Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-08-29

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 29
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 178 vs last sale 335▼ 253 vs year ago 410 · −61.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 20▼ 182 vs year ago 210 · −86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Packer demand good. Replacement cow numbers limited but demand remains good for them.

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—Average1,759125.852,21413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,364114.331,55922
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,181109.151,28937
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03096.1299046

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,302$1,4304thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,3852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,3253thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,095$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$8501thin

Every lot

26 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——1,614117.46/cwt112.00–121.001,8964
Bulls——1,793133.41/cwt130.00–136.502,3924
Bulls——1,848126.51/cwt123.00–128.002,3385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77671.89/cwt69.00–76.005585
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79094.00/cwt94.00–94.007431
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91293.01/cwt90.00–94.508483
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight915101.00/cwt101.00–101.009241
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97897.01/cwt95.00–99.009493
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight985101.00/cwt101.00–101.009951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01587.00/cwt87.00–87.008833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07396.84/cwt94.00–98.001,0398
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082100.85/cwt99.00–104.001,09118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,147108.01/cwt106.00–112.001,2395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180108.95/cwt105.00–111.001,28619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19999.62/cwt97.00–102.001,1944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230114.59/cwt113.00–115.001,40912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,279112.69/cwt110.00–115.001,44113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295103.88/cwt101.00–107.001,3452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,476120.59/cwt117.00–126.001,7806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,925119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,2911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,385.14/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3021,429.90/head1,400.00–1,440.001,4304
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3800850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.