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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, May 21
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
11 vs last sale 105 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
10 vs last sale 88 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter bulls too lightly tested with a lower undertone noted. Demand moderate. Receipts lighter this week due to severe weather and flooding. A total of 192 cows and bulls sold with 49 percent going to slaughter. Estimated dressed cost at the Oklahoma National Stockyards: Leans 123.05; Boners 123.30; Breakers 115.90; Light Weight Cows 117.20; Bulls 151.60.

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
BullsAverage1,75079.871,39716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45862.5791213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28362.3980018
CowsLean 85-90%Average98448.4847748

Every lot, as filed

21 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2825975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,0441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900910.00/cwt910.00–910.008,1901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,2901
Bulls1,96586.12/cwt84.50–88.001,6922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30562.37/cwt59.00–64.0081410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31459.75/cwt58.00–62.007854
CowsLean 85-90%1,12158.24/cwt57.00–59.006537
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83056.00/cwt56.00–56.004654
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57866.47/cwt64.00–69.001,0497
CowsLean 85-90%1,21564.00/cwt64.00–64.007782
Bulls2,02390.14/cwt89.00–91.501,8244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27564.88/cwt64.50–66.008276
Bulls1,65578.91/cwt73.00–81.501,3067
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19555.00/cwt55.00–55.006572
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32354.55/cwt54.00–55.007222
Bulls1,46264.26/cwt61.00–68.009393
CowsLean 85-90%1,14252.55/cwt47.00–55.006005
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight85947.33/cwt45.00–51.004076
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight85539.64/cwt36.00–44.0033911
CowsLean 85-90%1,02844.96/cwt44.00–45.5046213

How this sale compares

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.