Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2023-12-21

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 21
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
128 vs last sale 306 74 vs year ago 252 · 29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
15 vs last sale 125 0 vs year ago 110 · +0.0%
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 steady to 4.00 higher with a lite test . Slaughter Bulls higher with lite test to set a good trend . Very good demand 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
BullsAverage1,438107.361,54415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,309104.031,36212
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14793.391,07153
CowsLean 85-90%Low97178.5176219

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)1,003$1,5443thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$1,4803thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,38719
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$1,1243thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$1,0663thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)985$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)658$1,1716
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,0501thin

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 1-21,0151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28401,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29981,124.46/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29331,065.71/head950.00–1,250.001,0663
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26581,171.14/head1,150.00–1,250.001,1716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1921,479.76/head1,150.00–1,850.001,4803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0121,386.61/head800.00–1,950.001,38719
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0031,544.06/head1,100.00–2,175.001,5443
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsLight Weight1,267111.18/cwt107.00–115.001,4093
BullsLight Weight1,20092.42/cwt82.00–101.001,1095
Bulls1,753122.81/cwt118.00–127.002,1532
Bulls1,652113.84/cwt112.00–116.001,8815
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87878.01/cwt77.00–79.006853
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight89080.75/cwt80.00–83.007195
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07086.25/cwt85.00–88.0092312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08592.24/cwt90.00–96.001,00116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,301102.89/cwt102.00–104.001,33910
CowsLean 85-90%1,00379.00/cwt79.00–79.007922
CowsLean 85-90%1,09871.57/cwt70.00–75.007863
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28399.09/cwt97.00–101.001,27121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,348109.73/cwt107.00–112.001,4792
CowsLean 85-90%1,00082.00/cwt82.00–82.008201
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95084.00/cwt84.00–84.007981
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight95393.50/cwt93.00–94.008912
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight86585.48/cwt85.00–86.007392
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83070.00/cwt70.00–70.005811
CowsLean 85-90%1,09281.71/cwt80.00–83.008923

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.