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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 27
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
346 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 121▲ 189 vs year ago 157 · +120.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 31▲ 46 vs year ago 28 · +164.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower in a light test. Lean cows steady. Most slaughter cows offered were low dressing. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. 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—High1,670165.052,75618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,478136.282,01451
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278135.221,728140
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,095128.461,406109

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,348$1,96513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$1,9316
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,67832
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$1,6467
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,4713thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,450$2,0002thin

Every lot

34 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——Return to Feed1,108177.98/cwt174.00–183.001,9723
Bulls——Light Weight1,240176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,1821
Bulls——1,630148.95/cwt145.00–153.002,4282
Bulls——1,730178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,0791
Bulls——1,864162.27/cwt158.00–169.003,02511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight877126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,10519
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight955115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0981
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,003130.93/cwt124.00–135.001,3133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050135.50/cwt135.00–136.001,4232
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,106121.11/cwt116.00–126.001,3395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128123.33/cwt120.00–125.001,39129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162130.60/cwt127.00–135.001,51836
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,180139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,64014
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,235133.13/cwt123.50–134.501,64411
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,244138.38/cwt134.00–144.001,72132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294133.46/cwt127.00–137.001,72783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307139.50/cwt137.00–146.001,82313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,449136.63/cwt133.00–139.001,98028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473144.40/cwt142.00–147.002,1275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524133.49/cwt128.00–140.002,03418
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,305.92/head1,285.00–1,325.001,3062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0891,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1711,565.00/head1,565.00–1,565.001,5658
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2291,720.76/head1,500.00–2,110.001,7216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3191,911.07/head1,885.00–1,975.001,91116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3331,930.58/head1,865.00–2,000.001,9316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3481,965.00/head1,965.00–1,965.001,96513
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933141.63/cwt136.00–145.001,3213
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,060150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002

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.