Sale reports / Oklahoma / Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction / 2024-03-21

Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 21
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
348 head
142 vs last sale 206 33 vs year ago 315 · +10.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
20 vs last sale 130 100 vs year ago 250 · 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 and bulls steady to 2 higher. Demand good for slaughter cattle. Demand very good 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
BullsHigh1,631155.522,53623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,388136.081,88922
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,268128.981,63533
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low982113.431,11438

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,303$1,9254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$1,9008
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,077$1,7209
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$1,69337
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)865$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$1,44524
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)610$1,23823
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)550$97510
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$2,1704thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)700$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)509$1,15911

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 34601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,00010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1482,352.14/head2,125.00–2,500.002,3523
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 27901,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 37001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1741,882.29/head1,575.00–2,350.001,88216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29771,548.58/head1,000.00–1,800.001,54921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3513995.49/head950.00–1,025.0099519
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium 35591,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29711,615.20/head1,225.00–1,750.001,6156
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29601,578.08/head1,250.00–1,825.001,5786
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0692,388.48/head2,125.00–2,600.002,3884
Bred CowsMedium 3Fleshy530800.00/head800.00–800.008003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium 3549981.97/head975.00–1,000.0098212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3031,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0292,224.15/head2,075.00–2,350.002,2244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed9132,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29231,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3122,003.46/head1,700.00–2,225.002,0033
Bulls1,723163.41/cwt162.00–166.002,8167
Bulls1,430134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9161
Bulls1,601153.28/cwt146.00–159.002,45415
CowsLean 85-90%90699.21/cwt90.00–107.008998
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274130.58/cwt128.00–133.001,66416
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,395133.79/cwt131.00–136.001,86613
CowsLean 85-90%998109.70/cwt108.00–113.001,09510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294135.24/cwt134.00–137.001,7507
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240122.04/cwt118.00–127.001,51310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,378139.39/cwt137.00–144.001,9219
CowsLean 85-90%1,002120.03/cwt115.00–126.001,20318
CowsLean 85-90%1,025129.51/cwt129.00–130.001,3272

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.