Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2019-12-17

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 17
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
269 head
125 vs last sale 394 269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
351 head
101 vs last sale 452 351 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher with a abundance of the offerings showing improved quality from last Tuesday. More than a few thin cows headed to feed on offer along with many attractive bred cows. Demand good. A total of 620 cows and bulls sold with 46 percent going to packers. The estimated dressed cost at the Oklahoma National Stockyards: Lean cows 96.51; Boners 98.23; Breakers 112.13; Light weight cows 94.09; Bulls 135.02.

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
BullsAverage1,55474.801,16243
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61463.521,0257thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29948.9163686
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06441.99447148

Every lot, as filed

27 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%1,07250.45/cwt49.00–53.005419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20242.57/cwt40.00–45.0051214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60554.00/cwt54.00–54.008671
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61565.11/cwt62.00–67.001,0526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,3946
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96340.25/cwt34.50–45.003889
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94129.28/cwt20.00–32.5027617
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed98546.00/cwt46.00–46.004531
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,25752.39/cwt52.25–54.0065914
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,03545.01/cwt43.00–48.0046617
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07753.39/cwt50.00–59.0057539
CowsLean 85-90%1,13538.31/cwt34.00–43.0043542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2966878.98/cwt850.00–950.008,4914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,148954.83/cwt875.00–1,035.0010,9612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2671,022.85/cwt685.00–1,050.0012,96043
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,213900.00/cwt585.00–1,175.0010,91739
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,092828.33/cwt660.00–975.009,0457
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,046750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8457
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,164953.63/cwt650.00–1,075.0011,1005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2941,037.27/cwt925.00–1,150.0013,422117
CowsLean 85-90%1,06129.58/cwt24.00–33.5031415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33949.67/cwt48.00–53.0066557
Bulls1,48476.43/cwt74.00–80.001,13426
Bulls1,80281.51/cwt81.00–83.501,4698
Bulls1,54467.59/cwt65.00–70.001,0447
Bulls1,50052.00/cwt52.00–52.007802

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.