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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 17
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
189 vs last sale 16 52 vs year ago 257 · 20.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
347 vs last sale 444 25 vs year ago 72 · +34.7%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate to 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
BullsHigh1,661149.632,48524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,539122.221,88117
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,249114.751,43461
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07895.351,02888

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,148$2,0652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,116$1,43012
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,093$2,3003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,7501thin

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195104.91/cwt96.00–112.001,2548
CowsBoner 80-85%1,187124.45/cwt120.00–130.001,4776
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22575.00/cwt75.00–75.009191
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96989.40/cwt74.00–96.008667
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight88963.81/cwt50.00–77.005677
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight935120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1221
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,116109.03/cwt104.00–114.001,21735
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,597122.15/cwt118.00–126.001,9519
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438129.25/cwt128.00–132.001,8594
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510115.36/cwt114.00–117.001,7424
CowsLean 85-90%1,05689.99/cwt85.00–100.0095018
CowsLean 85-90%1,14778.83/cwt76.00–82.0090413
CowsLean 85-90%1,094108.65/cwt108.00–110.001,1893
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275115.97/cwt114.00–119.001,47945
CowsLean 85-90%1,320113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4922
Bulls1,840168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,0911
Bulls1,712156.05/cwt151.00–158.002,67211
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1482,065.13/head1,895.00–2,180.002,0652
Bulls1,693131.43/cwt126.00–136.002,2253
Bulls1,604146.66/cwt143.00–150.002,3528
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight988102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1161,430.00/head1,430.00–1,430.001,43012
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0932,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2733181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3273
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,045157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6416
BullsLight Weight1,280139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7791

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.