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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 926 545
Slaughter cattle 293 696 331
Replacement cattle 150 230 214

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate. A total of 443 cows and bulls sold with 67 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $450 +14.26
875–915 886 85-90% 4 33.00–41.00 $36.55 $324 -1.19
920–990 969 85-90% 4 40.00–48.00 $45.21 $438 -10.79
1070–1185 1098 85-90% 23 35.00–42.00 $38.76 $426 -2.65
1005–1260 1157 85-90% 12 52.00–59.00 $55.54 $643 +7.36
1005–1370 1158 85-90% 39 42.00–51.00 $45.35 $525 -2.83
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1565 1259 80-85% 42 50.00–59.50 $54.36 $684 -1.13
1108–1605 1295 80-85% 20 60.00–68.00 $63.12 $817 +7.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1765 1477 75-80% 14 63.00–71.00 $64.13 $947 —
1525–2025 1803 75-80% 3 72.00–75.50 $73.95 $1,333 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1815 1610 2 70.50–72.00 $71.35 $1,149 —
1460–1910 1685 2 93.00–97.00 $95.27 $1,605 +11.36
1525–1990 1817 3 87.00–89.00 $87.56 $1,591 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 fancy 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 610.00 $610.00
860–1362 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 32 500.00–775.00 $681.24
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 770.00 $770.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
980–1545 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 19 800.00–975.00 $873.54
1433 1433 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 884.00 $884.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1278 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,025.00–1,210.00 $1,108.44
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1145 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 700.00–750.00 $728.00 -182.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00 —

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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.