Feeder steer and heifer cash prices near Oklahoma City, OK by weight class. Source: USDA AMS MARS Report 2489. Updated weekly (Friday releases).
Oklahoma functions primarily as a stocker and feeder state — cattle are backgrounded on native pasture and wheat stubble before moving north or west to feedlots. The OKC National Stockyards is the world's largest feeder cattle auction market.
American Foods Group; Premium Beef Liberal (KS border); OKC Stockyards (feeder trading hub)
USDA AMS Report 2489 reports feeder cattle prices for the Iowa/Southern Minnesota region — the primary feeder procurement zone for the central Corn Belt feedlot industry. Oklahoma feeder prices trade at a basis to this benchmark that reflects distance to feedlots, local forage conditions, and regional demand from backgrounding operations.
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