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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 23
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 120▼ 178 vs year ago 329 · −54.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 81▲ 5 vs year ago 97 · +5.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good. Demand still good for feeder type cows as this is another option to feeding a high priced feeder steer or heifer.

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—Average1,753186.993,27717
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,294163.732,11843
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196162.261,94056
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,089137.931,50332
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,545153.002,3641thin

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)1,310$3,0002thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$2,8456
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,6326
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$2,5734thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,274$2,5594thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,194$2,1354thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$3,2682thin

Every lot

29 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 Weight1,215175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1261
Bulls——1,567175.00/cwt168.00–182.002,7425
Bulls——1,832200.32/cwt195.00–208.003,6705
Bulls——1,931187.88/cwt185.00–194.003,6286
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight910158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4381
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight945152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4361
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight970124.43/cwt120.00–125.001,2079
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight995165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6421
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,010163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6462
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,069138.20/cwt125.00–148.001,4774
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121133.23/cwt127.50–138.001,4946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174161.31/cwt156.00–165.001,89439
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,182149.13/cwt143.00–152.001,76312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275161.93/cwt160.00–164.002,06535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278170.94/cwt166.00–178.002,18510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,346148.72/cwt144.00–155.002,0024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442173.53/cwt168.00–177.502,5027
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,545153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,3641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2603,635.00/head3,635.00–3,635.003,6351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1492,572.79/head2,245.00–2,800.002,5734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1942,135.00/head2,135.00–2,135.002,1354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2632,677.18/head2,650.00–2,745.002,6774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2732,459.72/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2752,657.95/head2,545.00–2,750.002,6582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3302,845.00/head2,845.00–2,845.002,8456
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4202,540.85/head2,100.00–2,900.002,5412
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1834270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2527

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.