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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 577 494 394
Slaughter cattle 440 390 259
Replacement cattle 137 104 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady with some Breakers cows 8.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady with a light test. Demand moderate to good. Quality average with several attractive Bred-Cows offered. A total of 577 cows and bulls sold with 65 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–935 870 80-85% 5 60.00–67.00 $62.35 $542 —
1084–1153 1109 80-85% 13 46.00–48.00 $47.38 $525 -24.62
1020–1465 1169 80-85% 31 50.00–59.50 $56.50 $660 —
1123–1655 1237 80-85% 85 60.00–67.00 $62.71 $776 +0.94
1165–1885 1441 80-85% 14 68.00–76.00 $70.56 $1,017 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $395 —
925–955 942 85-90% 11 24.00–34.00 $25.99 $245 -16.64
983–998 994 85-90% 9 35.00–46.00 $41.87 $416 —
1000–1151 1052 85-90% 19 52.00–55.00 $54.34 $572 +18.69
1020–1430 1093 85-90% 37 47.00–51.00 $48.70 $532 +13.05
1015–1365 1108 85-90% 28 40.50–45.00 $43.73 $485 -1.48
1010–1360 1126 85-90% 10 24.00–39.00 $34.24 $386 -10.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1555 1343 75-80% 10 67.00–73.00 $69.90 $939 —
1200–1785 1569 75-80% 13 76.50–86.50 $81.04 $1,272 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 73.00 $73.00 $865 —
1350–1810 1613 5 77.50–79.00 $78.37 $1,264 -15.13
1463–1955 1717 7 80.00–87.00 $85.06 $1,460 +0.89
1695–1955 1870 4 88.00–95.00 $91.81 $1,717 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088 1088 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 620.00 $620.00
1080–1135 1106 Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 32 575.00–670.00 $620.71
1101–1215 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 600.00–650.00 $602.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1012–1315 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 725.00–925.00 $795.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1530 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 825.00–1,085.00 $990.65

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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.