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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 25
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 72▼ 8 vs year ago 143 · −5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 48▲ 2 vs year ago 96 · +2.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls very lightly tested and few representative sale 10.00 lower conservatively. Packer demand moderate at best but demand for open cows returning to the country was 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—Low1,547179.602,7795thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,185159.421,88984
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,495158.022,36214
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,094131.151,43442
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,716141.002,4204thin

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)1,410$2,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,261$2,83416
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$2,6703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,329$2,5255
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,196$2,29410
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,8503thin

Every lot

26 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520171.95/cwt162.00–180.002,6143
Bulls——1,588191.07/cwt190.00–192.003,0342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88764.10/cwt60.00–80.005695
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight920141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2976
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed985140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106126.64/cwt112.00–136.001,40117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140143.68/cwt143.00–146.001,6386
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163140.57/cwt133.00–150.001,63518
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,175160.47/cwt149.00–163.001,88610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,183181.19/cwt173.00–190.002,1432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210169.78/cwt164.00–172.002,05430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221156.36/cwt152.00–162.001,90913
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,230193.59/cwt186.00–195.002,3816
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,231157.02/cwt153.00–160.001,93311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395143.16/cwt135.00–149.001,9973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,597157.82/cwt154.00–165.002,5209
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,716141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,4204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1382,418.23/head2,175.00–2,875.002,4183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1962,293.99/head2,290.00–2,300.002,29410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2032,670.00/head2,670.00–2,670.002,6703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2892,930.24/head2,675.00–3,000.002,93013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3292,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4102,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2995257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,5621
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8503

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.