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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 17

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 189 vs last sale 16▼ 52 vs year ago 257 · −20.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 347 vs last sale 444▲ 25 vs year ago 72 · +34.7%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,661	149.63	2,485	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	122.22	1,881	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	114.75	1,434	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	95.35	1,028	88

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$2,065	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,116	$1,430	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,093	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,750	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,280	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,779	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	146.66/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,352	8
Bulls	—	—	1,693	131.43/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,225	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	156.05/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,672	11
Bulls	—	—	1,840	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,091	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	889	63.81/cwt	50.00–77.00	567	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	969	89.40/cwt	74.00–96.00	866	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	988	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,008	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	89.99/cwt	85.00–100.00	950	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	108.65/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,189	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,116	109.03/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,217	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	78.83/cwt	76.00–82.00	904	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	124.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,477	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	104.91/cwt	96.00–112.00	1,254	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	919	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	115.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,479	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,492	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	129.25/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,859	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	115.36/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,742	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	122.15/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,951	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	920	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,148	2,065.13/head	1,895.00–2,180.00	2,065	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	733	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,327	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,641	6

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Oklahoma City, OK

Tue Dec 17, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 16Year ago 257

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 444Year ago 72

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,195	96.00–112.00	104.91
6	—	1,187	120.00–130.00	124.45
1	—	1,225	75.00	75.00
45	—	1,275	114.00–119.00	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	969	74.00–96.00	89.40
7	—	889	50.00–77.00	63.81
3	—	988	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,116	104.00–114.00	109.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,597	118.00–126.00	122.15
4	—	1,438	128.00–132.00	129.25
4	—	1,510	114.00–117.00	115.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,056	85.00–100.00	89.99
13	—	1,147	76.00–82.00	78.83
3	—	1,094	108.00–110.00	108.65
2	—	1,320	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	168.00	168.00
11	—	1,712	151.00–158.00	156.05
3	—	1,693	126.00–136.00	131.43
8	—	1,604	143.00–150.00	146.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	139.00	139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,895.00–2,180.00	2,065.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,116	1,430.00	1,430.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	733	181.00	181.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,045	157.00	157.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.