Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Packer demand moderate. One record breaking bull weighing 1725 sold but an extremely high dresser as well. He brought 2.58.

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	—	High	1,726	200.95	3,468	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	172.91	2,489	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	172.61	2,154	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	154.25	1,573	39
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	155.36	2,156	5thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,426	$2,825	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,555	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,496	$2,550	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,229	$2,530	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$2,500	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,195	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,170	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$2,160	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,059	$1,780	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$3,009	5

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls	—	—	1,725	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	4,451	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	186.91/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,043	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,313	1
Bulls	—	—	1,831	194.18/cwt	188.00–201.00	3,555	6
Bulls	—	—	1,728	209.11/cwt	202.00–221.00	3,613	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	2,530.00/head	2,530.00–2,530.00	2,530	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	2,160.00/head	2,160.00–2,160.00	2,160	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,496	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,360.00/head	3,360.00–3,360.00	3,360	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,426	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,195.00/head	2,195.00–2,195.00	2,195	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,059	1,780.00/head	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,780	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,555.00/head	2,555.00–2,555.00	2,555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	2,170.00/head	2,170.00–2,170.00	2,170	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	178.16/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,551	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	164.59/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,741	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	140.18/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,487	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	167.12/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,104	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	175.05/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,323	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	156.04/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,244	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	983	160.20/cwt	157.00–162.50	1,575	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	855	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,175	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,974	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,167	171.16/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,997	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	166.97/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,408	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,149	182.51/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,097	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	153.33/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,726	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	142.77/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,303	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	155.36/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,156	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	137.51/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,210	3

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 Aug 26, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 129Year ago 346

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 83Year ago 74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	258.00	258.00
2	—	1,628	186.00–188.00	186.91
6	—	1,831	188.00–201.00	194.18
4	—	1,728	202.00–221.00	209.11
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	167.00	167.00
4	—	913	142.00–143.00	142.77
3	—	880	133.00–140.00	137.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,432	174.00–182.00	178.16
7	—	1,442	163.00–173.00	166.97
1	—	1,500	162.00	162.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	162.00–170.00	164.59
4	—	1,061	129.00–145.00	140.18
8	—	1,126	149.00–159.00	153.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,259	164.00–171.00	167.12
14	—	1,327	173.00–181.00	175.05
3	—	1,438	150.00–163.00	156.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	983	157.00–162.50	160.20
1	—	1,175	168.00	168.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,167	170.00–173.00	171.16
7	—	1,149	177.00–184.00	182.51
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,388	155.00–157.00	155.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,229	2,530.00	2,530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	995	2,160.00	2,160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,496	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,426	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,255	2,195.00	2,195.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,555.00	2,555.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,106	2,170.00	2,170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,274	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,059	1,780.00	1,780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	3,360.00	3,360.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	2,775.00	2,775.00

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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