Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-05-02

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, May 2
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
347 head
47 vs last sale 300 139 vs year ago 486 · 28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
35 vs last sale 30 121 vs year ago 186 · 65.1%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was good.

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
BullsAverage1,790115.882,07518
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,293109.681,4187thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22999.571,22481
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07586.66931146

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)1,104$1,29813

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,07284.58/cwt78.00–86.0090741
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight93590.67/cwt88.00–94.5084813
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight873104.00/cwt104.00–104.009082
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27197.70/cwt95.00–101.501,24258
Bulls1,864116.75/cwt115.00–118.002,1769
Bulls1,661107.98/cwt105.00–112.001,7945
Bulls1,786123.78/cwt121.00–130.002,2114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0751,265.51/head1,075.00–1,435.001,26611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2631,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
CowsLean 85-90%1,20891.50/cwt87.00–94.001,10559
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,173116.38/cwt116.00–117.001,3653
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,383104.66/cwt103.00–107.001,4474
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224103.78/cwt102.00–105.501,27015
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed980135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3231
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83168.87/cwt67.00–74.005727
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91281.75/cwt78.00–86.0074626
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight94999.80/cwt99.00–100.009475

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.