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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 2
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 95▼ 286 vs year ago 412 · −69.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 63▲ 64 vs year ago 20 · +320.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls recovering last week's loss and 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand good. Some packer buyers putting cows back in reserve for the holiday weeks when no sales are taking place.

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—High1,732176.013,04811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460157.562,30018
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226147.211,80528
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,036125.691,30242

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)1,069$4,0257
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,332$2,9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,307$2,9416
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$2,5508
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,460$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,7258
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,046$1,3904thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,060$2,7501thin

Every lot

30 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 Weight1,170184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,1531
Bulls——1,642155.34/cwt146.00–164.002,5513
Bulls——1,699186.90/cwt183.00–189.003,1754
Bulls——2,052179.49/cwt175.00–183.003,6833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87679.46/cwt78.00–84.006964
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight940115.90/cwt107.00–120.001,0894
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight945137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013108.65/cwt107.00–112.001,1013
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,041136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,41611
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,059137.99/cwt135.00–145.001,46111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122122.11/cwt120.00–128.001,3706
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,125143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128141.62/cwt140.00–145.001,5973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188138.44/cwt127.00–144.001,6457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238149.83/cwt145.00–156.001,85516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,327162.90/cwt162.00–165.002,1623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378158.48/cwt156.00–160.002,1843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465147.88/cwt145.00–150.002,1662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490157.82/cwt154.00–160.002,35213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0461,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0694,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,0257
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2332,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3072,940.75/head2,575.00–3,360.002,9416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3322,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3828162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3462
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,232194.17/cwt184.00–237.002,3924
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19252,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0602,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.