Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2020-04-15

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Wed, Apr 15
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1830
Receipts
628 head
445 vs last sale 1,073 382 vs year ago 1,010 · 37.8%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Aug 13, 2026Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Steer and heifer calves 2.00-6.00 higher. All classes of steer and heifers lightly tested and to few for an accurate trend. Demand light to moderate. Quality average. Cold wet weather in the trade area caused receipts to be lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.74/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$138.74
188 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.40
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476139.90666178
Medium and Large 1-2442124.435507thin
Medium and Large 2405103.334193thin
One grade step is worth $36.56/cwt here — about $247 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 sale188 hd
138.74
OK average7 barns · 4,419 hd
118.34
+20.40
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

45 lots · USDA AMS · Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle- Ada, OK
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1327180.00/cwt180.00–180.005893
BullsMedium and Large 182599.00/cwt99.00–99.008173
BullsMedium and Large 1396162.26/cwt160.00–163.006434
BullsMedium and Large 1515148.00/cwt148.00–148.007624
BullsMedium and Large 1473165.33/cwt148.00–169.007826
BullsMedium and Large 1569130.82/cwt126.00–141.007449
SteersMedium and Large 1214199.24/cwt197.50–200.004267
SteersMedium and Large 1720111.50/cwt111.50–111.508037
SteersMedium and Large 1661123.00/cwt123.00–123.008138
SteersMedium and Large 187399.00/cwt99.00–99.0086410
SteersMedium and Large 1467164.72/cwt160.00–166.0076913
SteersMedium and Large 1788106.50/cwt106.50–106.508392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270176.00/cwt176.00–176.004754
SteersMedium and Large 1421177.01/cwt172.00–184.0074527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
SteersMedium and Large 1570143.00/cwt143.00–143.008155
SteersMedium and Large 1616139.00/cwt139.00–139.008565
SteersMedium and Large 1511159.80/cwt154.00–161.008176
SteersMedium and Large 1319185.03/cwt179.00–192.505909
HeifersMedium and Large 2390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 2413100.00/cwt100.00–100.004132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475155.50/cwt155.50–155.507394
SteersMedium and Large 1-283493.50/cwt93.00–95.007804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417165.16/cwt160.00–169.0068921
SteersMedium and Large 1370179.17/cwt174.00–185.0066314
HeifersMedium and Large 1333160.53/cwt151.00–165.005356
HeifersMedium and Large 1584123.46/cwt120.00–130.007216
HeifersMedium and Large 175595.00/cwt95.00–95.007176
HeifersMedium and Large 1381156.07/cwt150.00–163.0059538
HeifersMedium and Large 1436145.98/cwt140.00–152.0063649
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 180896.50/cwt96.00–97.007802
HeifersMedium and Large 198878.00/cwt78.00–78.007712
HeifersMedium and Large 1267157.10/cwt155.00–161.004193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2343142.00/cwt142.00–142.004872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425122.50/cwt122.50–122.505212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600106.00/cwt106.00–106.006362
BullsMedium and Large 1654121.78/cwt121.00–122.007969
BullsMedium and Large 1439157.33/cwt140.00–168.0069110
HeifersMedium and Large 1215173.53/cwt173.00–174.003736
HeifersMedium and Large 1524128.25/cwt120.00–134.0067213
HeifersMedium and Large 1473145.39/cwt139.00–151.0068816
HeifersMedium and Large 1605119.00/cwt119.00–119.0072031

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.