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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 406 545 605
Slaughter cattle 220 331 353
Replacement cattle 186 214 252

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported sale (10/20/20): Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 higher on a very light test. Demand was good. A total of 406 cows and bulls sold with 54 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–930 827 85-90% 8 25.00–30.00 $28.06 $232 —
818–950 857 85-90% 8 40.00–43.00 $41.38 $355 -2.62
900–995 945 85-90% 12 47.00–51.00 $48.18 $455 —
1018–1138 1062 85-90% 16 34.00–40.00 $39.44 $419 —
1010–1330 1075 85-90% 76 41.50–48.50 $43.18 $464 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $576 —
1035–1375 1231 85-90% 21 49.00–54.00 $51.61 $635 —
1030–1530 1280 85-90% 2 56.00–59.00 $57.79 $740 +11.28
1080–1470 1289 85-90% 7 51.00–56.00 $54.20 $699 +7.69
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1128–1395 1207 80-85% 21 47.00–51.50 $48.44 $585 -6.21
1305 1305 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $757 —
1135–1493 1326 80-85% 11 52.00–58.50 $55.76 $739 —
1260–1550 1390 80-85% 6 59.00–60.00 $59.44 $826 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1525 1465 75-80% 3 63.00–66.00 $64.73 $948 —
1415–1815 1593 75-80% 10 55.00–61.00 $57.66 $919 -0.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1990 1613 4 70.00–74.50 $72.23 $1,165 —
1735–2155 1849 4 79.50–83.00 $80.64 $1,491 —
1885 1885 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,602 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1430 1370 2 60.00–64.00 $61.91 $848 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1075 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 685.00–750.00 $720.83
955–1450 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 600.00–1,050.00 $777.78
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
998 998 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.