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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 4
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,100 head
66 vs last sale 1,034 800 vs year ago 300 · +266.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
6 vs last sale 69 35 vs year ago 110 · 31.8%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cow sold 11.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00-13.00 lower. Demand was moderate to low, with some of the regular slaughter accounts currently out of the market. . Slaughter cow numbers are up with the ongoing drought and no rain in sight.

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
BullsHigh1,69593.431,58318
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40679.601,11942
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22064.53787381
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08650.85552257

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$86817
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)705$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,1701thin

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 1-27051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,089868.37/head800.00–900.0086817
Bulls1,783100.76/cwt97.50–106.001,7979
Bulls1,46375.29/cwt71.50–80.001,1012
Bulls1,71390.22/cwt87.00–93.001,5456
BullsLight Weight1,25583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0421
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,01456.96/cwt53.00–58.5057814
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight99948.99/cwt47.00–51.004898
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight85536.33/cwt32.00–44.0031113
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55184.60/cwt83.00–85.001,31214
CowsLean 85-90%1,10147.29/cwt45.00–50.0052170
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight97359.50/cwt59.00–60.0057911
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight92071.00/cwt71.00–71.006532
CowsLean 85-90%1,08038.05/cwt36.00–41.0041123
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight96565.08/cwt61.00–70.006285
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16559.12/cwt56.00–60.0068993
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33377.10/cwt76.00–82.001,02828
CowsLean 85-90%1,11555.97/cwt52.00–58.50624129
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24964.52/cwt60.50–70.00806204
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27672.77/cwt70.00–75.0092966

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.