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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 19
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 314▲ 99 vs year ago 122 · +81.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 192▼ 5 vs year ago 45 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Demand very good. Numbers of cows continue to be tight.

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—High1,878147.602,77213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460132.711,93860
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,239128.961,59827
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,102117.911,29947

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,276$2,07016
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,365$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,125$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,3888

Every lot

20 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——1,731145.00/cwt141.00–148.002,5105
Bulls——1,961152.69/cwt152.00–153.502,9947
Bulls——2,030125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,5381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight900105.40/cwt100.00–113.009495
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight918122.99/cwt120.00–126.001,1292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059118.46/cwt117.00–121.001,2547
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,177123.67/cwt122.00–124.501,45625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229133.25/cwt133.00–134.001,6384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234128.54/cwt123.00–129.001,58622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423141.14/cwt139.00–149.002,0085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460132.07/cwt131.00–134.001,92854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0502,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2742,115.16/head1,925.00–2,200.002,11515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.