Name: Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.39/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −124.62 against this barn's trailing median of $407.01.

Average price

$282.39

106 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$51.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

vs OK average

+5.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	292.43	1,573	69
Medium and Large 1-2	562	273.49	1,536	26
Medium and Large 2	572	240.47	1,375	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.96/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $451.71, low $366.33, median $407.01 across 33 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 sale106 hd

282.39

—

OK average5 barns · 658 hd

280.38

+2.01

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+5.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

407.01

−124.62

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

61 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	293.90/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,687	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	824	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	263.06/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,797	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	362.80/cwt	342.50–382.50	1,324	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	288.42/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	364.29/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,140	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	310.38/cwt	291.00–320.00	1,639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	327.61/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,373	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	355.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,749	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	402.03/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,552	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	294.82/cwt	291.00–298.00	1,798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	320.89/cwt	301.00–341.00	1,698	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	260.54/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,845	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	318.58/cwt	291.00–327.00	1,778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	407.76/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,268	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	381.13/cwt	365.00–389.00	1,627	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	363.62/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	289.29/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	353.59/cwt	325.00–397.50	1,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	356.93/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	320.21/cwt	281.00–355.00	1,505	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,778	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	240.47/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,375	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	666	223.01/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	285.93/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,604	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	255.28/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,573	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	223.33/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,635	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	319.15/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,318	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	246.66/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	325.71/cwt	323.00–327.50	1,234	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,392	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	373.42/cwt	357.00–387.00	1,217	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,309	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	331.57/cwt	303.00–341.00	1,376	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	256.93/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	353.98/cwt	352.50–369.00	956	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	278.46/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,598	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	298.05/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,544	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	305.57/cwt	293.00–317.50	1,458	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	252.68/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,587	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	234.77/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,568	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	5

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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