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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 8
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
55 vs last sale 95 212 vs year ago 252 · 84.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
3 vs last sale 35 3 vs year ago 35 · 8.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very light test of cows and bulls. Few slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Limited numbers of slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Packer demand moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,699176.653,00111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,579146.312,31010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162143.511,66713
CowsLean 85-90%Average925121.001,1193thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,2701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,7002thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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 21,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1952,270.00/head2,270.00–2,270.002,2701
Bulls1,582173.08/cwt170.00–175.002,7385
Bulls1,825181.76/cwt176.00–193.003,3175
Bulls1,650169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,7891
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213142.07/cwt138.00–144.001,7233
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight825133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0971
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight845124.57/cwt110.00–135.001,0532
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight975134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3071
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight725107.00/cwt107.00–107.007761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,309153.72/cwt151.00–157.002,0126
CowsBoner 80-85%1,095135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,2221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,578145.76/cwt144.50–149.002,3008
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,600155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,4801
CowsLean 85-90%1,075122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3121

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.