Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Lean cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Demand moderate for all slaughter classes. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,804	156.88	2,830	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	135.84	2,013	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	132.09	1,643	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	117.47	1,259	116

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,727	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$1,684	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$1,673	32
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,612	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,204	$1,475	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,975	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,848	167.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	3,096	10
Bulls	—	—	1,656	147.26/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,439	16
Bulls	—	—	1,901	159.25/cwt	154.00–166.00	3,027	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	131.38/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,634	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	144.34/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,865	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,509	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,493.91/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,494	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,471.57/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,472	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	1,970.35/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,970	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,612.26/head	1,610.00–1,625.00	1,612	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,209	1,866.03/head	1,435.00–2,050.00	1,866	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,727.39/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,727	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,154	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	963	81.03/cwt	76.00–86.00	780	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	122.26/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,347	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	973	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,036	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	130.55/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,414	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,919	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	115.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,246	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	99.36/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,026	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	136.05/cwt	133.50–140.00	2,018	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	112.75/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,052	9

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 16, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 252Year ago 229

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 35Year ago 86

Compare to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Lean cows steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Demand moderate for all slaughter classes. Demand very good for replacement cows.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,848	167.00–170.00	167.52
16	—	1,656	139.00–152.00	147.26
20	—	1,901	154.00–166.00	159.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,244	128.00–137.00	131.38
3	—	1,292	143.00–145.00	144.34
3	—	1,198	125.00–127.00	125.98
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	123.00	123.00
3	—	963	76.00–86.00	81.03
2	—	973	106.00–107.00	106.51
9	—	933	108.00–117.00	112.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,102	117.00–128.00	122.26
2	—	1,083	129.00–132.00	130.55
24	—	1,083	110.00–116.00	115.05
7	—	1,033	97.00–107.00	99.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	131.00	131.00
23	—	1,483	133.50–140.00	136.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,210	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,493.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,208	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,471.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,120	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,288	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,433	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,970.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,200	1,610.00–1,625.00	1,612.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,209	1,435.00–2,050.00	1,866.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,045	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,727.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,250.00	2,250.00

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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