Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	168	371	88
Slaughter cattle	63	166	46
Replacement cattle	105	205	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher coming off last week's higher market. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Packer demand good to very good. A total of 195 cows and bulls sold with 30 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
873–914	894	85-90%	8	44.00–46.00	$44.98	$402	—
905	905	85-90%	1	57.00	$57.00	$516	+26.37
990	990	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$594	—
1065	1065	85-90%	2	67.00	$67.00	$714	—
1055–1115	1085	85-90%	2	57.00–58.00	$57.49	$624	—
1000–1265	1096	85-90%	14	57.00–63.00	$58.32	$639	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1230	1203	80-85%	3	58.00–63.00	$61.32	$738	—
1154–1433	1352	80-85%	11	64.00–71.50	$69.97	$946	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1645	1549	75-80%	8	61.00–68.50	$66.58	$1,031	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1267	1267	1	86.50	$86.50	$1,096	—
1320–1860	1563	5	78.00–87.00	$83.12	$1,299	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1083	1083	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	685.00	$685.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1115–1140	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	720.00–810.00	$779.55
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	750.00	$750.00
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1054	1054	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	690.00	$690.00
805	805	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,085.00	$1,085.00	—
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1050–1300	1139	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,275.85	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.