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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 377 738 475
Slaughter cattle 302 383 245
Replacement cattle 75 355 230

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good. A total of 730 cows and bulls sold with 51 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–990 922 85-90% 9 56.00–61.00 $59.16 $545 —
970–973 972 85-90% 3 33.00–36.00 $34.00 $330 -1.11
1000–1355 1125 85-90% 34 49.00–56.00 $52.58 $592 -0.87
1140 1140 85-90% 1 52.50 $52.50 $598 -0.95
1005–1383 1215 85-90% 65 56.50–63.00 $60.92 $740 -0.04
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1063–1473 1255 80-85% 73 63.50–70.50 $65.05 $816 -1.39
1450–1480 1465 80-85% 2 75.00–77.00 $76.01 $1,114 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1158–1555 1281 75-80% 6 74.50–81.50 $77.97 $999 —
1060–1930 1409 75-80% 30 66.00–74.00 $70.06 $987 +0.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–2160 1768 8 84.00–94.00 $87.66 $1,550 —
1830 1830 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,784 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–1060 922 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–950.00 $881.33
989–1460 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 785.00–975.00 $890.31
1280–1285 1283 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–875.00 $849.95
1430 1430 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
910–1060 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 560.00–710.00 $629.29
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00
1230–1560 1442 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,150.00 $1,083.57
1570 1570 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,385.00 $1,385.00 —
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 930.00 $930.00 —

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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.