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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 18
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
67 vs last sale 162 14 vs year ago 215 · +6.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
22 vs last sale 64 66 vs year ago 20 · +330.0%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-500 higher. Demand was good to moderate. Quality was average. Several cows returning to feeding in hopes of filling an expected gap due to light numbers to come.

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
BullsAverage1,715117.342,01218
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,290108.041,3948thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24097.161,20541
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96893.25903108

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)1,068$1,18510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,1351thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,2222thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,1502thin

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 29001,222.00/head1,222.00–1,222.001,2222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0901,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1051,366.74/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0521,107.37/head850.00–1,410.001,1077
BullsLight Weight1,260116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4621
BullsLight Weight1,270110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3971
Bulls1,763115.61/cwt115.00–117.002,0385
Bulls1,829124.63/cwt118.50–132.502,2797
Bulls1,680108.90/cwt107.00–110.001,8304
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94374.96/cwt70.00–79.007079
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,100112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2321
CowsLean 85-90%1,05589.01/cwt88.00–93.0093916
CowsLean 85-90%1,10085.67/cwt80.00–88.009428
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94989.96/cwt89.00–91.008543
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,478104.46/cwt101.50–107.001,5445
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94083.30/cwt80.00–84.0078337
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed923113.13/cwt107.00–125.001,04431
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,031107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24497.31/cwt94.00–101.001,21140
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09091.00/cwt91.00–91.009921
CowsBreaker 75-80%Light Weight915115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0522

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.