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Oklahoma National Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 589 577 494
Slaughter cattle 488 440 233
Replacement cattle 101 137 261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows unevenly steady, lean cows with instances 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady with a light test. Several nice Breaker cows offered. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive. A total of 589 cows and bulls sold with 46 percent going to packers.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–935 893 85-90% 2 40.00–47.00 $43.67 $390 —
795–985 950 85-90% 44 20.00–38.50 $30.77 $292 —
970–985 978 85-90% 4 56.00–58.00 $57.50 $562 +15.63
1000–1110 1076 85-90% 8 36.00–39.00 $37.26 $401 -11.44
1000–1275 1108 85-90% 32 51.00–60.00 $56.84 $630 +13.11
1020–1208 1134 85-90% 70 40.00–50.00 $47.12 $534 +12.88
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013–1515 1224 80-85% 72 61.00–68.00 $63.85 $782 +1.14
1185–1490 1323 80-85% 3 71.00–73.00 $72.08 $954 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1595 1416 75-80% 5 62.00–64.00 $63.00 $892 —
1285–1675 1447 75-80% 29 65.50–74.50 $67.53 $977 —
1310–1780 1628 75-80% 19 75.00–85.50 $80.88 $1,317 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1195 1183 2 73.50–74.00 $73.75 $872 +0.75
1295 1295 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,023 —
1405–1775 1629 6 83.00–87.50 $85.74 $1,397 +7.37
1315–1910 1656 10 69.50–78.00 $74.24 $1,229 —
1665–2015 1870 3 94.00–97.00 $95.59 $1,788 +3.78

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
765–1120 977 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 560.00–760.00 $684.03
1065–1090 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
1165–1175 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1410 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 800.00–900.00 $836.59
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1290 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,108.40
900–1605 1247 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,025.00–1,135.00 $1,082.94
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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.