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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, May 19
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
26 vs last sale 121 32 vs year ago 115 · +27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
54 vs last sale 117 49 vs year ago 112 · 43.8%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Packer demand good. True feeder buyers out of the market today as most feeder type cows were being bought by the packer.

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
BullsLow1,769215.603,81421
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,474177.572,61723
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210176.612,13744
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,085152.111,65124

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$2,8701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,4701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$2,4665
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$2,8503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$4,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,060$2,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1752,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0272,465.67/head2,435.00–2,485.002,4665
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,4352,870.00/head2,870.00–2,870.002,8701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18854,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1922276.46/cwt256.50–295.002,5496
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight976137.85/cwt136.00–146.001,3455
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,030168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7301
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight840138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1591
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight953185.04/cwt184.00–186.001,7632
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455185.45/cwt182.00–188.002,6983
Bulls1,671199.85/cwt190.00–204.003,3395
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,063153.02/cwt146.00–161.001,6272
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,620165.11/cwt160.00–172.002,6752
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219167.99/cwt158.00–172.002,04810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,224178.21/cwt173.00–182.002,18122
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight970177.47/cwt176.00–179.001,7212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,461177.64/cwt173.50–182.002,59518
CowsLean 85-90%1,206157.84/cwt153.00–165.001,9044
Bulls1,791224.48/cwt220.00–232.004,0208
CowsBoner 80-85%1,347187.85/cwt185.00–193.002,5305
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3002,470.00/head2,470.00–2,470.002,4701
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0302,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8503
Bulls1,808216.56/cwt212.00–220.003,9158
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,115157.16/cwt154.00–159.001,75212
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,253169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,1182

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.