Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-09-12

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 12
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
590 head
▲ 433 vs last sale 157▼ 253 vs year ago 843 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 28▼ 241 vs year ago 296 · −81.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to weak. Demand moderate.

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—Average1,749126.432,21215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,392119.771,66838
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194107.301,28170
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04599.001,035200

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$1,4314thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$1,40416
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,8001thin

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——1,493117.82/cwt117.50–118.001,7593
Bulls——1,729125.57/cwt122.00–128.002,1717
Bulls——1,919131.39/cwt129.00–136.002,5214
Bulls——1,980138.50/cwt138.50–138.502,7421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91085.77/cwt85.00–86.007814
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91194.70/cwt92.00–98.5086324
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93577.82/cwt73.00–79.007289
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight996106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,05613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01992.43/cwt90.00–96.0094214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03582.00/cwt82.00–82.008491
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060106.26/cwt106.00–107.001,1264
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089101.56/cwt98.00–106.001,106131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184107.00/cwt103.00–111.001,26761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4497
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325115.66/cwt111.00–116.501,53218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453123.47/cwt117.00–126.001,79420
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28321,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,431.29/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0811,364.83/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3111,774.21/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7746
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.