Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	494	394	846
Slaughter cattle	233	259	394
Replacement cattle	261	135	452

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Packer demand good. A total of 494 cows and bulls sold with 47 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–935	836	85-90%	11	21.00–29.00	$23.18	$194	—
930–985	955	85-90%	3	44.00–47.00	$45.31	$433	—
775–998	963	85-90%	37	31.00–39.00	$34.77	$335	—
1005–1278	1055	85-90%	27	23.00–33.00	$26.95	$284	—
1015–1340	1126	85-90%	24	35.00–44.00	$39.39	$444	+0.42
1005–1300	1176	85-90%	37	45.00–53.00	$49.07	$577	-5.45
1185–1290	1206	85-90%	5	54.00–58.00	$54.86	$662	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1440	1213	80-85%	6	42.00–46.00	$44.28	$537	—
1138–1379	1248	80-85%	23	47.00–54.00	$49.55	$618	—
1155–1478	1363	80-85%	5	56.00–61.00	$56.90	$776	+0.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1345	1303	75-80%	4	49.00–54.50	$51.28	$668	—
1330–1470	1400	75-80%	2	44.00–45.50	$44.71	$626	—
1435–1750	1580	75-80%	16	57.00–61.00	$59.10	$934	-1.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–2050	1755	8	62.00–70.00	$66.34	$1,164	—
1728–1865	1774	3	84.50–85.00	$84.82	$1,505	—
1433–2455	1818	14	73.00–79.00	$76.20	$1,385	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
750–1030	946	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	625.00–975.00	$800.14
835–1245	1062	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	500.00–925.00	$729.54
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00
1094	1094	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	735.00	$735.00
730–1485	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	600.00–1,085.00	$857.85
935–1330	1157	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	800.00–1,100.00	$912.01
1285–1298	1291	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	750.00–810.00	$757.75
1435	1435	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
968–1441	1091	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,160.00–1,275.00	$1,180.50
1331	1331	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1630	1630	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00	$550.00
819–895	843	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	985.00–1,100.00	$1,056.17

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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
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.