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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 22, 2021

261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 261 294 384
Slaughter cattle 196 191 308
Replacement cattle 65 103 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate. A total of 293 cows and bulls sold with 44 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 85-90% 4 40.00 $40.00 $249 —
798–970 911 85-90% 19 47.00–55.00 $49.17 $448 —
885–995 923 85-90% 7 55.00–64.50 $58.24 $538 —
1049–1131 1074 85-90% 20 52.00–57.00 $54.21 $582 +0.77
1010–1162 1127 85-90% 34 59.00–63.75 $61.96 $698 -0.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1620 1416 75-80% 27 68.00–73.50 $71.23 $1,009 -0.15
1345–1630 1460 75-80% 12 74.00–76.50 $74.73 $1,091 —
1545 1545 75-80% 1 61.50 $61.50 $950 -2.15
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1380 1228 80-85% 23 65.00–71.00 $67.65 $831 +0.85
1230–1350 1270 80-85% 3 72.00–73.50 $72.97 $927 —
1370 1370 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $836 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1865 1588 7 85.00–99.00 $92.93 $1,476 —
1715–2100 1858 3 107.00–108.50 $107.47 $1,997 +7.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
689–845 715 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 600.00–650.00 $609.85
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
833 833 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 625.00 $625.00
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–890 830 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $813.40
830–1115 1011 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 785.00–850.00 $824.49
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1085 1027 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,007.39
1443 1443 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 835.00 $835.00 —
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 960.00 $960.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600–750 683 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 475.00–485.00 $478.41 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —

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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.