Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-08-15

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 15
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 250▼ 289 vs year ago 529 · −54.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 38▼ 138 vs year ago 206 · −67.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 lower, most decline on Lean cows. Slaughter bulls 5.00-6.00 lower. Packer demand moderate as orders for the School Lunch program are now mostly full. Replacement cow numbers limited but demand remains good for those.

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—Average1,692123.922,09631
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,417111.321,57836
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,172103.511,21358
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07190.6497066

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)1,200$1,6752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$1,3204thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,095$1,4251thin

Every lot

23 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 Weight1,298111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4412
Bulls——1,622114.58/cwt105.00–120.001,8587
Bulls——1,743124.31/cwt121.00–128.502,16711
Bulls——1,756131.81/cwt129.00–138.502,31511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87070.00/cwt70.00–70.006091
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009151
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92283.37/cwt81.00–89.0076913
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight99094.50/cwt94.00–95.009362
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00081.00/cwt81.00–81.008101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08497.28/cwt96.00–101.001,05524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105102.46/cwt100.00–108.001,1324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11690.52/cwt83.00–93.001,01034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15497.06/cwt95.00–98.501,12010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176105.67/cwt102.00–108.001,24319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,271105.41/cwt103.00–106.001,34010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307110.76/cwt109.50–118.001,44815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454118.24/cwt115.50–123.001,71910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486110.69/cwt107.00–115.001,64516
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1101,230.00/head1,230.00–1,230.001,2301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1901,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.