Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher but many cows retuned to feed. Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand continues 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,700	214.53	3,646	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	174.00	2,282	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	172.55	2,064	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	150.61	1,595	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	146.92	1,716	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,058	146.00	1,545	3thin

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)	1,405	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,527	$3,009	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,334	$2,800	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,460	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$2,436	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$2,275	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	938	$2,699	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,312	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	1,305	3,312.26/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,312	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,460.00/head	2,460.00–2,460.00	2,460	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	2,435.97/head	2,300.00–2,545.00	2,436	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,527	3,009.48/head	3,000.00–3,025.00	3,009	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,976	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	219.39/cwt	217.00–224.00	3,905	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,367	177.84/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,431	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,129	166.28/cwt	162.00–183.00	1,877	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	177.25/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,462	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,189	165.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,962	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,130	167.34/cwt	150.00–174.00	1,891	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,318	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,293	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,058	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,545	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	146.92/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,716	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,257	178.33/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,242	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,054	145.88/cwt	136.00–156.00	1,538	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,053	151.24/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,593	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	865	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,410	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	176.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,208	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	775	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,217	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	948	147.80/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,401	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	162.62/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,865	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	183.34/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,356	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	135.10/cwt	120.00–151.00	1,423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,037	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	887	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	2,699.47/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,699	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	316.54/cwt	277.50–327.50	2,643	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	237.19/cwt	234.00–252.50	2,434	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	215.03/cwt	201.00–259.00	2,187	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,530	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,333	216.04/cwt	214.00–218.00	2,880	2
Bulls	—	—	1,809	211.19/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,820	5
Bulls	—	—	1,405	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,796	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 May 5, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 116Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 29Year ago 114

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher but many cows retuned to feed. Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand continues good.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,312.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,390	2,460.00	2,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,300.00–2,545.00	2,435.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,527	3,000.00–3,025.00	3,009.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,334	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,530	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	887	2,175.00	2,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	200.00	200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	835	277.50–327.50	316.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,026	234.00–252.50	237.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	240.00	240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,017	201.00–259.00	215.03
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,699.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,780	217.00–224.00	219.39
5	—	1,809	206.00–214.00	211.19
1	—	1,405	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	214.00–218.00	216.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	176.00–181.00	177.84
2	—	1,318	174.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	162.00–183.00	166.28
10	—	1,054	136.00–156.00	145.88
9	—	1,053	145.00–167.00	151.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,389	175.00–183.00	177.25
4	—	1,189	160.00–170.00	165.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,130	150.00–174.00	167.34
16	—	1,257	174.00–186.00	178.33
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
2	—	948	144.00–152.00	147.80
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	163.00	163.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,254	170.00–180.00	176.10
9	—	1,147	153.00–168.00	162.62
4	—	1,285	181.00–187.00	183.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	157.00	157.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	120.00–151.00	135.10
1	—	1,265	161.00	161.00
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	146.00	146.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	145.00–148.00	146.92

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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