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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 29
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
178 vs last sale 335 253 vs year ago 410 · 61.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
8 vs last sale 20 182 vs year ago 210 · 86.7%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Packer demand good. Replacement cow numbers limited but demand remains good for them.

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
BullsAverage1,759125.852,21413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,364114.331,55922
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,181109.151,28937
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03096.1299046

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,302$1,4304thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,3852thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,3253thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,095$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$8501thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1551,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3021,429.90/head1,400.00–1,440.001,4304
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29901,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 3800850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1901,385.14/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3852
Bulls1,848126.51/cwt123.00–128.002,3385
Bulls1,793133.41/cwt130.00–136.502,3924
Bulls1,614117.46/cwt112.00–121.001,8964
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight985101.00/cwt101.00–101.009951
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight77671.89/cwt69.00–76.005585
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230114.59/cwt113.00–115.001,40912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19999.62/cwt97.00–102.001,1944
CowsLean 85-90%1,147108.01/cwt106.00–112.001,2395
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight79094.00/cwt94.00–94.007431
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,279112.69/cwt110.00–115.001,44113
CowsLean 85-90%1,07396.84/cwt94.00–98.001,0398
CowsLean 85-90%1,01587.00/cwt87.00–87.008833
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight97897.01/cwt95.00–99.009493
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91293.01/cwt90.00–94.508483
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,476120.59/cwt117.00–126.001,7806
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,295103.88/cwt101.00–107.001,3452
CowsLean 85-90%1,082100.85/cwt99.00–104.001,09118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180108.95/cwt105.00–111.001,28619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,925119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,2911
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight915101.00/cwt101.00–101.009241

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.