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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 3
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
412 head
35 vs last sale 447 149 vs year ago 263 · +56.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
5 vs last sale 15 4 vs year ago 16 · +25.0%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady to firm on a light test. 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
BullsAverage1,897150.872,86110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,400124.351,74023
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,310114.051,49560
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,137106.841,215102

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)1,352$1,8444thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,3754thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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 11,2752,375.00/head2,275.00–2,675.002,3754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3521,843.84/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8444
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bulls1,855160.17/cwt156.00–166.502,9714
Bulls1,848146.81/cwt143.00–154.002,7135
Bulls2,305134.00/cwt134.00–134.003,0891
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight97397.50/cwt97.50–97.509498
CowsBoner 80-85%1,315112.65/cwt110.00–118.001,48152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281123.17/cwt120.00–125.001,5788
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452121.16/cwt117.00–123.001,75914
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,318129.30/cwt125.00–131.001,7049
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,060127.97/cwt124.00–129.001,3565
CowsLean 85-90%1,11792.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0287
CowsLean 85-90%1,160107.73/cwt102.00–113.501,25082

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.