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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 20
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 42▼ 214 vs year ago 335 · −63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 126▲ 11 vs year ago 20 · +55.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Packer demand moderate to 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—Low1,584159.492,52717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,365145.421,98516
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,261142.331,79533
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,122125.141,40413

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)1,258$2,4752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,418$2,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,232$1,87028
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,203$1,3706
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,0751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,8001thin

Every lot

24 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——Light Weight1,160146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6941
Bulls——1,479148.20/cwt123.00–156.002,1928
Bulls——1,593164.57/cwt163.00–167.002,6223
Bulls——1,832177.21/cwt174.00–179.003,2465
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight785108.00/cwt108.00–108.008481
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight990154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5251
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight990133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3171
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight995135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073121.54/cwt117.00–127.001,3045
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,202151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,8153
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,230147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238131.52/cwt127.00–136.001,6286
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,265130.28/cwt129.00–132.001,6484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283143.40/cwt138.00–146.001,84020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308150.14/cwt147.00–155.001,9645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395146.82/cwt145.00–149.002,04810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,427135.20/cwt129.00–139.001,9293
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2321,870.00/head1,870.00–1,870.001,87028
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2582,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4182,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502

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.