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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 19
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
353 vs last sale 590 444 vs year ago 681 · 65.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
15 vs last sale 55 20 vs year ago 50 · +40.0%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Packer demand moderate to good. Demand continues good for a limited number of replacement cows.

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
BullsAverage1,666121.902,03114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,428114.141,63017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,186104.261,23760
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02986.1388699

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)1,025$1,68012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5283thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,4753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$1,4503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,102$1,2515
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 11,0121,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0321,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,71011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2231,368.05/head1,300.00–1,525.001,3683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1321,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsSmall 3785775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0001,528.47/head1,525.00–1,535.001,5283
Bulls1,677124.77/cwt123.00–127.502,0923
Bulls1,888131.59/cwt128.00–137.002,4844
Bulls1,534115.13/cwt107.00–120.001,7667
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92791.57/cwt89.00–95.008498
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight97081.32/cwt79.00–89.007898
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82971.10/cwt60.00–76.5058922
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight940100.44/cwt99.00–102.009442
CowsBreaker 75-80%Light Weight98594.00/cwt94.00–94.009261
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19497.11/cwt92.00–100.001,1599
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,289105.09/cwt102.00–108.001,3554
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,393114.82/cwt110.00–118.001,5995
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,596121.70/cwt119.00–125.501,9427
CowsLean 85-90%1,07571.70/cwt71.00–75.0077118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185104.35/cwt101.00–108.001,23740
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237111.86/cwt108.50–117.001,3849
CowsLean 85-90%1,210101.20/cwt100.00–102.001,22510
CowsLean 85-90%1,185106.25/cwt104.00–112.001,25915
CowsLean 85-90%1,06793.52/cwt80.00–98.0099818

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.