Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher on limited receipts. Slaughter bulls steady. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,857	171.22	3,180	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	142.91	1,794	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,602	137.67	2,206	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	131.42	1,400	27

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$2,253	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,236	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,066	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,405	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,963	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,580	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,245	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,956.31/head	1,945.00–1,975.00	1,956	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	2,307.37/head	2,220.00–2,400.00	2,307	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,145.00/head	2,145.00–2,145.00	2,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,920.00/head	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,245.00/head	1,245.00–1,245.00	1,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,397	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	898	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,194	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,394	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	133.76/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,517	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,910	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,678	131.15/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,201	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	106.63/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,013	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,988	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,260	144.66/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,823	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	146.85/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,560	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,849	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,844	170.24/cwt	165.00–180.00	3,139	6
Bulls	—	—	2,020	185.78/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,383	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	145.59/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,830	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,621	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	148.56/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,341	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	2,154.04/head	2,000.00–2,245.00	2,154	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	2,236.39/head	1,900.00–2,625.00	2,236	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,654	1

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 123Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 31Year ago 74

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher on limited receipts. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand good.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	200.00	200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	163.00	163.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,945.00–1,975.00	1,956.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,145.00	2,145.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,920.00	1,920.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,240.00	1,240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,245.00	1,245.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,580.00	1,580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,220.00–2,400.00	2,307.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,241	2,000.00–2,245.00	2,154.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,139	1,900.00–2,625.00	2,236.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	116.00	116.00
7	—	1,089	125.00–131.00	127.97
6	—	1,134	132.00–139.00	133.76
6	—	1,062	143.00–152.00	146.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	151.00	151.00
2	—	898	132.00–134.00	133.01
3	—	950	101.00–111.00	106.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,260	142.00–147.50	144.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	126.00–138.00	131.15
1	—	1,600	149.00	149.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,597	122.00–127.00	124.50
5	—	1,576	144.00–152.00	148.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	158.00	158.00
22	—	1,257	136.00–151.00	145.59
6	—	1,233	130.00–133.00	131.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,844	165.00–180.00	170.24
2	—	2,020	183.00–189.00	185.78
1	—	1,610	148.00	148.00

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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