Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2019-08-13

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 13
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 184▲ 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 214 vs last sale 228▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady with instances of 5.00 higher on breaker cows due to higher quality this week. Slaughter bulls lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Demand good. Quality average to attractive with more than a few exceptional breaker cows and bulls on offer. A total of 203 cows and bulls sold with 78 percent going to packers. The estimated dressed cost at the Oklahoma National Stockyards: Lean cows 129.59; Boners 127.06; Breakers 127.78; Light weight cows 122.55; Bulls 160.03.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,73488.791,54010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62971.171,15928
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21263.5077031
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03854.8957089

Every lot

21 lots · USDA AMS · Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Oklahoma City, 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49580.88/cwt79.00–83.501,2094
Bulls——1,89291.33/cwt89.00–93.001,7283
Bulls——1,89596.79/cwt94.00–99.001,8343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87342.13/cwt39.00–44.003684
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90550.29/cwt49.50–53.004557
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95656.47/cwt54.00–63.0054013
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight97351.99/cwt51.50–52.505062
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97568.00/cwt68.00–68.006631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04845.74/cwt44.50–47.004792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06254.22/cwt49.00–57.0057645
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13260.66/cwt57.00–67.0068717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21665.09/cwt62.00–69.5079120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23455.67/cwt53.00–58.006875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28271.13/cwt70.00–71.509124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47165.59/cwt61.00–68.509659
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70473.81/cwt72.00–75.251,25819
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878818.75/cwt800.00–835.007,1892
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,020670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,8342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,283836.05/cwt700.00–935.0010,7272
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27751,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.007,9442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,0882

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.