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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report, Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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.