Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady, with moderate to good demand despite declines in cattle futures. Corn prices moved higher on expectations of increased exports, contributing to the weaker feeder futures. Slaughter cattle markets again reached record highs last week and this with strong movement. Weaned steer and heifer calves were 10.00-20.00 lower in a light test and on generally lower quality offerings, while un-weaned calves sold sharply lower. Current weather conditions-a hot, humid day followed by a drop into the 60s-are having adverse effects on un-weaned and short-weaned calves. Demand for calves was moderate, as some producers remain occupied with wheat harvest activities. Overall quality was mostly average, with feeder cattle ranging from medium to fleshy, and a few appearing thin. High winds and warm temperatures over the past four days have intensified drought conditions in western Oklahoma, though some rain chances remain in the forecast for later this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $460.96/cwt on 198 head, up $9.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 15 comparable sales and sits +17.04 against this barn's trailing median of $443.91.

Average price

$460.96

▲ 9.00 vs prior sale

198 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$55.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.38

vs OK average

−13.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	472.29	2,583	102
Medium and Large 1-2	554	453.14	2,512	85
Medium and Large 2	562	416.36	2,341	11thin

One grade step is worth $55.92/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale198 hd

460.96

—

OK average8 barns · 1,420 hd

454.58

+6.38

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−13.52

This barn, trailing median15 sales

443.91

+17.04

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	355.48/cwt	346.00–365.50	2,577	500
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,064	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,298	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	376.46/cwt	363.00–391.00	2,921	569
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	403.72/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,741	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	368.49/cwt	362.00–373.50	3,062	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	368.84/cwt	360.00–392.00	2,479	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,039	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	2,977	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	334.36/cwt	332.50–335.25	3,227	306
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	334	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	502.30/cwt	500.00–507.50	2,235	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	372	514.25/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,913	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,031	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	3,315	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	457.88/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,614	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	340.40/cwt	330.00–356.00	3,121	441
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	700	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	697	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	389.85/cwt	376.00–401.00	2,815	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	435.80/cwt	407.00–456.00	2,732	185
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	274	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	416.05/cwt	407.00–457.50	2,205	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	283	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	456.65/cwt	455.00–457.50	1,900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	719	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,955	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	347.85/cwt	337.00–359.00	3,019	314
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	515.74/cwt	477.50–535.00	2,176	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	364	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	383.78/cwt	362.00–401.00	2,402	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	464.77/cwt	460.00–467.00	1,771	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	495.46/cwt	480.00–506.00	2,517	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	472.50/cwt	462.00–477.00	2,051	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	422.18/cwt	407.00–426.00	2,630	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	458.43/cwt	442.50–480.00	2,384	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	508.26/cwt	500.00–547.00	2,455	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	426.43/cwt	415.00–462.50	2,222	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	332.94/cwt	326.00–342.50	2,733	112
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	338.08/cwt	331.00–350.00	2,637	251
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	442.19/cwt	439.00–450.00	2,056	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,965	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	376	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,598	11
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	450–500	496	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	409.98/cwt	397.00–425.00	2,308	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	308.95/cwt	306.50–321.00	2,818	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	317.95/cwt	317.00–320.50	2,750	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	437.39/cwt	420.00–457.00	2,121	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	470.60/cwt	450.00–476.00	1,826	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	392.56/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,261	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	542	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	856	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1150–1200	1,158	306.10/cwt	306.10–306.10	3,545	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	377.18/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,176	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	821	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,496	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	355.10/cwt	334.00–358.00	2,717	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	983	308.25/cwt	308.25–308.25	3,030	114
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,024	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	611	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,359	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	751	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	340.53/cwt	335.50–342.00	3,024	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	384.70/cwt	376.00–395.00	1,843	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	323.11/cwt	319.00–327.00	2,343	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	912	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	769	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	2,895	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	519.05/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,983	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	826	340.86/cwt	320.00–346.50	2,816	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	552	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,374	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	423.55/cwt	402.00–435.00	2,660	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	422.62/cwt	410.00–447.00	1,957	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	360.18/cwt	353.00–369.00	2,719	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	472.94/cwt	460.00–492.00	2,284	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	461.08/cwt	453.00–476.00	2,490	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	443.31/cwt	415.00–459.00	2,536	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	449.07/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	368.24/cwt	367.50–369.00	2,283	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,076	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,098	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	375.35/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,710	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	395.28/cwt	385.00–402.00	2,668	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	396.15/cwt	395.00–398.00	2,254	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	259	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	350.06/cwt	339.00–353.00	2,482	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	400.98/cwt	396.00–407.50	2,109	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	487	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,487	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,490	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,468	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,687	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	538.58/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,966	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,047	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,330	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	361.96/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,429	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	353.44/cwt	346.00–359.00	2,937	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	518	471.31/cwt	455.00–484.00	2,441	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	710	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,769	20

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

Mon May 18, 2026

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Receipts 7,116Last week 5,237Year ago 9,354

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	495.00	495.00
16	350–400	381	460.00–467.00	464.77
22	400–450	434	462.00–477.00	472.50
46	450–500	465	439.00–450.00	442.19
61	500–550	521	415.00–462.50	426.43
108	550–600	563	397.00–425.00	409.98
290	600–650	626	362.00–401.00	383.78
179	650–700	672	360.00–392.00	368.84
500	700–750	725	346.00–365.50	355.48
251	750–800	780	331.00–350.00	338.08
112	800–850	821	326.00–342.50	332.94
117	850–900	865	317.00–320.50	317.95
171	900–950	912	306.50–321.00	308.95
9	950–1000	959	312.00	312.00
17	1000–1050	1,039	286.50	286.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	520.00	520.00
29	350–400	388	450.00–476.00	470.60
9	400–450	416	455.00–457.50	456.65
30	450–500	485	420.00–457.00	437.39
66	500–550	530	407.00–457.50	416.05
20	550–600	576	382.00–400.00	392.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	376	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	856	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	446	415.00	415.00
18	450–500	479	376.00–395.00	384.70
40	550–600	577	372.00–380.00	377.18
26	650–700	678	348.00	348.00
17	700–750	725	319.00–327.00	323.11
5	750–800	751	329.00	329.00
23	800–850	821	304.00	304.00
11	900–950	912	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	460.00	460.00
12	400–450	414	430.00–485.00	449.07
56	450–500	463	410.00–447.00	422.62
17	500–550	526	396.00–407.50	400.98
18	550–600	569	395.00–398.00	396.15
28	600–650	620	367.50–369.00	368.24
31	650–700	671	350.00–385.00	361.96
39	700–750	709	339.00–353.00	350.06
3	750–800	797	328.50	328.50
27	800–850	832	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	590.00	590.00
32	450–500	483	500.00–547.00	508.26
35	500–550	508	480.00–506.00	495.46
58	550–600	571	440.00–475.00	457.88
185	600–650	627	407.00–456.00	435.80
131	650–700	679	390.00–425.00	403.72
154	700–750	722	376.00–401.00	389.85
569	750–800	776	363.00–391.00	376.46
141	800–850	831	362.00–373.50	368.49
314	850–900	868	337.00–359.00	347.85
441	900–950	917	330.00–356.00	340.40
306	950–1000	965	332.50–335.25	334.36
37	1000–1050	1,031	321.50	321.50
64	1050–1100	1,064	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	372	500.00–525.00	514.25
16	400–450	445	500.00–507.50	502.30
9	450–500	484	425.00	425.00
9	500–550	542	475.00	475.00
7	650–700	697	377.00	377.00
3	700–750	700	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	719	411.00	411.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
97	1150–1200	1,158	306.10	306.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	490	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	590	380.00	380.00
10	700–750	727	349.00	349.00
57	750–800	765	334.00–358.00	355.10
68	800–850	826	320.00–346.50	340.86
3	900–950	910	332.00	332.00
114	950–1000	983	308.25	308.25
6	1000–1050	1,024	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	382	510.00–530.00	519.05
13	400–450	437	480.00	480.00
15	450–500	483	460.00–492.00	472.94
47	500–550	540	453.00–476.00	461.08
38	550–600	572	415.00–459.00	443.31
102	600–650	628	402.00–435.00	423.55
73	650–700	675	385.00–402.00	395.28
87	700–750	722	370.00–385.00	375.35
48	750–800	755	353.00–369.00	360.18
91	800–850	831	346.00–359.00	353.44
63	850–900	888	335.50–342.00	340.53
14	900–950	932	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	483	515.00	515.00
20	700–750	710	390.00	390.00
46	750–800	769	376.50	376.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	552	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	487	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	640.00	640.00
5	300–350	334	565.00	565.00
17	350–400	365	510.00–560.00	538.58
17	400–450	422	477.50–535.00	515.74
11	450–500	476	420.00–440.00	430.00
30	500–550	518	455.00–484.00	471.31
23	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	259	585.00	585.00
4	400–450	414	435.00	435.00
11	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
7	550–600	581	401.00	401.00
11	600–650	617	400.00	400.00
13	650–700	673	370.00	370.00
7	700–750	731	352.00	352.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	640.00	640.00
5	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
6	450–500	467	435.00	435.00
16	500–550	520	442.50–480.00	458.43
31	600–650	623	407.00–426.00	422.18
10	750–800	790	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	611	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	425.00	425.00
4	550–600	574	425.00	425.00
7	700–750	726	340.00	340.00

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