Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-09-19

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 19
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
▼ 353 vs last sale 590▼ 444 vs year ago 681 · −65.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 55▲ 20 vs year ago 50 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Packer demand moderate to good. Demand continues good for a limited number of replacement cows.

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—Average1,666121.902,03114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,428114.141,63017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,186104.261,23760
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02986.1388699

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)1,025$1,68012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5283thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,4753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$1,4503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,102$1,2515
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,2001thin

Every lot

27 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——1,534115.13/cwt107.00–120.001,7667
Bulls——1,677124.77/cwt123.00–127.502,0923
Bulls——1,888131.59/cwt128.00–137.002,4844
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82971.10/cwt60.00–76.5058922
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92791.57/cwt89.00–95.008498
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight940100.44/cwt99.00–102.009442
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97081.32/cwt79.00–89.007898
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight98594.00/cwt94.00–94.009261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06793.52/cwt80.00–98.0099818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07571.70/cwt71.00–75.0077118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,185106.25/cwt104.00–112.001,25915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185104.35/cwt101.00–108.001,23740
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19497.11/cwt92.00–100.001,1599
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210101.20/cwt100.00–102.001,22510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237111.86/cwt108.50–117.001,3849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,289105.09/cwt102.00–108.001,3554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393114.82/cwt110.00–118.001,5995
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,596121.70/cwt119.00–125.501,9427
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3785775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,528.47/head1,525.00–1,535.001,5283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0121,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0321,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,71011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1321,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2231,368.05/head1,300.00–1,525.001,3683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.