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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 26
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
50 vs last sale 221 7 vs year ago 164 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
2 vs last sale 40 12 vs year ago 50 · 24.0%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand very good as packers compete for lighter numbers. Demand very good for replacement cows.

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
BullsHigh1,796158.942,85422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,276137.981,76160
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,517136.682,07413
CowsLean 85-90%High936118.001,10430

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)1,383$2,1098
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$1,9153thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$1,71012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$2,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls1,822174.17/cwt172.00–177.003,1733
Bulls1,743164.72/cwt162.00–168.002,8715
Bulls1,723156.27/cwt153.00–159.002,69310
Bulls1,882146.62/cwt145.00–150.002,7593
Bulls2,450148.00/cwt148.00–148.003,6261
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight955126.48/cwt122.00–131.001,2082
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3832,108.79/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1098
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28481,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19481,915.47/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9153
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,095140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5335
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4862,020.00/head2,020.00–2,020.002,0206
CowsLean 85-90%1,360131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,7821
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight787114.00/cwt114.00–114.008976
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008851
CowsLean 85-90%1,085111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2041
CowsLean 85-90%1,085100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,357141.11/cwt140.00–147.001,91526
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,497137.15/cwt136.00–138.002,05312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,760131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,3061
CowsLean 85-90%1,059119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2606
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight890120.58/cwt115.00–126.001,07312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,100126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3861
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218135.87/cwt134.00–137.001,65533

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.