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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 637 377 299
Slaughter cattle 438 302 185
Replacement cattle 199 75 114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 - 2.00 lower. Demand moderate. A total of 637 cows and bulls sold with 65 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–865 763 85-90% 3 40.00–42.00 $40.97 $313 —
680–995 902 85-90% 6 54.00–60.00 $56.81 $512 -2.35
780–995 939 85-90% 12 46.00–54.00 $50.54 $475 -8.62
1010–1180 1035 85-90% 36 39.00–48.50 $41.30 $427 —
1000–1305 1131 85-90% 31 46.00–54.50 $50.86 $575 -1.72
1025–1270 1164 85-90% 20 55.00–60.00 $57.94 $674 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1085 1048 80-85% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.48 $571 —
1038–1635 1075 80-85% 18 69.00–74.00 $73.58 $791 —
1072–1455 1181 80-85% 26 54.50–61.00 $55.78 $659 —
1010–1725 1358 80-85% 15 62.00–69.50 $64.85 $881 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1895 1451 75-80% 26 64.00–68.50 $66.48 $965 —
1335–1795 1485 75-80% 16 71.00–76.00 $73.53 $1,092 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–2190 1652 16 70.50–79.50 $76.14 $1,258 —
1460–2475 1846 26 81.50–89.00 $86.02 $1,588 -11.48
2295 2295 1 94.50 $94.50 $2,169 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
955–1110 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 650.00–750.00 $707.86
960–1256 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 45 625.00–775.00 $722.40
1155–1165 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 660.00–710.00 $685.11
1125–1205 1169 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 600.00–750.00 $684.36
1174 1174 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 9 785.00 $785.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
893–1156 1039 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 810.00–925.00 $881.08
1083–1240 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 885.00–950.00 $928.17
1316 1316 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 850.00 $850.00
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1180 1147 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,028.29
1206 1206 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1200 1067 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00–1,175.00 $1,159.38 —
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 510.00 $510.00 —

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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.