Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-12-19

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 19
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
257 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 281▼ 547 vs year ago 804 · −68.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 34▲ 7 vs year ago 65 · +10.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher. Packer demand moderate. Demand continues good for replacement cows and several nice bred cows were included.

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—Low1,740113.451,97414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41199.171,40046
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17390.371,06043
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04074.54775127

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)1,069$1,73513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,62910
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$1,5152thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,46411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,7851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)918$1,2423thin

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——1,495105.21/cwt100.00–109.001,5733
Bulls——1,760123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,1651
Bulls——1,812114.96/cwt111.00–116.502,08310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight90585.00/cwt85.00–85.007693
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90648.51/cwt48.00–56.0044015
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96366.59/cwt63.00–70.0064121
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97479.81/cwt77.00–82.0077714
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight99190.50/cwt90.50–90.508977
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06578.72/cwt70.00–82.0083852
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14685.28/cwt83.00–88.0097718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17486.97/cwt83.00–89.001,02117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18562.88/cwt60.00–65.007452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25293.78/cwt90.00–98.001,1745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291100.63/cwt98.00–104.001,2994
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30493.03/cwt90.00–97.001,21312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31995.58/cwt92.00–96.001,26116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37799.41/cwt98.00–102.001,36918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,586103.59/cwt101.00–105.001,64312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2800975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1551,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,785.00/head1,785.00–1,785.001,7851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18101,463.96/head1,200.00–1,490.001,46411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28771,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28901,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,628.64/head1,525.00–1,775.001,62910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1861,947.92/head1,750.00–2,000.001,9488
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2451,515.00/head1,515.00–1,515.001,5152

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.