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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 8
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
279 head
59 vs last sale 220 192 vs year ago 471 · 40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
0 vs last sale 103 31 vs year ago 134 · 23.1%
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 lightly tested and 2.00-3.00 lower. Packer demand good with active trade. Weather remains extremely dry and no rain in the forecast. Despite this, several heavy fleshed cows coming to market.

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
BullsLow1,686145.682,45619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,423124.491,77255
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,266121.081,533111
CowsLean 85-90%High1,100112.521,23769

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,660$2,1252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)977$1,9005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,239$1,68211
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,4901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,4707
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,2355
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,7103thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,7882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,5501thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 21,1001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6602,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0451,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2355
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29981,371.02/head1,325.00–1,415.001,3712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2921,751.15/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7519
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19771,899.63/head1,800.00–1,960.001,9005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1351,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 37501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2151,470.00/head1,470.00–1,470.001,4707
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19151,490.00/head1,490.00–1,490.001,4901
BullsLight Weight1,235128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5811
BullsLight Weight1,260144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,8141
Bulls1,626133.14/cwt124.00–139.002,1657
Bulls1,917147.59/cwt146.00–151.002,8293
Bulls1,772160.17/cwt157.00–165.002,8387
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight845119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444126.36/cwt121.00–129.001,82529
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,546131.27/cwt129.00–138.002,0298
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,369118.66/cwt115.00–120.001,62417
CowsLean 85-90%1,169120.40/cwt117.00–125.001,40715
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,312125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,6406
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight880109.00/cwt109.00–109.009591
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight946120.04/cwt117.00–123.001,1365
CowsLean 85-90%1,143106.22/cwt103.00–108.001,21412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276126.96/cwt125.00–132.001,62021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,321112.74/cwt105.00–115.001,4899
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight968115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1132
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight902108.00/cwt108.00–108.009743
CowsLean 85-90%1,17590.41/cwt70.00–99.001,0624
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273120.65/cwt117.50–124.501,53671
CowsBreaker 75-80%Light Weight770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
CowsLean 85-90%1,079112.74/cwt110.00–116.001,21630

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.