Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2022-09-15

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Sep 15
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,296 head
671 vs last sale 625 735 vs year ago 561 · +131.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
124 vs last sale 225 99 vs year ago 200 · 49.5%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Demand light to moderate. A very heavy run of slaughter cows again this week as the drought continues to bring cattle to sale.

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
BullsHigh1,756101.271,77823
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44185.941,23920
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27381.201,03342
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06468.46728311

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$1,19234
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$9004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$8694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)818$99115
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,2751thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2191,230.94/head1,050.00–1,475.001,23130
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2950750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2818991.14/head850.00–1,100.0099115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2900900.00/head900.00–900.009004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2900825.00/head825.00–825.008253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2975900.00/head900.00–900.009004
Bulls1,670113.66/cwt111.00–117.001,8984
Bulls2,005106.65/cwt105.00–108.002,1382
Bulls1,858108.66/cwt108.00–109.002,0193
Bulls1,94580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5561
Bulls1,64887.06/cwt82.00–92.001,4354
Bulls1,731100.78/cwt96.00–106.001,7459
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38790.67/cwt89.00–96.001,2586
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0731
CowsLean 85-90%1,12272.91/cwt68.00–79.00818172
CowsLean 85-90%1,05465.20/cwt60.00–67.0068771
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46484.75/cwt80.00–88.001,24113
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight89254.42/cwt50.00–57.0048530
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95165.32/cwt62.00–71.0062132
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96266.51/cwt64.00–67.006406
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26780.68/cwt75.00–85.001,02239
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34587.94/cwt87.00–89.001,1833

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.