Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	280	441	232
Slaughter cattle	240	320	129
Replacement cattle	40	121	103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls steady. Demand moderate. A total of 280 cows and bulls sold with 85% going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–960	909	85-90%	7	42.00–48.00	$45.21	$411	—
865–975	937	85-90%	15	50.00–54.00	$51.46	$482	—
940	940	85-90%	1	62.00	$62.00	$583	—
1003–1225	1041	85-90%	24	51.00–55.00	$53.50	$557	+5.01
1023–1515	1125	85-90%	7	44.00–48.50	$45.84	$516	—
1015–1309	1156	85-90%	42	57.00–63.00	$60.31	$697	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–995	847	80-85%	27	69.50–76.00	$70.42	$596	—
1011–1210	1081	80-85%	20	67.00–70.00	$68.30	$738	—
1203–1245	1218	80-85%	16	64.00–65.00	$64.41	$785	+7.36
1130–1460	1237	80-85%	13	71.50–76.50	$73.34	$907	+16.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1590	1371	75-80%	13	64.00–70.00	$67.78	$929	-3.83
1430	1430	75-80%	1	64.50	$64.50	$922	-11.38
1308–1810	1569	75-80%	10	73.00–77.50	$74.68	$1,172	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	78.50	$78.50	$993	—
1280–1295	1288	2	86.00–90.00	$87.99	$1,133	—
1560–1645	1603	2	75.00–83.00	$78.89	$1,265	—
1405–2085	1702	15	88.00–98.50	$92.88	$1,581	—
1715–2435	2081	4	99.00–104.50	$101.39	$2,110	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1155–1376	1332	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	785.00–875.00	$859.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215–1233	1227	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,200.73
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1065–1145	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$675.90
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.