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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 8
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 95▼ 212 vs year ago 252 · −84.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 35▼ 3 vs year ago 35 · −8.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very light test of cows and bulls. Few slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Limited numbers of slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Packer 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—Average1,699176.653,00111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,579146.312,31010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162143.511,66713
CowsLean 85-90%Average925121.001,1193thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,2701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,7002thin

Every lot

16 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——1,582173.08/cwt170.00–175.002,7385
Bulls——1,650169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,7891
Bulls——1,825181.76/cwt176.00–193.003,3175
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight725107.00/cwt107.00–107.007761
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight825133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0971
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight845124.57/cwt110.00–135.001,0532
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight975134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213142.07/cwt138.00–144.001,7233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309153.72/cwt151.00–157.002,0126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,2221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578145.76/cwt144.50–149.002,3008
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,4801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,270.00/head2,270.00–2,270.002,2701

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.