Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-07-18

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 18
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
28 vs last sale 278 160 vs year ago 410 · 39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
48 vs last sale 78 232 vs year ago 262 · 88.5%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate to 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
BullsHigh1,651121.272,00315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,320115.711,52745
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,239108.831,34869
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08892.581,007101

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)1,240$1,6235
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,2434thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$1,5426

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
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight89886.50/cwt77.00–94.007776
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,254114.77/cwt112.00–115.501,43935
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26596.81/cwt96.00–99.001,2255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237109.77/cwt108.00–111.001,35864
CowsLean 85-90%1,06975.42/cwt70.00–80.008064
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,84510
CowsLean 85-90%1,12491.33/cwt87.00–98.501,02740
CowsLean 85-90%1,220104.42/cwt100.00–107.501,27426
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight992105.59/cwt104.00–106.501,04711
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90171.46/cwt60.00–75.0064414
Bulls1,710133.50/cwt133.50–133.502,2831
Bulls1,731124.28/cwt119.50–128.002,15110
BullsLight Weight1,100109.00/cwt108.00–110.001,1992
Bulls1,775112.36/cwt107.00–118.001,9942
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2401,623.48/head1,620.00–1,635.001,6235
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0331,242.80/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2434
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,526.97/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5504

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.