Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2025-05-21

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Wed, May 21
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1830
Receipts
1,974 head
▼ 383 vs last sale 2,357▲ 404 vs year ago 1,570 · +25.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week . Steers and Heifers 10.00 to 20.00 lower with very uneven trend . Quality was plain to average with a lot of muddy cattle . There has been excessive rain all over the area .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.50/cwt on 282 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −69.78 against this barn's trailing median of $400.28.
Average price
$330.50
282 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.91
vs OK average
−3.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512339.451,738198
Medium and Large 1-2535321.271,71927
Medium and Large 2566310.211,75637
Medium and Large 2-3577291.821,68420
One grade step is worth $47.63/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale282 hd
330.50
—
OK average6 barns · 930 hd
326.59
+3.91
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−3.76
This barn, trailing median35 sales
400.28
−69.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales
466415365315median 400.2803/0404/2907/0109/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $451.71, low $328.50, median $400.28 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

113 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,0511
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1259485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2565
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2744
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2005
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328484.59/cwt480.00–495.001,5898
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334404.46/cwt330.00–470.001,35122
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4741
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371451.71/cwt450.00–470.001,67617
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377426.12/cwt422.50–440.001,60630
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8144
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,6504
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430429.39/cwt422.50–442.501,84617
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436404.59/cwt400.00–412.501,76412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457405.75/cwt400.00–417.501,85410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466390.52/cwt380.00–395.001,82017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3489363.28/cwt360.00–377.001,77613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514354.65/cwt350.00–360.001,82319
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521337.81/cwt322.50–347.501,7605
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523377.05/cwt370.00–382.501,9729
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy528413.15/cwt370.00–414.502,181138
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532394.13/cwt385.00–405.002,09744
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569378.54/cwt355.00–395.002,1545
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574335.08/cwt325.00–340.001,9233
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576364.91/cwt335.00–382.502,10226
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585338.35/cwt320.00–367.501,97943
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612352.39/cwt350.00–360.002,15717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy617377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,32913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620302.65/cwt300.00–308.001,8764
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630324.82/cwt320.00–327.502,04619
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633337.47/cwt335.00–340.002,1362
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2674324.63/cwt320.00–328.002,18835
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1702334.33/cwt330.00–335.002,34730
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715316.69/cwt310.00–317.502,26420
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730289.81/cwt287.00–292.502,1162
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775282.41/cwt280.00–283.002,1896
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2789299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,35914
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0421
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2261
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0331
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2893248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,2153
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,6752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205425.00/cwt425.00–425.008711
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1237461.29/cwt450.00–465.001,0934
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3293367.61/cwt355.00–380.001,0772
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322357.94/cwt352.50–361.001,1533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3085
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,39413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370403.95/cwt380.00–435.001,49512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376400.47/cwt395.00–410.001,50629
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379368.12/cwt365.00–372.501,3957
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1407387.97/cwt380.00–405.001,57920
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420326.28/cwt325.00–330.001,3704
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429368.06/cwt360.00–377.501,57951
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430354.38/cwt350.00–357.001,52425
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469365.65/cwt362.50–375.001,71527
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473330.84/cwt315.00–333.001,56535
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489344.62/cwt337.50–357.501,68536
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy502341.96/cwt337.50–343.501,717156
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509310.44/cwt310.00–312.501,5806
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524326.08/cwt325.00–335.001,70926
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535321.27/cwt320.00–325.001,71927
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3542294.39/cwt291.00–305.001,5964
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577310.16/cwt310.00–315.001,79031
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586291.18/cwt287.50–305.001,70616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy591337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,99515
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3608262.49/cwt260.00–265.001,5962
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620295.52/cwt292.50–299.001,83218
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624314.81/cwt312.00–317.501,96453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627301.98/cwt300.00–307.001,89339
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,98314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663273.75/cwt260.00–281.001,8153
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720273.53/cwt271.00–276.001,9692
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733283.23/cwt282.00–286.002,0767
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,1301
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2767272.01/cwt270.00–273.002,08610
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1802245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9655
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy807260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0985
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830233.30/cwt230.00–235.001,9363
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0567
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3571
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2348415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4442
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360403.42/cwt397.00–415.001,4526
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383373.13/cwt370.00–380.001,4293
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,69311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Gaunt412440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8139
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425346.43/cwt342.50–350.001,4722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3431422.87/cwt420.00–425.001,82317
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440396.33/cwt392.50–417.501,74420
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3461406.87/cwt406.00–430.001,87627
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464365.48/cwt360.00–375.001,69613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470394.51/cwt387.50–395.001,85445
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2492353.34/cwt350.00–355.001,7383
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522322.01/cwt320.00–325.001,6815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527347.57/cwt345.00–355.001,83217
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8091
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9787
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8692
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620308.48/cwt297.50–320.001,9132
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658265.06/cwt260.00–270.001,7442
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675283.97/cwt283.00–285.001,9172
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703282.65/cwt280.00–284.001,9873
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718260.99/cwt260.00–262.001,8742

This sale against other markets

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.