Oklahoma Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Oklahoma reported 221 priced lines covering 21,244 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 25,299 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,140 head. replacement cattle receipts at 331 head. Counted as USDA files them — 67 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 8, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 25,299Last week 23,342Year ago 25,130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,140Last week 2,071Year ago 2,252

Replacement CattleReceipts 331Last week 544Year ago 1,107

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Stocker steers and steer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate for feeder cattle. Demand moderate to good for cattle suitable for grass. Rains fell across much of the extreme drought area of the state and more is expected for the weekend. Slaughter cattle prices continue to slide as we head into the heavily discounted June board. Beef prices and beef demand continue to hold it's own though as we move into grilling season. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Packer demand moderate. Demand good for replacement cows.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	863	170.50–179.00	171.83
59	—	573	199.00–239.00	224.00
34	—	519	168.00–243.00	226.23
68	—	476	191.00–255.00	241.09
1	—	275	267.00	267.00
26	—	332	210.00–285.00	269.16
75	—	431	201.00–257.00	240.44
81	—	637	160.00–216.00	205.48
49	—	666	194.00–216.00	196.26
57	—	827	167.00–186.00	180.46
42	—	371	220.00–268.00	259.25
16	—	753	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
489	—	766	192.00–201.00	199.91
242	—	474	230.00–268.00	252.35
176	—	528	219.00–254.00	237.02
299	—	582	217.00–250.00	234.29
29	—	816	183.50–194.50	188.44
389	—	876	185.50–190.00	187.47
82	—	422	230.00–271.00	253.77
90	—	1,119	160.00	160.00
198	—	941	176.00–184.00	183.00
562	—	671	206.00–228.00	215.64
284	—	627	210.00–224.00	220.10
179	—	731	194.00–212.50	206.36
112	—	978	170.00–178.00	175.75
67	—	378	267.00–281.00	274.05
67	—	333	240.00–296.00	283.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	942	179.50	179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
252	—	570	220.00–274.00	250.05
8	—	292	300.00–327.50	320.64
131	—	378	260.00–311.00	290.49
138	—	1,014	175.50–179.25	176.44
910	—	774	179.00–213.00	203.43
437	—	965	173.00–188.00	180.82
389	—	1,074	165.00–177.75	174.98
50	—	1,177	162.50	162.50
738	—	877	183.00–199.00	189.79
161	—	428	243.00–303.00	272.91
343	—	731	186.00–218.00	208.15
647	—	676	204.00–249.00	224.75
180	—	471	245.00–284.00	268.41
64	—	323	268.00–311.00	287.83
1,062	—	827	174.00–203.00	196.12
221	—	622	220.00–246.00	235.03
719	—	921	181.50–191.00	187.02
391	—	526	223.00–274.00	257.94
13	—	234	315.00–320.00	317.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	252.50	252.50
12	—	567	233.00–235.00	233.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	506	267.50–270.00	268.75
12	—	413	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	248.00	248.00
7	—	482	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	489	264.00	264.00
21	—	668	206.00–220.00	211.35
3	—	405	283.00	283.00
15	—	516	250.50–253.00	251.34
37	—	578	221.00–234.00	228.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	269.00–270.00	269.46
9	—	400	275.00	275.00
13	—	549	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	589	226.50–227.50	227.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	761	218.50	218.50
40	—	462	293.00–300.00	298.97
19	—	370	301.00	301.00
43	—	724	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	190.00	190.00
4	—	455	249.00	249.00
12	—	418	260.00–268.00	261.27
3	—	315	276.00	276.00
26	—	527	200.00–230.00	222.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	672	212.00	212.00
27	—	477	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
555	—	763	154.00–198.00	189.13
59	—	976	118.00–168.50	163.47
407	—	524	208.00–245.00	228.84
734	—	672	180.00–213.00	200.06
152	—	380	230.00–269.00	242.92
19	—	1,040	163.00	163.00
10	—	1,133	124.00	124.00
664	—	824	133.00–186.50	180.81
81	—	929	160.00–172.50	168.56
770	—	718	165.00–200.00	192.03
13	—	266	245.00–253.00	250.23
118	—	324	228.00–270.00	242.96
220	—	871	143.00–178.25	172.43
293	—	424	223.00–264.00	237.27
1	—	215	252.50	252.50
567	—	568	199.00–252.50	223.02
524	—	623	188.00–225.00	208.94
301	—	472	221.00–258.00	235.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	463	191.00–199.00	197.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	214.00–232.00	221.30
4	—	691	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	818	165.00–172.00	166.49
41	—	920	157.00–166.00	162.82
99	—	381	211.00–252.00	228.13
314	—	477	204.00–247.00	218.97
71	—	334	227.00–238.00	234.65
192	—	438	203.00–247.50	231.36
143	—	722	180.00–187.00	185.95
6	—	281	235.00–240.00	238.29
137	—	523	200.00–226.00	214.57
184	—	685	187.50–196.00	194.11
95	—	573	202.50–228.00	210.46
43	—	773	175.00–189.00	184.65
125	—	620	186.00–202.00	195.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	633	170.00–191.00	188.57
44	—	332	189.00–226.00	212.52
58	—	670	146.00–194.00	176.49
3	—	293	227.50	227.50
1	—	245	230.00	230.00
92	—	471	153.00–237.50	205.68
24	—	527	161.00–220.00	191.44
48	—	574	168.00–217.00	196.33
45	—	381	199.00–230.00	213.40
97	—	420	180.00–237.50	214.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	190.00	190.00
9	—	464	215.00–219.00	217.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	208.00–209.00	208.24
11	—	478	225.00–227.50	226.66
6	—	430	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	302	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	840	174.50	174.50
4	—	459	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	353	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	220.00–237.50	231.12
15	—	504	242.00–251.00	249.78
8	—	431	246.00–263.00	250.41
13	—	612	206.00–214.00	208.75
3	—	473	262.00	262.00
8	—	334	281.00–305.00	296.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	210.00–250.00	230.30
2	—	573	180.00–182.00	181.03
5	—	526	187.00–207.00	192.52
33	—	473	180.00–239.00	223.80
3	—	672	193.00	193.00
12	—	425	190.00–235.00	220.40
10	—	367	200.00–253.00	239.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	197.00	197.00
13	—	755	177.00–181.00	180.69
16	—	425	232.00–265.00	244.95
15	—	374	267.50–287.00	278.44
9	—	326	250.00–260.00	255.04
6	—	825	177.50	177.50
13	—	928	160.00	160.00
12	—	622	196.00–206.00	202.93
10	—	527	200.00–214.00	204.25
2	—	573	213.00	213.00
33	—	476	214.00–262.50	225.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	582	198.00–230.00	218.85
5	—	728	184.00–196.00	188.54
98	—	433	243.00–285.00	255.21
49	—	534	205.00–247.00	226.58
33	—	324	249.00–293.00	261.65
39	—	657	160.00–214.00	200.87
27	—	625	189.00–217.00	207.55
4	—	273	302.50–310.00	308.07
6	—	233	297.50	297.50
78	—	478	227.00–289.00	237.78
10	—	806	152.00–173.00	170.82
8	—	780	172.00–183.75	182.26
1	—	980	95.00	95.00
4	—	934	123.00–145.00	139.55
44	—	382	250.00–282.00	270.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	199.00	199.00
10	—	476	200.00–220.00	215.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	713	935.00–1,375.00	1,118.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,250	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,186	1,005.00–1,550.00	1,308.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,004	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,139.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	944	1,050.00–1,525.00	1,384.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,244	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,768.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,560.00	1,560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	1,310.00–1,560.00	1,440.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	767	104.00–126.00	108.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,111	885.00–1,425.00	1,186.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,035	850.00–1,350.00	1,137.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,148	850.00–1,325.00	1,043.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	911	800.00–1,175.00	1,022.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	913	800.00–1,125.00	1,030.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	941	825.00–1,025.00	912.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,114	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,254.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,266	1,585.00	1,585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,326	1,185.00–1,800.00	1,620.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,024	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,051	800.00–1,275.00	1,048.20
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,179	1,250.00–1,285.00	1,272.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	88.00–90.00	89.02
74	—	1,694	106.00–124.00	115.24
45	—	1,926	117.00–132.00	122.76
31	—	1,646	100.00–118.50	109.00
13	—	1,914	120.00–125.00	122.52
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,235	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,277	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,103	87.00–97.00	91.84
156	—	1,119	84.00–99.00	89.29
137	—	1,074	80.00–90.00	84.42
9	—	1,107	71.00–74.00	73.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,277	93.00–103.00	98.38
296	—	1,248	89.00–99.00	94.12
100	—	1,143	82.00–93.00	89.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	935	84.00–89.00	86.62
26	—	950	87.00–100.00	94.40
73	—	892	68.00–80.00	74.83
22	—	890	78.00–85.00	82.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	93.50	93.50
5	—	891	90.00–92.00	91.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	879	79.50–80.50	80.31
4	—	815	70.00	70.00
31	—	1,078	85.00–90.50	89.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,440	95.00–126.00	108.02
68	—	1,412	82.00–104.00	97.59
60	—	1,439	91.00–106.50	100.49

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Oklahoma barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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