Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-10-17

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 17
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
672 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 471▼ 223 vs year ago 895 · −24.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 134▲ 32 vs year ago 167 · +19.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, least decline on Breaker cows. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good. Frost covering much of the state the last two mornings and the fall cow run is on. Several large lots of cull cows available.

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—Low1,584113.161,79334
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,392102.191,42387
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25295.301,193151
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08186.72937374

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)981$1,4259
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$1,30633
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,006$1,2144thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,111$1,1654thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,0503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$1,7093thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$1,5251thin

Every lot

35 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 Weight1,175103.88/cwt102.00–109.001,2214
Bulls——Light Weight1,30098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2741
Bulls——1,607108.16/cwt100.00–118.001,73817
Bulls——1,711123.06/cwt121.00–126.002,1069
Bulls——1,715129.18/cwt128.00–130.002,2153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88574.50/cwt64.00–79.0065925
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94585.14/cwt84.00–88.0080528
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95981.91/cwt79.50–82.5078666
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight98581.00/cwt81.00–81.007981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05070.10/cwt66.00–73.007367
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13786.01/cwt80.00–88.5097883
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15491.29/cwt89.00–94.001,053148
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17096.58/cwt95.00–102.001,13017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22496.07/cwt93.00–100.501,17679
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26491.12/cwt80.00–92.501,15252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,352104.26/cwt101.00–112.001,41019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36997.57/cwt89.00–100.001,33655
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,427116.01/cwt113.00–123.001,65513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436106.11/cwt103.00–110.001,52419
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2601,737.90/head1,725.00–1,750.001,7382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3778560.00/head560.00–560.005602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19701,424.78/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2990900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0101,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0651,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,165.00/head1,165.00–1,165.001,1654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,330.20/head1,220.00–1,460.001,33027
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2151,582.41/head1,475.00–1,750.001,5823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2851,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2134

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.