Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	429	316	304
Slaughter cattle	188	189	196
Replacement cattle	241	127	108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00-4.00 higher. Packer demand good. A total of 429 cows and bulls sold with 44 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
830–990	887	85-90%	12	24.00–31.00	$28.25	$251	—
825–965	899	85-90%	5	42.00–50.00	$45.36	$408	—
810–995	968	85-90%	14	34.00–41.00	$37.33	$361	+1.15
1025–1105	1072	85-90%	9	30.00–37.00	$32.58	$349	—
1000–1245	1128	85-90%	31	41.00–47.00	$44.84	$506	+1.00
1070–1295	1183	85-90%	2	55.00–57.00	$56.10	$664	+4.24
1030–1283	1188	85-90%	27	48.00–54.00	$50.47	$600	-1.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1740	1406	75-80%	16	56.00–61.00	$56.92	$800	—
1200–1615	1408	75-80%	2	43.00–50.00	$47.02	$662	—
1380–1720	1537	75-80%	3	58.00	$58.00	$891	—
1320–1828	1538	75-80%	9	54.00–55.50	$54.44	$837	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$679	—
1010–1285	1180	80-85%	3	41.00–45.00	$43.16	$509	—
1280–1295	1285	80-85%	3	60.00–63.00	$61.99	$797	—
1065–1540	1290	80-85%	17	50.00–56.00	$52.74	$680	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1625	1500	2	72.00–76.00	$73.83	$1,107	-3.35
1470–2040	1626	19	79.50–84.50	$81.70	$1,328	—
1750–1765	1758	2	86.00–87.00	$86.50	$1,521	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1610	1528	3	63.00–67.00	$64.64	$988	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1370	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	760.00–960.00	$845.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
968	968	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	390.00	$390.00

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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
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.