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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 17
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
350 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 450▲ 113 vs year ago 237 · +47.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 58▲ 80 vs year ago 70 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 15.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Packer demand light to moderate. Weather continues hot and dry and many cows are moving to market. Demand moderate for replacement cows.

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—Low1,638152.412,49746
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,384119.141,64831
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,218116.521,42073
CowsLean 85-90%High1,068104.691,11891

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$2,12930
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$1,9048
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,9003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$1,80015
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,54964
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,2257

Every lot

30 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 · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,255133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,6691
Bulls——1,427137.18/cwt128.00–146.001,95812
Bulls——1,596151.99/cwt148.00–155.002,42615
Bulls——1,795178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,1952
Bulls——1,830162.56/cwt156.00–167.002,97514
Bulls——1,918160.00/cwt160.00–160.003,0692
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90064.65/cwt50.00–70.005826
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight933107.00/cwt107.00–107.009982
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,039109.48/cwt105.00–113.001,13716
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,052107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1263
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,064126.18/cwt122.00–129.001,34311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06498.97/cwt95.00–103.001,05314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08074.00/cwt74.00–74.007993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092110.38/cwt106.00–114.001,20540
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,186118.49/cwt115.00–123.001,4057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225110.10/cwt100.00–114.001,3498
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242114.81/cwt113.50–121.001,42650
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336124.26/cwt123.00–126.001,6604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,379120.27/cwt117.00–125.001,65925
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403114.43/cwt111.00–116.001,6056
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2257
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0082,129.35/head2,110.00–2,150.002,12930
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0121,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0401,548.94/head1,375.00–1,985.001,54964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2041,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,90012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2361,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3532,078.66/head1,975.00–2,150.002,0793

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.