Name: Oklahoma National Stockyards Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Packer demand moderate to good. Demand moderate to good for replacement cows with heavier weight bred cows selling to limited demand as drought concerns continue.

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	1,678	179.59	3,014	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	141.90	2,079	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	133.12	1,629	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	114.33	1,199	40
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,560	130.00	2,028	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	126.00	1,405	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)	1,260	$3,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,689	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,361	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,478	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$1,942	5

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,470	180.69/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	195.44/cwt	191.00–203.00	3,631	7
Bulls	—	—	1,478	155.75/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,302	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,230	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,189	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,907	1
Bulls	—	—	2,540	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	4,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,097	1,890.17/head	1,885.00–1,900.00	1,890	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,478	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	965	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	2,688.62/head	2,635.00–2,735.00	2,689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,154	2,165.76/head	1,890.00–2,400.00	2,166	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	2,019.88/head	2,000.00–2,040.00	2,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	3,044.85/head	2,675.00–3,375.00	3,045	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	140.89/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,115	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	84.46/cwt	77.50–90.00	798	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	135.88/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,723	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,072	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	95.12/cwt	90.00–100.00	997	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,603	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	823	117.39/cwt	105.00–130.00	966	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	932	112.24/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,046	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	146.67/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,913	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,198	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,028	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,405	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	155.74/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,400	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	127.50/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,501	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	115.22/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,249	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,951	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	130.62/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,533	6

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 22, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 221Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 192Last week 148Year ago 102

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	180.00–181.00	180.69
7	—	1,858	191.00–203.00	195.44
3	—	1,478	150.00–164.00	155.75
1	—	2,540	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,230	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	142.00	142.00
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,501	138.00–145.00	140.89
6	—	1,541	150.00–167.00	155.74
1	—	1,445	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	77.50–90.00	84.46
8	—	932	110.00–114.00	112.24
2	—	943	127.00	127.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,268	132.00–143.00	135.88
5	—	1,304	144.00–152.00	146.67
21	—	1,177	110.00–130.00	127.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	90.00–100.00	95.12
1	—	1,145	140.00	140.00
17	—	1,084	106.00–124.00	115.22
6	—	1,174	126.00–138.00	130.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	105.00–130.00	117.39
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	130.00	130.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,885.00–1,900.00	1,890.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,478	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,635.00–2,735.00	2,688.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,420	2,675.00–3,375.00	3,044.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,175.00	3,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,154	1,890.00–2,400.00	2,165.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,000.00–2,040.00	2,019.88

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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