# Volatile feeder auction volumes in Oklahoma | Western Livestock Journal

> Oklahoma feeder cattle auction volumes were highly variable in February and March as dual-purpose wheat grazing ended. A February winter storm closed many auctions, and a very large volume of 45,702 head sold in the first week of March.

- Date: 2021-03-12 · published 2021-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48261-volatile-feeder-auction-volumes-in-oklahoma-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Seasonal wheat grazing terminations and weather-related sale disruptions shift short-term feeder supplies, with modest effects on feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2021-10-22 | [Expect higher feed prices this winter \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44689-expect-higher-feed-prices-this-winter-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.3% | -0.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-08 | [Drought drives stored feed, byproduct use in cow-calf herds \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24770-drought-drives-stored-feed-byproduct-use-in-cow-calf-herds-the-western-producer.md) | +1.7% | +5.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-03-01 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42438-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.0% | -1.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-02-08 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48788-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.9% | -2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-11-25 | [Livestock Wx for 11-22-19: No El Niño, No La Niña, So What's Driving NOAA Outlooks? - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55984-livestock-wx-for-11-22-19-no-el-nino-no-la-nina-so-what-s-driving-noaa-outlooks.md) | +2.1% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/volatile-feeder-auction-volumes-in-oklahoma/

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