The Morning Wire / Oklahoma / Tue Aug 4, 2026

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Oklahoma cattle market

The trading day in one page — Tue, Aug 4
● 5 barns reportedEvery figure as filed
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The market in a line

Tue, Aug 4
Choice cutout closed $2.92 higher at $369.65. 5 Oklahoma barns reported 329 priced lots.

Feeder steers

Oklahoma, week of Aug 3 USDA
Weighted across every reported lot, by weight class. Weekly rather than daily — one day's barns are too thin a base for a state figure. Watch the barn count: a weight class carried by one or two barns is a thin figure, not a market.
WeightPricevs prior weekHeadBarns
300-399 lb561.49/cwt$13.29 higher2248
400-499 lb487.70/cwt$9.15 higher5108
500-599 lb429.44/cwt$14.16 higher8208
600-699 lb391.49/cwt$24.49 higher1,1518
700-799 lb357.99/cwt$7.45 higher5648
800-899 lb341.39/cwt$12.60 higher2,3128

Barn by barn, 500–599 lb steers

Same day, same class USDA
Every barn that sold at least 20 head of this class on Tue, Aug 4, weighted by head. Spread of $5.54 between the top and bottom of 3 barns. An average moves with the cattle that showed up as much as with the buyers in the seats — a yard with better grade will average higher on the same demand. This is where the money landed, not a verdict on the barn.
BarnStateAverageHead
OKC West Livestock MarketOK423.17/cwt64
McAlester Union StockyardsOK419.95/cwt31
Beaver Livestock AuctionOK417.63/cwt133

Boxed beef

National · PM close · Aug 4 USDA
Choice $369.65, $2.92 higher. Select $346.50, $2.05 higher. The Choice–Select spread stands at $23.15. 120 loads traded.

Fed cattle

National · Negotiated cash, week to date USDA
9,171 head traded Jul 28–Aug 3.
RegionBasisPriceHead
Iowa-MinnesotaDressed Delivered364.80354
Iowa-MinnesotaDressed FOB365.0070
Iowa-MinnesotaLive Delivered235.811,432
Iowa-MinnesotaLive FOB233.484,067
KansasLive FOB232.831,476
NebraskaDressed Delivered364.511,620

At the Oklahoma barns

USDA market reporters, as filed USDA

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifer quality was better than feeder steer quality. Buyers were active for all classes of cattle. Steer calves 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves 15.00-20.00 higher. Calf demand good for steers and very good for heifers.

OKC West Livestock Market · Oklahoma

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers in a light test 5.00-15.00 higher. Due to low receipt totals last week, steer and heifer calves too light to test, but higher undertone noted. Demand Strong. Quality attractive with several fancy drafts.

Beaver Livestock Auction · Oklahoma

Compared to last week; Steer calves 20.00+ higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was attractive in all classes. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

McAlester Union Stockyards · Oklahoma

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand was moderate.

Woodward Livestock Inc · Oklahoma

Compared to last week: All classes again lightly tested. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00-8.00 higher. Packer demand good. A few very nice middle aged bred cows on offer and these sold to moderate to good demand.

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market · Oklahoma

Cows and bulls

National direct, dressed USDA
ClassPriceDirectionHead
Breaker (75% lean)316.11/cwt$0.01 lower596
Boner (85% lean)336.94/cwt$1.92 higher1,488
Cutter (90% lean)338.27/cwt$3.60 higher2,308
Premium White328.24/cwt$0.37 higher1,518
Bull (92% lean)375.96/cwt$0.16 higher299

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Source: USDA AMS. Feeder prices and barn comment are Oklahoma only; boxed beef, fed cattle and the cow market are national, because those markets are. Every figure is USDA's as filed, and the direction words — higher, lower, steady— follow the arithmetic rather than an opinion. Quoted comment is the work of USDA market reporters, credited to the sale it came from. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of USDA data, not a copy of USDA's document and not endorsed by USDA.