Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady in a very light test. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Several nice bred cows and pairs on offer and again many open cows returning to the country. Not that many to choose from for the packer today.

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	1,656	209.30	3,466	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	172.16	2,588	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	169.07	2,019	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	135.38	1,367	12

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)	1,099	$3,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,092	$3,385	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,167	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,065	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,082	$4,000	11
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$4,148	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$3,752	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,119	$3,650	5

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	3,812.03/head	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,812	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	4,148.13/head	4,000.00–4,325.00	4,148	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,065.00/head	2,825.00–3,375.00	3,065	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	873	247.50/cwt	220.00–255.00	2,161	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	3,555.03/head	3,450.00–3,650.00	3,555	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,099	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,023	174.51/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,785	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	3,953.38/head	3,875.00–4,150.00	3,953	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,300	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,662	205.75/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,420	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	219.41/cwt	213.00–228.00	3,824	8
Bulls	—	—	1,566	192.07/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,008	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,122	172.06/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,931	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,305	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,140	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	173.74/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,695	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,885	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	163.43/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,043	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	172.11/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,182	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,150	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	851	128.39/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,093	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,204	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,329	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 21, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 205Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 138Year ago 40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,174	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,812.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	4,000.00–4,325.00	4,148.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,195	3,875.00–4,150.00	3,953.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,250	2,825.00–3,375.00	3,065.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	3,575.00	3,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,143	3,450.00–3,650.00	3,555.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,099	3,450.00	3,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	2,875.00	2,875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,103	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	873	220.00–255.00	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	171.00–178.00	174.51
1	—	1,305	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,150	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,122	171.00–175.00	172.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,551	172.00–175.00	173.74
1	—	1,630	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,250	157.00–169.00	163.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	167.00–178.00	172.11
1	—	1,420	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	851	124.00–134.00	128.39
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	208.00	208.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,662	200.00–211.00	205.75
8	—	1,743	213.00–228.00	219.41
4	—	1,566	189.00–194.00	192.07

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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