Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2023-08-17

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 17
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
437 head
45 vs last sale 392 179 vs year ago 616 · 29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
10 vs last sale 150 237 vs year ago 377 · 62.9%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Breaker and Boner Cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower , Lean Cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower . Bulls steady to 2.00 lower . Good demand for replacement Cows.

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
BullsLow1,628123.832,01649
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385115.751,60318
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,205106.521,28489
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02193.2995378

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,059$1,61512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$1,44625
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$1,42811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,36722
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,125$1,6745
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)808$1,2124thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,051$1,4847
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)819$1,3694thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-21,3551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28081,211.65/head925.00–1,575.001,2124
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0511,483.80/head1,250.00–1,750.001,4847
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28191,369.27/head1,000.00–1,775.001,3694
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1251,674.44/head1,600.00–1,850.001,6745
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1731,446.06/head950.00–1,900.001,44625
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0591,614.94/head1,200.00–1,825.001,61512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,367.23/head950.00–1,700.001,36722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0931,428.18/head950.00–1,675.001,42811
BullsLight Weight1,233111.25/cwt104.00–118.001,3727
Bulls1,773132.73/cwt130.00–138.002,35314
BullsLight Weight1,303123.54/cwt122.00–125.001,6102
Bulls1,651117.60/cwt115.00–119.001,9428
Bulls1,694124.60/cwt120.00–129.002,11118
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight86295.15/cwt94.00–96.008205
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,368118.45/cwt118.00–119.001,6206
CowsLean 85-90%1,13381.53/cwt81.00–82.009242
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92691.92/cwt88.00–95.0085115
CowsLean 85-90%1,16099.05/cwt97.00–100.001,14915
CowsLean 85-90%1,11393.65/cwt93.00–94.001,0426
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212106.98/cwt106.00–108.501,29728
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279110.19/cwt108.00–112.001,40925
CowsBoner 80-85%1,161103.59/cwt101.00–105.501,20334
CowsLean 85-90%1,13894.67/cwt94.00–96.001,07714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,393114.40/cwt113.00–116.001,59412
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight990106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0491
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight890102.00/cwt102.00–102.009081
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight89084.55/cwt82.00–87.5075213
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95298.33/cwt97.00–100.009368

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.