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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 578 377 706
Slaughter cattle 448 335 339
Replacement cattle 130 42 367

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive. A total of 581 cows and bulls sold with 73 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $456 -1.56
897–970 936 85-90% 30 28.00–38.00 $33.25 $311 -11.30
885–995 965 85-90% 18 41.00–45.00 $42.34 $409 +4.60
1000–1264 1081 85-90% 78 40.00–49.00 $43.56 $471 -2.75
1005–1495 1098 85-90% 14 33.00–41.00 $38.30 $421 +3.07
1015–1305 1163 85-90% 23 51.50–54.00 $52.88 $615 -2.63
1213–1390 1228 85-90% 12 56.00–57.00 $56.09 $689 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $554 —
955 955 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $554 —
1066–1420 1175 80-85% 15 46.50–49.50 $48.40 $569 -24.60
1030–1525 1182 80-85% 64 50.00–59.00 $53.95 $638 -19.05
1005–1660 1338 80-85% 45 59.50–66.00 $62.01 $830 -1.95
1155–1725 1346 80-85% 5 67.00–70.00 $68.03 $916 +4.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1875 1528 75-80% 4 70.50–73.50 $72.13 $1,102 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 60.00 $60.00 $765 —
1350–1805 1551 7 63.00–80.00 $69.53 $1,078 —
1544–1850 1578 9 94.00–97.00 $94.39 $1,489 —
1420–2050 1701 9 81.00–88.00 $84.67 $1,440 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
988–1115 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00–885.00 $800.23
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 935.00 $935.00
834–1525 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 675.00–960.00 $850.91
1056–1394 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 8 835.00–900.00 $863.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1022–1605 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,094.31
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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.