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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 6
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
997 head
▲ 567 vs last sale 430▲ 509 vs year ago 488 · +104.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 29▼ 92 vs year ago 101 · −91.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Packer demand moderate as large numbers continue to move to market.

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—Low1,61992.341,4957thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71077.001,3172thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08566.83725137
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,22454.55668164

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$8005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)937$7823thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$7501thin

Every lot

17 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——1,37778.75/cwt78.50–79.001,0842
Bulls——1,56595.35/cwt91.00–98.001,4923
Bulls——1,943101.41/cwt100.00–103.001,9702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight88967.38/cwt60.00–69.0059957
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91056.81/cwt56.00–57.505179
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91050.00/cwt50.00–50.004555
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92533.25/cwt30.00–37.003082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08149.21/cwt43.00–52.0053210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09329.36/cwt27.00–32.003212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17066.04/cwt62.00–71.0077366
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27355.65/cwt53.00–58.00708136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42872.00/cwt72.00–72.001,02810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60859.00/cwt59.00–59.009494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,3172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2937782.38/head750.00–850.007823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,101800.00/head800.00–800.008005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.