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Oklahoma National Stockyards Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 18
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1823
Aug 11Aug 18latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
30 vs last sale 102 57 vs year ago 129 · 44.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
79 vs last sale 127 35 vs year ago 83 · 42.2%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested and 15.00 lower. Packer demand light to moderate. High heat worsening drought conditions across the state and this has limited demand for heavy weight fall calving cows.

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
BullsAverage1,625198.233,2216thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,396164.202,29311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222151.361,84931
CowsLean 85-90%Low931132.251,23222

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,572$2,6507
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,605$2,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,398$2,5782thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,397$2,4719
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,2503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$2,0501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$2,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bulls1,600197.59/cwt194.00–201.003,1614
Bulls1,715214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,6701
Bulls1,635185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,0251
CowsLean 85-90%1,065130.49/cwt130.00–131.001,3902
CowsLean 85-90%1,065145.51/cwt145.00–146.001,5502
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight970143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3871
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 29952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 39602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5722,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6507
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0232,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,110209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,3201
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight990149.52/cwt146.00–153.001,4802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6052,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3982,577.82/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3972,470.67/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4719
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,377164.04/cwt160.00–168.002,2597
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight79580.59/cwt70.00–90.006413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,140172.28/cwt169.00–175.001,9642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,210175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1181
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298158.74/cwt154.00–165.002,0608
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,330184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,4471
CowsLean 85-90%1,050158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6591
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight912115.58/cwt100.00–131.001,0548
CowsBoner 80-85%1,254146.16/cwt130.00–151.001,83317
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed906178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6135
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight955147.02/cwt146.00–148.001,4042
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590149.47/cwt142.00–158.002,3772

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.