Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower in a light test. Lean cows steady. Most slaughter cows offered were low dressing. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,670	165.05	2,756	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	136.28	2,014	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	135.22	1,728	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	128.46	1,406	109

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$1,965	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,931	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,678	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,646	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,471	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,000	2thin

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	—	—	1,730	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,079	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	148.95/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,428	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,240	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,182	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,108	177.98/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,972	3
Bulls	—	—	1,864	162.27/cwt	158.00–169.00	3,025	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	877	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,105	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	141.63/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,321	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	1,930.58/head	1,865.00–2,000.00	1,931	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,089	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	1,965.00/head	1,965.00–1,965.00	1,965	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,319	1,911.07/head	1,885.00–1,975.00	1,911	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	1,720.76/head	1,500.00–2,110.00	1,721	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,106	121.11/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,339	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,244	138.38/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,721	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,235	133.13/cwt	123.50–134.50	1,644	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,565.00/head	1,565.00–1,565.00	1,565	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,305.92/head	1,285.00–1,325.00	1,306	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,098	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,003	130.93/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,313	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	130.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,518	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	133.49/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,034	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,391	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,449	136.63/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,980	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,127	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,180	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,640	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	133.46/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,727	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	139.50/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,823	13

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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 346Last week 121Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 31Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower in a light test. Lean cows steady. Most slaughter cows offered were low dressing. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,630	145.00–153.00	148.95
11	—	1,864	158.00–169.00	162.27
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	174.00–183.00	177.98
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	877	126.00	126.00
1	—	955	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	116.00–126.00	121.11
3	—	1,003	124.00–135.00	130.93
14	—	1,180	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,244	134.00–144.00	138.38
11	—	1,235	123.50–134.50	133.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,162	127.00–135.00	130.60
2	—	1,050	135.00–136.00	135.50
29	—	1,128	120.00–125.00	123.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,524	128.00–140.00	133.49
5	—	1,473	142.00–147.00	144.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,449	133.00–139.00	136.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	147.00	147.00
83	—	1,294	127.00–137.00	133.46
13	—	1,307	137.00–146.00	139.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,333	1,865.00–2,000.00	1,930.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,348	1,965.00	1,965.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,319	1,885.00–1,975.00	1,911.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,229	1,500.00–2,110.00	1,720.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,089	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,171	1,565.00	1,565.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,285.00–1,325.00	1,305.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	136.00–145.00	141.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	150.00	150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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