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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 28
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
38 vs last sale 78 11 vs year ago 105 · +10.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
70 vs last sale 99 77 vs year ago 106 · 72.6%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady in a light test. Again, many open cows are returning to the country. Packer demand is higher this week.

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
BullsAverage1,581204.063,2279thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210181.632,19738
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,367172.692,36118
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,032148.901,53623

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)1,115$3,4753thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$3,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$3,0683thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$3,7252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,321$3,2254thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 11,4703,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1533,067.56/head2,550.00–3,275.003,0683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1153,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4753
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1977247.49/cwt225.00–312.502,4189
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2853190.82/cwt175.00–206.001,6282
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2713,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5653,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Bulls1,583204.07/cwt200.00–211.003,2305
Bulls1,793225.64/cwt224.00–227.004,0462
Bulls1,365182.45/cwt178.00–187.002,4902
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight984162.68/cwt160.00–164.501,6015
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight938145.75/cwt142.00–149.001,3674
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,070210.33/cwt200.00–217.502,2513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,354164.16/cwt150.00–169.002,2238
CowsLean 85-90%1,215174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1141
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,210207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,5111
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight958171.50/cwt171.00–172.001,6432
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181195.41/cwt179.00–225.002,30811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175155.81/cwt150.00–159.001,8313
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6381
CowsLean 85-90%1,046128.19/cwt100.00–140.001,3417
CowsLean 85-90%1,086159.50/cwt155.00–167.001,7326
CowsBoner 80-85%1,301173.95/cwt168.00–177.002,26318
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,406174.74/cwt170.00–176.002,4577
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,365182.24/cwt180.00–184.002,4882

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.