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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 6
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
997 head
567 vs last sale 430 509 vs year ago 488 · +104.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
20 vs last sale 29 92 vs year ago 101 · 91.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Packer demand moderate as large numbers continue to move to market.

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
BullsLow1,61992.341,4957thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71077.001,3172thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08566.83725137
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,22454.55668164

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$8005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)937$7823thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$7501thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,3172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,60859.00/cwt59.00–59.009494
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42872.00/cwt72.00–72.001,02810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17066.04/cwt62.00–71.0077366
CowsLean 85-90%1,09329.36/cwt27.00–32.003212
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92533.25/cwt30.00–37.003082
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91050.00/cwt50.00–50.004555
CowsLean 85-90%1,27355.65/cwt53.00–58.00708136
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91056.81/cwt56.00–57.505179
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight88967.38/cwt60.00–69.0059957
CowsLean 85-90%1,08149.21/cwt43.00–52.0053210
Bulls1,37778.75/cwt78.50–79.001,0842
Bulls1,943101.41/cwt100.00–103.001,9702
Bulls1,56595.35/cwt91.00–98.001,4923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,185750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,101800.00/head800.00–800.008005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2937782.38/head750.00–850.007823

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.