Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	377	730	406
Slaughter cattle	335	434	220
Replacement cattle	42	296	186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive. A total of 725 cows and bulls sold with 52 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–960	894	85-90%	13	51.00–56.50	$52.56	$470	+24.25
870–970	929	85-90%	4	40.00–49.00	$44.55	$414	—
840–968	951	85-90%	9	32.00–39.00	$37.74	$359	-2.67
1000–1185	1086	85-90%	62	42.50–49.50	$46.31	$503	+10.46
1010–1122	1090	85-90%	7	30.00–39.00	$35.23	$384	-0.62
1010–1298	1168	85-90%	53	51.00–60.00	$55.51	$648	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1156	1156	80-85%	3	73.00	$73.00	$844	+21.14
1005–1465	1240	80-85%	21	52.00–59.50	$56.81	$704	—
1211–1454	1323	80-85%	54	61.00–67.50	$63.96	$846	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1358–1600	1465	75-80%	24	62.00–70.50	$67.27	$986	—
1545–1740	1601	75-80%	7	71.00–77.50	$73.23	$1,172	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,036	—
1500–1895	1698	2	75.00–79.50	$77.51	$1,316	—
1380–2210	1751	9	80.00–89.00	$87.08	$1,525	—
1850–1940	1895	2	96.50–105.00	$100.65	$1,907	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–893	886	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	650.00–700.00	$685.98
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	710.00	$710.00
975–1050	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	635.00–710.00	$671.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1265–1280	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–810.00	$805.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1205	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–985.00	$897.78	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00	—

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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.