Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2020-02-18

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Feb 18
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 46▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 42▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls not well tested due to last weeks very light test, but a much higher undertone was noted. Demand good. A total of 252 cows and bulls sold with 70 percent going to packers. The estimated dressed cost at the Oklahoma National Stockyards: Lean cows 124.80; Boners 126.45; Breakers 121.90; Light weight cows 111.00; Bulls 157.80.

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—High1,89987.131,65515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45668.2899435
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27564.7882639
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04550.4052788

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——1,80378.12/cwt72.00–84.001,4096
Bulls——1,86390.54/cwt86.50–94.001,6876
Bulls——2,16598.31/cwt96.00–102.002,1283
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83134.88/cwt27.00–38.0029012
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88565.00/cwt65.00–65.005751
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89344.51/cwt43.00–55.0039719
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06036.14/cwt31.00–41.003832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11250.89/cwt43.50–54.5056629
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,15161.39/cwt59.00–64.007074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18259.50/cwt58.00–61.5070315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20557.14/cwt56.00–57.506896
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23870.00/cwt67.50–71.508676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26361.32/cwt58.00–65.0077410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29968.27/cwt67.00–69.5088723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33764.71/cwt62.00–66.008653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46768.61/cwt67.00–74.501,00732
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,7006
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900930.00/cwt930.00–930.008,3701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050824.59/cwt735.00–920.008,6583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2151,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,4911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4251,261.45/cwt1,225.00–1,300.0017,9762

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.