Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2021-03-18

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 18
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Feeder Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 61▼ 11 vs year ago 92 · −12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 109▲ 132 vs year ago 27 · +488.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 214▲ 237 vs year ago 11 · +2,154.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Quality average. A late arrival of feeder cattle from Wednesday sold on Thursday. A total of 407 cows and bulls sold with 39 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.34/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$127.34
60 head · 617 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$3.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.07
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624127.4679558
Medium and Large 1-2408124.005062thin
One grade step is worth $3.46/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale60 hd
127.34
—
OK average8 barns · 7,929 hd
136.41
−9.07
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Average1,61784.001,35823
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,23559.6573722
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09956.4962129
CowsLean 85-90%High95847.8745921

Every lot

60 lots · USDA AMS · Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Ada, 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
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408124.00/cwt124.00–124.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488140.00/cwt140.00–140.0068315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526131.22/cwt125.00–134.0069020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1798116.00/cwt116.00–116.0092623
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635129.00/cwt129.00–129.008194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2868111.00/cwt111.00–111.009632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56486.09/cwt84.00–89.001,34611
Bulls——1,61477.51/cwt70.00–79.001,2518
Bulls——1,76891.25/cwt90.00–94.001,6134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79440.77/cwt35.00–44.003245
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85346.82/cwt46.00–49.003995
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92153.54/cwt52.00–55.004934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08456.90/cwt56.00–59.0061717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08553.02/cwt52.00–54.005754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11861.00/cwt61.00–61.006822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12254.90/cwt54.00–55.0061610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18048.04/cwt47.00–49.005672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19159.88/cwt59.00–61.0071310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21856.00/cwt56.00–56.006826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32562.90/cwt62.50–63.008336
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,49545.00/cwt45.00–45.006731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3643351.49/cwt200.00–425.002,2603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2689540.68/cwt325.00–625.003,7254
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3715386.89/cwt250.00–475.002,7662
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3730400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,9202
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3740185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3691
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3785375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,9441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2788554.76/cwt400.00–625.004,3723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2865650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,6231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2901524.22/cwt349.00–646.004,7236
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2904799.92/cwt700.00–975.007,2315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930904.38/cwt900.00–950.008,41111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2942605.48/cwt500.00–675.005,70423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965788.73/cwt775.00–800.007,6112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19831,062.47/cwt1,050.00–1,075.0010,4442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995764.95/cwt700.00–950.007,6116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2995576.93/cwt374.00–672.005,7408
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,013549.30/cwt466.00–657.005,5646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,027733.60/cwt700.00–800.007,5343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,050576.47/cwt427.00–689.006,0535
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,051857.71/cwt700.00–975.009,01527
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0911,070.30/cwt1,000.00–1,225.0011,6774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1161,094.81/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0012,2186
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1781,162.45/cwt1,000.00–1,300.0013,6944
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3675400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27351,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.008,0851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0012,1131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28911,136.34/cwt900.00–1,250.0010,1257
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,4551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0015,9661
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2663392.55/cwt371.00–426.002,6033
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2846442.66/cwt402.00–490.003,7454
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2918425.50/cwt354.00–496.003,9068
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2961674.50/cwt567.00–777.006,4827
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,097576.50/cwt507.00–701.006,3249
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,116726.99/cwt500.00–894.008,11327
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629661.88/cwt550.00–725.004,1634
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645646.71/cwt600.00–675.004,1714
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1840925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,7706

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.