Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	468	301	320
Slaughter cattle	397	277	211
Replacement cattle	71	24	109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 -6.00 lower. Demand was good. A total of 468 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to market.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–985	948	80-85%	2	64.00–65.50	$64.78	$614	-7.00
900–985	961	80-85%	4	54.00–63.00	$56.77	$546	—
1015–1373	1132	80-85%	39	50.00–62.00	$57.37	$649	-10.04
1045–1475	1266	80-85%	17	69.00–74.00	$70.02	$886	—
1030–1620	1271	80-85%	98	63.00–68.50	$65.45	$832	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–965	873	85-90%	9	45.00–50.00	$47.55	$415	-5.18
845–980	908	85-90%	3	50.00–54.00	$52.58	$477	+3.25
740–977	936	85-90%	8	40.00–43.00	$42.25	$395	-16.67
1011–1210	1024	85-90%	21	43.00–46.00	$44.06	$451	-2.55
1015–1165	1066	85-90%	53	50.00–52.75	$52.41	$559	-11.91
1010–1405	1115	85-90%	49	54.50–59.50	$56.87	$634	+4.29
1125	1125	85-90%	1	64.00	$64.00	$720	+11.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1057–1395	1162	75-80%	8	76.00–80.00	$77.75	$903	—
1285–1505	1395	75-80%	2	70.00	$70.00	$976	—
1153–1575	1405	75-80%	20	72.00–75.00	$72.92	$1,025	-7.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	1	71.00	$71.00	$877	—
1515–2160	1824	9	93.50–100.00	$96.86	$1,767	—
1565–2120	1831	8	86.00–92.00	$89.69	$1,642	—
1765–2145	1901	4	78.00–85.50	$82.71	$1,572	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1045–1105	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	760.00–785.00	$768.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1010–1390	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	970.00–1,100.00	$1,045.29
1270–1365	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	860.00–1,085.00	$976.56

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1368	1368	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00	—
1425	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1556	1556	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 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.