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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, May 5
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 116▲ 4 vs year ago 83 · +4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 29▲ 21 vs year ago 114 · +18.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher but many cows retuned to feed. Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand continues 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—High1,700214.533,64614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,311174.002,28222
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,196172.552,06453
CowsLean 85-90%High1,059150.611,59530
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,168146.921,7163thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,058146.001,5453thin

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)1,405$3,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,527$3,0095
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,334$2,8009
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,530$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$2,4604thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,433$2,4362thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$2,2757
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)938$2,6992thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$3,3122thin

Every lot

40 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 Weight1,333216.04/cwt214.00–218.002,8802
Bulls——1,405199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,7961
Bulls——1,780219.39/cwt217.00–224.003,9056
Bulls——1,809211.19/cwt206.00–214.003,8205
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight775157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2171
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight840140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1761
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight865163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4102
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight948147.80/cwt144.00–152.001,4012
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,053151.24/cwt145.00–167.001,5939
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053135.10/cwt120.00–151.001,4232
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,054145.88/cwt136.00–156.001,53810
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,129166.28/cwt162.00–183.001,8775
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,130167.34/cwt150.00–174.001,89112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147162.62/cwt153.00–168.001,8659
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,189165.05/cwt160.00–170.001,9624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254176.10/cwt170.00–180.002,20810
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,257178.33/cwt174.00–186.002,24216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,265161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285183.34/cwt181.00–187.002,3564
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,318174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,2932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,367177.84/cwt176.00–181.002,4317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,389177.25/cwt175.00–183.002,4628
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,058146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5453
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168146.92/cwt145.00–148.001,7163
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3053,312.26/head3,150.00–3,500.003,3122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38872,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1052,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3342,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8009
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3902,460.00/head2,460.00–2,460.002,4604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4053,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4332,435.97/head2,300.00–2,545.002,4362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5273,009.48/head3,000.00–3,025.003,0095
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1835316.54/cwt277.50–327.502,6435
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2948240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2752
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1988200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9763
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,017215.03/cwt201.00–259.002,1875
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,026237.19/cwt234.00–252.502,4348
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19382,699.47/head2,500.00–2,900.002,6992

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.