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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 16
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 252▲ 44 vs year ago 229 · +19.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 35▲ 63 vs year ago 86 · +73.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Lean cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Demand moderate for all slaughter classes. Demand very good for replacement cows.

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—High1,804156.882,83046
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482135.842,01324
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244132.091,64332
CowsLean 85-90%High1,072117.471,259116

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)1,045$1,7274thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$1,68426
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,294$1,67332
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,61217
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,204$1,47542
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,600$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$1,9752thin

Every lot

28 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——1,656147.26/cwt139.00–152.002,43916
Bulls——1,848167.52/cwt167.00–170.003,09610
Bulls——1,901159.25/cwt154.00–166.003,02720
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight933112.75/cwt108.00–117.001,0529
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight938123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1542
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96381.03/cwt76.00–86.007803
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight973106.51/cwt106.00–107.001,0362
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03399.36/cwt97.00–107.001,0267
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083130.55/cwt129.00–132.001,4142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083115.05/cwt110.00–116.001,24624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102122.26/cwt117.00–128.001,34767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198125.98/cwt125.00–127.001,5093
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244131.38/cwt128.00–137.001,63426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292144.34/cwt143.00–145.001,8653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,9191
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483136.05/cwt133.50–140.002,01823
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,727.39/head1,675.00–1,775.001,7274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,37521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,612.26/head1,610.00–1,625.001,61217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,471.57/head1,100.00–1,500.001,47212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2091,866.03/head1,435.00–2,050.001,86614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,493.91/head1,450.00–1,500.001,49420
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2881,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,57521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4331,970.35/head1,700.00–2,100.001,97012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6002,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251

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.