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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 5
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 136▼ 304 vs year ago 425 · −71.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 34▼ 71 vs year ago 128 · −55.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00-8.00 higher. Packer demand very good. Limited numbers of good replacement cows available and demand is very good for all.

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—High1,620130.262,11021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488122.601,82421
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,209121.161,46419
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05597.641,03128

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)995$1,8212thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,6752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$1,5848
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,3416
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$1,2903thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)873$1,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)964$2,0357

Every lot

29 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 Weight1,182116.80/cwt111.00–121.001,3813
Bulls——Light Weight1,210139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6821
Bulls——1,517117.42/cwt105.00–125.001,7817
Bulls——1,807137.45/cwt132.00–141.002,4845
Bulls——1,922147.37/cwt142.00–152.002,8325
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92781.61/cwt81.00–85.007577
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight955116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1081
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97077.00/cwt77.00–77.007471
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06073.00/cwt73.00–73.007741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06788.01/cwt83.00–94.009396
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088111.00/cwt108.00–113.501,2084
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,142115.63/cwt114.00–123.001,3209
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155109.78/cwt108.00–112.001,2682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202129.28/cwt125.00–138.001,5547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254117.94/cwt114.00–122.001,4799
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407124.32/cwt124.00–126.001,74914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,649119.17/cwt117.00–119.501,9657
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28731,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29951,820.85/head1,725.00–1,900.001,8212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,341.31/head1,285.00–1,575.001,3416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1431,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2401,588.93/head1,450.00–1,900.001,5897
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed707138.53/cwt134.00–141.0097910
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed9252,140.54/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1416
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1002,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.