Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-10-24

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 24
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
371 head
▼ 301 vs last sale 672▼ 387 vs year ago 758 · −51.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 199▲ 2 vs year ago 106 · +1.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Packer demand moderate. Bred cows and pairs were limited. Bulk of the replacement numbers were young open cows or heifers.

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—Low1,603117.031,87621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,521105.911,61121
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29696.871,25658
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06384.04893209

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)1,050$1,3592thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$1,3354thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)965$1,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,2501thin

Every lot

25 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——Light Weight1,245104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2951
Bulls——1,569125.81/cwt125.00–129.001,9747
Bulls——1,628106.24/cwt97.00–114.001,7306
Bulls——1,666119.35/cwt117.00–123.001,9887
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89859.74/cwt44.00–72.0053622
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94477.95/cwt72.00–84.0073611
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight95390.52/cwt90.00–91.008632
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97888.99/cwt86.00–90.008704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05468.90/cwt49.00–74.0072612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07890.19/cwt88.00–93.00972116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10581.23/cwt75.00–87.0089834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28498.67/cwt95.00–103.001,26710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29088.73/cwt77.00–91.001,1455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302102.73/cwt100.00–114.001,33821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31694.54/cwt93.00–99.001,24430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34596.70/cwt90.00–98.001,3016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583108.75/cwt103.00–110.001,72213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648115.06/cwt114.00–116.001,8962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29331,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0501,358.63/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3592

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.