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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 26
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 129▼ 203 vs year ago 346 · −58.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 83▲ 22 vs year ago 74 · +29.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Packer demand moderate. One record breaking bull weighing 1725 sold but an extremely high dresser as well. He brought 2.58.

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—High1,726200.953,46814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,440172.912,48918
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248172.612,15438
CowsLean 85-90%High1,020154.251,57339
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,388155.362,1565thin

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)1,426$2,82522
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,5551thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,496$2,5508
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,229$2,53020
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,274$2,50021
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,1959
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$2,1704thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$2,1604thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,059$1,78010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,194$3,0095

Every lot

34 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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,285180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3131
Bulls——1,628186.91/cwt186.00–188.003,0432
Bulls——1,725258.00/cwt258.00–258.004,4511
Bulls——1,728209.11/cwt202.00–221.003,6134
Bulls——1,831194.18/cwt188.00–201.003,5556
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight855158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3511
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight880137.51/cwt133.00–140.001,2103
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight905167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5111
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight913142.77/cwt142.00–143.001,3034
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed983160.20/cwt157.00–162.501,57512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058164.59/cwt162.00–170.001,7416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061140.18/cwt129.00–145.001,4874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126153.33/cwt149.00–159.001,7268
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,149182.51/cwt177.00–184.002,0977
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,167171.16/cwt170.00–173.001,9978
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,175168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259167.12/cwt164.00–171.002,1045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327175.05/cwt173.00–181.002,32314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432178.16/cwt174.00–182.002,55110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,438156.04/cwt150.00–163.002,2443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442166.97/cwt163.00–173.002,4087
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,4301
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388155.36/cwt155.00–157.002,1565
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19902,555.00/head2,555.00–2,555.002,5551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19952,160.00/head2,160.00–2,160.002,1604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0591,780.00/head1,780.00–1,780.001,78010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1062,170.00/head2,170.00–2,170.002,1704
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2292,530.00/head2,530.00–2,530.002,53020
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2552,195.00/head2,195.00–2,195.002,1959
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2742,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4262,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,82522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4962,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5508
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0402,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4253,360.00/head3,360.00–3,360.003,3602

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.