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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 261 349
Slaughter cattle 177 196 209
Replacement cattle 40 65 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate. A total of 217 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–810 789 85-90% 6 40.00–46.50 $45.31 $357 —
850–990 949 85-90% 4 48.00–53.00 $49.79 $473 -8.45
950–992 982 85-90% 4 56.00 $56.00 $550 —
1030–1170 1078 85-90% 4 50.00–54.00 $51.70 $557 -2.51
1020–1250 1143 85-90% 34 58.50–64.00 $61.37 $701 -0.59
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $704 —
1060–1410 1208 80-85% 36 65.00–70.00 $68.04 $822 +0.39
1260 1260 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $958 +3.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1540 1327 75-80% 30 67.50–73.50 $71.43 $948 —
1285–1630 1490 75-80% 8 74.50–78.00 $76.60 $1,141 +1.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,062 —
1305–1685 1460 4 71.00–80.00 $75.39 $1,101 —
1450–2020 1716 7 88.00–98.00 $93.53 $1,605 —
1725–1995 1883 3 103.00–106.00 $104.91 $1,975 -2.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1030–1230 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–1,010.00 $863.01
1045–1235 1142 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 635.00–975.00 $890.55
1243 1243 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1313 1313 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1150–1425 1264 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,050.00–1,300.00 $1,110.48
1414 1414 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–930 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00–585.00 $573.44

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00 —

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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.