Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2026-05-06

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Wed, May 6
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1830
Receipts
1,551 head
▲ 292 vs last sale 1,259▲ 605 vs year ago 946 · +64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Steers and Heifers 10.00 20.00 lower with a weaker trade. Quality was plain to average. Cold front moved into the area last two days.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $432.03/cwt on 148 head, up $1.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 35 comparable sales and sits +31.75 against this barn's trailing median of $400.28.
Average price
$432.03
▲ 1.73 vs prior sale
148 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,352
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.56
vs OK average
+4.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536441.912,36855
Medium and Large 1-2536436.002,33920
Medium and Large 2543427.962,32324
Medium and Large 2-3558421.322,35249
One grade step is worth $20.59/cwt here — about $16 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 sale148 hd
432.03
—
OK average8 barns · 1,317 hd
419.47
+12.56
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
+4.13
This barn, trailing median35 sales
400.28
+31.75
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

139 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned220700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,5401
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,4381
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned233750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,7484
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned264710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,8749
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned278670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,8632
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned321632.47/cwt625.00–635.002,0304
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned325649.86/cwt645.00–660.002,1127
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned328601.30/cwt600.00–605.001,9724
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned366565.56/cwt555.00–580.002,0705
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned377591.84/cwt585.00–595.002,23116
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3398555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,2094
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned419534.06/cwt530.00–550.002,2385
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned428500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned448470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465530.65/cwt525.00–535.002,4689
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned480530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,5443
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned481517.37/cwt510.00–525.002,48911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483508.56/cwt505.00–520.002,45620
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned483485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4358
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned494493.35/cwt490.00–495.002,4376
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509523.38/cwt510.00–527.502,66422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,30917
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned519476.00/cwt470.00–485.002,4705
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529503.74/cwt500.00–505.002,66519
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned533442.03/cwt440.00–450.002,3565
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned540430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,6699
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned559452.08/cwt445.00–455.002,52733
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned563432.53/cwt425.00–435.002,4354
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577448.99/cwt445.00–450.002,59119
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned585410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3993
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617443.63/cwt442.50–444.002,7374
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned617440.45/cwt432.50–445.002,71819
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6564
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned628425.73/cwt425.00–430.002,6747
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned640415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6561
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned650360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3402
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2657425.25/cwt425.00–427.502,79410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3674412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,7808
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716411.28/cwt402.50–415.002,9457
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765385.72/cwt385.00–386.002,9517
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8653
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,96765
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,8283
Feeder Cattle · Heifers58 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned222646.04/cwt635.00–670.001,4343
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned266604.98/cwt600.00–610.001,6094
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned284535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5194
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned288555.12/cwt550.00–560.001,5993
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned308590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8176
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned313530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6593
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned332500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6605
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned334516.05/cwt510.00–525.001,7245
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned356543.55/cwt540.00–545.001,9357
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned358522.53/cwt510.00–525.001,8718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned360555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned374499.94/cwt495.00–520.001,87018
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385554.61/cwt550.00–555.002,13512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned413459.50/cwt455.00–465.001,8988
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,12111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned426475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0244
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned427495.72/cwt490.00–500.002,11729
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned430426.33/cwt425.00–440.001,83325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434495.28/cwt495.00–500.002,15017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2441474.47/cwt470.00–475.002,09219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned464488.52/cwt480.00–495.002,2677
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned465470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned466431.32/cwt425.00–435.002,01015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472474.47/cwt470.00–477.502,23934
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,27010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned475457.53/cwt440.00–465.002,17317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3491460.63/cwt460.00–465.002,26215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned516413.56/cwt410.00–415.002,1347
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525450.14/cwt445.00–457.502,36318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned525426.91/cwt420.00–430.002,24111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,3367
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned531438.65/cwt435.00–440.002,32922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned541432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,34013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545426.97/cwt420.00–427.502,32714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned554425.72/cwt420.00–430.002,3587
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned556436.81/cwt435.00–437.502,42915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,4316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned573414.01/cwt410.00–417.502,3727
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576422.58/cwt415.00–430.002,43421
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned614394.31/cwt390.00–402.502,4214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623392.62/cwt390.00–397.502,44619
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned628375.22/cwt370.00–377.502,35611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned633335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned641365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3404
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4542
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned659361.02/cwt360.00–365.002,3795
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3689346.62/cwt335.00–350.002,3889
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned699345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728331.22/cwt330.00–332.502,4112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1734345.62/cwt340.00–347.502,5374
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,3232
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,58568
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2758325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4642
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825323.36/cwt323.00–325.002,66811
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,7074
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned255720.92/cwt720.00–725.001,8386
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned262734.94/cwt730.00–740.001,9268
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned292643.73/cwt640.00–655.001,8804
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned295611.15/cwt600.00–630.001,8038
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned322624.15/cwt615.00–625.002,01011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned323559.96/cwt555.00–565.001,8092
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned330525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned348580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0188
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned362578.32/cwt575.00–580.002,0946
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed370510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8875
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned371551.85/cwt550.00–565.002,0478
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned380535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned400545.00/cwt535.00–550.002,1803
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned426519.89/cwt515.00–530.002,21530
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned432495.92/cwt480.00–505.002,14215
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned433450.81/cwt450.00–455.001,95212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned470510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,39730
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned474481.11/cwt470.00–495.002,28027
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned475450.88/cwt445.00–455.002,1426
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned515460.43/cwt450.00–465.002,37111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned523436.61/cwt430.00–445.002,28315
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned525425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned566419.93/cwt415.00–425.002,37710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned570435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned582412.83/cwt405.00–415.002,4037
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned614400.93/cwt395.00–410.002,4625
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned615385.59/cwt380.00–392.502,3714
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned617417.45/cwt415.00–420.002,5763
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned674355.12/cwt350.00–370.002,3946
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned685385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6371
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2703367.51/cwt365.00–370.002,5842
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5562
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718377.01/cwt375.00–380.002,70720
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2767366.67/cwt365.00–367.502,8123

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.