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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 410 637 548
Slaughter cattle 300 438 280
Replacement cattle 110 199 268

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Demand moderate. A total of 410 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers.

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $416 -5.54
930–980 948 85-90% 4 39.00–43.50 $40.87 $387 -9.67
980 980 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $500
1010–1260 1078 85-90% 32 35.00–40.00 $38.59 $416
1015–1580 1169 85-90% 31 42.00–49.50 $46.21 $540 -11.73
1005–1484 1278 85-90% 56 50.00–56.00 $52.59 $672
1448 1448 85-90% 2 62.00 $62.00 $898
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–975 960 80-85% 2 59.00 $59.00 $566
975 975 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $663
1065–1435 1227 80-85% 37 52.50–61.00 $57.17 $701
1020–1655 1330 80-85% 23 61.00–66.00 $63.50 $845
1150–2130 1477 80-85% 21 67.00–72.50 $68.33 $1,009
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1435 1305 75-80% 2 76.00 $76.00 $992
1530–1785 1687 75-80% 3 72.50–73.50 $73.03 $1,232

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1722 1640 5 75.50–82.00 $80.00 $1,312
1650 1650 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,518 +15.86
1520–1970 1791 5 85.00–87.00 $85.96 $1,540
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,047

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1270 1082 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 600.00–975.00 $789.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1191–1540 1249 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 960.00–1,040.00 $976.44

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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.