Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2024-01-18

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Jan 18
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
181 vs last sale 294 517 vs year ago 630 · 82.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
55 vs last sale 120 95 vs year ago 160 · 59.4%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week with a lite trade on all classes . Slaughter Cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher . Slaughter Bulls not enough to set a trend . Very 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
BullsAverage1,711114.341,95610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,341112.281,50515
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247101.991,27247
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06489.3095023

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)1,115$1,8682thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,171$1,6638
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$1,52214
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,4765
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$1,3496
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1-21,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2271,349.17/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3496
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,475.60/head1,050.00–1,675.001,4765
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,867.60/head1,775.00–1,950.001,8682
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1591,522.35/head1,100.00–1,825.001,52214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1711,662.75/head1,375.00–1,800.001,6638
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsLight Weight1,100115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2651
Bulls1,775126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,2371
Bulls1,608104.60/cwt102.00–107.001,6822
Bulls1,836115.54/cwt111.00–119.002,1216
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21498.31/cwt96.00–100.001,19318
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight93282.86/cwt79.00–85.007725
CowsLean 85-90%1,15793.83/cwt93.00–95.501,08611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,342106.99/cwt106.00–109.001,43612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253102.62/cwt101.00–105.001,28615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,235115.62/cwt114.00–121.001,4284
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90088.09/cwt86.00–89.007933
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight960101.00/cwt101.00–101.009701
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,379111.06/cwt110.00–112.001,53211
CowsLean 85-90%1,11582.03/cwt79.00–85.009152
CowsLean 85-90%1,07889.55/cwt88.00–91.009652

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.