374.11
74	650–700	662	355.00–370.00	362.69
102	700–750	728	349.00–360.00	353.61
23	750–800	795	315.00–317.00	316.39
64	800–850	822	320.50–334.00	324.55
14	850–900	859	318.00–326.00	324.22
108	950–1000	950	306.50	306.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	350	565.00	565.00
14	650–700	679	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	843	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	625.00	625.00
4	350–400	366	525.00	525.00
7	400–450	423	500.00	500.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	750	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	625.00	625.00
12	300–350	335	525.00–645.00	586.71
3	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
6	450–500	497	482.50–485.00	483.75
8	500–550	506	425.00	425.00
7	550–600	570	485.00	485.00
8	600–650	611	440.00–447.00	442.61
Bulls — Medium 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	721	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	405	590.00	590.00
12	450–500	495	505.00–507.00	505.49
26	500–550	524	480.00–507.00	488.69
10	550–600	573	455.00–467.00	462.15
3	700–750	733	360.00	360.00
13	850–900	876	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	617	414.00	414.00

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