Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2023-03-16

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 16
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 202▼ 85 vs year ago 345 · −24.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 110▼ 19 vs year ago 194 · −9.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Bulls steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, lean cow 6.00-8.00 higher do to numbers for lean cows shortened up causing a very good demand for lean meat. Very good demand for stock cows as we have had good rain the last few weeks.

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—High1,586113.501,80024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26099.371,25210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,02290.8792914
CowsLean 85-90%Average99883.2183038

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$1,27235
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,2632thin

Every lot

21 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,461106.50/cwt96.00–113.001,55610
Bulls——1,600115.56/cwt114.00–118.751,84910
Bulls——1,861125.83/cwt124.00–129.002,3424
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight75095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight88190.42/cwt89.00–92.007974
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90977.10/cwt75.00–84.0070115
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91985.41/cwt85.00–87.007857
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight93598.00/cwt98.00–98.009161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05376.13/cwt71.00–81.008023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07285.22/cwt84.00–86.009145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11590.61/cwt89.00–96.001,0109
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16794.16/cwt93.50–95.501,0998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23598.35/cwt97.00–99.001,2156
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417101.88/cwt101.00–103.501,4443
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28651,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2965900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29781,181.19/head724.98–1,400.001,18112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0091,319.93/head1,150.00–1,500.001,32023

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.