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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 15
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
87 vs last sale 40 146 vs year ago 273 · 53.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
0 vs last sale 32 117 vs year ago 149 · 78.5%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-6.00 higher. Packer 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
BullsAverage1,716179.223,07621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,439149.422,15023
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,305143.701,87538
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,122139.941,57011

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)1,387$2,53815
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,5851thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)925$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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%Light Weight960146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4021
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight960114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504146.27/cwt142.00–151.002,2006
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,325153.92/cwt153.00–154.002,03913
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight975140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3651
CowsBoner 80-85%1,368150.47/cwt150.00–151.002,0582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,125137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,331143.48/cwt140.00–147.001,91033
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,711139.51/cwt138.00–141.002,3874
CowsLean 85-90%1,156142.82/cwt140.00–144.001,6519
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight840142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1931
BullsLight Weight1,355170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3041
Bulls2,300202.50/cwt202.50–202.504,6581
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 29601,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3872,538.19/head2,225.00–2,700.002,53815
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,087207.90/cwt200.00–212.002,2603
Bulls1,719178.73/cwt175.00–183.003,0728
Bulls1,875192.39/cwt188.00–195.003,6076
Bulls1,476161.39/cwt148.00–169.002,3825

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.