Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2023-09-21

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Sep 21
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
568 head
17 vs last sale 551 281 vs year ago 849 · 33.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
45 vs last sale 130 50 vs year ago 125 · +40.0%
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 were 3.00 to 5.00 lower . Slaughter Bulls steady to 1.00 lower . Very good demand for replacement Cows with rain in the area .

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
BullsAverage1,557117.581,83149
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,313110.351,44970
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,152102.531,18180
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00789.23899157

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)1,046$1,3896
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,054$1,28826
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,009$1,2886
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)977$1,21411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,1813thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)896$1,14916
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$1,3895
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)797$1,3515
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$1,6947
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)990$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1-28851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2161,718.01/head1,575.00–2,025.001,7186
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0091,287.74/head850.00–1,525.001,2886
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,180.68/head975.00–1,350.001,1813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0541,287.83/head850.00–1,700.001,28826
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0461,388.61/head1,100.00–1,600.001,3896
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28961,148.85/head900.00–1,325.001,14916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29771,214.06/head900.00–1,550.001,21411
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27971,350.53/head1,150.00–1,725.001,3515
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28851,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28831,389.35/head1,120.00–1,500.001,3895
BullsLight Weight1,295120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5541
BullsLight Weight1,250109.26/cwt101.00–115.501,36611
Bulls1,535112.88/cwt106.00–116.001,73313
Bulls1,714122.44/cwt117.00–126.002,09920
Bulls1,754130.85/cwt129.00–134.002,2954
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95791.94/cwt91.00–93.008809
CowsLean 85-90%1,08295.72/cwt94.00–98.501,03623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244106.97/cwt105.00–108.001,33117
CowsLean 85-90%1,00875.99/cwt75.00–77.007662
CowsLean 85-90%1,07892.49/cwt91.00–93.5099730
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight93095.99/cwt94.00–98.0089311
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight89788.09/cwt84.00–90.0079017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,279109.30/cwt109.00–111.001,39856
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448114.56/cwt112.00–121.501,65914
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight85878.94/cwt75.00–83.006779
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight995106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0551
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight951100.32/cwt100.00–101.509548
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13799.57/cwt99.00–101.501,13229
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177103.51/cwt102.00–104.501,21825
CowsLean 85-90%1,01985.53/cwt84.00–90.0087256

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.