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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 30
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
11 vs last sale 155 203 vs year ago 347 · 58.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
56 vs last sale 68 53 vs year ago 65 · 81.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Lean cows 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,745155.802,71826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,422133.231,89427
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,240131.701,63338
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,026111.761,14741

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,398$2,0003thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242131.69/cwt127.00–137.001,63634
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95074.65/cwt74.00–75.007099
Bulls1,818142.23/cwt133.00–149.002,58611
Bulls1,579171.99/cwt168.00–174.002,7169
Bulls1,859156.41/cwt150.00–162.002,9086
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3982,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2927131.69/cwt131.00–134.001,2216
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,078161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7362
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5903
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92499.47/cwt97.00–102.009194
CowsLean 85-90%1,102116.25/cwt113.00–121.001,2813
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight930115.49/cwt112.00–118.001,0744
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight927129.03/cwt125.00–131.001,1963
CowsBoner 80-85%1,105149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428133.55/cwt130.00–140.001,90724
CowsLean 85-90%1,148133.68/cwt132.00–136.001,5353
CowsLean 85-90%1,105127.56/cwt123.00–130.001,41015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,335124.94/cwt124.00–126.001,6682
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,0521

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.