Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-10-03

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 3
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
427 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 297▼ 673 vs year ago 1,100 · −61.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 170▲ 75 vs year ago 75 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. Packer demand moderate to good. Fall culling has begun with several bunches of slaughter cows included. Demand continues good for bred cows and pairs.

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—Average1,657116.221,92523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,438106.271,52850
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20398.601,186133
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06288.63941169

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)1,260$1,3703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,2858
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,2752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)849$1,76536
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,9753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,337$1,88312

Every lot

33 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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,285115.04/cwt114.00–116.001,4782
Bulls——Light Weight1,330109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4501
Bulls——1,621109.05/cwt102.00–114.001,7689
Bulls——1,708118.26/cwt116.00–121.002,0206
Bulls——1,873128.60/cwt125.00–132.002,4095
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83865.72/cwt62.00–79.005519
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight88884.00/cwt84.00–84.007462
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94383.58/cwt78.00–88.0078821
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98289.56/cwt89.50–90.0087923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06187.65/cwt80.00–90.0093031
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07793.91/cwt92.00–95.001,01122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10990.89/cwt86.00–95.001,00814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11065.08/cwt60.00–71.007222
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11387.81/cwt87.00–92.009778
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12697.36/cwt96.00–99.001,0969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164103.32/cwt102.00–107.001,20342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17492.74/cwt90.00–95.001,08944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25097.90/cwt96.00–101.001,22474
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,34089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35297.10/cwt88.00–100.001,3137
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437105.50/cwt101.00–109.001,51632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494114.33/cwt110.00–121.001,70811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19651,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3832,119.58/head2,050.00–2,185.002,1206
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0101,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1351,204.30/head1,125.00–1,275.001,2042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1591,265.01/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2657
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27211,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18701,824.33/head1,300.00–1,985.001,82431

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.