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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 12
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
18 vs last sale 263 8 vs year ago 289 · 2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
18 vs last sale 16 14 vs year ago 20 · +70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher most advances were on thinner fleshed cows. Slaughter bills were lightly tested but a higher undertone was noted. Demand good. Quality plain to average.

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
BullsAverage1,673112.341,88013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,562102.071,59513
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23997.291,20554
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11679.4388796

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$1,50816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,106$1,1774thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,114$1,0857
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$1,6716
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)900$1,2251thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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 1-21,2001,568.75/head1,550.00–1,575.001,5694
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0511,500.38/head1,485.00–1,600.001,50015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1061,176.65/head1,150.00–1,185.001,1774
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1141,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0857
Bulls1,786116.70/cwt114.00–119.002,0846
Bulls1,577108.60/cwt107.00–113.001,7137
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight97576.55/cwt76.00–78.0074616
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight99587.00/cwt87.00–87.008661
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87757.04/cwt56.00–58.005006
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23997.29/cwt92.00–101.001,20554
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59099.98/cwt97.00–105.001,59010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470109.02/cwt107.50–110.001,6033
CowsLean 85-90%1,18685.75/cwt82.00–90.001,01752
CowsLean 85-90%1,18074.00/cwt74.00–74.0087314
CowsLean 85-90%1,01568.00/cwt68.00–68.006907

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.