Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	498	429	246
Slaughter cattle	212	188	176
Replacement cattle	286	241	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Packer demand good. A total of 498 cows and bulls sold with 43 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
818–950	884	85-90%	20	21.00–30.00	$26.04	$230	-2.21
920	920	85-90%	1	53.00	$53.00	$488	—
905–978	960	85-90%	9	42.00–45.00	$42.68	$410	+5.35
905–990	963	85-90%	32	31.00–38.50	$34.13	$329	-3.20
1070–1085	1074	85-90%	4	36.00–36.50	$36.37	$391	+3.79
1065–1320	1116	85-90%	25	38.00–46.00	$42.43	$474	-2.41
1032–1295	1146	85-90%	45	47.00–54.50	$49.34	$565	+4.50
1185–1255	1218	85-90%	3	55.00–58.50	$56.36	$686	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$696	-6.99
1220–1385	1289	80-85%	10	51.00–57.50	$53.74	$693	+1.00
1190–1348	1311	80-85%	8	44.00–46.50	$44.42	$582	—
1215–1455	1335	80-85%	2	59.00–61.00	$60.09	$802	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1645	1393	75-80%	4	46.00–50.00	$48.29	$673	—
1255–1645	1410	75-80%	9	52.50–56.00	$54.45	$768	+7.43
1410–1710	1553	75-80%	7	56.50–59.50	$57.90	$899	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1840	1462	16	71.00–77.00	$74.10	$1,083	—
1490–1985	1745	11	77.50–84.50	$81.96	$1,430	—
1915–2270	2040	3	86.50–91.00	$88.33	$1,802	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1545	1540	2	56.00–62.00	$58.99	$908	-5.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–985	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,025.00	$950.47
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
700–1360	1071	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	700.00–1,110.00	$960.81
1151–1343	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	750.00–810.00	$772.11
1105–1373	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	610.00–1,075.00	$892.95
1230–1268	1258	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	790.00–835.00	$802.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
946–1074	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,234.57

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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	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00	—
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.