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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 13
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
289 head
▼ 708 vs last sale 997▼ 241 vs year ago 530 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 9▼ 107 vs year ago 127 · −84.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good. Quality mostly average.

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—Average1,63791.581,49924
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55277.851,20911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25269.6587249
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04454.76572147

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$9332thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$9252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,197$8007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$8002thin

Every lot

18 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,27582.35/cwt77.00–86.001,0504
Bulls——1,64382.03/cwt76.00–89.001,3486
Bulls——1,70795.31/cwt90.00–97.501,6279
Bulls——1,792103.69/cwt100.00–107.001,8585
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87034.42/cwt25.00–40.0029916
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89860.59/cwt57.00–63.0054410
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94452.35/cwt46.00–55.0049425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07353.65/cwt50.00–56.0057631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09040.00/cwt40.00–40.004363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13761.31/cwt57.00–64.5069762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25269.65/cwt65.00–73.0087249
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52477.34/cwt75.00–79.501,17910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,5231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2800400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2903933.20/head875.00–985.009332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,197800.00/head800.00–800.008007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305925.00/head925.00–925.009252

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.