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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 184 498 448
Slaughter cattle 70 212 309
Replacement cattle 114 286 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold with very light receipts this week. Breakers and Boner cows 2.00-6.00 higher, Lean cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly 2.00 higher. Packer demand good. A total of 184 cows and bulls sold with 38 percent going to packers

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703–945 831 85-90% 5 25.00–33.00 $29.85 $248 —
795–995 902 85-90% 5 33.00–38.00 $34.82 $314 -18.18
950–970 960 85-90% 2 45.00–49.00 $47.02 $451 +4.34
1100 1100 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $396 -6.43
1055–1270 1137 85-90% 3 45.00–49.00 $47.51 $540 -1.83
1030–1345 1144 85-90% 4 50.00–54.00 $52.35 $599 +3.01
1200–1415 1273 85-90% 3 60.50–63.00 $61.66 $785 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1147 1147 80-85% 5 50.50 $50.50 $579 —
1075–1380 1259 80-85% 7 57.00–59.50 $58.29 $734 +3.29
1215–1325 1291 80-85% 6 61.00–63.50 $61.39 $793 +7.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1305 1248 75-80% 2 48.00–52.00 $49.91 $623 —
1438–1580 1482 75-80% 4 62.00–66.00 $63.94 $948 —
1370–1743 1560 75-80% 7 54.00–61.00 $58.59 $914 +0.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1815 1684 6 75.00–80.50 $77.65 $1,308 —
1355–1990 1703 8 81.50–85.50 $83.79 $1,427 —
1940 1940 1 91.50 $91.50 $1,775 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–1095 912 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 600.00–1,050.00 $813.43
910–1135 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 635.00–800.00 $726.58
874–1310 1044 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 750.00–1,010.00 $865.38
1035–1145 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 960.00–1,000.00 $985.75
1005–1160 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 885.00–1,175.00 $1,040.38
1070–1255 1163 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00–840.00 $807.78
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,035.00 $1,035.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1385–1420 1397 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,150.00–1,275.00 $1,232.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —

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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.