Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	394	353	321
Slaughter cattle	259	243	203
Replacement cattle	135	110	118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Packer demand moderate. A total of 394 cows and bulls sold with 66 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
1425	1425	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,335.00	$1,335.00	-90.92

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–993	917	85-90%	23	20.00–29.00	$24.07	$221	-9.12
935–965	944	85-90%	5	30.50–39.00	$37.29	$352	+12.43
1000–1245	1112	85-90%	18	21.00–28.00	$25.71	$286	-4.11
1010–1330	1129	85-90%	60	34.00–43.00	$38.97	$440	-0.77
1130–1215	1173	85-90%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.52	$640	—
1065–1319	1276	85-90%	34	44.00–51.00	$47.53	$606	-4.47

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1158–1460	1257	80-85%	18	47.00–53.50	$50.38	$633	—
1335	1335	80-85%	1	52.00	$52.00	$694	+0.22
1330–1408	1361	80-85%	6	55.50–57.00	$56.43	$768	—
1165–1479	1448	80-85%	34	40.50–58.00	$42.59	$617	-13.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1855	1546	75-80%	8	49.00–54.50	$51.29	$793	—
1510–1810	1589	75-80%	8	58.00–61.50	$60.17	$956	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1825	1589	14	64.00–70.00	$65.40	$1,039	—
1535–2020	1712	15	72.00–78.50	$75.46	$1,292	-0.84
2020–2280	2150	2	79.00	$79.00	$1,698	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1565	1446	4	52.50–59.00	$57.21	$827	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
978–1445	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	700.00–1,060.00	$915.51
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
1188–1225	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	760.00–800.00	$773.61
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+25.00

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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.