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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 3
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
412 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 447▲ 149 vs year ago 263 · +56.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 4 vs year ago 16 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady to firm on a light test. 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—Average1,897150.872,86110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,400124.351,74023
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,310114.051,49560
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,137106.841,215102

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)1,352$1,8444thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,3754thin

Every lot

14 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——1,848146.81/cwt143.00–154.002,7135
Bulls——1,855160.17/cwt156.00–166.502,9714
Bulls——2,305134.00/cwt134.00–134.003,0891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97397.50/cwt97.50–97.509498
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,060127.97/cwt124.00–129.001,3565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11792.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0287
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160107.73/cwt102.00–113.501,25082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281123.17/cwt120.00–125.001,5788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315112.65/cwt110.00–118.001,48152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318129.30/cwt125.00–131.001,7049
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452121.16/cwt117.00–123.001,75914
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2752,375.00/head2,275.00–2,675.002,3754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3521,843.84/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.