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Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ada, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 21
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1843
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
116 vs last sale 217 112 vs year ago 213 · 52.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
95 vs last sale 190 20 vs year ago 75 · +26.7%
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 very light trade on all classes. Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher. 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
BullsLow1,579193.293,05226
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,565169.802,65713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,254166.492,08734
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,026141.211,44917

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)1,236$2,92312
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$2,38518
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,05213
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,176$2,0419
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$1,7732thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)830$2,3852thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$3,6151thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,090$2,8051thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$3,1964thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,088153.52/cwt152.00–155.001,6702
CowsLean 85-90%1,045125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,539167.81/cwt165.00–169.002,5838
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight933152.66/cwt152.00–154.001,4243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213161.49/cwt159.00–164.001,95911
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight960142.53/cwt140.00–145.001,3682
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28502,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
CowsLean 85-90%1,265148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,8722
CowsLean 85-90%1,172156.30/cwt155.00–158.001,8323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,606172.99/cwt170.00–177.002,7785
CowsBoner 80-85%1,345174.59/cwt171.00–179.002,3485
CowsBoner 80-85%1,253167.30/cwt165.00–174.002,09618
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0403,615.00/head3,615.00–3,615.003,6151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1762,041.25/head1,705.00–2,390.002,0419
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,226178.40/cwt173.00–190.002,1876
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2362,923.49/head1,800.00–3,500.002,92312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29381,773.00/head1,600.00–1,975.001,7732
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1583,504.86/head3,000.00–3,850.003,5052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1592,385.30/head1,700.00–3,400.002,38518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,051.67/head1,620.00–2,300.002,05213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29753,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,805.00/head2,805.00–2,805.002,8051
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28302,385.24/head2,350.00–2,425.002,3852
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2955249.63/cwt172.00–282.002,3847
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight866115.14/cwt100.00–125.009974
BullsLight Weight1,185159.94/cwt145.00–175.001,8953
BullsLight Weight1,199192.03/cwt186.00–195.002,3024
Bulls1,785183.00/cwt183.00–183.003,2672
Bulls1,747208.10/cwt203.00–223.003,6369
Bulls1,676192.33/cwt187.00–200.003,2238

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.