Oklahoma Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Oklahoma reported 206 priced lines covering 15,281 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,516 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,183 head. replacement cattle receipts at 275 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,516Last week 25,299Year ago 31,123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,183Last week 2,140Year ago 2,946

Replacement CattleReceipts 275Last week 331Year ago 563

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand good for feeder cattle and improving as the week progressed as cattle futures continued to move higher. Steer calves 4.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher. Demand very good for calves. Numbers at sale barns limited due to wet conditions. Good rains fell across much of the state this week and much of it in extreme drought areas. This weekends warm weather will definitely improve pastures. Slaughter cattle prices moved sideways on minimum movement as beef prices declined. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Packer demand very good on limited numbers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	216.00–229.00	220.43
5	—	630	199.00–204.00	200.97
4	—	320	287.00	287.00
2	—	428	261.00	261.00
41	—	493	257.00–279.00	262.72
10	—	522	225.00–230.00	226.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	196.00	196.00
1	—	600	192.50	192.50
2	—	323	183.00–277.00	231.09
1	—	393	265.00	265.00
5	—	434	241.00–252.50	247.25
4	—	539	215.00–223.00	220.99
7	—	485	243.00–255.00	248.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	215.00	215.00
8	—	528	200.00–207.00	205.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	192.00–198.00	195.22
51	—	368	261.00–297.00	271.04
32	—	423	231.00–295.00	267.65
2	—	310	253.00–291.00	272.31
27	—	572	206.00–240.00	215.65
21	—	625	207.00–224.00	211.47
23	—	665	191.00–216.50	204.30
38	—	480	235.00–275.00	262.31
70	—	519	215.00–287.00	246.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	212.00–232.00	220.12
4	—	319	287.00–319.00	302.42
2	—	490	258.00	258.00
12	—	607	227.00	227.00
4	—	410	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
303	—	624	194.00–225.00	207.94
198	—	373	233.00–269.00	244.05
19	—	235	274.00–285.00	278.29
399	—	776	173.00–198.50	191.46
63	—	333	221.00–283.00	255.91
271	—	869	142.00–183.50	177.97
107	—	470	207.00–254.00	231.51
13	—	902	174.00	174.00
18	—	288	265.00–287.00	278.65
499	—	672	190.00–222.00	204.82
178	—	563	201.00–237.50	221.83
152	—	419	229.00–260.00	246.84
606	—	829	171.00–189.00	184.27
14	—	1,019	168.00	168.00
452	—	726	182.00–207.00	197.75
163	—	521	202.00–245.00	225.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	502	247.50	247.50
18	—	314	280.00	280.00
7	—	387	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	217.50–220.00	217.91
2	—	793	171.00	171.00
3	—	333	221.00	221.00
16	—	482	210.00–216.00	214.71
9	—	443	210.00–215.00	211.12
30	—	519	184.00–199.00	185.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	483	207.00–248.00	212.17
3	—	328	224.00	224.00
11	—	578	200.00–206.00	202.73
27	—	615	181.00–210.00	203.43
4	—	401	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	618	140.00–191.00	173.34
11	—	783	140.00–175.00	154.92
74	—	434	184.00–222.00	207.06
7	—	825	130.00–178.00	171.23
30	—	385	185.00–231.00	207.34
14	—	335	203.00–239.00	230.18
5	—	718	159.00–179.00	173.93
38	—	666	175.00–193.00	187.91
99	—	580	172.00–210.00	195.83
2	—	855	130.00	130.00
58	—	523	170.00–210.00	199.11
107	—	484	188.00–232.50	216.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	715	180.00–193.00	188.36
176	—	527	197.50–221.00	212.30
117	—	436	219.00–242.50	231.33
46	—	670	188.00–200.00	196.47
12	—	337	225.00–229.00	226.36
8	—	266	247.50–255.00	252.64
197	—	628	188.00–210.00	197.60
18	—	230	252.50–260.00	257.36
185	—	470	210.00–242.50	223.14
411	—	573	165.00–228.00	211.04
49	—	375	223.00–252.00	232.02
46	—	827	177.00–178.00	177.60
16	—	857	175.00	175.00
44	—	766	175.00–188.00	186.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	357	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	190.00–199.00	191.07
2	—	482	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	140.00	140.00
25	—	379	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	312.00	312.00
13	—	627	230.00–238.00	236.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
309	—	566	228.00–271.00	254.05
457	—	974	178.00–188.00	185.95
35	—	1,050	180.00	180.00
189	—	521	237.00–293.00	264.07
1	—	225	325.00	325.00
200	—	668	206.50–230.50	216.21
287	—	726	198.00–228.00	214.72
341	—	924	180.75–194.00	188.76
18	—	273	317.50–347.00	342.41
708	—	770	195.00–213.00	205.13
595	—	883	189.00–198.00	192.78
175	—	1,014	173.00–181.00	178.65
165	—	379	275.00–324.00	296.20
551	—	627	215.00–255.00	235.82
558	—	830	190.00–208.00	197.12
178	—	476	238.00–291.00	267.80
20	—	1,118	168.00	168.00
128	—	330	281.00–330.00	303.98
209	—	419	253.00–301.00	277.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	202.00	202.00
4	—	625	224.00	224.00
4	—	415	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	489	309.00	309.00
29	—	667	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	409	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	213	270.00	270.00
460	—	717	196.00–215.00	212.56
38	—	922	171.00–184.00	179.53
155	—	630	204.00–230.00	217.14
157	—	529	230.00–255.00	244.40
11	—	286	305.00–309.00	307.58
263	—	567	225.00–251.00	233.57
255	—	783	176.00–200.00	197.36
69	—	321	244.00–313.00	289.53
53	—	994	178.50	178.50
195	—	478	225.00–270.00	255.96
57	—	431	246.00–267.50	256.16
88	—	869	183.00–189.50	187.04
19	—	1,067	160.00	160.00
19	—	381	240.00–293.00	268.63
106	—	834	179.00–194.50	186.53
120	—	678	207.00–223.50	217.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	437	305.00–307.50	305.66
9	—	219	360.00	360.00
4	—	306	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	185.00–190.00	187.96
17	—	578	220.00	220.00
4	—	529	212.50–219.00	215.71
16	—	496	225.00–233.00	231.02
2	—	643	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	174.00	174.00
1	—	955	187.00	187.00
7	—	324	225.00–263.00	242.05
21	—	463	209.00–250.00	216.61
4	—	273	287.50	287.50
78	—	719	176.00–190.00	182.93
16	—	758	185.00–199.00	185.91
83	—	526	156.00–243.00	232.17
5	—	870	184.00	184.00
3	—	368	199.00–220.00	212.87
19	—	625	191.00–216.00	198.60
10	—	422	215.00–255.00	234.09
10	—	660	181.00–203.00	199.44
73	—	572	172.00–237.50	217.70

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,128	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,582.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	767	1,300.00–1,585.00	1,437.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,510.00	1,510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,488.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,138	1,000.00–1,410.00	1,269.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	902	950.00–1,000.00	990.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,154	1,000.00–1,435.00	1,312.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,256.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	1,107	875.00–1,475.00	1,141.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,010.00–1,035.00	1,017.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	960	850.00–1,100.00	1,003.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	950	925.00–1,275.00	1,037.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,021	850.00–1,400.00	1,130.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,085	975.00–1,300.00	1,202.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,093	900.00–1,400.00	1,160.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,505	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	944	115.00–125.00	119.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	965	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,026	74.00–78.00	77.29
57	—	1,088	87.00–105.00	96.01
102	—	1,057	80.00–90.50	86.92
218	—	1,090	86.00–100.00	94.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	837	55.00–79.00	68.92
54	—	897	74.00–86.50	83.22
133	—	964	83.00–96.00	91.29
80	—	925	87.00–99.00	94.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
5	—	937	99.50	99.50
9	—	941	89.00–96.00	92.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	1,340	94.00–115.00	105.23
103	—	1,411	99.00–117.00	110.62
61	—	1,383	89.00–110.50	103.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,177	84.00–97.00	91.15
110	—	1,211	84.00–104.00	98.35
128	—	1,249	95.00–110.00	105.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	111.00–114.00	112.54
1	—	1,120	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,116	104.00–114.00	107.22
5	—	1,201	82.00–98.00	93.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,651	93.00–119.00	110.81
4	—	2,336	131.50	131.50
67	—	1,643	108.00–125.00	117.04
45	—	1,839	118.00–135.00	124.63
11	—	1,850	125.00–128.50	127.23

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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