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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 14
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
302 head
123 vs last sale 425 175 vs year ago 127 · +137.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
41 vs last sale 128 57 vs year ago 30 · +190.0%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Numbers for lean cows shortened up causing a very good demand for lean meat. Over all demand was moderate to good . Quality was average to a few 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
BullsLow1,732115.061,99360
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32499.711,32110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25793.461,17456
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01978.47799136

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)1,040$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,134$1,1087
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,2432thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$7001thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 11,0001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2800935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2900700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1341,108.12/head900.00–1,375.001,1087
BullsLight Weight1,295104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3471
Bulls1,677115.22/cwt111.00–121.001,93224
Bulls2,015126.90/cwt121.50–138.002,55716
BullsLight Weight1,203113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3592
Bulls1,631104.58/cwt99.00–110.001,70617
CowsBreaker 75-80%Light Weight99596.00/cwt96.00–96.009551
CowsLean 85-90%1,13080.99/cwt78.00–83.0091528
CowsLean 85-90%1,04874.98/cwt72.00–76.0078614
CowsLean 85-90%1,10285.63/cwt85.00–87.0094448
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84085.00/cwt85.00–85.007141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483103.82/cwt102.00–105.001,5403
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90880.14/cwt76.00–84.0072812
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83766.58/cwt65.00–74.0055733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28094.56/cwt94.00–96.001,21037
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21691.31/cwt87.50–93.001,11018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12091.50/cwt91.50–91.501,0251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30098.27/cwt97.00–101.001,2786

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.