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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 28
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 78▲ 11 vs year ago 105 · +10.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 99▼ 77 vs year ago 106 · −72.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady in a light test. Again, many open cows are returning to the country. Packer demand is higher this week.

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—Average1,581204.063,2279thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210181.632,19738
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,367172.692,36118
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,032148.901,53623

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$3,4753thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$3,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$3,0683thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$3,7252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,321$3,2254thin

Every lot

28 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——1,365182.45/cwt178.00–187.002,4902
Bulls——1,583204.07/cwt200.00–211.003,2305
Bulls——1,793225.64/cwt224.00–227.004,0462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6381
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight938145.75/cwt142.00–149.001,3674
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight958171.50/cwt171.00–172.001,6432
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight984162.68/cwt160.00–164.501,6015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046128.19/cwt100.00–140.001,3417
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,070210.33/cwt200.00–217.502,2513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086159.50/cwt155.00–167.001,7326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175155.81/cwt150.00–159.001,8313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181195.41/cwt179.00–225.002,30811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,210207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,5111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301173.95/cwt168.00–177.002,26318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354164.16/cwt150.00–169.002,2238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365182.24/cwt180.00–184.002,4882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406174.74/cwt170.00–176.002,4577
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2713,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4703,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5653,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1153,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1533,067.56/head2,550.00–3,275.003,0683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2853190.82/cwt175.00–206.001,6282
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1977247.49/cwt225.00–312.502,4189

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.