Name: Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Quality average. A late arrival of feeder cattle from Wednesday sold on Thursday. A total of 407 cows and bulls sold with 39 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.34/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$127.34

60 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$3.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.07

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	127.46	795	58
Medium and Large 1-2	408	124.00	506	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.46/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

127.34

—

OK average8 barns · 7,929 hd

136.41

−9.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,617	84.00	1,358	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,235	59.65	737	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	56.49	621	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	47.87	459	21

Every lot, as filed

60 lots · USDA AMS · Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Ada, 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	56.90/cwt	56.00–59.00	617	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	54.90/cwt	54.00–55.00	616	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	53.02/cwt	52.00–54.00	575	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,495	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	48.04/cwt	47.00–49.00	567	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	785	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,944	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	715	386.89/cwt	250.00–475.00	2,766	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	643	351.49/cwt	200.00–425.00	2,260	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	730	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,920	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	675	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	857.71/cwt	700.00–975.00	9,015	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	549.30/cwt	466.00–657.00	5,564	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	576.93/cwt	374.00–672.00	5,740	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	674.50/cwt	567.00–777.00	6,482	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	661.88/cwt	550.00–725.00	4,163	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	646.71/cwt	600.00–675.00	4,171	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	846	442.66/cwt	402.00–490.00	3,745	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	788	554.76/cwt	400.00–625.00	4,372	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	942	605.48/cwt	500.00–675.00	5,704	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	764.95/cwt	700.00–950.00	7,611	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	733.60/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,534	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	726.99/cwt	500.00–894.00	8,113	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	576.47/cwt	427.00–689.00	6,053	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	425.50/cwt	354.00–496.00	3,906	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	901	524.22/cwt	349.00–646.00	4,723	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	576.50/cwt	507.00–701.00	6,324	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	689	540.68/cwt	325.00–625.00	3,725	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	663	392.55/cwt	371.00–426.00	2,603	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	1,070.30/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	11,677	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	1,094.81/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,218	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,770	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,162.45/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	13,694	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	1,062.47/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	10,444	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	12,113	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	1,136.34/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	10,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	131.22/cwt	125.00–134.00	690	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	926	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	506	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,191	59.88/cwt	59.00–61.00	713	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	62.90/cwt	62.50–63.00	833	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	682	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	799.92/cwt	700.00–975.00	7,231	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	788.73/cwt	775.00–800.00	7,611	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	904.38/cwt	900.00–950.00	8,411	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	853	46.82/cwt	46.00–49.00	399	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	921	53.54/cwt	52.00–55.00	493	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	794	40.77/cwt	35.00–44.00	324	5
Bulls	—	—	1,564	86.09/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,346	11
Bulls	—	—	1,768	91.25/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,613	4
Bulls	—	—	1,614	77.51/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,251	8

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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