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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, May 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 162▲ 78 vs year ago 113 · +69.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 75▼ 40 vs year ago 90 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Packer demand moderate. A total of 241 cows and bulls sold with 79% percent going to packers.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,696	88.42	1,500	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	69.90	1,010	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	64.00	757	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,005	52.31	526	76

Every lot

33 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	704	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,179	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	967	5
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,285	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	91.28/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,710	8
Bulls	—	—	2,002	100.36/cwt	97.00–104.50	2,009	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	856	59.10/cwt	54.00–63.00	506	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	339	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	898	44.80/cwt	41.00–49.00	402	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	915	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	631	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	520	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	54.32/cwt	52.50–55.00	577	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	58.11/cwt	56.50–61.00	632	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	64.00/cwt	60.00–66.00	739	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	42.70/cwt	40.00–45.00	497	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	58.29/cwt	58.00–60.00	727	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	71.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	918	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	73.34/cwt	71.50–78.00	1,000	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	68.87/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,004	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,070	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	787.09/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,241	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	728.40/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,701	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	674.55/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,530	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	713.90/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,860	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,107	661.70/cwt	650.00–685.00	7,325	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	1,117.30/cwt	1,085.00–1,150.00	13,720	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	780.14/cwt	660.00–860.00	10,040	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	889.96/cwt	885.00–900.00	11,703	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	1,069.02/cwt	1,010.00–1,100.00	15,266	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	6,880	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1

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.

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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Oklahoma City, OK

Tue May 18, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 162Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 75Year ago 90

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Packer demand moderate. A total of 241 cows and bulls sold with 79% percent going to packers.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,285	40.50	40.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,873	87.00–96.00	91.28
7	—	2,002	97.00–104.50	100.36
1	—	1,135	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	39.00	39.00
22	—	898	41.00–49.00	44.80
5	—	856	54.00–63.00	59.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	70.00–74.00	71.02
6	—	1,248	58.00–60.00	58.29
1	—	1,020	51.00	51.00
22	—	1,155	60.00–66.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,364	71.50–78.00	73.34
9	—	1,458	66.00–70.00	68.87
1	—	1,725	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,087	56.50–61.00	58.11
2	—	1,165	40.00–45.00	42.70
17	—	1,062	52.50–55.00	54.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	650.00–700.00	674.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,287	660.00–860.00	780.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	750.00–825.00	787.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	700.00–750.00	728.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	885.00–900.00	889.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,101	700.00–750.00	713.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	1,085.00–1,150.00	1,117.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,428	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,069.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	635.00	635.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	650.00–685.00	661.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.