Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-01-17

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Jan 17
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
324 head
262 vs last sale 586 116 vs year ago 208 · +55.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
35 vs last sale 70 163 vs year ago 198 · 82.3%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Quality mostly average.

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
BullsLow1,60894.581,52118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49082.151,22419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35374.381,00646
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01862.80640163

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,021$1,06411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$8945
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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%Light Weight87563.61/cwt60.00–71.0055754
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90956.92/cwt52.00–59.0051714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35174.68/cwt72.00–79.001,00944
CowsLean 85-90%1,07641.12/cwt30.00–49.004425
CowsLean 85-90%1,12765.50/cwt62.00–69.5073882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39867.78/cwt67.50–68.009482
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53876.50/cwt75.00–78.001,1772
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42082.18/cwt80.00–83.501,16713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69584.89/cwt84.50–85.001,4394
CowsLean 85-90%1,04555.54/cwt50.00–58.005807
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92040.00/cwt40.00–40.003681
Bulls1,53387.58/cwt81.00–89.501,3438
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2790750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0701,154.56/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1557
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2935906.45/head900.00–925.009064
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2955750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,132832.39/head800.00–900.008323
BullsLight Weight1,34091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2191
Bulls1,683105.86/cwt105.00–106.501,7822
Bulls1,71199.88/cwt96.00–102.501,7097

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.