Sale reports / Oklahoma / Oklahoma National Stockyards Market / 2023-08-22

Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 22
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
335 head
95 vs last sale 240 155 vs year ago 490 · 31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
48 vs last sale 68 215 vs year ago 235 · 91.5%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality average to attractive. Demand moderate to 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
BullsLow1,568123.151,93116
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,400117.421,64414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232109.251,34684
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,12897.421,099180

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,340$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,4251thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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 Weight82865.24/cwt62.00–67.005406
CowsLean 85-90%1,181102.66/cwt98.00–105.001,212112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,303122.71/cwt120.00–125.001,5994
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,439115.31/cwt113.00–117.001,65910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4181
CowsBoner 80-85%1,232109.20/cwt106.00–112.501,34583
CowsLean 85-90%1,13077.00/cwt77.00–77.008701
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92082.57/cwt79.00–87.0076013
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96293.66/cwt92.00–97.009013
CowsLean 85-90%1,10993.68/cwt85.00–97.501,03945
Bulls1,404113.58/cwt106.00–117.001,5954
Bulls1,640139.50/cwt139.50–139.502,2881
Bulls1,621125.15/cwt120.50–129.002,02911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.