Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Packer demand remains very good. Supply included several nice bred cows and pairs and these sold to very good demand.

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	—	Average	1,630	138.20	2,253	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	127.42	1,760	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	123.06	1,443	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	108.57	1,096	83

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)	1,295	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,249	$1,795	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,700	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,700	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,685	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,508	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,455	15
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,013	$1,791	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$2,947	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$2,819	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,134	$2,169	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	—	—	1,770	138.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,452	9
Bulls	—	—	1,813	154.52/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	128.86/cwt	122.00–133.00	2,117	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,210	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,609	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,323	144.80/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,916	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,305	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,514	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,377	2,960.65/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,961	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	2,831.09/head	2,635.00–2,885.00	2,831	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	845	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,066	1,760.65/head	1,435.00–2,075.00	1,761	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	1,790.62/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,791	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,336	1,811.93/head	1,535.00–2,100.00	1,812	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	111.58/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,197	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	2,734.58/head	2,225.00–2,910.00	2,735	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,917.65/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,918	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	985	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,221	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	132.90/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,605	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	124.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,675	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	130.80/cwt	129.50–140.50	1,814	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	110.41/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,052	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	114.84/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,476	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,396	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	114.90/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,718	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	934	100.08/cwt	85.00–103.00	935	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	120.17/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,311	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	99.31/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,018	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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 121Year ago 302

Replacement CattleReceipts 192Last week 57Year ago 87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,770	137.00–142.00	138.54
2	—	1,813	154.00–155.00	154.52
3	—	1,643	122.00–133.00	128.86
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,323	135.00–158.00	144.80
1	—	1,305	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	120.00	120.00
1	—	880	74.00	74.00
20	—	953	104.00–112.00	110.41
16	—	934	85.00–103.00	100.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,073	107.00–114.00	111.58
6	—	1,091	117.00–127.00	120.17
6	—	1,025	94.00–102.00	99.31
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,208	126.00–137.00	132.90
7	—	1,285	111.00–117.00	114.84
39	—	1,147	120.00–125.00	121.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,350	120.00–127.00	124.05
27	—	1,387	129.50–140.50	130.80
3	—	1,495	113.00–118.00	114.90

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	12	—	1,377	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,960.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,264	2,225.00–2,910.00	2,734.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,100	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,917.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	928	2,635.00–2,885.00	2,831.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,185	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	933	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,066	1,435.00–2,075.00	1,760.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,235	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,685.00	1,685.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,282	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,336	1,535.00–2,100.00	1,811.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,335	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,207	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,013	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,790.62

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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