Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2023-03-16

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 16
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
58 vs last sale 202 85 vs year ago 345 · 24.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
65 vs last sale 110 19 vs year ago 194 · 9.8%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Bulls steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, lean cow 6.00-8.00 higher do to numbers for lean cows shortened up causing a very good demand for lean meat. Very good demand for stock cows as we have had good rain the last few weeks.

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
BullsHigh1,586113.501,80024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26099.371,25210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,02290.8792914
CowsLean 85-90%Average99883.2183038

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$1,27235
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,2632thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1-2965900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28651,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0091,319.93/head1,150.00–1,500.001,32023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29781,181.19/head724.98–1,400.001,18112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bulls1,861125.83/cwt124.00–129.002,3424
Bulls1,461106.50/cwt96.00–113.001,55610
Bulls1,600115.56/cwt114.00–118.751,84910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Light Weight93598.00/cwt98.00–98.009161
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91985.41/cwt85.00–87.007857
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90977.10/cwt75.00–84.0070115
CowsLean 85-90%1,16794.16/cwt93.50–95.501,0998
CowsLean 85-90%1,07285.22/cwt84.00–86.009145
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight75095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,417101.88/cwt101.00–103.501,4443
CowsLean 85-90%1,05376.13/cwt71.00–81.008023
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11590.61/cwt89.00–96.001,0109
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23598.35/cwt97.00–99.001,2156
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight88190.42/cwt89.00–92.007974

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.