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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, May 21
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 170▼ 191 vs year ago 420 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 63▼ 18 vs year ago 50 · −36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. 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—Average1,799156.902,82321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535137.952,11838
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,282132.321,69652
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,098129.701,42481

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)1,270$1,8052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,8001thin

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——1,778144.39/cwt135.00–151.002,5676
Bulls——1,806158.48/cwt153.00–165.002,86212
Bulls——1,813175.57/cwt173.00–180.003,1833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight878122.08/cwt121.00–123.001,0722
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight965115.65/cwt113.00–119.001,1163
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012115.42/cwt114.00–121.001,1685
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,091126.73/cwt121.00–129.501,3836
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,091116.32/cwt111.00–120.001,2694
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119133.08/cwt128.00–134.501,48957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152139.32/cwt139.00–140.001,6053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282136.84/cwt131.00–139.001,75430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282125.27/cwt117.00–130.001,60621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529134.31/cwt129.00–137.002,05418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547141.02/cwt138.00–144.002,18219
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1930169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5721
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950128.47/cwt123.00–133.001,2204
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,008138.22/cwt137.00–143.001,3936
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020142.63/cwt142.00–143.001,4553
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5552,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,800.00/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.