Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-08-22

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 22
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
335 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 240▼ 155 vs year ago 490 · −31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 68▼ 215 vs year ago 235 · −91.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality average to attractive. Demand moderate to good.

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—Low1,568123.151,93116
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,400117.421,64414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232109.251,34684
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,12897.421,099180

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)1,340$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,4251thin

Every lot

16 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——1,404113.58/cwt106.00–117.001,5954
Bulls——1,621125.15/cwt120.50–129.002,02911
Bulls——1,640139.50/cwt139.50–139.502,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82865.24/cwt62.00–67.005406
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92082.57/cwt79.00–87.0076013
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96293.66/cwt92.00–97.009013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10993.68/cwt85.00–97.501,03945
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13077.00/cwt77.00–77.008701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,181102.66/cwt98.00–105.001,212112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232109.20/cwt106.00–112.501,34583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,303122.71/cwt120.00–125.001,5994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439115.31/cwt113.00–117.001,65910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.