Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	247	255	82
Slaughter cattle	101	129	49
Replacement cattle	146	126	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good. A total of 247 cows and bulls sold with 41 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
725–865	795	85-90%	2	31.00–36.00	$33.72	$268	—
700–854	823	85-90%	6	38.00–43.00	$38.83	$320	—
845–880	862	85-90%	5	47.00–49.00	$47.60	$410	—
1010–1160	1070	85-90%	5	45.50–54.00	$50.53	$541	+0.45
1045–1115	1079	85-90%	4	35.00–42.00	$38.78	$418	-11.30
1030–1265	1120	85-90%	13	55.00–62.00	$57.96	$649	—
1140–1170	1155	85-90%	2	63.00–64.00	$63.51	$734	+27.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1625	1374	75-80%	6	61.50–63.50	$62.72	$862	—
1375–1635	1510	75-80%	9	64.00–66.00	$65.00	$982	—
1510	1510	75-80%	1	54.00	$54.00	$815	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	80-85%	1	54.00	$54.00	$688	-5.30
1170–1465	1285	80-85%	7	56.00–63.50	$60.15	$773	+0.85
1220–1389	1343	80-85%	7	64.00–71.00	$65.89	$885	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–2095	1686	7	72.00–81.00	$79.18	$1,335	-6.27
1300–2200	1759	13	82.00–90.50	$86.49	$1,521	—
1665–2355	1963	9	91.50–96.50	$93.83	$1,842	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1855	1630	3	62.00–70.00	$66.27	$1,080	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00
840–1110	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	760.00–1,125.00	$913.99
1069	1069	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00
835–1420	1144	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	760.00–1,085.00	$992.58

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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
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	785.00	$785.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.