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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 2
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 171▼ 155 vs year ago 303 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 38▲ 43 vs year ago 31 · +138.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 13.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter bull prices continue to make record highs with a bull weighing 2030 lbs and selling for 197.50. Demand very good for all slaughter classes. Demand for replacement cows very good.

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—High1,785164.792,94216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486141.052,09616
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,255139.611,75225
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,043115.561,20541

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$2,2312thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$2,0608
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$1,9155
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,277$1,8993thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,028$1,8752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,054$1,8686
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)981$1,6964thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,078$1,6623thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$2,5573thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,086$2,33011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$2,1251thin

Every lot

32 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——1,687170.29/cwt166.00–174.002,8736
Bulls——1,759151.49/cwt139.00–162.002,6657
Bulls——2,030197.50/cwt197.50–197.504,0091
Bulls——2,050178.51/cwt178.00–179.003,6592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87082.00/cwt82.00–82.007133
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight910118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0741
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight943128.99/cwt124.00–134.001,2162
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03398.44/cwt95.00–99.001,0178
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062113.83/cwt108.00–119.001,2099
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076124.67/cwt123.00–126.001,3419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095131.32/cwt129.00–134.001,4389
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218132.32/cwt130.00–134.001,6124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251139.84/cwt136.00–142.501,74917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308145.92/cwt143.00–148.001,9094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483140.97/cwt138.00–145.002,09112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493149.03/cwt148.00–150.002,2252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498133.53/cwt133.00–134.002,0002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0632,557.49/head2,360.00–2,675.002,5573
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0862,329.67/head1,900.00–2,410.002,33011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0281,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0281,794.69/head1,700.00–1,925.001,7953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,881.13/head1,775.00–2,150.001,8815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,661.90/head1,200.00–2,225.001,6623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1782,060.36/head1,825.00–2,285.002,0608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,899.61/head1,675.00–1,985.001,9004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2771,899.04/head1,885.00–1,925.001,8993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4352,231.36/head2,200.00–2,275.002,2312

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.