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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, May 20
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 130▼ 114 vs year ago 229 · −49.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 77▲ 80 vs year ago 32 · +250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Packer demand moderate to good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,641179.022,93714
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,419153.092,17330
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221150.961,84358
CowsLean 85-90%Low914134.851,23321

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,1732thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,9701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,116$1,74817
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)898$1,5553thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$2,2012thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)857$2,1502thin

Every lot

27 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,150171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,9671
Bulls——1,421160.95/cwt151.00–168.002,2874
Bulls——1,701178.41/cwt174.00–185.003,0354
Bulls——1,866195.56/cwt187.00–204.003,6495
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%848133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1282
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight877133.61/cwt125.00–135.001,17213
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight895149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3341
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight945112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight955151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4421
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight960153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4691
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight975138.50/cwt136.00–141.001,3502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050142.33/cwt142.00–143.001,4943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208142.73/cwt140.00–146.001,7242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215157.75/cwt155.00–163.001,91716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244149.08/cwt147.50–153.001,85537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401154.44/cwt150.00–160.002,16422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,556146.52/cwt143.00–149.002,2806
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 28931,430.00/head1,430.00–1,430.001,4303
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 28981,555.00/head1,555.00–1,555.001,5553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,73511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1502,172.61/head1,950.00–2,350.002,1732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,116.20/head2,110.00–2,120.002,1163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,970.00/head1,970.00–1,970.001,9701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed8572,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0102,200.50/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2012

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.