Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2024-05-07

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, May 7
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 144▼ 123 vs year ago 233 · −52.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 12▼ 50 vs year ago 80 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows quality good. Slaughter bulls quality plain. Demand 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—Low1,731151.842,6299thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,446137.191,98427
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,265131.921,66927
CowsLean 85-90%High1,045125.531,31221

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,455$2,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,057$1,9103thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,194$1,8444thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,6051thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$1,8751thin

Every lot

23 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——1,637144.58/cwt143.00–147.002,3673
Bulls——1,745152.57/cwt149.00–159.002,6625
Bulls——1,945170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,3071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight923114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0522
Cows—Lean 85-90%985141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3891
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight995133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040129.54/cwt128.50–135.001,34712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,129115.92/cwt114.00–119.001,3095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208146.09/cwt144.00–148.001,7652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231121.34/cwt118.00–123.001,4949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292136.10/cwt134.00–139.001,75816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433138.24/cwt137.00–140.001,98119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508131.58/cwt122.00–133.001,9846
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0571,909.81/head1,885.00–1,950.001,9103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1101,605.00/head1,605.00–1,605.001,6051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1941,844.38/head1,650.00–1,935.001,8444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed720173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2463
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1513
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,075171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,8381
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,136138.34/cwt132.00–146.001,5727
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.