Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 13.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter bull prices continue to make record highs with a bull weighing 2030 lbs and selling for 197.50. Demand very good for all slaughter classes. Demand for replacement cows very good.

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	1,785	164.79	2,942	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	141.05	2,096	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	139.61	1,752	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	115.56	1,205	41

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,231	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,060	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,915	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$1,899	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,054	$1,868	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$1,696	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,662	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,557	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,086	$2,330	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	2,030	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	4,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	151.49/cwt	139.00–162.00	2,665	7
Bulls	—	—	1,687	170.29/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,873	6
Bulls	—	—	2,050	178.51/cwt	178.00–179.00	3,659	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	145.92/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,909	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	132.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,612	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	750	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	2,060.36/head	1,825.00–2,285.00	2,060	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	1,794.69/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,795	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,899.61/head	1,675.00–1,985.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,661.90/head	1,200.00–2,225.00	1,662	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	1,899.04/head	1,885.00–1,925.00	1,899	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,231.36/head	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,231	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	2,557.49/head	2,360.00–2,675.00	2,557	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,881.13/head	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,881	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	140.97/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,091	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	124.67/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,341	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	113.83/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,209	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	713	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	2,329.67/head	1,900.00–2,410.00	2,330	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	131.32/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,438	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	149.03/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,225	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	133.53/cwt	133.00–134.00	2,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	98.44/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,017	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	128.99/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,216	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	139.84/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,749	17

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 171Year ago 303

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 38Year ago 31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	197.50	197.50
7	—	1,759	139.00–162.00	151.49
6	—	1,687	166.00–174.00	170.29
2	—	2,050	178.00–179.00	178.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	143.00–148.00	145.92
4	—	1,218	130.00–134.00	132.32
17	—	1,251	136.00–142.50	139.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,483	138.00–145.00	140.97
2	—	1,493	148.00–150.00	149.03
2	—	1,498	133.00–134.00	133.53
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	118.00	118.00
3	—	870	82.00	82.00
2	—	943	124.00–134.00	128.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,076	123.00–126.00	124.67
9	—	1,062	108.00–119.00	113.83
9	—	1,095	129.00–134.00	131.32
8	—	1,033	95.00–99.00	98.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,125.00	2,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,063	2,360.00–2,675.00	2,557.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,086	1,900.00–2,410.00	2,329.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,178	1,825.00–2,285.00	2,060.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,028	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,794.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,230	1,675.00–1,985.00	1,899.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,200.00–2,225.00	1,661.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,277	1,885.00–1,925.00	1,899.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,435	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,231.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,078	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,881.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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