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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 16
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 242 vs last sale 404▼ 43 vs year ago 205 · −21.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 22▼ 2 vs year ago 97 · −2.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00-8.00 higher. 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—Low1,652168.572,78515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,529158.302,42025
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,211153.001,85355
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,049127.931,34253

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)1,164$2,7104thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$2,5602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,53927
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$2,30847
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,3001thin

Every lot

31 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635180.30/cwt177.00–185.002,9483
Bulls——1,648160.97/cwt145.00–174.002,65310
Bulls——1,698189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,2092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight890145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2911
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight960120.39/cwt109.00–125.001,15614
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight990152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,5051
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,048135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4159
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,060144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5264
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064120.85/cwt119.00–130.001,28618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1761
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,152162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,86618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,164144.88/cwt142.00–146.001,6866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204138.08/cwt130.00–144.001,66210
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,213135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222154.64/cwt149.00–159.001,89013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,235154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,432162.23/cwt161.00–168.002,3237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453151.41/cwt150.00–154.002,2003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521158.23/cwt156.00–161.002,40717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600162.67/cwt162.00–165.002,6035
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0262,480.63/head2,425.00–2,735.002,48117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1441,919.09/head1,860.00–2,165.001,9196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1642,710.00/head2,710.00–2,710.002,7104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1792,295.58/head2,185.00–2,375.002,29614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,485.00/head2,485.00–2,485.002,48514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2442,719.49/head2,380.00–2,850.002,7198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2902,308.73/head1,990.00–2,625.002,3092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3482,309.87/head2,000.00–2,405.002,31013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3702,560.45/head2,525.00–2,600.002,5602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,099195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1436

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.