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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Feb 28
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
48 vs last sale 202 50 vs year ago 200 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
15 vs last sale 40 20 vs year ago 45 · 44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Demand very good. Quality average to attractive.

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
BullsAverage1,640110.501,81337
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,379103.771,43119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24298.231,22052
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09884.33926102

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$1,33416
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$1,2752thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0201,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0671,334.36/head1,300.00–1,350.001,33416
Bulls1,630111.45/cwt106.00–116.001,8177
Bulls1,862122.74/cwt117.00–131.002,28513
Bulls1,57899.30/cwt91.00–104.001,56711
BullsLight Weight1,301103.88/cwt99.00–109.001,3514
BullsLight Weight1,345117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5741
BullsLight Weight1,17088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0301
CowsLean 85-90%1,08980.87/cwt78.00–85.0088138
CowsLean 85-90%1,23091.61/cwt87.00–95.001,12734
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24097.96/cwt95.00–99.001,21550
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3582
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,390106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4732
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94060.00/cwt60.00–60.005641
CowsLean 85-90%1,06071.41/cwt62.00–74.007577
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,378103.51/cwt101.00–105.001,42617
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94186.77/cwt82.00–90.0081711
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90179.66/cwt73.00–82.0071810
CowsLean 85-90%1,055103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0871

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.