Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2019-08-13

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 13
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
5 vs last sale 184 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
214 vs last sale 228 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady with instances of 5.00 higher on breaker cows due to higher quality this week. Slaughter bulls lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Demand good. Quality average to attractive with more than a few exceptional breaker cows and bulls on offer. A total of 203 cows and bulls sold with 78 percent going to packers. The estimated dressed cost at the Oklahoma National Stockyards: Lean cows 129.59; Boners 127.06; Breakers 127.78; Light weight cows 122.55; Bulls 160.03.

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
BullsLow1,73488.791,54010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62971.171,15928
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21263.5077031
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03854.8957089

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,04845.74/cwt44.50–47.004792
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95656.47/cwt54.00–63.0054013
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90550.29/cwt49.50–53.004557
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87342.13/cwt39.00–44.003684
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight97568.00/cwt68.00–68.006631
CowsLean 85-90%1,06254.22/cwt49.00–57.0057645
CowsLean 85-90%1,13260.66/cwt57.00–67.0068717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70473.81/cwt72.00–75.251,25819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47165.59/cwt61.00–68.509659
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight97351.99/cwt51.50–52.505062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21665.09/cwt62.00–69.5079120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23455.67/cwt53.00–58.006875
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28271.13/cwt70.00–71.509124
Bulls1,49580.88/cwt79.00–83.501,2094
Bulls1,89291.33/cwt89.00–93.001,7283
Bulls1,89596.79/cwt94.00–99.001,8343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2878818.75/cwt800.00–835.007,1892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,283836.05/cwt700.00–935.0010,7272
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,020670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,8342
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27751,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.007,9442
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,0882

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.