Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2023-03-23

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 23
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
315 head
55 vs last sale 260 53 vs year ago 262 · +20.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
250 head
75 vs last sale 175 143 vs year ago 107 · +133.6%
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 steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Very good demand for stock cows . Had a large number of light weight Corriente horned pairs that sold for [600.00-925.00/head] and bred cows brought 600.00-800.00.

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
BullsLow1,535113.521,74324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,372105.571,44924
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15598.391,13723
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92885.3879235

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)Young (2-4 yrs)842$1,2465
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$1,2118
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)944$1,1769
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)933$1,1443thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$1,1366
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)876$1,0789
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,6673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)956$1,39317

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1-29171,350.10/head1,025.00–1,650.001,35015
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,712.50/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29441,175.56/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1769
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28421,245.55/head975.00–1,600.001,2465
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28761,078.14/head700.00–1,400.001,0789
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29331,144.29/head825.00–1,275.001,1443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28931,135.92/head975.00–1,225.001,1366
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0881,211.34/head925.00–1,400.001,2118
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29751,675.64/head1,425.00–1,850.001,6762
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
BullsLight Weight1,26192.22/cwt89.00–97.001,1634
BullsLight Weight1,157106.62/cwt104.00–110.001,2342
Bulls1,440105.48/cwt104.00–107.001,5192
Bulls1,506116.64/cwt110.00–120.001,7578
Bulls1,820124.77/cwt120.00–129.002,2718
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight86876.36/cwt72.00–78.006634
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight88882.04/cwt79.00–84.0072910
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight88186.55/cwt85.00–89.007637
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,361103.26/cwt102.00–104.001,4058
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,378106.73/cwt105.00–110.001,47116
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90490.14/cwt88.00–92.008158
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight935100.00/cwt100.00–100.009351
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12894.96/cwt94.00–96.001,0716
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17999.58/cwt97.00–101.001,17416
CowsLean 85-90%1,07885.74/cwt85.00–87.009243
CowsLean 85-90%1,16092.71/cwt90.00–94.501,0753

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.