Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good. Demand still good for feeder type cows as this is another option to feeding a high priced feeder steer or heifer.

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	1,753	186.99	3,277	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	163.73	2,118	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	162.26	1,940	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	137.93	1,503	32
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,545	153.00	2,364	1thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,845	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,632	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,573	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$2,559	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,194	$2,135	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,268	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,931	187.88/cwt	185.00–194.00	3,628	6
Bulls	—	—	1,567	175.00/cwt	168.00–182.00	2,742	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,126	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	200.32/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	149.13/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,763	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	133.23/cwt	127.50–138.00	1,494	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,845.00/head	2,845.00–2,845.00	2,845	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	834	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,252	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	2,572.79/head	2,245.00–2,800.00	2,573	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	2,677.18/head	2,650.00–2,745.00	2,677	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,459.72/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,194	2,135.00/head	2,135.00–2,135.00	2,135	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,420	2,540.85/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,541	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	2,657.95/head	2,545.00–2,750.00	2,658	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,635.00/head	3,635.00–3,635.00	3,635	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,436	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	124.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,207	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,069	138.20/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,477	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,364	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	173.53/cwt	168.00–177.50	2,502	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	910	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	170.94/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,185	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	148.72/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,002	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	161.31/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,894	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	995	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,642	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,010	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,646	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	161.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,065	35

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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 120Year ago 329

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 81Year ago 97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,931	185.00–194.00	187.88
5	—	1,567	168.00–182.00	175.00
5	—	1,832	195.00–208.00	200.32
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,182	143.00–152.00	149.13
6	—	1,121	127.50–138.00	133.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	152.00	152.00
9	—	970	120.00–125.00	124.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	125.00–148.00	138.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,442	168.00–177.50	173.53
35	—	1,275	160.00–164.00	161.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,278	166.00–178.00	170.94
4	—	1,346	144.00–155.00	148.72
39	—	1,174	156.00–165.00	161.31
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	163.00	163.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	3,635.00	3,635.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,330	2,845.00	2,845.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,149	2,245.00–2,800.00	2,572.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,263	2,650.00–2,745.00	2,677.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,459.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,194	2,135.00	2,135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,420	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,540.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,545.00–2,750.00	2,657.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	834	270.00	270.00

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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