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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 217 255
Slaughter cattle 320 177 156
Replacement cattle 121 40 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago (06/ 29/2021): Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Bulls steady. Demand was good. A total of 441 cows and bulls sold with 73 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $344 —
953 953 85-90% 12 62.50 $62.50 $596 +6.50
964 964 85-90% 11 52.50 $52.50 $506 -3.50
1015–1065 1040 85-90% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.49 $504 —
1024–1280 1070 85-90% 14 53.00–58.00 $54.62 $584 +2.92
1080–1370 1194 85-90% 38 61.00–65.50 $63.61 $760 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–955 922 80-85% 3 68.00–69.50 $68.52 $632 —
945 945 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $662 —
980 980 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $539 —
1080–1300 1190 80-85% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.55 $899 —
1020–1440 1204 80-85% 48 66.00–72.00 $67.85 $817 -0.19
1005–1400 1227 80-85% 7 55.00–60.00 $57.05 $700 -10.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1112–1525 1363 75-80% 38 69.00–73.00 $71.61 $976 —
1285–1535 1407 75-80% 12 74.00–78.00 $75.88 $1,068 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1930 1572 20 84.00–99.00 $92.48 $1,454 —
1525–1975 1765 5 100.00–109.00 $105.81 $1,868 —
1715–1990 1853 3 75.00–82.00 $78.95 $1,463 -25.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1023–1245 1082 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 1,000.00–1,185.00 $1,135.45
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1375–1434 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 1,000.00–1,450.00 $1,385.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
925–1042 964 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 600.00–750.00 $712.63
975–1058 1051 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 675.00–690.00 $688.84
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1000–1225 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 635.00–785.00 $717.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1263–1355 1273 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 860.00–910.00 $865.91
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 885.00 $885.00
1287 1287 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 885.00 $885.00
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1460 1460 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1020–1140 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,385.00 $1,203.19 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1340 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 -275.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1000–1200 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 800.00–950.00 $917.39 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.