Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady but several high dressing type bulls available. Demand very good for all classes.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,821	131.92	2,402	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	116.17	1,595	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	114.63	1,428	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	88.17	936	43

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,407	$2,152	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,485	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,960	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,503	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	1,657.10/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,657	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,887	138.62/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,616	7
Bulls	—	—	1,728	120.62/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,084	4
Bulls	—	—	2,083	146.60/cwt	143.00–150.00	3,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	127.48/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,208	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,825	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	103.88/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,342	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	104.72/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,173	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	112.15/cwt	109.50–118.00	1,383	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	106.55/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,287	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	116.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,554	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	93.06/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,039	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,042	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,049	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	79.12/cwt	76.00–82.00	738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	974	73.19/cwt	64.00–79.00	713	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	112.86/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,406	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	120.58/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,517	6

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.

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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Oklahoma City, OK

Tue Feb 27, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 153Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 39Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady but several high dressing type bulls available. Demand very good for all classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,960.00	1,960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,657.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,503	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,887	134.00–143.00	138.62
4	—	1,728	115.00–124.00	120.62
2	—	2,083	143.00–150.00	146.60
7	—	1,732	125.00–133.00	127.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	123.50	123.50
4	—	1,292	101.00–108.00	103.88
7	—	1,329	114.00–120.00	116.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	103.00–106.00	104.72
6	—	1,233	109.50–118.00	112.15
12	—	1,117	82.00–96.00	93.06
1	—	1,115	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	106.00–107.00	106.55
11	—	1,246	109.00–115.00	112.86
6	—	1,258	117.00–126.00	120.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	108.00	108.00
1	—	980	107.00	107.00
2	—	933	76.00–82.00	79.12
17	—	974	64.00–79.00	73.19

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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