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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 18
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 102▼ 57 vs year ago 129 · −44.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 127▼ 35 vs year ago 83 · −42.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested and 15.00 lower. Packer demand light to moderate. High heat worsening drought conditions across the state and this has limited demand for heavy weight fall calving cows.

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—Average1,625198.233,2216thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,396164.202,29311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222151.361,84931
CowsLean 85-90%Low931132.251,23222

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)1,572$2,6507
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,605$2,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,398$2,5782thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,397$2,4719
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,2503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$2,0501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$2,3501thin

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600197.59/cwt194.00–201.003,1614
Bulls——1,635185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,0251
Bulls——1,715214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,6701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79580.59/cwt70.00–90.006413
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed906178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6135
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight912115.58/cwt100.00–131.001,0548
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight955147.02/cwt146.00–148.001,4042
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight970143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3871
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight990149.52/cwt146.00–153.001,4802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065145.51/cwt145.00–146.001,5502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065130.49/cwt130.00–131.001,3902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140172.28/cwt169.00–175.001,9642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,210175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254146.16/cwt130.00–151.001,83317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298158.74/cwt154.00–165.002,0608
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,330184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,4471
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,377164.04/cwt160.00–168.002,2597
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590149.47/cwt142.00–158.002,3772
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3972,470.67/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4719
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3982,577.82/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5722,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6052,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 29952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0232,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,110209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,3201

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.