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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 355 313 358
Slaughter cattle 275 223 199
Replacement cattle 80 90 159

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Slaughter cows 12.00 - 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 - 12.00 higher with several nice high dressing bulls sold. Demand good to excellent. A total of 355 cows and bulls sold with 77 percent going to packers.

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 4 74.50 $74.50 $577
775–995 918 85-90% 11 59.00–65.00 $62.14 $570
1018 1018 85-90% 2 79.00 $79.00 $804
1010–1235 1087 85-90% 46 55.00–67.00 $63.50 $690 +2.44
1010–1215 1102 85-90% 21 68.00–74.00 $70.60 $778 +26.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1260 1258 75-80% 2 64.00–67.00 $65.50 $824 -4.18
1210–1685 1369 75-80% 42 73.00–79.50 $76.61 $1,049
1305–1775 1514 75-80% 16 79.50–82.00 $80.56 $1,220
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
861 861 80-85% 4 79.00 $79.00 $680
1055–1525 1217 80-85% 35 75.00–80.00 $78.89 $960 +9.71
1115–1375 1225 80-85% 9 70.00–75.00 $74.05 $907 +4.87
1295–1485 1390 80-85% 2 84.00–86.50 $85.16 $1,184

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,086
1345–1875 1623 27 94.00–103.50 $98.24 $1,594
1610–2120 1876 14 104.00–117.00 $108.59 $2,037

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1215 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–925.00 $911.10
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 950.00 $950.00
1343 1343 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,035.00 $1,035.00
1200–1550 1377 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–985.00 $947.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1150–1235 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–850.00 $837.95

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1200–1255 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,260.00–1,460.00 $1,362.24

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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.