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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, May 21
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
59 vs last sale 170 191 vs year ago 420 · 45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
31 vs last sale 63 18 vs year ago 50 · 36.0%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 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
BullsAverage1,799156.902,82321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535137.952,11838
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,282132.321,69652
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,098129.701,42481

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)1,270$1,8052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,8001thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,806158.48/cwt153.00–165.002,86212
Bulls1,813175.57/cwt173.00–180.003,1833
Bulls1,778144.39/cwt135.00–151.002,5676
CowsLean 85-90%1,095108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1831
CowsLean 85-90%1,119133.08/cwt128.00–134.501,48957
CowsLean 85-90%1,152139.32/cwt139.00–140.001,6053
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020142.63/cwt142.00–143.001,4553
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2950128.47/cwt123.00–133.001,2204
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,008138.22/cwt137.00–143.001,3936
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29851,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5552,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1930169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5721
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,091116.32/cwt111.00–120.001,2694
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282136.84/cwt131.00–139.001,75430
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282125.27/cwt117.00–130.001,60621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,547141.02/cwt138.00–144.002,18219
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight965115.65/cwt113.00–119.001,1163
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight878122.08/cwt121.00–123.001,0722
CowsLean 85-90%1,012115.42/cwt114.00–121.001,1685
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0591
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,529134.31/cwt129.00–137.002,05418
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,091126.73/cwt121.00–129.501,3836

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.