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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 23
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 273▼ 145 vs year ago 300 · −48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 149▲ 38 vs year ago 30 · +126.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 lower. Packer demand moderate.

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—Average1,788147.132,63130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,390127.661,77522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,254126.411,58543
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,076111.701,20247

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)1,320$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$2,1853thin

Every lot

22 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 Weight1,205126.10/cwt124.00–128.001,5203
Bulls——1,621138.69/cwt135.00–144.002,2487
Bulls——1,869148.56/cwt145.00–151.002,77710
Bulls——1,958156.68/cwt153.00–162.003,0689
Bulls——2,365169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,9971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight950100.00/cwt100.00–100.009501
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight956112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0717
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed961103.00/cwt103.00–103.009906
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight995119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08786.26/cwt80.00–89.009386
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114101.89/cwt98.00–110.001,1354
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134120.71/cwt117.00–122.001,36912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145124.95/cwt124.00–128.001,43111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180119.06/cwt115.00–125.001,40515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289129.07/cwt126.00–132.001,66423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376124.81/cwt122.00–127.001,71712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,391140.49/cwt138.00–147.001,9544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407131.08/cwt129.00–134.001,84410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29152,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,485.00/head2,485.00–2,485.002,4851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.