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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 304 153 222
Slaughter cattle 143 69 173
Replacement cattle 161 84 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Packer demand very good. Demand good for replacement cows and several nice bred cows available. A total of 304 cows and bulls sold with 47 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
973 973 80-85% 5 66.50 $66.50 $647 —
980 980 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $666 —
1000–1210 1105 80-85% 2 58.00–66.00 $62.38 $689 —
1075–1347 1186 80-85% 17 67.50–73.50 $70.82 $840 —
1065–1500 1230 80-85% 14 73.00–79.00 $75.63 $930 +12.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $454 +16.66
900–950 925 85-90% 2 38.00–39.50 $38.77 $359 -12.51
1061–1455 1124 85-90% 19 66.50–73.00 $67.97 $764 +7.46
1043–1283 1145 85-90% 6 58.00–60.00 $59.02 $676 -1.49
1020–1345 1159 85-90% 5 61.00–65.50 $63.57 $737 +3.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1610 1210 75-80% 12 69.00–74.00 $72.35 $875 —
1305 1305 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $874 —
1305–1545 1403 75-80% 4 76.00–82.50 $78.05 $1,095 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 79.00 $79.00 $928 —
1280 1280 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,165 —
1435–1845 1678 3 88.00–95.00 $90.72 $1,522 —
1510–2255 1741 5 79.00–85.50 $82.76 $1,441 —
1830–2130 1958 5 98.50–103.50 $100.05 $1,959 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,060.00 $1,060.00
1100–1210 1128 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 835.00–935.00 $908.17
985–1290 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 910.00–1,050.00 $989.38
1085–1530 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 925.00–1,085.00 $1,018.98
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1230 1230 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1081–1485 1196 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,125.00–1,260.00 $1,158.56
1410 1410 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
932–1225 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.