Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 24, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	353	620	369
Slaughter cattle	243	453	202
Replacement cattle	110	167	167

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Packer demand moderate. A total of 353 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1406–1475	1444	(<2 yrs)	N/A	15	1,385.00–1,500.00	$1,425.92	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–970	875	85-90%	2	45.00–50.00	$47.23	$413	—
785–978	925	85-90%	11	30.00–39.00	$33.19	$307	+6.86
785–975	945	85-90%	39	20.00–27.00	$24.86	$235	-13.24
1010–1150	1109	85-90%	9	25.00–33.00	$29.82	$331	-17.03
1035–1280	1130	85-90%	44	34.00–43.00	$39.74	$449	+5.67
1225	1225	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$612	—
1095–1395	1242	85-90%	48	44.00–51.00	$48.23	$599	—
1260	1260	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$655	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1520	1405	75-80%	4	41.00–48.00	$44.16	$620	—
1325–1640	1491	75-80%	19	50.00–55.00	$53.46	$797	+2.13
1365–1760	1604	75-80%	7	55.50–56.50	$55.88	$896	—
1465–1865	1665	75-80%	2	53.00–56.00	$54.68	$910	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	80-85%	1	51.00	$51.00	$436	—
1025–1270	1187	80-85%	5	40.00–45.00	$42.50	$504	—
1165–1445	1323	80-85%	14	46.00–54.00	$51.78	$685	—
1445	1445	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$809	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1492	1492	15	84.50	$84.50	$1,261	+14.29
1525–2078	1738	12	73.00–79.50	$76.30	$1,326	—
1570–1880	1751	4	64.00–72.00	$69.07	$1,209	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	1	41.00	$41.00	$617	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
730–1300	986	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	590.00–885.00	$750.03
1028–1235	1069	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	650.00–700.00	$688.45
918–1450	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	630.00–950.00	$752.21
1180–1215	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	630.00–950.00	$792.34

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.