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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 17
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
672 head
201 vs last sale 471 223 vs year ago 895 · 24.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
199 head
65 vs last sale 134 32 vs year ago 167 · +19.2%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, least decline on Breaker cows. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good. Frost covering much of the state the last two mornings and the fall cow run is on. Several large lots of cull cows available.

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
BullsLow1,584113.161,79334
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,392102.191,42387
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25295.301,193151
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08186.72937374

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)981$1,4259
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$1,30633
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,006$1,2144thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,111$1,1654thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,0503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$1,7093thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$1,5251thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2601,737.90/head1,725.00–1,750.001,7382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1111,165.00/head1,165.00–1,165.001,1654
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,330.20/head1,220.00–1,460.001,33027
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3778560.00/head560.00–560.005602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0651,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2940129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2134
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0101,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2851,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2990900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2151,582.41/head1,475.00–1,750.001,5823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19701,424.78/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4258
BullsLight Weight1,30098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2741
BullsLight Weight1,175103.88/cwt102.00–109.001,2214
Bulls1,715129.18/cwt128.00–130.002,2153
Bulls1,607108.16/cwt100.00–118.001,73817
Bulls1,711123.06/cwt121.00–126.002,1069
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight98581.00/cwt81.00–81.007981
CowsLean 85-90%1,15491.29/cwt89.00–94.001,053148
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,427116.01/cwt113.00–123.001,65513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36997.57/cwt89.00–100.001,33655
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,436106.11/cwt103.00–110.001,52419
CowsLean 85-90%1,13786.01/cwt80.00–88.5097883
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95981.91/cwt79.50–82.5078666
CowsLean 85-90%1,05070.10/cwt66.00–73.007367
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight88574.50/cwt64.00–79.0065925
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94585.14/cwt84.00–88.0080528
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22496.07/cwt93.00–100.501,17679
CowsBoner 80-85%1,352104.26/cwt101.00–112.001,41019
CowsLean 85-90%1,17096.58/cwt95.00–102.001,13017
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26491.12/cwt80.00–92.501,15252

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.