Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction market report — October 21, 2026

Ada, OK · Wednesday sale · USDA report published 10/21/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

2,886

Last week 2,403 (+483)
Last year 2,685

Unweaned 5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$415.17 /cwt

$2,211 per head · 126 hd
vs last week +54.67

Unweaned 7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$331.05 /cwt

$2,482 per head · 31 hd
vs last week —

Headline prices here are unweaned calves. Over the last 13 weeks USDA reported more unweaned No. 1 and 1–2 calves than weaned regular lots at Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction, so the cards, trends, charts and recent sales use unweaned lots. The weight tables below list regular lots first, with unweaned in its own column.

Compared to last week. Steers and Heifers 25.00 to 35.00 higher with cooler weather and rain the past week. Quality was plain to average with very active demand.
USDA Market News reporter, October 21, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 21

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 14. Last year = sale of Oct 22. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$508.74 (59 hd)	—
400–499 lb	6	425 lb	$455.00	$1,934	+40.62	−13.55	$461.95 (79 hd)	$438.67 (19 hd)
500–599 lb	10	526 lb	$430.00	$2,260	+49.11	−8.48	$415.17 (126 hd)	$371.20 (31 hd)
600–699 lb	49	616 lb	$381.18	$2,348	+43.56	−0.02	$369.66 (86 hd)	$359.35 (40 hd)
700–799 lb	49	741 lb	$353.27	$2,619	+17.19	−22.59	$331.05 (31 hd)	—
800–899 lb	22	839 lb	$331.22	$2,777	+28.06	−3.36	—	$312.92 (6 hd)
900–999 lb	3	938 lb	$318.00†	$2,983	—	+1.00	—	$295.00 (1 hd)†

Feeder heifers — Oct 21

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 14. Last year = sale of Oct 22. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$459.69 (51 hd)	$426.67 (3 hd)†
400–499 lb	10	426 lb	$415.00	$1,768	—	−17.00	$424.02 (108 hd)	$393.66 (9 hd)
500–599 lb	7	504 lb	$375.70	$1,894	+30.70	+7.28	$358.41 (104 hd)	$354.38 (42 hd)
600–699 lb	48	652 lb	$340.29	$2,219	+12.90	+6.72	$338.04 (60 hd)	$322.00 (5 hd)
700–799 lb	15	717 lb	$309.50	$2,221	−5.50	−7.11	$302.50 (1 hd)†	$395.00 (1 hd)†
800–899 lb	3	835 lb	$298.15†	$2,491	+30.15	−24.35	—	—
900–999 lb	2	930 lb	$260.00†	$2,418	+11.50	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 22

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	26	1,215 lb	$134.69	$131.00–$141.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	30	1,196 lb	$129.27	$127.00–$139.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	21	1,103 lb	$124.93	$122.00–$130.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	2	1,508 lb	$134.48	$134.00–$135.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	4	1,434 lb	$133.00	$133.00–$133.00
Lean 85-90%	High	21	1,050 lb	$120.30	$116.00–$127.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	20	1,030 lb	$115.98	$110.00–$123.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	8	1,006 lb	$111.09	$106.00–$116.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	8	943 lb	$98.90	$90.00–$105.00

Price trends

Unweaned steers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $415.17/cwt
4-week average: $387.35
13-week average: $401.47
4-week vs 13-week: −3.5%

52-wk low $360.50high $530.00

Unweaned steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $331.05/cwt
4-week average: $331.77
13-week average: $334.09
4-week vs 13-week: −0.7%

52-wk low $325.96high $410.00

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Unweaned heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $358.41/cwt
4-week average: $348.57
13-week average: $361.64
4-week vs 13-week: −3.6%

52-wk low $330.42high $457.45

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, unweaned lots only.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt, unweaned calves4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt, unweaned calves

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

The seasonal pattern uses regular (weaned) lots, which have years of history at this barn; unweaned calves sell mostly in the fall.

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Feb and Mar and lowest in Oct and Sep.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+4.0%	100%	7
Feb	+8.1%	100%	7
Mar	+7.3%	100%	7
Apr	+5.7%	86%	7
May	+3.9%	71%	7
Jun	−1.0%	29%	7
Jul	−0.8%	38%	8
Aug	−1.9%	50%	8
Sep	−5.5%	14%	7
Oct	−8.1%	0%	7
Nov	−5.3%	0%	7
Dec	−0.6%	29%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Aug and lowest in Dec and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.3%	57%	7
Feb	+0.5%	43%	7
Mar	−0.5%	43%	7
Apr	−1.4%	29%	7
May	+0.7%	43%	7
Jun	+1.6%	43%	7
Jul	+3.8%	100%	8
Aug	+3.1%	62%	8
Sep	+1.3%	43%	7
Oct	−0.1%	43%	7
Nov	−1.7%	29%	7
Dec	−1.8%	29%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Unweaned Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Unweaned Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Unweaned Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 22	331	—	—	—
Wed Oct 21	2,886	$415.17	$331.05	$358.41
Thu Oct 15	289	—	—	—
Wed Oct 14	2,403	$360.50	—	$330.42
Thu Oct 8	326	—	—	—
Wed Oct 7	2,217	$389.45	$332.50	$352.89
Thu Oct 1	348	—	—	—
Wed Sep 30	2,932	$384.28	—	$352.55
Thu Sep 24	344	—	—	—
Wed Sep 23	2,665	$394.73	$325.96	$347.72
Thu Sep 17	235	—	—	—
Wed Sep 16	1,591	$421.10	$338.75	$356.74
Thu Sep 10	133	—	—	—
Wed Sep 9	1,053	$381.65	$342.20	$348.22
Thu Sep 3	225	—	—	—
Wed Sep 2	1,555	$397.20	—	$345.63
Thu Aug 27	281	—	—	—
Wed Aug 26	1,319	$392.54	—	$346.64
Thu Aug 20	203	—	—	—
Wed Aug 19	821	$431.07	—	$374.90
Thu Aug 13	166	—	—	—
Wed Aug 12	1,477	$415.56	—	$385.49
Thu Aug 6	183	—	—	—
Wed Aug 5	1,038	$434.56	—	$412.33
Thu Jul 30	136	—	—	—
Wed Jul 29	840	$401.36	—	$389.35
Thu Jul 23	152	—	—	—
Wed Jul 22	1,020	$416.60	—	$395.74

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Oklahoma sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
McAlester Union Livestock Auction, McAlester	52 mi	Oct 20	$351.96	$337.93
Oklahoma National Stockyards, Oklahoma City	68 mi	Oct 19	$411.12	$353.31
OKC West Livestock Auction, El Reno	90 mi	Oct 20	$420.21	$354.99
Apache Livestock Auction, Apacheunweaned	96 mi	Oct 22	$413.23	—
Tulsa Livestock Auction, Tulsaunweaned	103 mi	Oct 19	$388.34	$319.27
Woodward Livestock Auction, Woodward	192 mi	Oct 22	$433.79	$356.97

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Slaughter/Replacement Cattle	October 22, 2026	331	51	AMS_1843
Feeder Cattle	October 21, 2026	2,886	48	AMS_1830

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Ada, OK” (AMS_1843); “Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle- Ada, OK” (AMS_1830). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.