Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Demand continues to be good with low slaughter receipts.

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	—	Average	1,845	154.45	2,850	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	138.72	2,005	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	135.28	1,706	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	125.10	1,347	58

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,750	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,718	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$1,658	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,538	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,481	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,937	155.55/cwt	153.00–160.00	3,013	3
Bulls	—	—	1,937	168.09/cwt	166.00–169.50	3,256	3
Bulls	—	—	1,662	139.70/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,322	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	130.10/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,456	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	131.59/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,888	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	137.79/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,494	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,226	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,503	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,803.60/head	1,650.00–1,935.00	1,804	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,823.07/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,823	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	1,717.86/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,718	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,682.30/head	1,500.00–1,835.00	1,682	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	145.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	888	99.42/cwt	95.00–105.00	883	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	127.96/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,647	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	144.88/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,710	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,385.00/head	2,385.00–2,385.00	2,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	2,324.68/head	2,175.00–2,475.00	2,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	139.61/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,006	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	129.22/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,215	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	136.92/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,747	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,237	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	120.16/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,339	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	111.98/cwt	109.00–114.00	989	4

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 May 14, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 110Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 30Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Demand continues to be good with low slaughter receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,937	153.00–160.00	155.55
3	—	1,937	166.00–169.50	168.09
3	—	1,662	139.00–140.00	139.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,119	126.00–134.00	130.10
6	—	1,084	136.00–139.00	137.79
20	—	1,114	110.00–126.00	120.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	123.00–136.00	131.59
18	—	1,437	137.00–143.00	139.61
2	—	1,543	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	95.00–105.00	99.42
4	—	940	125.00–133.00	129.22
4	—	883	109.00–114.00	111.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,287	119.00–130.00	127.96
6	—	1,180	144.00–147.00	144.88
14	—	1,276	134.00–141.00	136.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,385.00	2,385.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	2,175.00–2,475.00	2,324.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,775.00	2,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,064	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,650.00–1,935.00	1,803.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,230	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,823.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,717.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,500.00–1,835.00	1,682.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	129.00	129.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	140.00–151.00	145.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,112	130.00–140.00	135.19
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	190.00	190.00

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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