Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2022-12-08

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 8
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
597 head
115 vs last sale 712 162 vs year ago 435 · +37.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
5 vs last sale 95 157 vs year ago 257 · 61.1%
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 at 3.00-5.00 lower with exception to your breaker cows brought 7.00-9.00 lower. Your average Slaughter bulls bringing 4.00 higher and the high yielding bulls binging 8.00 higher. Quality was good to attractive. Demand was moderate to good.

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
BullsAverage1,60988.401,42232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31573.5496746
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08464.7470266
CowsLean 85-90%Low93351.3948049

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)1,161$1,21411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,036$1,15815
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,05841
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,0302thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$88511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$8007
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)585$6002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)630$6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,1064thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0181,105.71/head825.00–1,325.001,1064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1391,225.57/head800.00–1,400.001,22610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2920825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,058.38/head650.00–1,375.001,05841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0361,157.81/head750.00–1,400.001,15815
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29801,029.85/head975.00–1,075.001,0302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975884.78/head675.00–1,000.0088511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2945800.00/head800.00–800.008007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Bulls1,65491.31/cwt86.00–98.001,51015
Bulls2,076104.39/cwt102.00–106.002,1674
Bulls1,41380.13/cwt73.00–85.001,13213
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight94663.08/cwt60.00–64.0059716
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91847.90/cwt45.00–49.0044016
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82739.58/cwt37.00–42.003275
CowsLean 85-90%1,93046.00/cwt46.00–46.008881
CowsLean 85-90%1,04557.30/cwt56.00–58.005993
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight86751.81/cwt51.00–53.004494
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41176.62/cwt74.00–78.001,08119
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90457.15/cwt55.00–59.0051719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20265.28/cwt64.00–66.007856
CowsLean 85-90%1,19043.00/cwt43.00–43.005121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09162.67/cwt60.00–65.5068423
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14968.11/cwt67.00–69.0078321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24771.37/cwt70.00–73.0089027

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.