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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 5
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
263 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 407▼ 734 vs year ago 997 · −73.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 151▲ 7 vs year ago 9 · +77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand moderate.

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
Bulls—Average1,744110.201,92219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53099.211,51820
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21093.271,12952
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05077.25811100

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,3864thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,2936
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)806$9004thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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 Weight—97979.56/cwt77.00–85.0077911
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—96986.95/cwt84.00–88.008437
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21399.77/cwt99.00–100.001,2104
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03766.08/cwt61.00–70.0068523
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,37587.69/cwt87.00–89.001,2063
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19993.07/cwt89.50–96.001,11645
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—86071.00/cwt71.00–71.006111
CowsLean 85-90%—1,40592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2931
CowsLean 85-90%—1,14886.21/cwt81.00–89.0099019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1171,386.49/head1,325.00–1,410.001,3864
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0721,293.18/head1,175.00–1,425.001,2936
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—806900.00/head900.00–900.009004
Bulls——1,798116.81/cwt112.00–122.002,10012
Bulls——1,748106.47/cwt103.00–110.001,8613
Bulls——1,59592.20/cwt90.00–96.001,4713
Bulls——1,53096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4691
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—95663.47/cwt61.00–68.006079
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06781.00/cwt72.00–83.5086429
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53099.21/cwt97.00–104.001,51820

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.