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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 29
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 60▼ 39 vs year ago 144 · −27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 40▲ 94 vs year ago 12 · +783.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Packer demand moderate at best. Several open cows of all ages and conditions returning to the country

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—High1,848186.933,45511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,371149.252,04615
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,201144.461,73468
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,008118.331,1936thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$2,21517
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,114$2,2123thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,365$2,0152thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$2,0003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$2,1751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$2,1422thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,182$3,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$3,4001thin

Every lot

25 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,828175.65/cwt169.00–178.003,2114
Bulls——1,860193.37/cwt184.00–209.003,5977
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight880104.00/cwt104.00–104.009154
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight968150.83/cwt141.00–158.001,4603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143133.10/cwt113.00–137.001,5219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206142.93/cwt138.00–147.001,72441
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,215155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267154.20/cwt151.00–162.001,95415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,315139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363149.91/cwt148.00–155.002,04314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0803,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1253,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3403,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0482,280.01/head2,175.00–2,375.002,2804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0832,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2201,830.00/head1,830.00–1,830.001,8301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2582,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,194.54/head1,850.00–2,385.002,19513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18802,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18932,141.67/head2,050.00–2,225.002,1422

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.