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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 23
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
118 vs last sale 273 145 vs year ago 300 · 48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
81 vs last sale 149 38 vs year ago 30 · +126.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 lower. Packer demand moderate.

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
BullsAverage1,788147.132,63130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,390127.661,77522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,254126.411,58543
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,076111.701,20247

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)1,320$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$2,1853thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3002,485.00/head2,485.00–2,485.002,4851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29152,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 29301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bulls1,869148.56/cwt145.00–151.002,77710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289129.07/cwt126.00–132.001,66423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,376124.81/cwt122.00–127.001,71712
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed961103.00/cwt103.00–103.009906
CowsLean 85-90%1,114101.89/cwt98.00–110.001,1354
CowsLean 85-90%1,08786.26/cwt80.00–89.009386
CowsLean 85-90%1,145124.95/cwt124.00–128.001,43111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,391140.49/cwt138.00–147.001,9544
Bulls1,621138.69/cwt135.00–144.002,2487
BullsLight Weight1,205126.10/cwt124.00–128.001,5203
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight950100.00/cwt100.00–100.009501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180119.06/cwt115.00–125.001,40515
CowsLean 85-90%1,134120.71/cwt117.00–122.001,36912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407131.08/cwt129.00–134.001,84410
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight956112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0717
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight995119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1841
Bulls2,365169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,9971
Bulls1,958156.68/cwt153.00–162.003,0689

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.