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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 12

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 263▼ 8 vs year ago 289 · −2.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 16▲ 14 vs year ago 20 · +70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher most advances were on thinner fleshed cows. Slaughter bills were lightly tested but a higher undertone was noted. Demand good. Quality plain to average.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,673	112.34	1,880	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	102.07	1,595	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	97.29	1,205	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	79.43	887	96

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,508	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,106	$1,177	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,114	$1,085	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,671	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

18 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,577	108.60/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,713	7
Bulls	—	—	1,786	116.70/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,084	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	877	57.04/cwt	56.00–58.00	500	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	76.55/cwt	76.00–78.00	746	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	866	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	690	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	873	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	85.75/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,017	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	97.29/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,205	54
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	109.02/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,603	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	99.98/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,590	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,568.75/head	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,569	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	1,500.38/head	1,485.00–1,600.00	1,500	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,106	1,176.65/head	1,150.00–1,185.00	1,177	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,114	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1

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.

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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Oklahoma City, OK

Tue Dec 12, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 263Year ago 289

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 16Year ago 20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,568.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,051	1,485.00–1,600.00	1,500.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	1,150.00–1,185.00	1,176.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,114	1,085.00	1,085.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,786	114.00–119.00	116.70
7	—	1,577	107.00–113.00	108.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	975	76.00–78.00	76.55
1	—	995	87.00	87.00
6	—	877	56.00–58.00	57.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,239	92.00–101.00	97.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,590	97.00–105.00	99.98
3	—	1,470	107.50–110.00	109.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,186	82.00–90.00	85.75
14	—	1,180	74.00	74.00
7	—	1,015	68.00	68.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.